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Clematis 'Teshio'

A magnificent Japanese hybrid with unusual double lavender-blue flowers developing from spider-like buds. Compact and free-flowering. Raised by Tasuku Taneko and named after a county of Hokkaido Island, the northernmost part of Japan.

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 - 2.5 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.	May Jun Sep
Aspect:	Sun or semi-shade
Pruning:	Light prune (Group 2)
Raised by:	Tasuku Taneko
Country of origin:	Japan
Further detail:	Visit the Previous Clematis of the Month (June 1999) page of the International Clematis Society website for further details.