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Clematis angustifolia 'Zagadka'

Medium-sized, single, bright blue flowers borne in clusters. The sepals are whitish towards the base and have a lighter bar. 'Zagadka' has white filaments and yellow anthers. Named by Professor M A Beskaravainaya, this was the first cultivar to be bred in the former Soviet Union using a chemical to produce new plants. The name means 'Enigma'.

Group:	Flammula group
Approximate height: The heights given here are for guidance only. Much depends on the growing conditions of individual specimens.	1.0 - 1.5 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.	Jun Jul Aug Sep
Aspect:	Any aspect
Pruning:	Hard prune (Group 3)
Raised by:	N G Chemarin
Country of origin:	USSR/Ukraine
Date raised: r=raised s=selected f=first flowered n=named i=introduced b=before c=about	r1967 f1972 n1974
Parentage: (s) = seed parent	Seed of angustifolia Jacq. pretreated with ethylenimine
Other name(s):	ENIGMA
Further detail:	Flower diameter: 6.5-8.5cm Sepals: (4-)5-6, 3-3.5cm long, up to 1.3cm wide, oblong-elliptic, blunt, gappy, hairy on the outer surface Leaves: pinnate Leaflets: 5(-7)