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Clematis 'Tao'

Medium to large, flat or flattish flowers, violet over a white ground and central bar becoming paler with age, margins dark violet. Filaments white; anthers purple-black.

Group:	Late large-flowered group
Approximate height: The heights given here are for guidance only. Much depends on the growing conditions of individual specimens.	2.0 - 2.5 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.	Jun Jul
USDA zones: Warning: the zones given here are USDA zones for guidance only. Canadian zones are slightly different!	6 7 8 9
Pruning:	Hard prune (Group 3)
Raised by:	G W Vann
Country of origin:	USA
Date raised: r=raised s=selected f=first flowered n=named i=introduced b=before c=about	r2013 n2021
Parentage: (s) = seed parent	'Utopia' (s) x unknown
Further detail:	Flower diameter: 12-13 cm Tepals: 6; 5.5 cm x 3.5 cm, ovate to elliptic, overlapping and touching at base, tip acute with apiculate apex