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Clematis 'Lord Peter'

Medium to large pale blue flowers with a whitish bar and purple anthers. The name, according to Magnus Johnson, is a combination of a grandson Peter's name and that of Lord Peter Wimsey, hero of the Dorothy Sayers novels.

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.	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	1974
Parentage: (s) = seed parent	Seedling of C patens
Further detail:	Flower diameter: 10-14cm Tepals: 8; 5-6cm long, 2cm wide, elliptic, pointed, wavy margins Leaves: narrow ovate to lanceolate, 7-8cm long, 2.5-3cm broad, wavy margins