Photo © 2002 Hiroshi Takeuchi
Photo © 2007 Susan Wilson
Clematis 'Sano-no-murasaki'
Medium velvet purple flowers with a red purple bar. Red-purple or brown anthers. The name means 'Sano violet'
| Group: | Early large-flowered group |
Approximate height:  | 1.0 - 1.5 metres |
| Flowering period(s): | May Jun Jul Aug Sep |
| Aspect: | Any aspect |
| Pruning: | No pruning (Group 1) |
| Raised by: | Sano Asai |
| Country of origin: | Japan |
| Date raised: | c1975 |
| Other name(s): | 'Sanonomurasaki'; 'Sanono-murasaki' |
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Further detail:
Flower diameter: 8-12cm
Tepals: 6-8; obovate, overlapping, long-pointed Advice from Japan is that this variety should be a Group 1 for pruning purposes. A correspondent in Oregon, US says that there they treat it as a Group 3. I would be interested in further viewsÂ… Database entry: 744 | |