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Clematis 'Astral Beauty'

Drooping blue-violet, bell-shaped flowers with greenish staminodes. Originally named 'Asterina' by Magnus Johnson, he renamed the cultivar to conform with international conventions.

Group:	Atragene group
Approximate height: The heights given here are for guidance only. Much depends on the growing conditions of individual specimens.	4.0 - 5.0 metres
Raised by:	Magnus Johnson
Country of origin:	Sweden
Date raised: r=raised s=selected f=first flowered n=named i=introduced b=before c=about	c1978
Parentage: (s) = seed parent	fauriei x sibirica
Other name(s):	'Asterina'
Further detail:	Flower diameter: 7-10cm Tepals: 4; 4-5cm long, 2-2.5cm wide, lanceolate, pointed