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Clematis 'C W Dowman'

Large lavender-pink flowers with deep reddish-pink stripe. Yellow-beige anthers. Requires a semi-shaded position to prevent rapid fading. Named by Walter Pennell after a long-serving employee who was directly involved in the Pennell's hybridisation programme.

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 - 3.5 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:	Semi-shade
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	r1953 n1961
Parentage: (s) = seed parent	Unknown
Other name(s):	Wrongly: ''C. Dowman'
Further detail:	Flower diameter: 12-15cm Tepals: 6-8; elliptic, pointed, gappy at base