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Clematis 'Leoni'

Very large flowers consisting of wavy-edged, violet tepals with a petunia-red bar produced on both old and new wood. Cream anthers and filaments. Raised by Gordon Sykes from Huddersfield in the UK and named after his granddaughter in 1996.

Group:	Early large-flowered group
Approximate height: The heights given here are for guidance only. Much depends on the growing conditions of individual specimens.	3.0 - 4.0 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:	Any aspect
Pruning:	Light prune (Group 2)
Raised by:	Gordon Sykes
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Date raised: r=raised s=selected f=first flowered n=named i=introduced b=before c=about	r1994 n1996
Parentage: (s) = seed parent	'Dr Ruppel' x 'General Sikorski'
Further detail:	Flower diameter: 25cm Tepals: 6,8, 12-12.5cm long, 7cm wide, elliptic, overlapping, wavy margin Leaves: ternate