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Clematis 'Hikarugenji'

Medium sized, double, lavender-blue to violet-purple flowers with yellow stamens. The name means 'Prince Hikaru', a character in one of the world's oldest novels written by a court lady author in the 10th century.

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 - 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 Aug Sep
Aspect:	Sun or semi-shade
Pruning:	Light prune (Group 2)
Raised by:	Yoshitaroo Nishibe
Country of origin:	Japan
Date raised: r=raised s=selected f=first flowered n=named i=introduced b=before c=about	b1991
Parentage: (s) = seed parent	Unknown
Other name(s):	YOU ARE MY HONEY. Wrongly: 'Hikarugenzi'; 'Hikarugenti'
Further detail:	Flower diameter (8-) 10-12cm