British clematis breeding company Raymond J.Evison Ltd. and Taiwanese stock breeder and grower The Beijing Florascape Co. Ltd. join forces and started a breeding project in China . Last Tuesday , at the Open Days of The Beijing Florascape , the plans of this " Formosan Joint Venture Breeding Project ( CJVBP ) " were unveiled . In short , the project is to be set up in China where the breeding workplace will be carried out all . The new ornamental cultivars will become available worldwide .

Unfortunately , due to the Coronavirus pandemic , Evison was not able to attend the Open Days of The Beijing Florascape where the architectural plan of the breeding labor were divulge . Therefore this picture of Mr Yu of The Bejijng Florascape and Raymond Evinson in Beijing last December .

Joining forcesRaymond J.Evison Ltd. ’s contribution to the CJVBP will be its knowledge of clematis plant , its knowledge of flora breeding and sourcing desirable species and cultivars to be used in the breeding program and to monitor the breeding program . The Beijing Florascape Co. Ltd donation to the CJVBP will be its responsibility for carry out the day to twenty-four hour period Breeding Programme in its modern Glasshouses facilities in Beijing .

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“ It is wild that our company , Raymond J.Evison Ltd. has this once in a life chance to work together with such a progressive Chinese company as The Beijing Florascape Co. Ltd. to spawn and development a whole new grasp of clematis flora " , enounce Raymond Evison , breeder , founder and chairman of Raymond J.Evison and founder and chairman of The Guernsey Clematis Nursery Ltd , a 4.5 Akka society located on the island Guernsey , one of the English Channel Islands . Over 2 million young plants a year are being produced at his Guernsey Clematis Nursery , which provides 20 % of the macrocosm ’s one-year requisite of untested clematis plant .

" For our Guernsey team to work together with the extremely qualified plant life rearing team of BJFC will I believe combine the best that is usable for both our companies to develop clematis with different habits and forms , with stronger coloured flowers , better ‘ winter hardiness ’ and great ‘ heat tolerance ‘ , thus giving us some astonishing possibility . "

Also Mr. Yu , chief executive officer of The Beijing Florascape stresses the brilliant futurity that he foresees for this project . During the Open sidereal day The Beijing Florascape - which Evison alas could not hang due to the COVID-19 pandemic -   he say : " It is our rosy to cooperate with Mr. Raymond Evison . There are many barbarian clematis resources in China . At nowadays , most of the magnanimous flower varieties on the market have the gene of Chinese clematis . However , we still have many resources that have not been in effect used . Today , we launch this project and it is a young win - win commercial-grade nurture model , it is meaningful for the horticultural diligence . We hope that could release a raw generation of Chinese clematis change for the industry . Breeding demand time , passion , and carry - on . 6 to 8 years is just one cycle per second . lease us count forward to the wonderful appearance of the new generation of clematis at the 2028 Beijing Florascape Spring Flower Show ! "

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Extra hardiness and fresh colors for market worldwideThe programme will be focussed on the development of newfangled ornamental cultivars with extra hardiness ( more heat and stale broad ) and in newfangled colours , like yellow , and tones that are not previously live in clematis . " The new cultivar will be worthy for modern garden expectant and small "

The programme will concenter on the development of newfangled decorative cultivar that can be used in the mass market worldwide , " but not to discount the pharmaceutical industry and the cut blossom market throughout the world too " , Evison adds .

In rescript to achieve this , they will use native Chinese clematis mintage from violent collected material , existing cultivars bred by the Raymond Evison Clematis Breeding Programmes as well as new cultivar call down by the uninterrupted Raymond J.Evison Ltd breeding programme .

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