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Clematis 'Cassiopeia'

Large white flowers with scarlet anthers. The star-shaped flowers suggested an association with the Cassiopeia star constellation. A Magnus Johnson introduction raised in Sweden in 1952. Named when it first flowered in 1955.

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 - 2.5 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.	Jun Jul Aug Sep
Aspect:	Any aspect
Pruning:	Light prune (Group 2)
Raised by:	Magnus Johnson
Country of origin:	Sweden
Date raised: r=raised s=selected f=first flowered n=named i=introduced b=before c=about	r1952 n1955
Parentage: (s) = seed parent	Seedling of 'Prins Hendrick'
Further detail:	Flower diameter: 14-17cm Tepals: 6, 3.4-4cm broad Leaves: normally ternate, though some entire or lobed