Scientific Name:
Clematis alpina
Pronunciation:
KLEM-uh-tiss al-PYE-nuh
Common Name:
alpine clematis
Family Name:
Ranunculaceae
Plant Type:
Vine - deciduous
Key ID Features:
Climbing deciduous vine; leaves are compound with 3-5 leaflets, petiole tendrils; flowers with 4 or 8 petal-like violet sepals in spring. Winter ID: tendtils, part of petiole often stays attached, pubescent twigs and buds, buds opposite, ovoid, 1-3mm long on horizontally ridged nodes.
Habit:
Arching, Spreading
Form:
Climbing
Texture:
Medium - fine
Mature Height:
2 - 3m
Mature Spread:
1.0 - 1.5m
Growth Rate:
Fast
Origin:
Europe
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 6: (-23 to -18 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun only if soil kept moist, Part sun/part shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Humus rich, Well-drained
Water Use:
Moderate
Landscape Uses:
Espalier, Screening, Spring interest
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Compound
Arrangement:
Opposite
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible
Surfaces:
Glabrous
Compound Leaf:
Digitate (palmate)
Colour in Fall:
Yellow
Shapes:
Ovate
Apices:
Acute
Bases:
Oblique (uneven)
Margins:
Dentate
Inflorescence Type:
Flowers solitary, Floriferous
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
0
Corolla Shape:
Campanulate
Ovary Position:
Superior
Colour (petals):
Showy, Violet (Clematis alpina 'Pamala Jackman' has lilac flowers)
Flower Scent:
None
Flower Time at Peak:
Apr, May
Additional Info:
Many simple pistils
Fruit Type:
Aggregate fruit, Achene
Fruit Colour:
White, Dark-red (becoming all white once mature)
Fruiting Time:
Jun, Jul
Additional Info:
Showy
Bark Morphology:
Papery
Bark or Stem Colour:
Red, Brown
Leaf Bud Type:
Narrowly conical
Leaf Scar Shape:
Other
Organ Modifications:
Tendrils
Propagation:
Seed, Cuttings, Division - below ground parts
Maintenance:
Low
Pest Susceptibility:
Aphids or adelgids, Canker or sap rot, Fungal leaf spot, Mildew, Rust, Scale insects, Whitefly or psyllids
Course(s):
- not used (on campus)
Location(s):
- (BCE) Boulevard (Circular) Eastend : was near Gateway of Hope