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Clematis 'Belle of Taranaki'

Double, blue flowers. Outer tepals are deep blue, the inner (staminodes) blue, sometimes with a reddish stripe. Raised by the Yaku Nursery in New Zealand who regard it as superior to Multi Blue.

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 - 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 Aug Sep
Aspect:	Sun or semi-shade
USDA zones: Warning: the zones given here are USDA zones for guidance only. Canadian zones are slightly different!	4 5 6 7 8 9
Pruning:	Light prune (Group 2)
Raised by:	Peer K Sorensen
Country of origin:	New Zealand
Date raised: r=raised s=selected f=first flowered n=named i=introduced b=before c=about	c1996
Parentage: (s) = seed parent	Sport of Multi Blue