Clematis alpina or Alpine Clematis is a flowering deciduous vine of the genus Clematis.

Alpine Clematis (Clematis Alpina) - a herbaceous (grassy) perennial with climbing stems, which grows around bushes and coniferous trees.

Clematis alpina 'Ruby' : a cultivar within a species; the cultivar epithet is in single quotes.

Alpine Clematis (Clematis Alpina) - a herbaceous (grassy) perennial with climbing stems, which grows around bushes and coniferous trees.

The fleeting white spring blossom of the other exochordas doesn't really justify the space these large shrubs take up - handsome as they are, especially with purple Clematis alpina or C. macropetala weaving through them.