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Clematis cirrhosa var purpurascens 'Freckles'

Nodding cream flowers, spotted inside with deep pink or red 'freckles', and with green-yellow stamens. Evergreen foliage. Raised from seed collected on Mallorca by Allen Peterson, who was at that time curator of the Chelsea Physic Garden. 'Freckles' was the nickname of the raiser's daughter Rebecca. The variety has received the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

Group:	Cirrhosa group
Approximate height: The heights given here are for guidance only. Much depends on the growing conditions of individual specimens.	4.0 - 5.0 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.	Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb
Aspect:	Sunny
USDA zones: Warning: the zones given here are USDA zones for guidance only. Canadian zones are slightly different!	7 8 9
Pruning:	No pruning (Group 1)
Raised by:	Raymond Evison
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Date raised: r=raised s=selected f=first flowered n=named i=introduced b=before c=about	r1987 i1989
Parentage: (s) = seed parent	Selection from cirrhosa var purpurascens
Other name(s):	cirrhosa 'Freckles'; cirrhosa var balearica 'Freckles'
Further detail:	Flower diameter: 5-10cm Tepals: 4; 5-7.5cm long, tapering, margin somewhat recurved