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Clematis 'Tibullus'

Small, bell-shaped flowers, white with creamy yellow shading at the base, in full-sun becoming pale pink, darker towards the base. Originally named 'Tacitus' after the Roman historian, but renamed for the Roman poet.

Group:	Atragene group
Approximate height: The heights given here are for guidance only. Much depends on the growing conditions of individual specimens.	2.0 - 2.5 metres
Raised by:	Magnus Johnson
Country of origin:	Sweden
Date raised: r=raised s=selected f=first flowered n=named i=introduced b=before c=about	1979
Parentage: (s) = seed parent	koreana var fragrans' x 'Lilac Beauty'
Other name(s):	'Tacitus'
Further detail:	Flower diameter: 5-6cm Tepals: 5.5cm long, 1.5-1.8cm wide, lanceolate, tip somewhat recurved