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Clematis 'Guanju'

Medium to large, flat or flattish flowers, deep purple-red over a pinkish-white ground, colour more intense towards the margins and apex; outside has three prominent deep purple-red midribs. Filaments white; connectives light greenish yellow; anthers light greenish yellow.

Guanju, is the title of the first poem in "The Book of Songs".

Group:	Early large-flowered group
Approximate height: The heights given here are for guidance only. Much depends on the growing conditions of individual specimens.	1.0 - 1.5 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
Pruning:	Light prune (Group 2)
Raised by:	L F Li, S A Wang, Y Li , P Wang
Country of origin:	China
Date raised: r=raised s=selected f=first flowered n=named i=introduced b=before c=about	r2015 n2021
Parentage: (s) = seed parent	Betty Risdon (s) x unknown
Further detail:	Flower diameter: 9-15 cm Tepals: 8; elliptic to obovate, touching at base, base cuneate, rounded at tip but with a distinct apiculus