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Clematis 'Piilu'

Meduim sized, mauve-pink double or semi-double flowers with a purple red bar in May-June. Yellow anthers on white stamens. Single flowers in August and September. The name 'Piilu' means 'Little Duckling'.

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 Aug Sep
Aspect:	Sunny
Pruning:	Light prune (Group 2)
Raised by:	Uno Kivistik
Country of origin:	USSR/Estonia
Date raised: r=raised s=selected f=first flowered n=named i=introduced b=before c=about	r1984 f1987 n1988
Parentage: (s) = seed parent	'Hagley Hybrid' x 'Mahrovyi'
Other name(s):	'Little Duckling'
Further detail:	Flower diameter: (4-) 6-12cm Tepals: 4-6 (single form); 2-5cm long, broadly elliptic, blunt but apiculate, overlapping, margin frilly