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Clematis 'Violet Purple'

Nodding, bell-shaped, deep carmine-red to purple flowers with white staminodes.

Group:	Atragene 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.	Apr May
Aspect:	Any aspect
Pruning:	No pruning (Group 1)
Raised by:	Magnus Johnson
Country of origin:	Sweden
Date raised: r=raised s=selected f=first flowered n=named i=introduced b=before c=about	r1980 i1986
Parentage: (s) = seed parent	alpina x unknown
Other name(s):	alpina 'Violet Purple'; alpins 'Violett Purple'
Further detail:	Flower diameter: 4-7cm Tepals: 4; 5-7cm long, 1.5-1.8cm wide, narrowly lanceolate, margin recurved