'C. 'Arctic Queen'' Clematis

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'C. 'Arctic Queen'' clematis Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Brigitta

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Arctic Queen
• C. 'Evitwo'
• Evitwo

HMF Ratings:

21 favorite votes.

Origin:

Discovered by Raymond J. Evison (United Kingdom, 1989).
Introduced in United Kingdom by Guernsey Clematis Nursery in 1994 as 'Arctic Queen'.

Class:

Early Large Flowered, Group 2.

Bloom:

White. 12 petals. Average diameter 7". Double bloom form. Early summer to early autumn.

Habit:

Height: 6' to 8' (185 to 245cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 5b through 9b. Plant in sun or partial shade. Suitable for growing in a container. This plant blooms twice. It blooms on the previous year's growth, so resist the urge to prune it in early spring. However, if you garden in a place with cold winters, Mother Nature will more than likely prune the plant for you. It will bloom a second time on new growth.

Patents:

Canada - Patent No: 1987 on 23 Sep 2004
Application No: 95-687 on 22 Dec 1995

Rights surrendered on September 9, 2013.
Denomination: 'Evitwo'
Trade name: Arctic Queen
Breeder: Raymond J. Evison, Raymond J. Evison, Ltd., Channel Islands, United Kingdom
'Evitwo' originated from a polycross made at the Guernsey Clematis Nursery in the Channel Islands, United Kingdom. The variety was the result of a chance pollination between an unknown seed parent and an unknown pollen parent.

United Kingdom - Patent No: xxx

Plant Breeder's Rights

United States - Patent No: PP 10,167 on 30 Dec 1997 VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 08/627,507 on 4 Apr 1996

Ploidy:

Diploid

Parentage:

Unknown

Notes:

Chance seedling, possibly of 'Duke of Edinburgh'.