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Clematis x cartmanii 'Avalanche'

Small to medium white flowers, often flushed pale green at the base of the tepal and on the outer surface. Anthers initially pink but ageing to pale yellow. Finely dissected evergreen foliage.

Group:	Forsteri group
Approximate height: The heights given here are for guidance only. Much depends on the growing conditions of individual specimens.	3.0 - 5.0 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.	Apr May
Aspect:	Any aspect
Pruning:	No pruning (Group 1)
Raised by:	Robin White
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Date raised: r=raised s=selected f=first flowered n=named i=introduced b=before c=about	r1990 f1992 n1996 i1999
Parentage: (s) = seed parent	paniculata x marmoraria
Other name(s):	x cartmanii 'Blaaval'; AVALANCHE EVERGREEN CLEMATIS
Further detail:	Flower diameter: 4-9cm Tepals: 4-6 (-7); 2-4cm long, 1.6-2.4cm wide, broadly ovate, blunt Leaves: ternate