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Clematis 'Bracebridge Star'

Large, gappy, pale mauve flowers with a reddish stripe and deep purple anthers. Tends to fade in full sun. Named after the location of the Pennell's nursery.

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 - 3.5 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 Sep
Aspect:	Sun or semi-shade
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	r1949 ni1956
Parentage: (s) = seed parent	Seedling of 'Nelly Moser'
Further detail:	Flower diameter: 13-15(-20)cm Tepals: (6-)8, narrowly elliptic, gappy, pointed Leaves: ternate