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Clematis HAPPY BIRTHDAY 'Zohapbi'

Small to medium flowers, opening dark purple becoming cobalt blue. Dark blue pistils. Filaments white, tinged violet at the base, connective violet. The breeder places this cultivar in the 'Jackmanii group' which is part of the wider 'Late large-flowered group'.

Unusually this clematis is sold under two trade names HAPPY BIRTHDAY and JEWEL OF MERK. The latter is in honour of a Mrs Pawson, living in the UK, who celebrated her 70th birthday in June 2009. Merk is her pet name.

Group:	Late large-flowered group
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:	Sunny
USDA zones: Warning: the zones given here are USDA zones for guidance only. Canadian zones are slightly different!	5 6 7 8 9
Pruning:	Hard prune (Group 3)
Raised by:	Wim Snoeijer
Country of origin:	Holland
Date raised: r=raised s=selected f=first flowered n=named i=introduced b=before c=about	r1999 s2002 i2009
Parentage: (s) = seed parent	withheld
Other name(s):	JEWEL OF MERK
Further detail:	Flower diameter: 6-10cm Tepals: 6; 5cm long, 3.5cm wide, overlapping, touching