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Clematis 'Merlin's Magic'

Purple, nodding, semi-double flowers with purple petaloid staminodes. Named after the raiser's cat, Merlin.

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
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.	May Jun Jul Aug Sep
Pruning:	No pruning (Group 1)
Raised by:	Steve Christmas
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Date raised: r=raised s=selected f=first flowered n=named i=introduced b=before c=about	r2002 n2004
Parentage: (s) = seed parent	'Broughton Bride' x unknown
Further detail:	Flower diameter: 12-14cm Tepals: 4; 8cm long, 2.5cm wide, long-pointed, lanceolate, rounded base