150-412-1 Clematis 'Akaishi' (Sakata no Tane) |
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Eight boat-shaped sepals of deep purple with cerise pink central bars. The stamens have pinkish filaments with silvery purple anthers. Named for a Japanese mountain. Spring. bloom 8-10 ft. Deep Purple flowers Sun, Part Shade Zones 5-9 |
| Early flowering in the spring on the previous year's growth. If you hard prune, you eliminate most or all of the early blooms. Instead, groom this after flowering by cutting back the top one-third to one-half of some stems. This encourages new growth for possible summer bloom. | |
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