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Clematis 'Caroline Lloyd'

Beautiful half-nodding, semi-double flowers. The outer tepals are blue-purple, fading to cream at the base. The inner tepals are a paler mauve shade. Below each flower there is a pair of tepal-like leaves, green with blotches of purple. The stamens are greenish-yellow. This curious seedling of C. viticella originates from the beautiful garden of Mrs. Caroline Lloyd, where it has grown for many years on a shady wall.

Group:	Viticella 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
Aspect:	Any aspect
Pruning:	Hard prune (Group 3)
Raised by:	Robin Savill
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Date raised: r=raised s=selected f=first flowered n=named i=introduced b=before c=about	b1999
Parentage: (s) = seed parent	viticella x unknown
Other name(s):	viticella 'Caroline Lloyd'