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Clematis 'Satsukibare'

Large, saucer-shaped, mauve-blue flowers with red shading at the tips. Dark pinkish-purple anthers on white filaments. The name means 'Blue Sky in May'.

Group:	Early large-flowered group
Approximate height: The heights given here are for guidance only. Much depends on the growing conditions of individual specimens.	2.5 - 3.0 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 Sep
Aspect:	Sun or semi-shade
Pruning:	Light prune (Group 2)
Raised by:	Sakuji Uchida
Country of origin:	Japan
Date raised: r=raised s=selected f=first flowered n=named i=introduced b=before c=about	b1983
Parentage: (s) = seed parent	Unknown
Further detail:	Flower diameter: 13-16cm Tepals: 6; margin wavy