'Picardy' Clematis

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'Picardy' Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of jedmar

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Evipo024
• Flora Picardy

HMF Ratings:

9 favorite votes.

Origin:

Bred by Mogens Nyegaard Olesen (Denmark, 1997). Bred by Raymond J. Evison (United Kingdom, 1997).
Introduced in Denmark by Poulsen Roser A/S in 2002 as 'Picardy'.
Introduced in United Kingdom by Guernsey Clematis Nursery in 2002.

Class:

Group 2, Viticella Group.

Bloom:

Purple - red, red stripes. 6 to 8 petals. Average diameter 5.5". Very large, single bloom form. Early summer to early autumn.

Habit:

Height: 39" to 4'11" (100 to 150cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6a and warmer.

Patents:

Canada - Patent No: 3123 on 1 Feb 2008
Application No: 03-3849 on 1 Oct 2003

Surrendered on April 18, 2013.
Denomination: 'Evipo024'
Trade name: Picardy
Botanical Name: Clematis viticella
Breeder: Mogens N. Olesen, Poulsen Roser A/S, Fredensborg, Denmark; Raymond J. Evison, Raymond J. Evison, Ltd., Channel Islands, United Kingdom
'Evipo024' originated from a cross made in 1997 between 'Burma Star' and 'H.F. Young'. Seed was planted in December 1997 and germinated during the winter and early spring.

United States - Patent No: PP 15,156 on 21 Sep 2004 VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 10/640,794 on 13 Aug 2003

Parentage:

Burma Star × H. F. Young

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