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Clematis 'Olimpiada-80'

Large bright mauve-red flowers with yellow anthers. Another of the many excellent varieties raised by M.A. Beskaravainaja at the State Nikitsky Botanic Garden, Crimea, Ukraine. Raised in 1973, named later to commemorate the 1980 Moscow Olympics. (According to Magnus Johnson in Slaktet Klematis 'Madame van Houtte' x 'Madame Edouard André + 'Candida').

Approximate height: The heights given here are for guidance only. Much depends on the growing conditions of individual specimens.	2.5 - 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.	Jun Jul Aug Sep
Aspect:	Any aspect
Pruning:	Light prune (Group 2)
Raised by:	M A Beskaravainaja
Country of origin:	USSR/Ukraine
Date raised: r=raised s=selected f=first flowered n=named i=introduced b=before c=about	1973
Parentage: (s) = seed parent	'Madame van Houtte' x 'Madame Edward André + 'Candida'
Other name(s):	Mis-spelling: 'Olympiada 80'