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Clematis 'Daniel Deronda'

Very large violet-blue flowers with a paler, bluer central bar. Early flowers may sometimes be semi-double. Creamy-yellow anthers. Named after the title character in the George Eliot novel of 1876. The variety has received the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

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.	May Jun Aug Sept Oct
Aspect:	Sunny
Pruning:	Light prune (Group 2)
Raised by:	Charles Noble
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Date raised: r=raised s=selected f=first flowered n=named i=introduced b=before c=about	b1882
Parentage: (s) = seed parent	('Fortunei' x patens) x lanuginosa
Other name(s):	Mis-spelling: 'Daniéll Déronda'
Further detail:	Flower diameter: 15-22cm Tepals: (5-) 6-8; 7.5-11.5cm long, 3.5-4cm wide, elliptic, pointed