Clematis alpina

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] 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][3]

Clematis alpina
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Ranunculales
Family:	Ranunculaceae
Genus:	Clematis
Species:	C. alpina
Binomial name
Clematis alpina (L.) Mill.

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

Clematis alpina 'Pamela Jackman'^[4] has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.