'C. 'Minister Blue'' Clematis

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'C. 'Minister Blue'' clematis Description

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Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• C. x jackmanii 'Minister'
• Minister
• UNAI 009

HMF Ratings:

1 favorite vote.

Origin:

Bred by Aili Kivistik (Estonia, 1982). Bred by Uno Kivistik (Estonia, 1982).

Class:

Early Large Flowered, Group 3.

Bloom:

Violet, dark red anthers, ages to violet-red . 4 to 6 petals. Average diameter 8". Large, single bloom form. Late spring to early summer, late summer.

Habit:

Height: 5' to 6' (150 to 185cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 4b through 9b. Plant in sun or partial shade. Suitable for growing in a container. It blooms on the previous year's growth, so resist the urge to prune it in early spring.

Patents:

United States - Patent No: PP 22,899 on 31 Jul 2012 VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 12/932,188 on 17 Feb 2011

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 crossing were planted out, and the new variety was selected in 1985

Ploidy:

Diploid

Parentage:

C. 'Hagley Hybrid' × Bal Tzvetov

Notes:

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