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Clematis 'Mefistofel'

Large deep purple flowers with a purple-red bar. The anthers are purple-red above white filaments. Very resistant to fungal disease. Mephistopheles is a Russion folk-lore demon.

Group:	Late large-flowered 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.	Jul Aug Sep
Aspect:	Any aspect
Pruning:	Hard prune (Group 3)
Raised by:	M I Orlov
Country of origin:	USSR/Ukraine
Date raised: r=raised s=selected f=first flowered n=named i=introduced b=before c=about	1966
Parentage: (s) = seed parent	'Gipsy Queen' x C viticella
Other name(s):	'Mephistopholes'; 'Mephistopheles'