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Clematis 'By The Way'

Small, pale purple flowers with a lily-like scent. Pale yellow-green anthers on greenish-white filaments. Each flower has one or two tepals slightly larger than the rest. Fruit heads persistent. Named after the house where it was grown.


Group: Montana group
Fragrant: Yes
Approximate height:  2.0 - 3.0 metres
Flowering period(s):  Apr May
Raised by: Val Le May Neville-Parry
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Date raised:  c2002 n2008
Parentage:  Seedling of uncertain parentage
Further detail: Flower diameter: (6-) 7cm
Tepals: 4 (-5); 3.5-4cm long, 2.5-2.75cm wide, blunt, overlapping, somewhat ridged veins, tips retuse and recurced