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- Edelweiss convinces with a long flowering time
- Ornamental varieties have long flowering time
- Edelweiss in a dry bouquet
- Tips & Tricks
The edelweiss can inspire with a flowering period of up to 4 months
Edelweiss convinces with a long flowering time
The extremely rare and symbolic Alpine edelweiss (Leontopodium nivale subsp.alpinum) has its main flowering in midsummer, especially in July. Mostly from the Himalayas ornamental varieties for the local garden often bloom throughout the summer.
Ornamental varieties have long flowering time
Mainly in July, sometimes as early as June and into September, the edelweiss species cultivated as ornamental plants bloom. Incidentally, the characteristic, eye-catching flowers are only fake flowers. They consist of a star-shaped wreath of hairy bracts that cover the actual, very inconspicuous flower.
Edelweiss in a dry bouquet
Edelweiss can be dried very well and used for pretty, summery dry bouquets or flower arrangements. For this purpose, cut the flowers shortly after they rise, with the best time being lunchtime on a warm and dry day. Edelweiss flowers for a dry bouquet are best cut in July.
Tips & Tricks
Alpen-Edelweiß is under strict environmental protection and must therefore not be picked or excavated under any circumstances. Similarly, planting is not allowed to prevent spreading (and thus pushing back the domestic) of non-native edelweiss.