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Clematis 'Velutina Purpurea'

Medium to large, velvety purple flowers. Described in The Clematis as a Garden Flower by Moore and Jackman (1872) as "Very rich, blackish mulberry purple". Greenish-yellow stamens. Awarded a First Class Certificate when shown at South Kensington, London, in 1866.

This relatively rare form was photographed in Paris.

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:	G Jackman & Son
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Date raised: r=raised s=selected f=first flowered n=named i=introduced b=before c=about	r1858 f1862 i1866
Parentage: (s) = seed parent	'Atrorubens' (s) x lanuginosa
Further detail:	Flower diameter: 10-16cm Tepals: 4 (-6)