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Clematis 'Riga'

Bell-shaped, nodding, white scented flowers with pale greenish-yellow staminodes. Raised from seed obtained from the University Botanic Gardens in Riga, Latvia in Gothenburg Botanic Gardens and selected there by Magnus Johnson.

Group:	Atragene group
Fragrant:	Yes
Approximate height: The heights given here are for guidance only. Much depends on the growing conditions of individual specimens.	1.5 - 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.	Apr May
Aspect:	Any aspect
Pruning:	No pruning (Group 1)
Raised by:	Magnus Johnson
Country of origin:	USSR/Latvia
Date raised: r=raised s=selected f=first flowered n=named i=introduced b=before c=about	1994
Parentage: (s) = seed parent	sibirica x unknown
Other name(s):	alpina subsp sibirica 'Riga'; sibirica 'Riga'; alpina sibirica 'Riga'
Further detail:	Flower diameter: 5-7cm Tepals: 4; 4-6cm long, 1.5-2cm wide, oblong-elliptic, pointed Leaves: 2-ternate