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Clematis 'Vancouver Fragrant Star'

Large or very large, vanilla-scented, white flowers, midrib faintly tinged yellowish green (particularly at tip and base), white downy beneath. Filaments white; connectives and anthers blue-purple. Seedheads persistent.

Group:	Early large-flowered group
Fragrant:	Yes
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 Sep
Aspect:	Sun or semi-shade
USDA zones: Warning: the zones given here are USDA zones for guidance only. Canadian zones are slightly different!	4 5 6 7 8
Pruning:	Light prune (Group 2)
Raised by:	F Wein Sr
Country of origin:	Canada
Date raised: r=raised s=selected f=first flowered n=named i=introduced b=before c=about	r2001 n2004 i2009
Parentage: (s) = seed parent	'Souvenir de Capitaine Thuilleaux' x 'Blue Ravine'
Other name(s):	'Fragrant Star'; EYE OF THE STORM
Further detail:	Flower diameter: 16-20cm Tepals: 8; elliptic, overlapping, tips blunt but with protruding apiculus