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Leontopodium alpinum Blossom of Snow

Leontopodium alpinum Blossom of Snow

Common name: Edelweiss

Enjoy a unique, white-flowering alpine edelweiss, ideal for You will gaining a touch of the Alps in your garden.

-15 to -20°C

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9cm Pots

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Fans of 'The Sound of Music' will love Leontopodium nivale subsp. alpinum 'Blossom of Snow '. Now a protected species in the wild following overcollection by enthusiasts, you can grow your very own taste of the Alps, namely Edelweiss.Furry, slivery foliage is soft to the touch and holds an abundance of large, showy, lightly fragrant star-shaped blooms from May to August. Held above and almost covering the semi-evergreen mounds, each white flower with a yellow centre has the delicate detail of a large winter snowflake, hence its name 'Blossom of Snow'. Incredibly hardy down to at least -20 C, Leontopodium nivale subsp. alpinum 'Blossom of Snow ' is deer and rabbit resistant. Prefers to be grown in moist, well-drained soil of any type other than clay. Plant in a sunny spot of any aspect. This hardy, semi-evergreen holds its foliage from February to November and reaches a height of 30cm with a spread of 40cm.

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Latin Name	Leontopodium Blossom of Snow P9
Common Name	Edelweiss
Hardiness	H6 (-15 to -20°C)
Colour	White
Format	9cm Pots
Position	Full-Sun
Foliage	Semi-Evergreen
Height in Maturity (m)	0.30 m
Spread in Maturity (m)	0.40
Soil Conditions	Chalk Loam Sand
Soil Acidity	Alkaline Neutral
Aspect	East-facing, North-facing, South-facing, West-facing
Drought Tolerant	Yes
Good for pots	Yes
Good for Rockeries	Yes
Good for cutting	Yes
Good for groundcover	Yes