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Clematis 'Xichun'

Small, flat or flattish light violet flowers, becoming very pale violet in the centre and towards the base of the sepals. Flowers semi-double on old growth, single on new. Filaments white; connectives and anthers light yellow-green.

Xichun, was one of the twelve beauties of Jinling in "A Dream of Red Mansions".

Group:	Early large-flowered group
Approximate height: The heights given here are for guidance only. Much depends on the growing conditions of individual specimens.	1.5 - 2.0 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.	Apr May
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	'Diamond Ball' (s) x unknown
Further detail:	Flower diameter: 10-15 cm Tepals: 5-6; elliptic to slightly obovate, with gaps between and touching only at base, base cuneate, with slightly wavy-margins, tip acute with apiculate apex