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Clematis 'Ronkaalan Helmi'

Large, flat, pale pink flowers with a broad, red-purple bar which becomes paler towards the tips; outside with small hairs. Filaments white or slightly yellowish white; connectives dark violet; anthers violet; pollen white; stigmas creamy white. Seed-heads persistent.

Group:	Late 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.	Jul Aug Sep Oct
Pruning:	Hard prune (Group 3)
Raised by:	J Räsänen
Country of origin:	Finland
Date raised: r=raised s=selected f=first flowered n=named i=introduced b=before c=about	r2011 n2018
Parentage: (s) = seed parent	'Hagley Hybrid' (PINK CHIFFON) (s) x 'Venosa Violacea'
Further detail:	Flower diameter: 15-16 cm Tepals: (5-) 6 (-7); 7.5 cm long x 3.5 cm wide, elliptic, overlapping, long-pointed, tips acute and slightly recurved