Clematis alpina

Alpine Clematis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Magnoliophyta
Class:	Magnoliopsida
Order:	Ranunculales
Family:	Ranunculaceae
Genus:	Clematis
Species:	C. alpina
Binomial name
Clematis alpina

Clematis alpina or Alpine Clematis is a flowering deciduous vine of the genus Clematis. Like many members of that genus, it is prized by gardeners for its showy flowers. It bears 1 to 3-inch spring flowers on long stalks in a wide variety of colors.^[1] C. alpina is native to Europe; in the United States it grows best in American Horticultural Society zones 9 to 6,^[1] which are generally found in the southern USA.^[2]

Cultivars include the pale pink 'Willy,' dark blue 'Helsingborg,' and lavender blue 'Pamela Jackman.'^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Bender, Steve, ed (January 2004). "The Southern Living Garden Book". The Southern Living Garden Book (2nd ed.). Birmingham, Alabama: Oxmoor House. p. 251. ISBN 0-376-03910-8. 
2. ^ "Plant Heat-Zone Map" (pdf). American Horticultural Society. http://www.ahs.org/pdfs/05_heat_map.pdf. Retrieved 15 Sept 2009.