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Clematis 'Sir Garnet Wolseley'

Large grey-blue or violet flowers flushed red which age to blue-mauve with a purple-red bar. Red-purple anthers on white filaments. Slight scent of violets. In 1912, William Robinson in his book 'The Virgin's Bower' lists this cultivar as "trusted to give lovely effects if culture and position be all [it] deserves."

Group:	Early large-flowered group
Fragrant:	Yes
Approximate height: The heights given here are for guidance only. Much depends on the growing conditions of individual specimens.	2.5 - 3.0 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.	May Jun Aug Sep
Aspect:	Any aspect
Pruning:	Light prune (Group 2)
Raised by:	G Jackman & Son
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Date raised: r=raised s=selected f=first flowered n=named i=introduced b=before c=about	i1874
Parentage: (s) = seed parent	Unknown
Further detail:	Flower diameter: 12-16 (-20)cm Tepals: 6-8 (-10); obovate, gappy at base