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Clematis 'Cicero'

Small, semi-double, drooping, bell-shaped, deep red-violet flowers, yellow staminodes. Named for Marcus Tullius Cicero, the Roman statesman and writer.


Group: Atragene group
Raised by: Magnus Johnson
Country of origin: Sweden
Date raised:  1979
Parentage:  'Blushing Ballerina' x koreana var fragrans
Further detail: Flower diameter: 5-7cm
Tepals: 4-5cm long, 1.2-1.5cm wide, lanceolate with slightly recurved tip.
Staminodes: 4; 1.5cm long