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Clematis 'Nikitskii Rozovyi'

Large pink flowers with yellow stamens. 'Nikitskij Rozovyj' was introduced in 1965 by A N Volosenko-Valensis and M A Beskaravainaja. The name means 'Nikita's pink', so named because of the sepal colour, unusual in a clematis and because it is from the State Nikitsky Botanical Gardens in the 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.	2.5 - 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.	Jun Aug Sep Oct
Aspect:	Sun or semi-shade
Pruning:	Hard prune (Group 3)
Raised by:	A N Volosenko-Valensis & 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	1965
Parentage: (s) = seed parent	'Ville de Lyon' x C. lanuginosa 'Candida'
Other name(s):	'Nikitskij Rozovyj'