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Clematis 'Pink Whiskers'

Small to medium sized, strongly scented, flowers: deep pink above on first opening, maturing to mid-pink, slightly paler pink beneath. Stamens 2 cm long; filaments white; anthers pale yellow. Fruit-heads persistent.

So named because its stamens look like long whiskers. Flowers reminiscent of montana var. wilsonii.

Group:	Montana 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.	Apr May
Pruning:	No pruning (Group 1)
Raised by:	R Mitchell
Country of origin:	New Zealand
Date raised: r=raised s=selected f=first flowered n=named i=introduced b=before c=about	n2011
Parentage: (s) = seed parent	Chance seedling; parentage unknown
Further detail:	Flower diameter: 8cm Tepals: 3.5cm long, 2cm wide, broadly elliptic, gappy, with slightly wavy margins, tips blunt, retuse (having the apex rounded or obtuse with a slight notch) and strongly recurved