'Versailles' Clematis

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'Versailles' clematis Description

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Photo courtesy of jedmar

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Cl. Versailles
• Evipo025

HMF Ratings:

6 favorite votes.

Registration:

Registration name: Evipo025
Exhibition name: Versailles

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 2004.
Introduced in United Kingdom by Guernsey Clematis Nursery in 2004.

Class:

Group 2, Viticella Group.

Bloom:

Violet, darker stripes, mauve anthers. 6 to 8 petals. Average diameter 5". Large, single bloom form. Early to midsummer.

Habit:

Height: 3' to 4' (90 to 120cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 4a through 9a.

Patents:

Canada - Patent No: 3124 on 1 Feb 2008
Application No: 03-3850 on 1 Oct 2003

Rights surrendered on February 1, 2015.
Denomination: 'Evipo025'
Trade name: Versailles
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
'Evipo025' originated from a cross made in 1997 between 'Burma Star' and 'Royal Velvet'. Seed was planted in December 1997 and germinated during the winter and early spring.

United States - Patent No: PP 15,165 on 21 Sep 2004 VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 10/640,802 on 13 Aug 2003

Ploidy:

Diploid

Parentage:

Burma Star × Royal Velvet

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