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Edelweiss - Wonderful Perennial Flower Plant For Your Garden © 2007Visit Our Online Store.For Perennials and Perennial Seed |
Leontopodium alpinum Family - Compositae - Daisy Edelweiss is best planted as a rock garden flower, as it needs coarse, gritty, well drained soil. The planthas survived one winter in my southern Indiana clay soil and seems to be prospering. It did flower fairly well the first year. But it is a well drained spot, with no standing water, so maybe it will tolerate the heavy soil. The unique white flowers appear in June and July and seem to bloom over a fairly long period. Edelweiss is native to the Pyrenees, Alps, and Carpathian mountain regions in Europe. The silvery gray foliage is attractive even when the plant is not in bloom. The wooly foliage stays near the ground, the flowers held about six to twelve inches high on stems. The flower in one - two inch clusters. The plant is perennial to USDA Zone 4. It will not do well in the south because it does not tolerate heat very well. Edelweiss is propagated by seed sown in late winter, February being the best time. It can also be increased by division in spring or fall. Do not plant where water will accumulate, or in very wet soil. Edelweiss will not tolerate these conditions. If you can meet its requirements, this perennial plant will reward you with dainty, unique flowers each year. |
