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Clematis 'Sputnik'

Medium to large flowers varying from light blue to grey-blue with a redder bar. Red anthers on white filaments. It shares its name, meaning 'Fellow Traveller', with the Russian satellite.

Group:	Integrifolia group
Approximate height: The heights given here are for guidance only. Much depends on the growing conditions of individual specimens.	3.0 - 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.	Jul Aug Sep Oct
Aspect:	Sun or semi-shade
Pruning:	Hard prune (Group 3)
Raised by:	M I Orlov
Country of origin:	USSR/Ukraine
Date raised: r=raised s=selected f=first flowered n=named i=introduced b=before c=about	i1964
Parentage: (s) = seed parent	'Durandii' x 'Gipsy Queen'
Further detail:	Flower diameter: 10-12cm Tepals: 4-6; broadly rhombic