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Clematis 'Serafina'

Very large flowers with a broad, pale (almost white) bar; main blade opening purplish red before maturing to pale violet-pink, then ageing almost lavender. Filaments creamy; connectives purple-violet; anthers purple. 'Serafina' is a Polish female name.

Group:	Early large-flowered group
Approximate height: The heights given here are for guidance only. Much depends on the growing conditions of individual specimens.	2.5 - 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.	May Jun \| Aug Sep Oct
Aspect:	Any aspect
USDA zones: Warning: the zones given here are USDA zones for guidance only. Canadian zones are slightly different!	4 5 6 7 8 9
Pruning:	Light prune (Group 2)
Raised by:	Stefan Franczak
Country of origin:	Poland
Date raised: r=raised s=selected f=first flowered n=named i=introduced b=before c=about	r2000 i2009
Parentage: (s) = seed parent	Unknown
Further detail:	Flower diameter: 20-22cm Tepals: 6-8; broadly elliptic, with narrowed base giving slightly gappy appearance, overlapping above, and with tips long-pointed and cuspidate