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Clematis 'Little Nell'

White or creamy-white flowers edged in pale purple-pink or pale mauve. Pale yellow-green anthers on white or pale green filaments. Obtained from Francisque Morel of Lyon by William Robinson in 1915. Named after the wife of Ernest Markham, Robinson's head gardener.

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:	Francisque Morel
Country of origin:	France
Date raised: r=raised s=selected f=first flowered n=named i=introduced b=before c=about	rb1914 i1939
Parentage: (s) = seed parent	Unknown
Further detail:	Flower diameter: (3-) 5-7cm Tepals: 4-6; rhombic to obovate, pointed with recurved tip, margin totthed, wavy, recurved