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Clematis 'Phoenix'

Large violet-blue flowers with purple shading along the midribs. White filaments with purple anthers. This very free-flowering cultivar appeared as a chance seedling at the nursery of Magnus Johnson, Sweden, flowering for the first time in 1958.

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.	Jun Jul Aug Sep
Aspect:	Any aspect
Pruning:	Light prune (Group 2)
Raised by:	Magnus Johnson
Country of origin:	Sweden
Parentage: (s) = seed parent	Chance seedling
Other name(s):	Mis-spelling: 'Phenix'
Further detail:	Flower diameter: 15-23cm Tepals: 6 or 8(12) elliptic, 8-10cm long, 3-4cm wide Leaves: ternate