|
|
'Pistachio' clematis Description
Photo courtesy of Sue Taylor
Class:
Early Small Flowered, Group 3, Late Large Flowered.
Bloom:
White, purple anthers. 6 petals. Average diameter 6". Very large, single bloom form. Early summer to early autumn.
Habit:
Height: 8' to 10' (245 to 305cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 8a through 9b. Needs a warm, frost-free situation. This plant blooms twice. It blooms on the previous year's growth, so resist the urge to prune it in early spring. However, if you garden in a place with cold winters, Mother Nature will more than likely prune the plant for you. It will bloom a second time on new growth.
Patents:
Canada - Patent No: 2277 on 23 Nov 2005 Application No: 01-2748 on 25 May 2001 Rights surrendered on November 23, 2016.
Denomination: 'Evirida'
Trade name: Pistachio
Breeder: Mogens N. Olesen, Poulsen Roser A/S, Fredensborg, Denmark; Raymond J. Evison, Raymond J. Evison, Ltd., Channel Islands, United Kingdom
'Evirida' originated as the result of a mutation of the Clematis florida variety 'Alba Plena' discovered in the Guernsey Clematis Nursery in the Channel Islands, United Kingdom in 1993. United States - Patent No: PP 15,093 on 24 Aug 2004 VIEW USPTO PATENTApplication No: 09/863,123 on 22 May 2001
Notes:
Patent application states the 'Evirida' is a sport of C. florida.
|
