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Clematis 'Anna Mae'

Hermaphrodite flowers, single, flat or flattish, 12.5 cm across, nodding or drooping, borne singly, not scented; pedicels yellow-green. Bud long pointed. Tepals are rich, velvety deep purple to dark purple (approximately N81A or 83A), turning to deep reddish purple (77A). After first opening, the tepals twist and fold nearly in half down the middle along the length of the tepal. Staminoids absent. Filaments white; anthers creamy yellow, Pistils yellow. Deciduous climber. Due to the twisting and folding nature of the tepals, mature flowers can resemble a child's windmill toy.

'Anna Mae' is named after the breeder's granddaughter.

Group:	Viticella group
Approximate height: The heights given here are for guidance only. Much depends on the growing conditions of individual specimens.	2.5 - 3 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.	Jun Jul Aug Sep
Pruning:	Hard prune (Group 3)
Raised by:	Gordon Sykes
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Date raised: r=raised s=selected f=first flowered n=named i=introduced b=before c=about	n2023 c2023
Parentage: (s) = seed parent	'Madame Julia Correvon' (s) x 'Leoni'
Further detail:	Tepals: 4-6; outside of tepals 6cm long x 2.5-3 cm wide, elliptic to slightly obovate, touching at base when newly opened, then with gaps between, slightly rounder at apex but with a short apiculate tip. Leaves divided with 3-5 leaflets, green when young, maturing to mid-green tip acute.