Edelweiss
Family: Asteraceae (Aster
Family)
.jpg)
·
Hardiness Zones: 4-7
·
Height: 6-10 inches
·
Spread: 6-10 inches
·
Bloom Time: July to September
·
Bloom: clusters star-shaped flowers on short stems above
basal foliage; each bloom consists of 5-6 small yellow disk flowers surrounded
by narrow silvery-white wooly bracht-like leaves
·
Light: full sun
·
Soil: sandy to gritty with excellent
drainage
·
Moisture: average; drought-tolerant
·
Use: well-drained rock gardens, rocky
slopes, troughs, raised beds, border fronts; leaves used in traditional
medicine
·
Care: protect from wet conditions,
especially in winter
·
Concerns: no serious insect or disease
problems; intolerant of heat and humidity; crown-rot in wet conditions
·
Native to: alpine regions of southern Europe
·
Notes: short-lived, low-growing, clump
forming perennial; basal foliage forms mats of narrow, felted, gray-green
leaves; spreads by rhizomes to form colonies; will self-seed in optimum
conditions; species protected in numerous European countries with alpine
regions;
·
Supplier: Kopke's Fruit of the Bloom
·
Teaching Garden
Location & Code: Rock Garden C294
Content
produced through:
Dane County
UWEX Master Gardener Volunteer Program
Questions?
Dane County UWEX Horticulture
Program
