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Clematis BLUE OCEAN 'Zo09045'

Small, bell-shaped (but later more spreading), violet-blue flowers with a slight scent. Filaments pale violet; anthers greyish. The trade name BLUE OCEAN reflects the free-flowering nature of the plant.

The raiser would place this cultivar in Diversifolia Group, which, under the classification currently adopted by the ICRA, is deemed to fall within Integrifolia Group.

Group:	Integrifolia group
Fragrant:	Yes
Approximate height: The heights given here are for guidance only. Much depends on the growing conditions of individual specimens.	1.0 or less 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.	Jun Jul Aug Sep
USDA zones: Warning: the zones given here are USDA zones for guidance only. Canadian zones are slightly different!	5 6 7 8 9
Pruning:	Hard prune (Group 3)
Raised by:	Clematis nursery J van Zoest BV
Country of origin:	Holland
Date raised: r=raised s=selected f=first flowered n=named i=introduced b=before c=about	r2006 ni2014
Parentage: (s) = seed parent	withheld
Further detail:	Flower diameter: 3-4cm Tepals: 4; up to 7cm long x 2cm wide, narrowly elliptic, touching, margins usually with at least one distinct wave, tip long-pointed