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Clematis 'Maria' (Kivistik)

Large, bluish-mauve flowers, darker towards the base of the tepals, with a pinker bar. Purple anthers on white filaments. Not to be confused with the Kivistik's 'Mari'.

Group:	Late large-flowered group
Approximate height: The heights given here are for guidance only. Much depends on the growing conditions of individual specimens.	1.5 - 2.0 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.	Jul Aug Sep Oct
Raised by:	U & A Kivistik
Country of origin:	USSR/Estonia
Date raised: r=raised s=selected f=first flowered n=named i=introduced b=before c=about	r1983 f1985 n1996
Parentage: (s) = seed parent	Hagley Hybrid x unknown
Further detail:	Flower diameter: 14-16cm Tepals: (5-) 6; 7-8cm long, broadly ovate, overlapping, margin crinkled