'Barbara Harrington' Clematis

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'Barbara Harrington' clematis Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of oldclematislady

Availability:

Commercially available

HMF Ratings:

5 favorite votes.

Origin:

Discovered by Dominic Harrington (United Kingdom, 1996).
Introduced in United States by Donahue's Clematis Specialists in before 2004 as 'Barbara Harrington'.

Class:

Late Large Flowered.

Bloom:

Red, purple shading, white anthers. 6 petals. Average diameter 4". Single, curved edge, overlapping bloom form. Early summer to early autumn.

Growing:

USDA zone 2a and warmer.

Breeder's notes:

Raised from clematis Comtesse de Bouchard and retains its parent's ability to flower well over a long period. Free flowering plant is superb when grown with climbing and rambling roses.

Patents:

United States - Patent No: PP 15,594 on 22 Feb 2005 VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 10/388,904 on 15 Mar 2003

Inventors: Harrington; Dominic (Wisbech, GB)
`Barbara Harrington` was discovered by the inventor in 1996 in a cultivated area of Cambridgeshire, England. `Barbara Harrington` was discovered as a single plant growing in a bed of Clematis `Comtesse de Bouchard` (not patented).

Ploidy:

Diploid

Parentage:

sport of Comtesse de Bouchaud

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