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Clematis 'Azure Ball'

Large, double or semi-double, pale blue-violet flowers shading to red-purple towards tips. Staminodes pale blue-violet shading to white towards base. Filaments creamy white; connectives yellow; anthers white. Fruit-heads persistent.

Group:	Early large-flowered group
Approximate height: The heights given here are for guidance only. Much depends on the growing conditions of individual specimens.	2.0 - 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.	May Jun \| Jul
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:	S Marczynski
Country of origin:	Poland
Date raised: r=raised s=selected f=first flowered n=named i=introduced b=before c=about	r1999 n2013
Parentage: (s) = seed parent	Unknown
Further detail:	Flower diameter: 15-17cm Tepals: 6-8; Staminodes 20-40, sepaloid, elliptic, with slightly wavy margins downturned towards base giving gappy appearance, tips obtuse