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Clematis 'Violacea' (Noble)

Large, blue-purple flowers with a wine-red tinged bar and chocolate-brown anthers.

Group:	Late large-flowered group
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:	Charles Noble
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Date raised: r=raised s=selected f=first flowered n=named i=introduced b=before c=about	rb1865 i1875
Parentage: (s) = seed parent	lanuginosa x 'Rubroviolacea'
Other name(s):	lanuginosa var violacea; lanuginosa 'Violacea'; 'Lanuginosa Violacea'
Further detail:	Flower diameter: 17-18cm Tepals: 6-8; overlapping, margin sometimes wavy Leaves: ternate