Austrian Clematis

Clematis alpina

Also known as

Alpine clematis

Clematis alpina ENBLA01 by Enrico Blasutto (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Full Sun

Moderate care

Moderate watering

Frost Hardy

RHS hardiness

-20°C

Minimum temperature

Expected size

Height		Spread
2.5m	Max	1.5m
1.5m	Min	1m

2 years to reach maturity

Flowering

spring
summer
autumn
winter

More images of Austrian Clematis

A close up of a purple Clematis alpina flower

A close up of a blue Clematis alpina flower

Some Clematis alpina with green leaves and purple flowers in a garden

Austrian Clematis Overview

Clematis alpina is an attractive purple-flowering species also known by the name Austrian clematis. It resides in the buttercup family, Ranunculaceae and is termed a medium-sized climber. This plant is deciduous and thus loses its green foliage in the autumn and regrows new leaves in the spring. Foliage is divided into 9 narrowly-lance-shaped leaflets, these are arranged oppositely on stems. Flowers hang facing the ground, they are pale in colour, ranging from purple to light violet-blue. They have long tepal structures measuring up to 4cm in length, which surround creamy central parts. Flowers appear from mid-late spring and sometimes in midsummer.