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Clematis 'The First Lady'

Very large silvery lavender-blue flowers. Prominent reddish-purple anthers. Introduced into the U.K. in 1992.

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:	Any aspect
Pruning:	Light prune (Group 2)
Raised by:	Arthur H Steffen Jr
Country of origin:	USA
Date raised: r=raised s=selected f=first flowered n=named i=introduced b=before c=about	rc1978 i1989
Parentage: (s) = seed parent	Unknown
Further detail:	Flower diameter: 15-20cm Tepals: 6-8; oblong-elliptic, overlapping, margin frilly