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Clematis 'Maureen' (Late large-flowered group)

Large, velvety, dark purple or purple-red flowers with a redder bar. Fades slightly with age. Pale yellow or beige anthers (some say brown) on creamy green-white filaments.

Peer Sorensen from New Zealand suggests that the anthers are, indeed, brown but that pollen is so prolific as to make them look "dull yellow". The first photograph was taken by Peer, the second at the Rogerson Collection in the US; there seems to be considerable colour variation.

Group:	Late large-flowered 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
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
Aspect:	Sun or semi-shade
Pruning:	Light prune (Group 2)
Raised by:	Gurteen & Ritson Ltd
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Date raised: r=raised s=selected f=first flowered n=named i=introduced b=before c=about	rc1955 i1956
Parentage: (s) = seed parent	Unknown
Further detail:	Flower diameter: (10-) 12-18 (-23)cm Tepals: 6; broadly elliptic, overlapping, pointed, margin wavy