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Clematis lasiandra

Small nodding reddish-violet flowers with recurving tepals. Pale yellow filaments and anthers. Robin Savill notes that "This rare species native to Japan, China and Taiwan has had poor reviews in the past but [a good] form ... is free-flowering and particularly effective when viewed from below."

Approximate height: The heights given here are for guidance only. Much depends on the growing conditions of individual specimens.	2.0 - 5.0 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.	Aug Sep Oct Nov
Aspect:	Any aspect
Pruning:	Hard prune (Group 3)
Country of origin:	Japan China Taiwan
Parentage: (s) = seed parent	Species
Further detail:	Flower diameter: 1-2cm Tepals: 4; 1.2-2.5cm long, 0.5-0.8cm wide, broadly lanceolate to narrowly oblong, very thick