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Clematis 'Honora'

Large violet-purple flowers shaded burgundy. Deep reddish-purple anthers. Discovered and named by Mrs A Edwards of Christchurch, New Zealand.

Whilst this is not in the official records, Peer Sorensen of Yaku Nursery believes that the form was named after Mrs Honora Mary Parker (1909 -1954) who was murdered by two teenage girls, one her daughter. A film about the murder, 'Heavenly Creatures', was released in 1994 - about the time the cultivar would have been named.

Group:	Late 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:	Alister Keay
Country of origin:	New Zealand
Date raised: r=raised s=selected f=first flowered n=named i=introduced b=before c=about	b1998
Parentage: (s) = seed parent	Possibly a sport of 'Gipsy Queen'
Further detail:	Flower diameter: 16cm Tepals: 6, 7.5cm long, 4.5cm wide, long, gappy, wavy margin