clemdetail -

Clematis 'Frau Mikiko'

Large, violet-blue flowers with a red bar which is most noticeable towards the base of the tepals. Prominent yellow anthers. Clematis 'Frau Mikiko' is named for Mikiko, the wife of the raiser Koozoo Sugimoto.

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 - 2.5 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 Sep
Aspect:	Any aspect
Pruning:	Light prune (Group 2)
Raised by:	kozo Sugimoto
Country of origin:	Japan
Date raised: r=raised s=selected f=first flowered n=named i=introduced b=before c=about	1993
Parentage: (s) = seed parent	Unknown
Further detail:	Flower diameter: 15-18cm Tepals: 6; elliptic, apiculate, margin wavy