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Clematis 'G Steffner'

Broadly bell-shaped, nodding, deep blue flowers, outside violet-blue and more purple towards the base. Staminodes green-white to cream-white.

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:	Gustaf Steffner
Country of origin:	Sweden
Date raised: r=raised s=selected f=first flowered n=named i=introduced b=before c=about	c1945
Parentage: (s) = seed parent	C. macropetala x C. sibirica
Other name(s):	alpina 'G Steffner'; macropetala 'G Steffner'
Further detail:	Flower diameter: 8-12cm Tepals: 4; 4-6cm long, 1.5-2cm wide