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Clematis 'Columbine' (Atragene Group)

Nodding, bell-shaped, pale lavender-blue, fading to grey-blue flowers. Creamy white or green staminodes.

Group:	Atragene group
Approximate height: The heights given here are for guidance only. Much depends on the growing conditions of individual specimens.	2.0 - 4.0 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.	Mar Apr May
Aspect:	Any aspect
Pruning:	No pruning (Group 1)
Raised by:	Ernest Markham
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Date raised: r=raised s=selected f=first flowered n=named i=introduced b=before c=about	rc1937 i1939
Parentage: (s) = seed parent	alpina x ?sibirica
Other name(s):	alpina 'Columbine'. Wrongly: alpina var alpina 'Columbine'
Further detail:	Flower diameter: 3-8cm Tepals: 4-5cm long, pointed