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Clematis 'Dark Dancer

Nodding, bell-shaped, deep violet flowers (which can turn purple-red during warm weather). Narrow, paler margins. Staminodes creamy white.

Group:	Atragene 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.	Apr May \| Jun Jul
Pruning:	No pruning (Group 1)
Raised by:	Joy Creek Nursery
Country of origin:	USA
Date raised: r=raised s=selected f=first flowered n=named i=introduced b=before c=about	r1997 i2012
Parentage: (s) = seed parent	A chance seedling found near 'Jan Lindmark' and 'Pamela Jackman' (viticella group) (which might be its parents)
Further detail:	Tepals: 4; oblong, touching, with slightly wavy margins and an obtuse tip