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'Kokonoe ®' clematis Description
'Kokonoe ®' clematis photo
Photo courtesy of Huyustus
Availability:
Commercially available
Origin:
Bred by Koichiro Ochiai (Japan, before 2000). Bred by Shigeaki Ochiai (Japan, before 2018).
Introduced in Netherlands by Plantipp / Concept Plants in 2019 as 'Kokonoe'.
Class:
Early Large Flowered, Group 3.  
Bloom:
Lilac to violet.  150 to 250 petals.  Average diameter 4".  Medium, very double bloom form.  Late spring to midautumn.  
Habit:

Height: up to 8'2" (up to 250cm).  Width: up to 39" (up to 100cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 7b and warmer.  
Patents:
European Union - Patent No: EU55740
Application No: 20170895
 
United States - Patent No: PP 30,982  on  29 Oct 2019   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 15/932,594  on  21 Mar 2018
Inventors: Ochiai; Koichiro (Kanagawa, JP)
‘Kokonoe’ was derived from a breeding program conducted by the Inventor in Tokyo, Japan. The Inventor has made years of crosses between plants of Clematis florida (and other species now included in the Florida group of Clematis) and plants of Clematis integrifolia, and proprietary hybrids between them. The parental plants were unnamed and unpatented plants from the Inventor's breeding program and details on the exact parent plants are unavailable. ‘Kokonoe’ was selected by the Inventor as a single unique plant from a batch of seedlings in 2000.
Parentage:
If you know the parentage of this clematis, or other details, please contact us.
Notes:
Kokonoe is the name given at the imperial court of Japan for the 9 fences/circles built around the palace.
Shortlisted as Plant of the Year at the 2019 Chelsea Flower Show. A hybrid of Clematis florida.
Different breeders mentioned.