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Ranunculaceae
Alpine Clematis
Clematis alpina
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- Family
- Ranunculaceae
- Genus
- Clematis
- Native to
- Europe, Northern Asia
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Type
- climbing vine
- Height
- 6-10 ft
- Sunlight
- part shade to full sun
- Soil
- Moist, well-drained soil
- Water
- moderate
- Hardiness
- 3-9
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- Alpine Clematis is one of the hardiest clematis species, tolerating winter temperatures down to minus 40 degrees.
- The nodding bell-shaped flowers have four petal-like sepals surrounding a cluster of modified stamens called staminodes.
- It blooms on old wood from the previous year, which means it should never be hard-pruned in spring.
- After flowering, it produces silky, feathery seed heads that shimmer in the light and persist well into winter.
- Unlike many clematis that suffer from wilt disease, Alpine Clematis is virtually immune to this common fungal problem.
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