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Clematis 'Festival' (Early large-flowered group)

Medium to large, flattish, blue-purple flowers with a reddish bar. Red anthers on white filaments. Fruit heads persistent. Not to be confused with stans 'Festival'.

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 Sep
Pruning:	Light prune (Group 2)
Raised by:	James P van Laeken
Country of origin:	USA
Date raised: r=raised s=selected f=first flowered n=named i=introduced b=before c=about	r2003 ni2010
Parentage: (s) = seed parent	Unknown
Further detail:	Tepals: 8; 6cm long, 4cm wide, elliptic, overlapping at base, margins slightly wavy, tip cuspidate Leaves: ternate