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Clematis 'Lambton Park'

To many minds the most impressive form of tangutica. Large (for the type) 7.5cm (3") long, coconut scented, bright yellow flowers with beige or yellow-green anthers, followed by equally long seed heads. 'Lambton Park' has an exceptionally long season, the first flowers opening in late May or early June and going on well into the autumn. The seedheads last very well giving a plant of year-round interest.

Tom Bennet tells us that "I [found] it growing, as a feature, at the now-defunct Lambton Park Garden Centre [County Durham, UK] in 1985. It had been there for a few years but they couldn

Group:	Tangutica group
Fragrant:	Yes
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 Oct
Aspect:	Sun or semi-shade
USDA zones: Warning: the zones given here are USDA zones for guidance only. Canadian zones are slightly different!	5 6 7 8 9
Pruning:	Hard prune (Group 3)
Raised by:	T Bennett
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Date raised: r=raised s=selected f=first flowered n=named i=introduced b=before c=about	1985
Other name(s):	tangutica 'Lambton Park'; tangutica 'Lampton Park';
Further detail:	Flower diameter: 5-7cn Tepals: 4; 4.5-5(-7.5)cm long, lanceolate, margin recurving