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'Crystal Fountain' clematis Description
'Crystal Fountain' clematis photo
Photo courtesy of a_carl76
Availability:
Commercially available
Synonyms:
HMF Ratings:
13 favorite votes.  
Average rating: EXCELLENT.  
Origin:
Discovered by Hiroshi Hayakawa / Akakawa (Japan, 1994).
Introduced in Denmark by Poulsen Roser A/S.
Class:
Early Large Flowered, Group 2, Viticella Group.  
Bloom:
Lilac - blue, cream stamens.  Average diameter 6".  Large, double bloom form.  Late spring to early summer, early autumn.  
Habit:

Height: 4'11" to 6'7" (150 to 200cm).  
Growing:
USDA zone 5b through 9a.  
Patents:
Canada - Patent No: 2276  on  23 Oct 2005
Application No: 02-2991  on  14 Feb 2002
Rights surrendered on November 23, 2016.
Denomination: 'Evipo038'
Previously Proposed Denomination: 'Fairy Blue'
Trade name: Crystal Fountain
Breeder: Hiroshi Hayakawa, Aichi-ken, Japan
'Evipo038' is a sport of the clematis variety 'H. F. Young' and was selected at Anjo Clematis Garden, Aichi Prefecture, Japan in May of 1994.
 
New Zealand - Patent No: 2650  on  14 Mar 2008
 
United States - Patent No: PP 18,223  on  20 Nov 2007   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 10/367,447  on  14 Feb 2003
Notes:
Japanese patent 7053 granted in 1999 to 'Fairy Blue'.