clemdetail -

Clematis 'Sprinkles'

Large, magenta red flowers with a white speckled bar. White filaments, red-purple anthers. Some growers suggest that this is better treated as a Group 3, at the expense of the flowers on old wood early in the year.

Approximate height: The heights given here are for guidance only. Much depends on the growing conditions of individual specimens.	3.0 - 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 Jul Sep
Aspect:	Any aspect
Pruning:	Light prune (Group 2)
Raised by:	Spring Valley Greenhouse Inc
Country of origin:	USA
Date raised: r=raised s=selected f=first flowered n=named i=introduced b=before c=about	f1989, n2001
Parentage: (s) = seed parent	Sport from 'Prince Philip'
Further detail:	Flower diameter: 10-13cm Tepals: 6, 5-7.5cm long, 3cm wide, overlapping, margin wavy Leaves: Mid-green, ternate