Clematis serratifolia' Kugotia' u.s.p.p.# 10,952 "Golden Tiara" t.m.

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The British Clematis Society operates a Trial Ground in the Royal National Rose Society's, "Gardens of the Rose" at St. Albans, England. The trials are over a period of three years and at the end of that time awards are made to Outstanding Cultivars. The eight groups of Judges visit every week during the growing season and return with their reports.

The plants are judged using criteria determined by the Society's Plant Judging Committee. These are:1) Vigor, health and habit of growth. 2) Beauty of form and of bloom. 3) Abundance of flowering. 4) General effect ( color and impact ) 5)  Novelty. 6) Length of flowering period. This year one cultivar was Outstanding ; ' Kugotia' or "Golden Tiara" as it is most commonly known. The cultivar was entered by Mr. H.J.M. Kuijf of Uithoorn, The Netherlands.

I can advise you that "Golden Tiara" was awarded the British Clematis Society's  Certificate of Merit and The Valarasan-Toomey award, for the Best New Clematis Variety for the year 1999.