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Clematis 'Merkurii'

Medium sized, slightly wavy purple tepals with a reddish sheen.The filaments are white with purple-red anthers.

Group:	Late 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.	Jul Aug Sep
Aspect:	Any aspect
Pruning:	Hard prune (Group 3)
Raised by:	M F Sharonova
Country of origin:	USSR/Russia
Date raised: r=raised s=selected f=first flowered n=named i=introduced b=before c=about	1972
Parentage: (s) = seed parent	'Ernest Markham' x pollen mixture
Other name(s):	'Mercurius'; 'Mercurij'; 'Mekurij'; 'Mercury'