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Clematis 'Crimson King'

Large crimson red flowers, sometimes dark red with paler bar, occasionally early flowers are semi-double. Greenish-white filaments and contrasting purple or red anthers.

Group:	Late 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.	Jun Jul Aug Sep
Aspect:	Any aspect
Pruning:	Light prune (Group 2)
Raised by:	A G Jackman
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Date raised: r=raised s=selected f=first flowered n=named i=introduced b=before c=about	r1915
Parentage: (s) = seed parent	Unknown
Other name(s):	'Red Cooler'; CRIMSON STAR in the USA; RED COOLER in Japan
Further detail:	Flower diameter: 12-18cm Tepals: 5-7(-8); 6-8cm long, 2-2.5cm wide, broadly elliptic, overlapping, pointed