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Clematis 'Teksa'

Denim blue with paler blue and white spots. The tepals are short and often twisted. Prominent white filaments with red anthers. This stunning cultivar, raised by Uno Kivistik of Estonia in 1981 is a seedling of 'Ernest Markham'. Very aptly named, 'Teksa' is the Estonian word for denim.

Group:	Late large-flowered group
Approximate height: The heights given here are for guidance only. Much depends on the growing conditions of individual specimens.	2 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
Aspect:	Any aspect
Pruning:	Hard prune (Group 3)
Raised by:	Uno Kivistik
Country of origin:	USSR/Estonia
Date raised: r=raised s=selected f=first flowered n=named i=introduced b=before c=about	1981
Parentage: (s) = seed parent	Seedling of 'Ernest Markham'