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Clematis 'Aoife'

Pronounced 'ee-fa'. Small, white upward facing flowers with pale brown anthers. In UK needs protection in a cold greenhouse or conservatory. Named after Mary Toomey's daughter.

Group:	Forsteri group
Approximate height: The heights given here are for guidance only. Much depends on the growing conditions of individual specimens.	0.4 or less 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.	Apr May
USDA zones: Warning: the zones given here are USDA zones for guidance only. Canadian zones are slightly different!	8 9
Pruning:	No pruning (Group 1)
Raised by:	Mary Toomey
Country of origin:	Eire
Date raised: r=raised s=selected f=first flowered n=named i=introduced b=before c=about	1994
Parentage: (s) = seed parent	Chance seedling (possibly of C marmoraria)
Further detail:	Flower diameter: 3-4cm Tepals: 6-8, non-overlapping