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Clematis 'Kermesina'

Deep wine red flowers with a small white spot at the base of each tepal and deep reddish-purple anthers. Confusingly, this has sometimes been sold as viticella 'Rubra' which is a much older form than this introduction from Lemoine et fils.

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:	Lemoine et Fils
Country of origin:	France
Date raised: r=raised s=selected f=first flowered n=named i=introduced b=before c=about	1883
Other name(s):	viticella 'Kermesina'; viticella kermesinus Wrongly: viticella rubra; viticella 'Rubra'; 'Rubra' (see note above); 'Karmesina'