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Clematis 'Candida'

Large pure white flowers with a lavender-blue cast at first opening, occasionally semi-double, with prominent 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.	2.5 - 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 Jul Aug Sep
Aspect:	Any aspect
Pruning:	Light prune (Group 2)
Raised by:	Victor Lemoine
Country of origin:	France
Date raised: r=raised s=selected f=first flowered n=named i=introduced b=before c=about	1862
Parentage: (s) = seed parent	lanuginosa x patens
Other name(s):	'Candida'; lanuginosa var candida; 'Lanuginosa Candida'; lanuginosa 'Candida'
Further detail:	Flower diameter: 18-21cm Tepals: 6-8 (single form), deeply overlapping