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Clematis 'Kaiu'

'Kaiu' produces beautiful, nodding, pitcher-shaped flowers which have a purple-grey tinge when they first come out but which become pure white as they grow older. The tips of the four tepals gently recurve and the flowers sometimes open more fully to reveal attractive cream stamens. Raised by Erich Pranno of Kaiu, Estonia.

Group:	Viorna group
Approximate height: The heights given here are for guidance only. Much depends on the growing conditions of individual specimens.	1.5 - 2.0 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
Aspect:	Any aspect
Pruning:	Hard prune (Group 3)
Raised by:	Erich Pranno
Country of origin:	USSR/Estonia
Parentage: (s) = seed parent	viorna x ?viticella
Other name(s):	Mis-spelling: 'Kaiuu'
Further detail:	Tepals: 4, recurved at the tips