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Clematis 'Purple Surprise'

Medium-sized, double, broadly bell-shaped purple flowers. Stamens creamy green. Seed-heads persistent.

Group:	Atragene 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.	Apr May
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:	No pruning (Group 1)
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	r2015 n2020 i2021
Parentage: (s) = seed parent	Known, but not disclosed by breeder.
Further detail:	Flower diameter: 8-9 cm Staminodes: 15; 5 cm long, narrowly elliptic, overlapping, wavy-margined, long-pointed, tips acute Tepals: 4; 5-5.5 cm long x 2 cm wide, elliptic, gappy, wavy-margined, long-pointed, tips acute