A magnificent Japanese hybrid with unusual double lavender-blue flowers developing from spider-like buds. Compact and free-flowering. Raised by Tasuku Taneko and named after a county of Hokkaido Island, the northernmost part of Japan.

Group:	Early large-flowered group
Approximate height:	2.0 - 2.5 metres
Flowering period(s):	May Jun Sep
Aspect:	Sun or semi-shade
Pruning:	Light prune (Group 2)
Raised by:	Tasuku Taneko
Country of origin:	Japan
Other name(s):	None known
Further detail:  Click here for the text of an IClS article about this clematis Database entry: 525