'Kokonoe ®' clematis Description
Photo courtesy of Huyustus
Class:
Early Large Flowered, Group 3.
Bloom:
Lilac to violet. 150 to 250 petals. Average diameter 4". Medium, very double bloom form. Late spring to midautumn.
Habit:
Height: up to 8'2" (up to 250cm). Width: up to 39" (up to 100cm).
Patents:
European Union - Patent No: EU55740 Application No: 20170895 United States - Patent No: PP 30,982 on 29 Oct 2019 VIEW USPTO PATENTApplication No: 15/932,594 on 21 Mar 2018 Inventors: Ochiai; Koichiro (Kanagawa, JP)
‘Kokonoe’ was derived from a breeding program conducted by the Inventor in Tokyo, Japan. The Inventor has made years of crosses between plants of Clematis florida (and other species now included in the Florida group of Clematis) and plants of Clematis integrifolia, and proprietary hybrids between them. The parental plants were unnamed and unpatented plants from the Inventor's breeding program and details on the exact parent plants are unavailable. ‘Kokonoe’ was selected by the Inventor as a single unique plant from a batch of seedlings in 2000.
Parentage:
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Notes:
Kokonoe is the name given at the imperial court of Japan for the 9 fences/circles built around the palace.
Shortlisted as Plant of the Year at the 2019 Chelsea Flower Show. A hybrid of Clematis florida.
Different breeders mentioned.
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