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Clematis 'Sōrin'

Large, pale blue-purple flowers with strongly marked midveins. Filaments and connectives violet-purple, anthers white. Named after the famous Japanese feudal lord (daimyo) Otomo Sorin (1530-1587).

Group:	Early large-flowered group
Approximate height: The heights given here are for guidance only. Much depends on the growing conditions of individual specimens.	1.5-2.5 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.	May
Pruning:	Light prune (Group 2)
Raised by:	Tetsuya Hirota
Country of origin:	Japan
Date raised: r=raised s=selected f=first flowered n=named i=introduced b=before c=about	r2003
Parentage: (s) = seed parent	florida var sieboldiana × unknown
Other name(s):	'Soorin'
Further detail:	Flower diameter: 13-15cm Sepals: 6-7; broadly elliptic, base somewhat incurved giving a gappy appearance, tip long-pointed and slightly recurved