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florida var normalis 'Thorncroft'

Thorncroft Clematis Nursery's selected form of the species. Creamy-white flowers with purple-black stamens. Needs winter protection in the UK.

Group: Late large-flowered group
Approximate height: 2.0 - 2.5 metres
Flowering period(s): Jun Jul Aug Sep
Pruning: Hard prune (Group 3)
Date raised: rc1989 i2004
Parentage: Selection from florida var sieboldiana
Other name(s): florida 'Thorncroft'

Further detail:

Flower diameter: 7.5-10cm
Tepals: 6; 4-5cm long, 2.5-4cm wide,broadly elliptic, overlapping, pointed

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Thorncroft Clematis (R & J Gooch)