{{short description|Species of flowering plant in the buttercup family}} {{Speciesbox |image = Clematis alpina ENBLA01.JPG |genus = Clematis |species = alpina |authority = (L.) Mill. }}
'''''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.<ref name = southern>{{cite encyclopedia | encyclopedia = The Southern Living Garden Book | editor-last = Bender | editor-first = Steve |date=January 2004 | edition = 2nd | isbn = 0-376-03910-8 | publisher = Oxmoor House | location = Birmingham, Alabama | page = 251| title = The Southern Living Garden Book: Completely Revised, All-New Edition }}</ref> ''C. alpina'' is native to Europe; in the United States it grows best in American Horticultural Society zones 9 to 6,<ref name = southern /> which are generally found in the southern USA.<ref>{{cite web | title = Plant Heat-Zone Map | publisher = American Horticultural Society | accessdate = 15 Sep 2009 | url = http://www.ahs.org/pdfs/05_heat_map.pdf}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=RHS Plant Selector - ''Clematis alpina''|url=https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/3919|access-date=11 October 2023}}</ref>
Cultivars include the pale pink 'Willy', dark blue 'Helsingborg' and lavender blue 'Pamela Jackman'.<ref name = southern />
''Clematis alpina'' 'Pamela Jackman'<ref>{{cite web|title=RHS Plant Selector - ''Clematis alpina'' 'Pamela Jackman'|url=https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/96555/Clematis-alpina-Pamela-Jackman-(A)/Details | accessdate=23 February 2020}}</ref> has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
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alpina Category:Flora of Europe Category:Plants described in 1753 Category:Botanical taxa named by Carl Linnaeus Category:Taxa named by Philip Miller
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