Clematis plant named 'Evipo106'

Abstract

A new Clematis plant with a compact growth habit, profuse, pink flowers, and continuous summer flowering. The variety successfully propagates from softwood cuttings and is suitable for cultivation in commercial nursery culture. This new and distinct variety has shown to be uniform and stable in the resulting generations from asexual propagation from vegetative cuttings.

Claims

1. A new and distinct variety of Clematis plant named ‘Evipo106’, substantially as described and illustrated , due to its abundant pink flowers with good keepability, attractive long lasting foliage and compact growth, year round flowering under glasshouse conditions, suitability for production from softwood cuttings in pots, durable flowers and foliage which make the variety suitable for distribution in the floral industry.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING

[0015] The accompanying color illustrations show as true as is reasonably possible to obtain in color photographs of this type the typical characteristics of the buds, flowers, leaves, and stems, of ‘Evipo106’.

[0016] Specifically illustrated in FIG. 1 of the drawings shows an open flowers and buds at various stages of opening, flower viewed from above and underneath, reproductive flower parts, and tepals detached.

[0017] FIG. 2 shows mature leaves.

[0018] FIG. 3 shows a flowering branch.

[0019] Illustrated plants are 2 years of age.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE VARIETY

[0020] The following is a detailed description of ‘Evipo106’, as observed in its growth outdoor, throughout the flowering period in Odense Denmark. Observed plants were cultivated for a period of 24 months in 2 liter containers. Certain phenotypical characteristics of the variety may vary under different environmental, cultural, agronomic, seasonal, and climatic conditions. Color references are made using The Royal Horticultural Society (London, England) Colour Chart, 2001, except where common terms of color are used.

[0021] For a comparison, several physical characteristics of the Clematis variety ‘Evipo027’ described and illustrated in U.S. Plant Pat. No. 27,281 are compared to ‘Evipo106’ in Chart 1.

TABLE-US-00001 CHART 1 ‘Evipo106‘ ‘Evipo027’ Flower diameter 130 mm 145 mm Tepal upper surface Red-Purple Red-Purple Group Group 60A 70 B with central bar Red-Purple Group 71A and 71B Tepal count 8 6 to 8

FLOWER AND FLOWER BUD

[0022] Blooming habit: Continuous. The natural flowering period is generally from April to September. [0023] Flower bud: [0024] Size.—Normally 35 mm in length. Bud diameter is 14 mm. [0025] Bud form.—Long campanulate, broad based. [0026] Bud color.—Yellow-Green Group 144A with intonations of Greyed-Orange Group 177B. [0027] Texture.—Pubescent. [0028] Pedicel: [0029] Surface texture.—Smooth. [0030] Length.—On average 54 mm in length with 3 mm diameter. [0031] Color.—Yellow-Green Group 144A. [0032] Strength.—Moderately strong. [0033] Receptacle: [0034] Surface texture.—Lightly pubescent. [0035] Shape.—Broad funnel. [0036] Size.—1.5 mm (h)×7 mm (w). [0037] Color.—Yellow-Green Group 144A. [0038] Flower arrangement: [0039] Location on vine.—New growth only. [0040] Normally in clusters of: Three to seven flowers. [0041] Flower bloom: [0042] Size.—On average, 130 mm in diameter and 25 mm in depth. [0043] Profile.—Open flowers are flat. [0044] Fragrance.—None. [0045] Lasting quality.—Flowers normally remain up to 15 days on the plant. [0046] Tepals: [0047] Tepal color.—Upon opening, the upper surface is Red-Purple Group 60A. The lower surface is Purple Group 77B. After opening, the upper surface is Purple Group N79D at the mid line, margins are Violet Group 84C. The lower surface is Red-Purple Group 76B with marginal intonations of Red-Purple Group 72B. [0048] Quantity.—Normally 8 tepals. [0049] Size.—Average 70 mm in length by 31 mm wide. [0050] Shape.—Individual tepals are spatulate. The tepal apex is acute. The tepal base is attenuate. [0051] Apex recurvature.—Flat. [0052] Tepal cross section.—Flat. [0053] Margins.—Entire. Long slight undulations. [0054] Persistence.—Tepals will drop off cleanly. [0055] Reproductive organs: [0056] Pollen.—None observed. [0057] Anthers.—Size: 6 to 7 mm in length. Color: Greyed-Purple Group 183B and Black Group 202A. Quantity: On average, 60. [0058] Filaments.—Color: Green-White Group 157B. Length: 6 mm. [0059] Pistils.—Quantity: On average, 30. [0060] Stigmas.—Inferior in location relative to the length of the filaments and the height of the anthers. [0061] Styles.—Color: Green-White Group 157B. Length: 11 mm. [0062] Seed head characteristics: Seed not observed to date.

PLANT

[0063] Plant form: Mounding, very compact. [0064] Plant growth: Moderately vigorous. [0065] Size: Seasons growth attains 15 to 20 cm in height. Average spread is 30 cm. [0066] Stems: [0067] Color.—Juvenile stems are Yellow-Green Group 144A. [0068] Internodes.—On average, 10 to 15 mm between nodes. [0069] Length.—Normally 5 cm from the base of the plant to the flowering portion of the stem. [0070] Diameter.—About 3.5 to 4 mm. [0071] Texture.—Smooth. [0072] Plant foliage: [0073] Leaf characteristics.—Deciduous. [0074] Arrangement.—Trifoliate. [0075] Leaf size.—Compound leaves are about 96 mm (l)×120 mm (w). Leaflets are about 45 mm (l)×35 mm (w). [0076] Abundance.—On average leaves per 10 cm of stem. [0077] Leaf color.—Mature upper Green Group 137A. Mature lower Yellow-Green Group 146B. [0078] Stipules.—Absent. [0079] Petioles.—Size: Normally 26 mm in length by 1.5 mm diameter. Texture: Smooth. Color: Yellow-Green Group 144A. [0080] Petioloule.—Size: About 15 mm in length by 1.5 mm diameter. Texture: Smooth. Color: Yellow-Green Group 144A. [0081] Leaflet shape.—Cordate. The base is rounded, apex broadly acuminate. [0082] Margin.—Entire. [0083] Surface.—The upper side is smooth, the lower side is smooth. [0084] Thickness.—Moderate. [0085] Glossiness.—Moderately glossy. [0086] Disease resistance: Subject to any disease that normally attacks the species. However the variety is more tolerant to Clematis wilt, Ascochyta clematidina, than some Clematis known to the inventors. [0087] Cold hardiness: The variety is tolerant to USDA Hardiness Zone 6. [0088] Heat tolerance: The variety has been found to be suitable for climate conditions found in the American Horticulture Society heat zone 7.