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Clematis 'Blue Surprise'

Medium sized, semi-double, broadly bell-shaped violet-blue flowers, white or blueish-white at the base. Filaments greenish creamy white, anthers creamy white. Seed heads persistent.

Group:	Atragene group
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 \| Jul Aug
USDA zones: Warning: the zones given here are USDA zones for guidance only. Canadian zones are slightly different!	4 5 6 7 8 9
Pruning:	No pruning (Group 1)
Raised by:	S Marczynski
Country of origin:	Poland
Date raised: r=raised s=selected f=first flowered n=named i=introduced b=before c=about	r2015 n2020 i2021
Parentage: (s) = seed parent	Known, but not disclosed by breeder.
Further detail:	Flower diameter: 7-9cm Staminodes: 12-26; 5.5-6 cm long, narrowly lanceolate, slightly wavy margined Tepals: 4; 5.5-6 cm long x 2-2.2 cm wide, narrowly lanceolate, slightly wavy margins