U.S. patent number PP30,556 [Application Number 15/932,902] was granted by the patent office on 2019-06-04 for clematis plant name `stand by me`.
The grantee listed for this patent is Hans A. Hansen. Invention is credited to Hans A. Hansen.
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United States Patent |
PP30,556 |
Hansen |
June 4, 2019 |
Clematis plant name `Stand by Me`
Abstract
The new hybrid plant of Clematis `Stand by Me` with ovate
foliage having a purplish bronze cast to the back of the foliage
when young, violet-blue tepals producing multiple nodding flowers
per node beginning late May and reblooming through late summer on
upright non-vining stems.
Inventors: |
Hansen; Hans A. (Zeeland,
MI) |
Applicant: |
Name |
City |
State |
Country |
Type |
Hansen; Hans A. |
Zeeland |
MI |
US |
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Family
ID: |
66673187 |
Appl.
No.: |
15/932,902 |
Filed: |
May 17, 2018 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
PLT/228 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A01H
6/72 (20180501); A01H 5/02 (20130101) |
Current International
Class: |
A01H
5/02 (20180101); A01H 6/72 (20180101) |
Field of
Search: |
;PLT/228 |
Primary Examiner: McCormick Ewoldt; Susan
Claims
It is claimed:
1. The new and distinct ornamental plant named Clematis `Stand by
Me` as herein described and illustrated.
Description
Botanical denomination: Clematis freemontii x Clematis
integrifolia.
Cultivar designation: `Stand by Me`.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a new and distinct plant of
bush-type clematis. The new plant was hybridized by the inventor at
a personal garden in Waseca, Minn., USA from a cross made in June
of 2008. The seed was from a selected, unnamed form sold by a
perennial nursery in Clarkson, Nebr. of Clematis fremontii (not
patented) as the female parent, times an unnamed, unreleased,
blue-flowered selection of Clematis integrifolia (not patented), as
the male parent. The new plant passed the original evaluation in
summer of 2010 at a wholesale perennial nursery in Zeeland, Mich.,
USA and was the subject of the subsequent further evaluations. The
new plant was selected from among many other seedlings growing at
the same nursery in Zeeland, Mich. which met the rigorous criteria
of excellent foliage and habit established as breeding goals.
`Stand by Me` has been asexually propagated since 2013 by shoot tip
cuttings at the same nursery in Zeeland, Mich. The resultant
asexually propagated plants have remained stable and exhibit the
identical characteristics as the original plant.
No plants of Clematis `Stand by Me` have been disclosed or sold,
under this or any name, in this country or anywhere in the world,
prior to the filing of this application, with the exception of that
which may have been disclosed within one year of the filing of this
application and was either derived directly or indirectly from the
inventor. Such sales include sales from Walters Gardens, Inc. to
nurseries comprising Plant Delights Nursery, Inc. and Proven
Winners.RTM.. The owner of Plant Delights Nursery also viewed the
plant on a private tour in 2013.
BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
`Stand by Me` differs from all other clematis known to the
applicant. The nearest known cultivars are Clematis `Center Star`
U.S. Plant Pat. No. 17,010 and `New Love` U.S. Plant Pat. No.
13,977. `Center Star` is similar in height to the new plant, and
the new plant is more floriferous, typically with four tepals per
flower and the flowers face downward compared with the five tepals
per flower and upward facing flowers of `Center Star`. `New Love`
is shorter in habit and has lighter-colored, outwardly,
verticillate flowers. The new plant is taller than the female
parent, more floriferous and more vigorous than both the female and
male parents. `Stand by Me` produces smaller seed heads and open
bell-shaped flowers and the female parent has shorter and broader
foliage and larger seed heads from shorter urn-shaped flowers with
lighter hue. Flowering season on the female parent is much earlier
and has lighter green foliage. Foliage of the male parent is longer
and narrower without the bronze on the underside, and the flowers
have more narrow tepals with lighter blue hue.
The new plant, `Stand by Me`, differs from all clematis known to
the inventor in the following combined traits: 1. The foliage is
ovate and young foliage is concaved and has purplish bronze cast
below and very lightly blushed above. 2. Multiple nodding flowers
per node begin in late May to June with rebloom in the late summer
typically having four tepals per flower. 3. Reflexed violet-blue
tepals are slightly shiny on adaxial surface. 4. Plant habit is
generally upright and non-vining but benefits from stakes or other
nearby plants when mature.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
The photographs of the new plant demonstrate the overall appearance
of trial garden at a wholesale perennial nursery in Zeeland, Mich.,
USA. The colors are as accurate as reasonably possible with color
reproductions. Some slight variation of color may occur as a result
of lighting quality, intensity, wavelength, and direction or
reflection.
FIG. 1 a close-up of the flowers from above early in the season on
a two-year-old plant.
FIG. 2 shows the flowers and flower density of a five-year-old
plant later in the season with some seed heads forming.
FIG. 3 shows a two-year-old plant habit early in the season as
flowering is beginning.
FIG. 4 shows spring stems of the new plant (middle) with female
parent C. fremontii (left) and male parent C. integrifolia
(right).
DETAILED BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION
The following description is based on a five-year-old plant growing
in a full-sun trial garden with supplemental water and fertilizer
at a wholesale perennial nursery in Zeeland, Mich., USA. The new
plant has not been grown under all possible environments and may
phenotypically appear different under different conditions such as
light, temperatures, fertilizer, and water, without any difference
in genotype. The color descriptions are from the 2015 edition of
The Royal Horticultural Society Colour Chart except where common
dictionary terms are used. Parentage: The female (seed parent) an
unnamed selection of Clematis fremontii; the male (pollen parent)
was an unnamed blue-flowering selection of Clematis integrifolia;
Plant habit: Winter-hardy, non-vining, herbaceous perennial of
semi-woody stems producing upright habit, dying to the ground each
winter; to about 98.0 cm tall in flower and spreading to about 70.0
cm across about 85.0 cm above soil; foliage to about 90.0 cm tall;
Roots: Coarse, branched; tan to light brown in color depending on
soil type; Growth rate: Rapid, finishing in four-liter container in
about 8 to 10 weeks from a one-year-old vernalized plant; Stems:
Angular in cross-section, six-sided with carina; glabrous
proximally and pubescent distally; slightly branched; about 60 to
90 per plant; to about 90.0 cm long and 4.0 mm diameter at base;
flowering in upper 30.0 to 45.0 cm; Stem color: Proximally between
RHS N167C and RHS N167D, distally nearest RHS 146B with carina
nearest RHS N186C; Internode: About 10 to 14 per stems to 5.0 mm
across; Internode color: Variable, between RHS 145A in lower light
and RHS 187A in high light intensity; Foliage: Opposite; simple;
ovate; apex acute; base rounded, sessile and partially clasping;
margin entire; minutely tomentose abaxial and adaxial; newly
expanded foliage is concaved with young opposite leaves nearly
enclosing meristem; Leaf blade size: Variable, to about 11.5 cm
long and about 6.2 cm wide in middle; average about 9.6 cm long and
5.8 cm wide; Leaf color: Proximal mature leaves adaxial surface
nearest RHS 137A, abaxial surface nearest RHS 146B; young emerging
leaves adaxial surface nearest RHS 137A with very light blushing of
nearest RHS 187A, abaxial surface between RHS 146A and RHS 146B
with heavy blushing of RHS 187A; Petiole: Sessile; Veins:
Palmate-penta-nerved to multi-costate; convergent; Vein color:
Adaxial mature leaves in lower stem portion nearest RHS 145C toward
leaf base and toward apex nearest RHS 145B; abaxial mature leaves
in lower stem between RHS 145A and RHS 145B; adaxial young leaves
in upper stem nearest RHS 145C blushed with nearest RHS 183A;
abaxial young leaves in upper stem between RHS 147B and RHS 147C
blushed with N186C; Inflorescence: Flowers solitary; at nodes;
flowering portion about 35.0 cm long; Flower attitude: Buds
upright, flowers drooping when mature; Flower fragrance: Faintly
sweet, difficult to detect; Flower period: Late May to June with
rebloom into late summer; individual flowers remaining effective in
flower for about 6 to 8 days; Peduncle: Terete; puberulent; to
about 12.5 cm long and 2.0 mm in diameter, average 8.3 cm long and
1.5 mm diameter; Peduncle attitude: Attitude upright becoming
drooping distally; Peduncle color: Variable, nearest RHS N187A
distally, proximally nearest RHS 146C with ridges of N186C, and
nearest 138B on young buds; Buds one day prior to opening: Conical
with narrowly acute apex, and rounded base; glabrous with carina
long tepal unions and center veins tomentose; about 24.0 mm long
and 10.0 mm diameter; Bud color: Nearest RHS N92C with carina along
tepal unions nearest blend of RHS 91D and RHS 198D; Flower:
Solitary; perfect; incomplete; campanulate, cruciform;
actinomorphic; about 5.2 cm across at tepal apices and 2.5 cm deep;
Flower angle: Outwardly at initial anthesis becoming drooping
within 2 days of anthesis; Tepals: Typically four in two sets;
lanceolate; acute apex; cuneate to truncate base; recurved;
tri-nerved with midrib and one pair of main veins; margins entire,
becoming revolute; distal one-half of margin erosulate; tomentose
abaxial between outer main vein and margin, glabrous and lustrous
between outer main veins and midrib; adaxial glabrous and slightly
lustrous; larger set average about 33.0 mm long and 15.0 mm wide in
middle, smaller set average about 30.0 mm long and 11.0 mm wide in
middle; Tepal color: Adaxial center nearest RHS 90A, adaxial margin
between outer main vein and margin between RHS 90D and RHS 91A;
abaxial center between RHS N92D and RHS 93A, margin between outer
main vein and margin between RHS 93C and RHS 93D; Petals and
sepals: Not present; Androecium: About 60; flattened
dorsa-ventrally, abaxial pubescent distal half, glabrous proximal
half; total 12.0 mm long and 2.0 mm wide; Filaments.--About 4.0 mm
to 5.0 mm long; color nearest RHS NN155A. Anthers.--Basifixed;
longitudinal; ellipsoidal; toward external radius of flower; to
about 3.0 mm long and 1.2 mm diameter, decreasing toward flower
axis; color nearest RHS 11B. Pollen.--Abundant; powdery; color
nearest RHS 11C. Gynoecium: About 60 internal to androecium; pilose
with many hairs 5.0 to 6.0 mm long; Style.--Terete; about 7.0 mm
long and 0.2 mm diameter; pilose; color nearest RHS 155D.
Stigma.--Ellipsoidal; about 2.0 mm long and 0.5 mm diameter; color
nearest RHS 155D. Torus.--Semi-dome shaped; about 3.0 mm diameter
across at base and 2.0 mm tall; color nearest RHS 160A.
Reproductive organs: Fruit.--Achene: about 60 per receptacle;
producing globose plumose head; initially 3.5 cm diameter, maturing
to head 6.5 cm diameter. Seed.--Flattened achene with style
persistent as plumose tail; hairs antrorse as maturing and at
nearly 90 degree angle to style when mature, extending 4.0 mm long;
tail portion to 4.2 cm long, base 4.0 mm long, 3.0 mm wide and 1.0
mm thick; color maturing plumose feather stem nearest RHS 197C with
hairs lighter than RHS 156D, stem base nearest RHS 160D; when
mature plumose feather hairs nearest RHS 161C, stem nearest N200A
and seed base between RHS 165D and RHS 165B. Torus.--At maturity
with seeds removed to 6.0 mm across and 3.5 mm tall; color between
RHS 165B and RHS 165C. Culture: Clematis `Stand by Me` grows best
in full sun with ample moisture, good drainage and mulch. The new
plant is cold hardy from USDA zones 3 to at least zone 8. Disease
and pest tolerance: Pest and disease resistance and tolerance
outside of that normal for Clematis is not known at this time.
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