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Clematis 'Chaika'

Large yellowish-veined white flowers with golden anthers. The hybrid is named after the first female Soviet cosmonaut, Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova. The name 'tchaika' translates literally as 'seagull'.

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.	May Jun 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	1975
Parentage: (s) = seed parent	'Candida' x 'Jackmanii Alba' + 'Ramona'
Other name(s):	'Czaika'; 'Tzaika'; 'Tchaika'