Clematis viticella plant named 'Evipo095'

Abstract

A new Clematis plant with a compact growth habit, profuse, red-purple 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 Evipo095, substantially as described and illustrated , due to its abundant red-purple 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

[0013] 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 Evipo095.

[0014] Specifically illustrated in FIG. 1 of the drawings are open flower on the plant.

[0015] FIG. 2 shows the entire plant with open flowers.

[0016] Illustrated plants are 2 years of age.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE VARIETY

[0017] The following is a detailed description of Evipo095, as observed in its growth 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.

[0018] For a comparison, several physical characteristics of the Clematis variety Evipo070 described and illustrated in U.S. Plant Pat. No. 27,254 are compared to Evipo095 in Chart 1.

TABLE-US-00001 CHART 1 Evipo095 Evipo070 Flower diameter 110 mm 130 mm Tepal upper Red-Purple Red-Purple surface after Group 59A Group 61A, opening 61B Tepal count 5 6

FLOWER AND FLOWER BUD

[0019] Blooming habit: Continuous. The natural flowering period is generally from April to September. Flowers on new and old growth. [0020] Flower bud: [0021] Size.Length 28 mm, diameter 14 mm. [0022] Bud form: Elliptic. [0023] Peduncle: [0024] Length.75 mm. [0025] Diameter.About 1 mm. [0026] Flower arrangement: [0027] Borne.Singly. [0028] Flower bloom: [0029] Size.Diameter 110 mm. 10 mm deep. [0030] Shape from the side.Flat. [0031] Fragrance.None. [0032] Lasting quality.Flowers normally remain 10 days on the plant. [0033] General tonality.Red-Purple Group 59A. [0034] Tepals: [0035] Color.The upper surface is Red-Purple Group 59A. Underneath, Red Purple 59D. [0036] Quantity.Normally 5 tepals. [0037] Size.55 mm in length by 35 mm wide. [0038] Shape: Individual tepal shape is broad and elliptic. The tepal apex is acuminate. The tepal base is typically acute. [0039] Apex recurvature.Slightly recurved. [0040] Margins.Entire. Weak undulations of margin observed. [0041] Persistence.Tepals drop off cleanly. [0042] Reproductive organs: [0043] Pollen.White Group 155 A in color. [0044] Anthers.Size: 5 mm in length. Color: Greyed-Purple Group N186A. Quantity: On average, 65. [0045] Filaments.Color: Greyed-Purple Group N186C. Length: 5 to 10 mm. [0046] Pistils.Quantity: On average, 30. [0047] Stigma color.Green-White Group 157A. [0048] Styles.Color: Green-White Group 157A. Length: 10 mm.

PLANT

[0049] Size: Seasons growth attains 1.5 meters in height. About 45 cm wide. [0050] Stems: [0051] Color.Juvenile stems are Yellow-Green Group 145B. Mature stems are Greyed-Orange Group 166B. [0052] Internodes.On average, 7 cm between nodes. [0053] Length.Normally 50 cm from the base of the plant to the flowering portion of the stem. [0054] Diameter.About 3 mm. [0055] Texture.Mature stems are ribbed. Juvenile stems are smooth. [0056] Plant foliage: [0057] Arrangement.Ternate. [0058] Leaf characteristics.Deciduous. [0059] Leaf size.Compound leaves are 80 mm (l)120 mm (w). Leaflets are normally 55 mm (l)45 mm (w). [0060] Abundance.On average 2 leaves per 10 cm of stem. [0061] Leaf color: Juvenile upper Yellow-Green Group 144A. Juvenile lower Yellow-Green Group 144A. Mature upper Yellow-Green Group 146A. Mature lower Yellow-Green Group 146B. [0062] Leaflet shape: Generally cordate. The base is cordate to rounded, the apex is acute. [0063] Margin.Entire. [0064] Surface.The upper side is smooth. The lower side is smooth. [0065] Thickness.Moderate. [0066] Glossiness.Glossy. [0067] Disease resistance: Subject to any disease that normally attacks the species. However the variety is more tolerant to Clematis wilt than some Clematis. [0068] Cold hardiness: The variety is tolerant to USDA Hardiness Zone 6. [0069] Heat tolerance: The variety has been found to be suitable for climate conditions found in the American Horticulture Society heat zone 7.