'Ilka' Clematis

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'Ilka' clematis Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of jedmar

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• UNAI 008

Origin:

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

Class:

Group 3, Late Large Flowered.

Bloom:

Purple, violet stripes, lighter reverse, dark purple anthers, ages to violet . 6 to 8 petals. Average diameter 7". Medium to large bloom form. Late spring to early autumn.

Habit:

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

Growing:

USDA zone 9a and warmer.

Patents:

United States - Patent No: PP 22,902 on 31 Jul 2012 VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 12/927,366 on 12 Nov 2010

Latin name of the genus and species: Clematis patens.
In 1981 the inventor, Aili Kivistik a citizen of Estonia, organized a group of unnamed, unpatented Clematis patens 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:

Nelly Moser × Unknown

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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