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Clematis 'Lady Caroline Nevill'

Large mauve flowers with a slightly darker bar, often semi-double (occasionally, fully double) in June, later in the year single. Anthers white but with red connective. In 1912, William Robinson in his book 'The Virgin's Bower' lists this cultivar as "trusted to give lovely effects if culture and position be all [it] deserves." Our own experience suggests that this cultivar will fade virtually to white in full sun.

Group:	Early large-flowered group
Approximate height: The heights given here are for guidance only. Much depends on the growing conditions of individual specimens.	2.0 - 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.	Jun Jul Aug Sep
Aspect:	Sun or semi-shade
USDA zones: Warning: the zones given here are USDA zones for guidance only. Canadian zones are slightly different!	4 5 6 7 8 9
Raised by:	Cripps & Son
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Date raised: r=raised s=selected f=first flowered n=named i=introduced b=before c=about	c1866 i1867
Parentage: (s) = seed parent	lanuginosa x patens
Other name(s):	'Lady Caroline Neville'. Mis-spelling: 'Lady Caroline Nevil'
Further detail:	Flower diameter: 12-18cm Tepals: 6-8 (single form); elliptic, overlapping, apiculate