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Clematis 'Red Ballon'

Round, nodding, yellow flowers turning bell-shaped and brownish-red as they mature.

Group:	Tangutica group
Approximate height: The heights given here are for guidance only. Much depends on the growing conditions of individual specimens.	3.0 - 4.0 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.	Jul Aug Sep Oct
Aspect:	Sunny
Pruning:	Hard prune (Group 3)
Raised by:	F M Westphal
Country of origin:	Germany
Date raised: r=raised s=selected f=first flowered n=named i=introduced b=before c=about	b1996
Parentage: (s) = seed parent	?Selection from orientalis
Other name(s):	orientalis 'Red Ballon'; Wrongly: 'Red Balloon'
Further detail:	Tepals: 4; long-pointed Leaves: pinnate