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Photo © Richard Pennell (from an old slide)

Clematis 'Elisabeth Foster'

Large pink tepals with a darker bar. Brown anthers. 'Elisabeth Foster' was raised by Walter Pennell from seed produced and sown in 1960 and was named in 1975 after the mother of the then nursery manager, John Foster.

Group:	Early large-flowered group
Approximate height: The heights given here are for guidance only. Much depends on the growing conditions of individual specimens.	2.0 - 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.	May Jun
Pruning:	Light prune (Group 2)
Raised by:	Walter Pennell
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Date raised: r=raised s=selected f=first flowered n=named i=introduced b=before c=about	r1960 n1975
Parentage: (s) = seed parent	'Vyvyan Pennell' x 'Nelly Moser'
Other name(s):	'Elisabeth Foster'
Further detail:	Flower diameter: 15-20cm Tepals: 6-8