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Clematis 'Akaishi'

Large deep purple flowers with a red bar. Silvery-purple or red anthers. According to Toomey & Leeds and the International Clematis Register and Checklist, 'Akaishi' is the name of a Japanese mountain; Robin Savill contends that it means 'Red Stone' and is the name of a Japanese town.

In our experience, this form seems to be somewhat variable. In the first photo the red bar is so wide as to almost overwhelm the purple, in the second the red is more muted and contained, the third image lies somewhere between the two!

Group:	Early large-flowered group
Approximate height: The heights given here are for guidance only. Much depends on the growing conditions of individual specimens.	2.5 - 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.	May Jun Sep
Aspect:	Any aspect
USDA zones: Warning: the zones given here are USDA zones for guidance only. Canadian zones are slightly different!	4 5 6 7 8 9
Pruning:	Light prune (Group 2)
Raised by:	Sakata no Tane Co
Country of origin:	Japan
Date raised: r=raised s=selected f=first flowered n=named i=introduced b=before c=about	ib1996
Parentage: (s) = seed parent	Unknown
Other name(s):	Mis-spelling: 'Akasihi'
Further detail:	Flower diameter: 15-20cm Tepals: 8, wavy margins