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Clematis 'Tokyo'

Nodding, bell-shaped, blue-purple flowers. This cultivar was grown from seed of C alpina sent to Magnus Johnson from Tokyo Botanical Gardens, Japan. 'White Tokyo' was raised from the same seed.

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:	Magnus Johnson
Country of origin:	Sweden
Date raised: r=raised s=selected f=first flowered n=named i=introduced b=before c=about	1970
Parentage: (s) = seed parent	Seedling of C alpina
Other name(s):	alpina 'Tokyo'
Further detail:	Flower diameter: 8-9cm Tepals: 4.5cm long, 1.5cm wide