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Clematis alpina

Small nodding, mid-blue flowers with cream staminodes, white filaments and pale yellow anthers. Introduced into the UK from Europe in 1792 according to Whitehead (1959) although Johnson finds an earlier description in 1768. Given the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Merit in 1894, 1965 and the Award of Garden Merit in 1993.

In 1912, William Robinson writes in his book 'The Virgin's Bower', "A hardy, early and often neglected kind..."

Approximate height: The heights given here are for guidance only. Much depends on the growing conditions of individual specimens.	2.5 - 4.0 metres
Flowering period(s): Warning: the months here are approximate for the northern hemisphere: users south of the equator should add approximately 6 months so that July becomes January etc.	Apr May
Aspect:	Any aspect
USDA zones: Warning: the zones given here are USDA zones for guidance only. Canadian zones are slightly different!	3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Pruning:	No pruning (Group 1)
Country of origin:	C & S Europe
Parentage: (s) = seed parent	Species
Other name(s):	'Alpine Virgin's Bower'; atragene alpina. Wrongly: atragena alpina
Further detail:	Flower: 2.5-5cm long Tepals: 4; ovate or oblong, long-pointed, tip sometimes recurves Leaves: usually 2-ternate