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Clematis 'H F Young'

Large, single or semi-double, pale blue flowers with cream or yellow stamens. New flowers have a slight pink bar which fades. Named in 1962 after the director responsible for Pennell's Grimsby nursery. This plant has been awarded the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit in 1993.


Group: Early large-flowered group
Approximate height:  2.5 - 3.5 metres
Flowering period(s):  May Jun Sep
Aspect: Any aspect
USDA zones:  4 5 6 7 8 9
Pruning: Light prune (Group 2)
Raised by: Walter Pennell
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Date raised:  r1954 ni1962
Parentage:  Unknown
Other name(s): 'Horace Young'; Incorrectly: 'H J Young'
Further detail: Flower diameter: 10-22cm
Tepals (single form): 6-8; 5-7cm long, 2-2.6cm wide, elliptic, overlapping, margin slightly wavy
Leaves: ternate