''Clematis alpina'', the Alpine clematis, is a flowering deciduous

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of the genus ''

Clematis ''Clematis'' is a genus of about 380 species within the buttercup family, Ranunculaceae. Their garden hybrids and cultivars have been popular among gardeners, beginning with ''Clematis'' 'Jackmanii', a garden staple since 1862; more cultivars ...

''. Like many members of that genus, it is prized by

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for its showy

flower Flowers, also known as blooms and blossoms, are the reproductive structures of flowering plants ( angiosperms). Typically, they are structured in four circular levels, called whorls, around the end of a stalk. These whorls include: calyx, m ...

s. It bears 1 to 3-inch spring flowers on long stalks in a wide variety of colors. ''C. alpina'' is native to Europe; in the United States it grows best in

American Horticultural Society The American Horticultural Society (AHS) is a nonprofit, membership-based organization that promotes American horticulture. It is headquartered at River Farm in Alexandria, Virginia. History Established in 1922, the AHS is one of the oldest nat ...

zones 9 to 6, which are generally found in the southern USA.

Cultivar A cultivar is a kind of Horticulture, cultivated plant that people have selected for desired phenotypic trait, traits and which retains those traits when Plant propagation, propagated. Methods used to propagate cultivars include division, root a ...

s include the pale pink 'Willy', dark blue 'Helsingborg' and lavender blue 'Pamela Jackman'. ''Clematis alpina'' 'Pamela Jackman' has gained the

Royal Horticultural Society The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS), founded in 1804 as the Horticultural Society of London, is the UK's leading gardening charity. The RHS promotes horticulture through its five gardens at Wisley (Surrey), Hyde Hall (Essex), Harlow Carr ...

Award of Garden Merit The Award of Garden Merit (AGM) is a long-established award for plants by the British Royal Horticultural Society (RHS). It is based on assessment of the plants' performance under UK growing conditions. It includes the full range of cultivated p ...

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Flora of Europe Plants described in 1753 Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus Taxa named by Philip Miller {{Ranunculaceae-stub