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Clematis 'Maroon One'

Medium to large, cup-shaped flowers becoming flat or flattish after a week or so. Opening light yellow-green, darkens through moderate purple-pink to a strong purple red with a purple bar and darkening yet further as the flower opens fully. Filaments pale yellow-green at base; connectives light purple; anthers dark purple. Seed heads persistent.

Group:	Early large-flowered group
Approximate height: The heights given here are for guidance only. Much depends on the growing conditions of individual specimens.	1.0 or less 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
Raised by:	T Sano
Country of origin:	Japan
Date raised: r=raised s=selected f=first flowered n=named i=introduced b=before c=about	r2010 n2021
Parentage: (s) = seed parent	'Hayate' (s) x 'Benikomachi'
Other name(s):	None known
Further detail:	Flower diameter: 8-14 cm Tepals: 6-8; 4-7 cm long x 2-3 cm wide, narrowly to broadly elliptic (prior to sepal drop), overlapping, touching at base but with gaps between just prior to sepal drop, with slightly wavy margins, tip acute and long-pointed becoming more rounded by the end of the half-open state, tip slightly recurved