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Clematis alpina, the 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 ]
Although clematis has a reputation for being hard to grow, it can do well if you give it the right conditions. Here's how to grow it in your garden.
This is a good time of the year to plant clematis if you're looking to add a perennial vine known as the queen of climbers to your garden.
Large, dark purple clematis flower with white finger stamens in sunlight Purple clematis Clematis armandii Clematis 'Multi Blue' Clematis florida C. montana Flowers of C. vitalba Seed heads of C. vitalba growing in a hedge, showing why it is known colloquially as "old man's beard" Achenes Fruits of C. dioica in Guanacaste, Costa Rica C ...
This plant is an aggressively growing vine which can climb to heights of 3–6 m (10–20 ft) by twisting leafstalks. The leaves are opposite and pinnately compound, trifoliate (3 leaflets) that have coarse unequal teeth on the margins.
The following species in the flowering plant genus Clematis are accepted by Plants of the World Online. [1] Although the genus is currently most diverse in warm temperate regions and mountainous habitats, molecular evidence suggests that this is of recent origin, and earlier diversification occurred in more tropical climes.
Over 70 species and cultivars of clematis currently (2016) [1] possess the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit, reflecting this plant's continued popularity in gardens in the United Kingdom. Clematis is a genus of woody based perennials, mostly climbers with a twining habit, though some are grown as groundcover or as herbaceous ...
Alpine plants are plants that grow in an alpine climate, which occurs at high elevation and above the tree line. There are many different plant species and taxa that grow as a plant community in these alpine tundra. [1] These include perennial grasses, sedges, forbs, cushion plants, mosses, and lichens. [2]