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'Kaunitar' clematis Description
Photo courtesy of jedmar
Class:
Group 3, Late Large Flowered.
Bloom:
Purple, red stripes, ages to lighter . None / no fragrance. 6 to 7 petals. Average diameter 4". Small to medium bloom form. Late spring to early autumn.
Habit:
Height: 39" to 4'11" (100 to 150cm). Width: up to 39" (up to 100cm).
Patents:
United States - Patent No: PP 22,677 on 24 Apr 2012 VIEW USPTO PATENTApplication No: 12/927,362 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 1986. Specific parents of the new variety are unknown, as the seed was bulk collected, without noting the variety collected from. All work was conducted at a non-commercial nursery in Roogoja, Estonia.
Notes:
Parentage in recent patent deviates from earlier statements. The breeding program was led by Uno Kivistik unti his death in 1998. KaunitarKivi Kauni Kaunitar
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