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Clematis 'Blue Light'

Medium sized pale violet-blue flowers, double in the spring and double or single in late summer. The outer tepals have the blue veining characteristic of Mrs Cholmondeley. Creamy yellow stamens.

Group:	Early large-flowered 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.	May Jun Sep Oct
Aspect:	Sun or semi-shade
Pruning:	Light prune (Group 2)
Raised by:	Frans van Haasterd
Country of origin:	Holland
Date raised: r=raised s=selected f=first flowered n=named i=introduced b=before c=about	i1998
Parentage: (s) = seed parent	Sport of 'Mrs Cholmondeley'
Other name(s):	'Vanso'; maximowicziana 'Blue Light'; Mis-spelling: 'Blight'; BLUE LIGHT CLEMATIS in USA
Further detail:	Flower diameter: 11-15cm Tepals: 6 (single)