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Clematis 'Shoun'

Very large lavender blue flowers with darker veins. White filaments with ivory-white or pale yellow anthers. The name means 'Blue Cloud'.

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:	Sakurai
Country of origin:	Japan
Date raised: r=raised s=selected f=first flowered n=named i=introduced b=before c=about	c1967
Parentage: (s) = seed parent	Unknown
Other name(s):	'Sho-un'; 'Shooun'; SOCIAL CLIMBER; AZURE SKIES; BLUE CLOUD Wrongly: 'Sho Un'
Further detail:	Flower diameter: 15-25cm Tepals: 6-8; broadly elliptic, overlapping, pointed, recurved towards tip