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Clematis 'Alpinist'

Large pale lilac-blue flowers with a pinkish stripe on the reverse of the tepals. Pale filaments with greenish-yellow anthers. Raised at the State Nikitsky Botanic Garden, Crimea.

Group:	Late large-flowered group
Approximate height: The heights given here are for guidance only. Much depends on the growing conditions of individual specimens.	2.0 - 3.0 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 Oct
Aspect:	Any aspect
USDA zones: Warning: the zones given here are USDA zones for guidance only. Canadian zones are slightly different!	3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Pruning:	Hard prune (Group 3)
Raised by:	M A Beskaravainaja
Country of origin:	USSR/Ukraine
Date raised: r=raised s=selected f=first flowered n=named i=introduced b=before c=about	r1970 f1974 n1977
Parentage: (s) = seed parent	'Candida' x 'Jackmanii' & viticella
Other name(s):	MOUNTAINEER
Further detail:	Flower diameter: 12-14cm Tepals: 6; 5.5-6cm long, 3-3.3cm wide, rounded, gappy, pointed