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Clematis CHEVALIER 'Evipo040'

Large, velvety purple flowers maturing to mid-blue with a dark purple-red bar towards the base. Creamy-yellow stamens.

Group:	Early large-flowered group
Approximate height: The heights given here are for guidance only. Much depends on the growing conditions of individual specimens.	1.5 - 2.0 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.	May Jun Jul \| Aug Sep
Aspect:	Any aspect
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:	Raymond Evison
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Date raised: r=raised s=selected f=first flowered n=named i=introduced b=before c=about	r1994 i2009
Parentage: (s) = seed parent	Controlled cross between two un-named seedlings
Other name(s):	Wrongly: 'Chevalier'
Further detail:	Flower diameter: 15cm Tepals: 6; 7.5cm long x 3.5cm wide, elliptic, base acute, margins very slightly wavy, tip acuminate and slightly recurved