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Clematis 'Kristina Böttger'

Large, flat, violet-blue flowers. Red anthers on yellowish filaments. Named after a daughter of Lothar Sachs' business partner. The cultivar was originally named 'Kristina' but renamed after this was found to be unacceptable under ICNCP rules.

Group:	Early large-flowered group
Approximate height: The heights given here are for guidance only. Much depends on the growing conditions of individual specimens.	2.0 - 3.0 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 Aug Sep
Pruning:	Light prune (Group 2)
Raised by:	Lothar Sachs
Country of origin:	Germany
Date raised: r=raised s=selected f=first flowered n=named i=introduced b=before c=about	r1999 f2004 n2005
Parentage: (s) = seed parent	'Bees' Jubilee' x unknown
Other name(s):	'Kristina'
Further detail:	Flower diameter: 17cm Tepals: 6-8; mucronate, overlapping