White Edelweiss Leontopodium Alpinum Seeds - Flower Plant

White Edelweiss Leontopodium Alpinum Seeds produce perennial alpine plants known for their distinctive white, woolly star-shaped flowers. These hardy plants are adapted to cool, mountainous climates and thrive in well drained, rocky or sandy soils. Suitable for rock gardens, alpine beds, and container cultivation, they are low growing with silvery foliage and seasonal blooms.

Features

• Low growing perennial alpine plant

• Produces white, star-shaped woolly flowers

• Suitable for rock gardens, alpine beds, and containers

• Adapted to cool, mountainous climates

• Thrives in well drained soils

Specifications

• Scientific Name: Leontopodium alpinum

• Common Name (US): Edelweiss

• Seed Type / Variety: Alpine ornamental flowering variety

• Growth Habit: Low growing perennial

• USDA Zones: 4–7

• Planting Season: Early spring or fall

• Growing Season: Late spring through summer blooms

• Sowing Season: February–April indoors; transplant after last frost

• Germination Time and Conditions: 2–3 weeks with cold stratification; moist well drained soil

• Sunlight Requirements: Full sun to partial shade

• Soil Requirements: Well drained sandy or rocky soil

• Watering Needs: Low to moderate; avoid waterlogged conditions

• Mature Plant Size: 6–12 inches height; 6–12 inches spread

• Plant Spacing: 6–12 inches apart