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Clematis 'Betty Corning'

Viticella type. Pale pinky-blue or lilac nodding flowers with spreading tepals edged and veined in darker blue-mauve, yellow-green anthers. A charming cultivar, thought to be a hybrid of C. crispa x C. viticella, free-flowering and sweetly scented. Discovered in 1932 by Mrs. Elizabeth Corning, wife of Erastus Corning II, Mayor of Albany New York, and introduced with the assistance of Arthur Steffen.

'Betty Corning' throws up an interesting problem. There is no doubt that plants sold in the UK are scented, yet correspondents in the US and Canada usually report that they can detect no scent. We would be interested in further information; perhaps the US and European forms are diverging.

Group:	Viticella group
Fragrant:	Yes
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
Aspect:	Sun or semi-shade
USDA zones: Warning: the zones given here are USDA zones for guidance only. Canadian zones are slightly different!	3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Pruning:	Hard prune (Group 3)
Country of origin:	USA
Date raised: r=raised s=selected f=first flowered n=named i=introduced b=before c=about	1932
Parentage: (s) = seed parent	? C. crispa x C. viticella
Other name(s):	'Betty Cornning'
Further detail:	Flowers: 5-6cm long Tepals: 4