Groundcover Specifications
- Season: Perennial
- USDA Zones: 3 - 9
- Height: 6 - 8 inches
- Bloom Season: Summer
- Bloom Color: White
- Environment: Full sun
- Soil type: Gritty, well-drained, pH 6.8 - 7.8
Planting Directions
- Temperature: 68F
- Average Germ Time: 21 - 35 days
- Light Required: No
- Depth: Do not cover the seed but tightly press into the soil
- Sowing Rate: 8 seeds per plant
- Moisture: Keep seeds moist until germination
- Plant Spacing: 8 inches
- Note: For detailed directions for indoor and outdoor planting, please Click Here
- Care & Maintenance: See: Edelweiss
Edelweiss (Leontopodium Alpinum) - Grow these famous flowers from Edelweiss ground cover seed! Edelweiss is a favorite wildflower of the Swiss Alps, best suited to growing in a well-drained rock garden, mass ground cover planting, or alpine trough. Plants form a low clump of silvery grey foliage, bearing clusters of woolly white flowers with small flower heads held in stars of glistening whitish bracts in early summer.
Edelweiss make a great cut flower, and they can be used in fresh or dried arrangements. Europeans historically have used edelweiss as a tea to treat diarrhea and dysentery. It is also used widely as a cosmetic cream to aid healing and control facial wrinkles.
These short-lived ground cover plants are low-growing and make nice compact border plants, They will sometimes self-seed and come back even stronger the following spring. Best in regions with cool summers. Drought-tolerant once established.
It is recommended to sow Edelweiss ground cover seeds indoors 4 - 6 weeks before last frost and transplant outdoors when temperatures have warmed. Edelweiss seed is very small, so do not cover it. Just gently press it into the soil in the starter tray. Water from underneath the tray. Transplant the Edelweiss ground cover in a mostly sunny area and in soil that has excellent drainage. Rock gardens, raised beds, or even containers are ideal environments for Edelweiss.
Shaker Bottle With Seed Starting Matrix |
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Shake 'n Seed - We are now offering shaker bottles filled with our seed starting matrix: rich soil, gardening sand, water absorbing crystals, and starter fertilizer. This not only helps dispense your seed, but it gets it off to a great start! Simply remove lid from shaker bottle, add seed from packet, put back on lid, shake the bottle vigorously for 15 seconds, and then shake your way to beautiful new plants! Use Shake 'n Seed over good quality soil, and then gently water to keep seed moist until it sprouts. Great for ground covers or mass planting flower seeds. |
