'Bijou' Clematis

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'Bijou' clematis Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Rosemary

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Evipo030
• Flora Bijou
• Thumbelina

HMF Ratings:

9 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 2004 as 'Bijou'.
Introduced in United Kingdom by Guernsey Clematis Nursery in 2004.

Class:

Early Large Flowered, Group 2.

Bloom:

Mauve, pink stripes, pink anthers. Average diameter 4". Large, single bloom form. Late spring.

Habit:

Height: 1' to 20" (30 to 50cm).

Patents:

United States - Patent No: PP 15,991 on 20 Sep 2005 VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 10/838,419 on 5 Apr 2004

Inventors: Olesen; Mogens N. (Fredensborg, DK), Evison; Raymond J. (St. Sampsons, GB)
Assignee: Poulsen Roser A/S (Fredensborg, DK)
The present invention constitutes a new and distinct variety of Clematis which originated from a controlled crossing between the female parent, `Silver Moon` (unpatented), and the male parent, an un-named, unpatented seedling..... The two parents were crossed in 1995

Parentage:

Silver Moon × Unnamed Seedling

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