Family: Asteraceae
Scientific Name: Leontopodium alpinum
Common Name: Edelweiss
Description | A rather tough plant to grow. Needs rock garden, alpine conditions. |
Pronunciation | (lee-on-toe-POD-ee-um) |
Plant Type | All Plants, Perennials Hardy |
Hardiness Zone | 2-7 |
Sunlight | full |
Moisture | average |
Soil & Site | must be well drained, rock garden, winter wetness is sure death |
Temperature | grows best in the cooler ends of its hardiness zone, dislikes heat and humidty |
Flowers | yellow disks, subtended by woolly silvery white, bracts |
Leaves | gray (hoary) |
Dimensions | 6 by 12 inches (HS) |
Propagation | seeds |
Misc Facts | Reported to be cultivars and other species of this plant that are less demanding about growing conditions. |
Notes & Reference | #04-Herbaceous Perennial Plants (Allan Armitage),
#133-Rock Garden and Alpine Plants (Raymond Foster), #144-Missouri Botanical Gardens web site (www.missouribotanicalgarden.org) |
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