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Clematis 'Biriuzinka'

Large sparse flowers with wavy blue to sky-blue tepals. The anthers are pale yellow. This hybrid is another example of 'cocktail breeding': 'Jackmanii' x 'Candida, 'Nelly Moser' and 'Lawsoniana'. The name means 'turquoise'.

Group:	Early 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.	Jun 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	1971
Parentage: (s) = seed parent	'Jackmanii' x 'Candida + 'Nelly Moser' + 'Lawsoniana'
Other name(s):	'Birjuzinka'; TURQUOISE
Further detail:	Flower diameter: 12-14cm Tepals: (4-)6(-7), 5-6.5cm long, 3-3.2cm wide, obovate, gappy but touching