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Clematis 'Polish Spirit'

Deep purple-blue flowers with a slight purple-red bar. Deep red anthers. Considered easy to grow and ideal for beginners, this cultivar was raised by Brother Stefan Franczak of Poland in 1984 and introduced by Raymond Evison in 1990. 'Polish Spirit' is now generally considered to be a 'Jackmanii' type (and therefore part of the late large-flowered group), rather than a viticella type although this re-classification was somewhat controversial. The variety has received the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

Group:	Late large-flowered 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:	Stefan Franczak
Country of origin:	Poland
Date raised: r=raised s=selected f=first flowered n=named i=introduced b=before c=about	r1984 i1990
Parentage: (s) = seed parent	Unknown
Other name(s):	viticella 'Polish Spirit'
Further detail:	Flower diameter: 5-10cm Tepals: 4-6; rhombic, pointed, margin toothed