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Clematis 'Phil Mason'

Pitcher-shaped, rose-purple flowers fading to white at the tips. Cream anthers. According to Scott's catalogue in the UK, the variety is named after an art director who died from cancer.

Group:	Viorna group
Approximate height: The heights given here are for guidance only. Much depends on the growing conditions of individual specimens.	2.0 - 2.5 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:	Sun or semi-shade
Pruning:	Hard prune (Group 3)
Raised by:	John McLellan-Scott
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Date raised: r=raised s=selected f=first flowered n=named i=introduced b=before c=about	r1994 n1996
Parentage: (s) = seed parent	C pitcheri x C viorna
Further detail:	Flower diameter: 3cm Tepals: 4, 2.9cm long, 1cm wide, thick, fleshy, recurved tip