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How to Grow and Care for Alpine clematis

Alpine clematis, also known as Alpine Virgin's Bower, Mountain Clematis

Alpine clematis is known for its resilience and low-maintenance care requirements, making for an easy addition to a variety of garden settings. Key care points for alpine clematis include providing well-drained soil and regular watering with a focus on avoiding waterlogged conditions. Special care should be given to the correct pruning group, as alpine clematis typically flourishes when pruned right after blooming to encourage growth and flower production for the following season.

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Watering schedule: Every week

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Sunlight Requirements: Partial sun

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Planting and Growing Alpine clematis

ToughnessHigh
Care LevelLow
Care DifficultyEasy
LifespanPerennial
Watering ScheduleEvery week
Sunlight RequirementsPartial sun
Soil TypeGarden Soil
Soil pH6-7
Hardiness Zones
3-11
ToxicityToxic to Pets
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Varieties of Alpine clematis
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Alpine clematis 'Jan Lindmark'

The alpine clematis 'Jan Lindmark' has larger and more vivid flowers than the paler mauve flowers of the parent Alpine clematis. It is named Alpine clematis 'Jan Lindmark' for the gardener and hybridizer Jan Lindmark who first bred this stunning clematis with its huge drooping purple flowers. It looks superb in wall-side borders.

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Alpine clematis 'White Columbine'

Alpine clematis 'White Columbine' (Clematis alpina 'White Columbine') is a white-flowered cultivar of the deciduous alpine clematis (Clematis alpina), which usually has blue or purple flowers with reddish tints. These climbing plants are beloved for their flowers, which vary between cultivars once they bloom in the spring and summer months.

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Alpine clematis 'Constance'

Alpine clematis 'Constance' is a hardy climbing perennial, known for its nodding, bell-shaped flowers, tinted a delicate shade of lavender-pink. Originating from mountainous regions, alpine clematis 'Constance''s distinctive blooms appear in spring, often accented with creamy stamens. This plant thrives in well-drained soil and benefits from cool roots and sun-drenched tops, making it a resilient addition to alpine gardens.

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Alpine clematis 'Frankie'

Alpine clematis 'Frankie' is an extremely free-flowering Clematis cultivar, bred to produce masses of small, nodding blue flowers with distinctive petaloid, white stamens. Alpine clematis 'Frankie' is noted as one of the first Clematis cultivars to bloom in the spring.

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Alpine clematis 'Blue Dancer'

Alpine clematis 'Blue Dancer' is so-named because of its pale blue inverted flowers, which look like the skirt of a ballet dancer when the long blooms move about in the wind. This trailing, climbing plant can grow 1.8 to 3 m long. The cultivar is enjoyed by gardeners due to its climbing nature as well as its hardiness and early blooming period.

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