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Clematis 'Scartho Gem'

Deep pink flowers with a darker bar. Pinkish-red anthers on white filaments. Large, semi-double flowers early in the year; smaller, paler, single later. Named after Scartho a village near Cleethorpes, UK where Pennell's have a nursery at which this variety was raised.

Group:	Early large-flowered group
Approximate height: The heights given here are for guidance only. Much depends on the growing conditions of individual specimens.	2.0 - 2.5 metres
Flowering period(s): Warning: the months here are approximate for the northern hemisphere: users south of the equator should add approximately 6 months so that July becomes January etc.	Jun Jul Aug Sep
Aspect:	Any aspect
Pruning:	Light prune (Group 2)
Raised by:	Walter Pennell
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Date raised: r=raised s=selected f=first flowered n=named i=introduced b=before c=about	r1962 n1973
Parentage: (s) = seed parent	'Lincoln Star' x 'Mrs N Thompson'
Further detail:	Flower diameter: 15-20cm Tepals: 6-8; ovate, overlapping, margin wavy