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'Huvi' clematis Description
Photo courtesy of jedmar
Bloom:
Red, purple center. 6 petals. Average diameter 6". Single, curved edge bloom form.
Habit:
Height: 6' to 8' (185 to 245cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 3b through 9b. Plant in sun or partial shade. Suitable for growing in a container. It blooms on the previous year's growth, so resist the urge to prune it in early spring.
Patents:
United States - Patent No: PP 22,901 on 31 Jul 2012 VIEW USPTO PATENTApplication No: 12/927,360 on 12 Nov 2010 Latin name of the genus and species: Clematis jackmanii.
In 1982 the inventor, Aili Kivistik a citizen of Estonia, organized a group of unnamed, unpatented Clematis jackmanii varieties for an open pollination breeding project. Seeds originating from this open pollination were planted out, and the new variety was selected in 1991.
Notes:
Parentage in recent patent deviates from earlier statements. The breeding program was led by Uno Kivistik unti his death in 1998. Huvi
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