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Clematis 'Zi Yue'

Large, flat or flattish light violet flowers. Filaments brilliant yellow-green; connectives light yellow-green; anthers pale greenish yellow. Seed-heads persistent.

The name means 'Violet Moon' in Chinese.

Group:	Early large-flowered group
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
USDA zones: Warning: the zones given here are USDA zones for guidance only. Canadian zones are slightly different!	7 8 9 10
Raised by:	Q Hu, J Zheng, R Qian, X Zhang, X Ma
Country of origin:	China
Date raised: r=raised s=selected f=first flowered n=named i=introduced b=before c=about	r2016 n2021
Parentage: (s) = seed parent	'Marie Boisselot' (s) x lanuginosa
Other name(s):	None known
Further detail:	Flower diameter: 12.5-16.2 cm Sepals: 6; 6.2-7.9 cm long × 5.4-6.0 cm wide, elliptic to broadly elliptic, marginally overlapping, with minutely wavy margins, rounded to acute at tip but with a distinct apiculus