'Crystal Fountain' Clematis

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'Crystal Fountain' clematis Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Alana Strang

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Evipo038
• Fairy Blue

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

Parentage:

sport of H. F. Young

Notes:

Japanese patent 7053 granted in 1999 to 'Fairy Blue'.