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Clematis 'Fireworks'

Large purple flowers with reddish-purple bar. Red anthers on white filaments. The second crop of flowers are smaller. The tepals are frequently somewhat twisted in appearance and have a wavy edge.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 - 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.	May Jun Sep
Aspect:	Any aspect
Pruning:	Light prune (Group 2)
Raised by:	John Treasure
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Date raised: r=raised s=selected f=first flowered n=named i=introduced b=before c=about	r1980 i1984
Parentage: (s) = seed parent	'Maureen' x 'Nelly Moser'
Other name(s):	Mis-spelling: 'Firework'
Further detail:	Flower diameter: 15-20cm (first flowering) 10-15cm (second flowering) Tepals: 6-8; elliptic, twisted, apiculate, margin wavy Leaves: ternate