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Clematis 'Blue Tapers' ('Cyanea')

Small, drooping, bell-shaped, blue flowers with whitish staminodes. Originally named 'Cyanea' but later renamed 'Blue Tapers'.

Group:	Atragene group
Approximate height: The heights given here are for guidance only. Much depends on the growing conditions of individual specimens.	2.5 - 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.	Apr May
Aspect:	Any aspect
Pruning:	No pruning (Group 1)
Raised by:	Magnus Johnson
Country of origin:	Sweden
Date raised: r=raised s=selected f=first flowered n=named i=introduced b=before c=about	rc1950 i1960
Parentage: (s) = seed parent	?alpina x ?macropetala
Other name(s):	'Cyanea'; alpina 'Cyanea'
Further detail:	Flower diameter: 8-10cm Tepals: 4; 4-5cm long, 1.2-1.5cm wide Leaves: 2-ternate