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Clematis 'Sizaia Ptitsa'

A semi-herbaceous type with medium to large violet flowers with a paler edge. The filaments are bluish white with purple tips, carrying purple-red anthers fading to greyish violet.

Group:	Integrifolia group
Approximate height: The heights given here are for guidance only. Much depends on the growing conditions of individual specimens.	1.5 - 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
Aspect:	Any aspect
Pruning:	Hard prune (Group 3)
Raised by:	M A Beskaravainaja
Country of origin:	USSR/Ukraine
Date raised: r=raised s=selected f=first flowered n=named i=introduced b=before c=about	r1967 f1970 n1979
Parentage: (s) = seed parent	'Durandii' x 'Candida'
Other name(s):	'Sizaja Ptitsa'; 'Sizaja Ptitza'; x diversifolia 'Sizaja Ptitza'; BLUE BIRD
Further detail:	Flower diameter: 8-13cm Tepals: 4-6 (-7); 3.5-4cm long, 1.5-2cm wide, gappy, pointed, often twisted