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Clematis 'Schloßß Pillnitz'

Very large, light purple flowers with a whitish bar. Filaments and anthers creamy white; connectives dark red. Fruit-heads persistent. Named after the 18th century castle on the River Elbe near Dresden.

Group:	Late large-flowered group
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
Pruning:	Hard prune (Group 3)
Raised by:	Lothar Sachs
Country of origin:	Germany
Date raised: r=raised s=selected f=first flowered n=named i=introduced b=before c=about	r2005 n2011 i2013
Parentage: (s) = seed parent	'Souvenir du Capitaine Thuilleaux' (s) x unknown
Other name(s):	None known
Further detail:	Flower diameter: 21cm Tepals: 6-8; broadly elliptic, touching or overlapping at base, with slightly wavy margins, tip obtuse and blunt Leaves: simple