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Clematis 'Blue Eclipse'

Single, blue, nodding, bell shaped flowers some 6cm across. On the outside the hairy tepals are deep purple-blue with a cream margin, on the inside cream. Originally known as 'D26' before it acquired a 'proper' name.

Group:	Atragene 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.	Apr May Jul Aug
Aspect:	Any aspect
Pruning:	No pruning (Group 1)
Raised by:	Vince & Sylvia Denny
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Date raised: r=raised s=selected f=first flowered n=named i=introduced b=before c=about	r1987 n1997
Parentage: (s) = seed parent	Selection from hybrid of koreana
Other name(s):	koreana 'Blue Eclipse'
Further detail:	Flower diameter: 15cm Sepals: 4; approx 5.5cm long 3cm wide, fleshy, blunt Leaves: ternate