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Clematis 'Ruut'

Large purple flowered hybrid with a distinct lack of references in the literature! V Riekstina lists it in the 1985 edition of the International Clematis Society newsletter.

Group:	Late large-flowered group
Approximate height: The heights given here are for guidance only. Much depends on the growing conditions of individual specimens.	1.0 - 1.5 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
Pruning:	Hard prune (Group 3)
Raised by:	Uno Kivistik
Country of origin:	USSR/Estonia
Date raised: r=raised s=selected f=first flowered n=named i=introduced b=before c=about	1982
Parentage: (s) = seed parent	'Ernest Markham' x mixed pollen