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Clematis 'Hakuba' (Hayakawa 1973)

Large, pale lilac flowers, with a metallic lustre, which fade to white. Cream-yellow anthers and white filaments. Not to be confused with the double form of the same name.

Group:	Early large-flowered group
Approximate height: The heights given here are for guidance only. Much depends on the growing conditions of individual specimens.	1.5 - 2.0 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
Pruning:	Light prune (Group 2)
Raised by:	Hiroshi Hayakawa
Country of origin:	Japan
Date raised: r=raised s=selected f=first flowered n=named i=introduced b=before c=about	1973
Parentage: (s) = seed parent	Mrs Spencer Castle (s) x Madame Van Houtte
Other name(s):	Mis-spelling: 'Hakuta'
Further detail:	Flower diameter: (12-) 15-16 (-20)cm Tepals: 6-8; overlapping, apiculate