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Clematis 'Souvenir du Capitaine Thuilleaux'

Large pale pink flowers, fading in time to silver-grey, with vivid deep pink bar. Crimson or dark violet-purple anthers. Raised by J. Thuilleaux, a nurseryman from St. Cloud, France, in 1918 and named in remembrance of his son who died in the First World War.

Group:	Early large-flowered group
Fragrant:	Yes
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 Sep
Aspect:	Semi-shade
USDA zones: Warning: the zones given here are USDA zones for guidance only. Canadian zones are slightly different!	4 5 6 7 8 9
Pruning:	Light prune (Group 2)
Raised by:	J Thuilleaux
Country of origin:	France
Date raised: r=raised s=selected f=first flowered n=named i=introduced b=before c=about	1918
Parentage: (s) = seed parent	Unknown
Other name(s):	'Souvenir de Capitaine Thuilleaux'; 'Capitaine Thuilleaux'; 'Capitan Thuilleaux'. Mis-spelling: 'Souvenier de Capitaine Thuilleux'
Further detail:	Flower diameter: 10-20cm Tepals: 6-8, broadly lanceolate, overlapping, pointed, wavy margin Leaves: ternate