<i>Clematis </i>plant named ‘Evipo109’

Abstract

A new Clematis plant with a compact growth habit, profuse, violet blue 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 ‘Evipo109’, substantially as described and illustrated , due to its abundant violet-blue 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

(1) 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 ‘Evipo109’.

(2) Specifically illustrated in FIG. 1 of the drawings are open flowers, tepals detached showing reproductive flower parts.

(3) FIG. 2 shows leaves. FIG. 3 shows a flowering branch with open flower and flower buds attached. Illustrated plants are 2 years of age.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE VARIETY

(4) The following is a detailed description of ‘Evipo109’, 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.

(5) For a comparison, several physical characteristics of the Clematis variety ‘Evipo047’ described and illustrated in U.S. Plant Pat. No. 28,371 are compared to ‘Evipo109’ in Chart 1.

(6) TABLE-US-00001 CHART 1 ‘Evipo109’ ‘Evipo047’ Flower diameter 130 mm 80 mm Tepal upper Violet-Blue Group Violet Group N88C with surface N89B with intonations intonations of Purple- of Violet Group 86A Violet Group N81B Tepal count Normally 6 to 7 13 to 15

Flower and flower bud:

(7) Blooming habit: Continuous. The natural flowering period is generally from April to September. Flower bud: Size.—Normally 25 mm in length. Bud diameter is 10 mm. Bud form.—Long campanulate, broad based. Bud color.—Yellow-Green Group 145B. Texture.—Highly Pubescent. Pedicel: Surface texture.—Pubescent. Length.—On average 21 mm in length with 2.5 to 3 mm diameter. Color.—Yellow-Green Group 145B. Strength.—Moderately strong. Receptacle: Surface texture.—Lightly pubescent. Shape.—Broad funnel. Size.—1.5 mm (h)×4 mm (w). Color.—Yellow-Green Group 145B Flower arrangement: Location on vine.—New growth only. Borne.—In multiples of 2 at each axillary bud. Flower bloom: Size.—Average 130 mm in diameter and 30 mm in depth. Profile.—Almost flat. Fragrance.—Light pollen scent. Lasting quality.—Flowers normally remain up to 15 days on the plant. Tepals: Tepal color.—Upon opening, the upper surface is Violet-Blue Group N89B with intonations of Violet Group 86A. Apex is White Group 155A. The lower surface Violet Group N88B with a marginal thin layer of Violet Group 86B. There is a central bar the color of White Group N155B. Quantity.—Normally 6 to 7 tepals. Size.—68 mm in length by 40 mm wide. Shape.—Individual tepal shape is elliptical. The tepal apex is acuminate. The tepal base is attenuate. Apex recurvature.—None. Tepal cross section.—Flat. Margins.—Entire. Strong undulations. Persistence.—Tepals drop off cleanly. Reproductive organs: Pollen.—None observed. Anthers.—Size: 5 mm in length. Color: Greyed-Purple Group N186C and D. Quantity: On average, 35. Filaments.—Color: White Group N155B. Length: 7 mm. Pistils.—Quantity: On average, 20. Stigmas.—Slightly superior in location relative to the length of the filaments and the height of the anthers. Styles.—Color: White Group 155A. Length: 12 mm. Seed head characteristics: Seed not observed to date.

Plant

(8) Plant form: Mounding, or prostrate. Plant growth: Moderately vigorous. Size: Seasons growth attains 38 cm in height. Average spread is 30 cm. Stems: Color.—Juvenile stems are Yellow-Green Group 145B. Mature stems are Greyed-Purple Group 183A. Internodes.—On average, 8 cm between nodes. Length.—Normally 10 cm from the base of the plant to the flowering portion of the stem. Diameter.—About 3 mm. Texture.—Mature stems are smooth and lightly pubescent. Plant foliage: Leaf characteristics.—Deciduous. Arrangement.—Trifoliate. Leaf size.—Compound leaves are about 145 mm (l)×120 mm (w). Leaflets are about 45 to 60 mm (l)×32 mm (w). Abundance.—On average leaves per 10 cm of stem. Leaf color.—Juvenile upper Yellow-Green Group 144A. Juvenile lower Yellow-Green Group 144A. Mature upper Yellow-Green Group 146B. Mature lower Yellow-Green Group 146C. Stipules.—Absent. Petioles.—Size: Normally 70 mm in length by mm diameter. Texture: Smooth. Color: Yellow-Green Group 144A. Petioloule.—Size: About 10 to 25 mm in length by 2 mm diameter. Texture: Smooth. Color: Greyed-Purple Group N186C. Leaflet shape.—Deltoid. The base is rounded, apex acute. Margin.—Entire. Strong or weak undulations. Surface.—The upper side is smooth, the lower side is smooth. Thickness.—Moderate. Glossiness.—Moderately glossy. 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. Cold hardiness: The variety is tolerant to USDA Hardiness Zone 6. Heat tolerance: The variety has been found to be suitable for climate conditions found in the American Horticulture Society heat zone 7.