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Clematis 'Elvan'

Small, somewhat nodding, purple-blue flowers with a broad, feathered, creamy white bar. Yellow-green anthers; green filaments.

Group:	Viticella group
Approximate height: The heights given here are for guidance only. Much depends on the growing conditions of individual specimens.	3.0 - 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.	Jul Aug Sep
Aspect:	Any aspect
Pruning:	Hard prune (Group 3)
Raised by:	Barry Fretwell
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Date raised: r=raised s=selected f=first flowered n=named i=introduced b=before c=about	1979
Parentage: (s) = seed parent	Unknown
Other name(s):	viticella 'Elvan'
Further detail:	Flower diameter: 4-7cm Tepals: 4; slightly twisted, tip recurved