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Clematis 'Bill MacKenzie'

Small to medium, open lantern-shaped, bright yellow flowers (large for a tangutica type). Beige anthers on red-brown filaments. Flowers are followed by very large seed heads. Discovered by Bill Mackenzie at the Waterperry School of Horticulture in 1968. The variety has received the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Merit in 1976 and of Garden Merit in 1993.

Bill MacKenzie was in charge of the Alpine and Herbaceous Department at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh and later Curator of the Chelsea Physic Garden in London.

Group:	Tangutica group
Approximate height: The heights given here are for guidance only. Much depends on the growing conditions of individual specimens.	4.0 - 5.0 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:	Sun or semi-shade
USDA zones: Warning: the zones given here are USDA zones for guidance only. Canadian zones are slightly different!	4 5 6 7 8 9
Pruning:	Hard prune (Group 3)
Raised by:	W G MacKenzie
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Date raised: r=raised s=selected f=first flowered n=named i=introduced b=before c=about	rn1968
Parentage: (s) = seed parent	tibetana ssp vernayi var vernayi 'Orange Peel' x tangutica
Other name(s):	orientalis 'Bill MacKenzie'; tangutica 'Bill MacKenzie'
Further detail:	Flower diameter: 6-8cm Tepals: 4, pointed, recurving tips Click here for the text of an IClS article about this clematis