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'Bourbon' Description
'Bourbon' clematis photo
Photo courtesy of Huyustus
Availability:
Commercially available
Synonyms:
HMF Ratings:
11 favorite votes.  
Origin:
Bred by Mogens Nyegaard Olesen (Denmark, 1995). Bred by Raymond J. Evison (United Kingdom, 1995).
Introduced in Denmark by Poulsen Roser A/S in 2002 as 'Bourbon'.
Introduced in United Kingdom by Guernsey Clematis Nursery in 2002.
Class:
Group 2, Viticella Group.  
Bloom:
Red, yellow anthers.  6 petals.  Average diameter 6".  Large, single, overlapping bloom form.  Midsummer.  
Habit:

Height: 4'11" to 6'7" (150 to 200cm).  
Growing:
USDA zone 5a through 9a.  
Patents:
Canada - Patent No: 3889  on  28 Jun 2010
Application No: 06-5253  on  28 Feb 2006
Rights surrendered on June 22, 2016.
Denomination: 'Evipo018'
Trade name: Bourbon
Botanical Name: Clematis viticella
Breeder: Mogens N. Olesen, Poulsen Roser A/S, Fredensborg, Denmark; Raymond J. Evison, Raymond J. Evison, Ltd., Channel Islands, United Kingdom
'Evipo018' originated from a cross made in Guernsey, England during the spring of 1995 between two unnamed seedlings.
 
United States - Patent No: PP 16,267  on  21 Feb 2006   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 10/798,699  on  3 Oct 2004
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