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Clematis 'Ai-nor'

'Ai-nor' has a large flower with pink tepals colouring to violet-blue at the base. Yellow anthers on white filaments. Introduced by M A Beskaravainaja at the Nikitsky State Botanic Garden in Yalta, Crimea 1972. Ai-nor is the heroine of Waters of Naryn by N Z Biryukov.

Group:	Early 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 Aug Sep
Aspect:	Sun or semi-shade
Pruning:	Light prune (Group 2)
Raised by:	M A Beskaravainaja
Country of origin:	USSR/Ukraine
Date raised: r=raised s=selected f=first flowered n=named i=introduced b=before c=about	r1968 f1971 n1972
Parentage: (s) = seed parent	'Ville de Lyon' x ('Candida' & 'Jackmanii Alba')
Other name(s):	'Aj-nor'
Further detail:	Flower diameter: 10-14cm Tepals (5-) 6; 5-6cm long, 3.5cm wide, elliptic to obovate, gappy