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Plant Patent Applied For. Cultivar name: 'Kivihu.' We are honored to bring to Wayside gardeners this fine Clematis from the Kivistik Collection of Estonia. Bred on Roogoja Farm (along the 58th Parallel) by the late Mr. Uno Kivistik, Huvi™ demonstrates all the merits that have made the Kivistiks some of the best Clematis available in the world today:

* early flowering, from a young age

* compact growth habit

* very heavy bud set

These large blooms arise profusely on plants just 6 to 7 1/2 feet long, reappearing all summer long. Boasting long, brilliant neon-pink to carmine petals with a darker red stripe running down the center, they stop visitors in their tracks and demand a closer look. Descended from C. 'Pohjanael' x C. 'Niobe,' they are among the most richly colored blooms in the Clematis family -- and you can expect to see them a full season earlier and more abundantly than other varieties'.

Compact enough for containers, Huvi™ grows vigorously in sun to light shade. Its color complements the blues and purples of the Clematis garden, and it makes a fine companion to another Kivistik cultivar, icy blue Silmakivi. Add these spectacular Clematis to your landscape this season for years of outstanding performance, no matter what your climate or how extreme your weather. Zones 3-9.