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Clematis 'Charissima'

Very large cerise-pink flowers with deeper pink bar and veins. Red anthers. Raised by Walter Pennell from seed sown in 1962 and named in 1974 by Sheila Gilbert, a long-serving Pennell employee, who refused to have this variety named after her.

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 - 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.	May Jun Sep
Aspect:	Sun or 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:	Walter Pennell
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Date raised: r=raised s=selected f=first flowered n=named i=introduced b=before c=about	rc1962 n1974
Parentage: (s) = seed parent	'Nelly Moser' x 'Kathleen Wheeler'
Other name(s):	'Charisma' (mis-spelling)
Further detail:	Flower diameter: 15-18(-20)cm Tepals: 6-8, 8-9cm long, 3-4cm wide, wavy margins, overlapping Leaves: ternate