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Clematis 'Negus'

Large deep violet-blue flowers with greyish-purple stamens. Raised in 1972 by Maria Sharonova of Moscow, a seedling of 'Luther Burbank'. Very compact and free-flowering.

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 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.	Jul Aug Sep
Aspect:	Any aspect
Pruning:	Hard prune (Group 3)
Raised by:	M F Sharonova
Country of origin:	USSR/Russia
Date raised: r=raised s=selected f=first flowered n=named i=introduced b=before c=about	1972
Parentage: (s) = seed parent	Seedling of 'Luther Burbank'