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Clematis 'Sophie M'

Nodding, urn- to bell-shaped reddish purple flowers with some yellow inside. Cream filaments bearing yellow anthers. Fruit heads persistent.

Group:	Viorna group
Approximate height: The heights given here are for guidance only. Much depends on the growing conditions of individual specimens.	0.9 or less 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.	Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep
Pruning:	Hard prune (Group 3)
Raised by:	M Chikuma
Country of origin:	Japan
Date raised: r=raised s=selected f=first flowered n=named i=introduced b=before c=about	1992
Parentage: (s) = seed parent	Raised from open-pollinated plants grown by clematis collector in USA
Further detail:	Flower diameter: 1.5-2cm Tepals: 4; 2cm ling, 1cm wide, thick and fleshy, tip recurved, whitish margin