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Clematis 'Duchess of Sutherland'

Large single, semi-double and double red-pink flowers with a paler, purple bar. Anthers cream or yellow. Early flowers are double or semi-double, later flowers single.

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:	Any aspect
Pruning:	Light prune (Group 2)
Raised by:	G R Jackman
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Date raised: r=raised s=selected f=first flowered n=named i=introduced b=before c=about	r1934 ic1935
Parentage: (s) = seed parent	Unknown
Other name(s):	'Duchess of Sunderland'; 'Duchesse of Sutherland'
Further detail:	Flower diameter: 12-17cm Tepals (single form): 6; elliptic, overlapping, pointed Leaves: ternate