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Clematis 'King Arthur'

Large red-mauve flowers with a plum-red bar and plum-red margins to the tepals.


Group: Late large-flowered group
Approximate height:  2.0 - 2.5 metres
Flowering period(s):  Jun Jul Aug Sep
Raised by: Charles Noble
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Date raised:  rb1877 ib1880
Parentage:  'Lord Londesborough' x 'Nivea' (x 'Alba' according to M Johnson)
Further detail: Flower diameter: 14-18cm
Tepals: pointed
Leaves: ternate