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'C. 'Liberation'' clematis Description
'Liberation' clematis photo
Photo courtesy of Jean Marion
Availability:
Commercially available
Synonyms:
HMF Ratings:
9 favorite votes.  
Origin:
Bred by Mogens Nyegaard Olesen (Denmark, 1988). Bred by Raymond J. Evison (United Kingdom, 1988).
Introduced in United Kingdom by Guernsey Clematis Nursery in 1995 as 'Evifive'.
Class:
Early Large Flowered, Group 2.  
Bloom:
Red.  6 to 8 petals.  Average diameter 8".  Single bloom form.  Late spring to early summer, late summer.  
Habit:

Height: 8' to 10' (245 to 305cm).  
Growing:
USDA zone 4b through 9b.  Plant in sun or partial shade.  Suitable for growing in a container.  This plant blooms twice.  It blooms on the previous year's growth, so resist the urge to prune it in early spring.  However, if you garden in a place with cold winters, Mother Nature will more than likely prune the plant for you.  It will bloom a second time on new growth.  
Patents:
Canada - Patent No: 1989  on  23 Sep 2004
Application No: 97-1106  on  21 Jul 1997
Breeder: Raymond J. Evison, Raymond J. Evison, Ltd., Channel Islands, United Kingdom; Mogens N. Olesen, Poulsen Roser International S.A.R.L., Gaillac, France
'Evifive' originated from a cross in 1988 between two unnamed seedlings at the Guernsey Clematis Nursery in Guernsey, Channel Islands, United Kingdom. The resulting seeds were planted in a controlled environment. Selection of the seedling known as 'Evifive' occurred in 1989/90.
 
United Kingdom - Patent No: xxx
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United States - Patent No: PP 10,913  on  25 May 1999   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 8/926,908  on  10 Sep 1997
Ploidy:
Diploid
Parentage:
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