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Charlie Pridham sent me some Clematis Gillian Blades which are now in
flower. They are beautiful, huge white spectacular flowers.

My question is, are there other clematis with flowers as outstanding
as Gillian Blades in a mauve/pink/lilac colour?

Judith

Lawsoniana is a lovely pale blue and the same group as Gillian Blades, while
Blue Angel is a hard prune variety with pale blue flowers. If you wanted
something darker then the president is still a good bet. Pink for me is a
bit more tricky, Asao is lovely but not for me a big grower.

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Charlie, gardening in Cornwall.
http://www.roselandhouse.co.uk
Holders of National Plant Collections of Clematis viticella (cvs) and
Lapageria rosea