'Ristimägi' Clematis

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'Ristimägi' clematis Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Calif Sue

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• UNAI 003

HMF Ratings:

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Origin:

Discovered by Aili Kivistik (Estonia, 1986). Discovered by Uno Kivistik (Estonia, 1986).

Class:

Late Large Flowered.

Bloom:

Lavender - blue, red shading, cream stamens. 6 to 7 petals. Single, star-shaped bloom form. Midsummer to early autumn.

Habit:

Height: 4'11" to 6'7" (150 to 200cm).

Patents:

United States - Patent No: PP 22,922 on 7 Aug 2012 VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 12/927,328 on 12 Nov 2010

Latin name of the genus and species: Clematis jackmanii.
Inventors: Kivistik; Aili (Kose Parish, EE)
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.

Parentage:

Ernest Markham × Unknown

Notes:

Parentage in recent patent deviates from earlier statements. The breeding program was led by Uno Kivistik unti his death in 1998.
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