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Clematis 'Lesnaia Opera'

Large lilac-white flowers with yellow anthers. 'Lesnaia Opera' was introduced by M A Beskaravainaja at the Nikitsky State Botanic Garden in Yalta, Crimea 1972.

Group:	Late large-flowered group
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
Pruning:	Hard prune (Group 3)
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	1972
Parentage: (s) = seed parent	'Ville de Lyon' x C. lanuginosa 'Candida'
Other name(s):	'Lesnaja Opera'; FOREST OPERA