Did you know that the song Edelweiss in The Sound of Music is about a real plant? Leontopodium alpinum (Edelweiss) is an alpine from the high mountains of Europe. Its flowers and foliage are covered in tiny hairs, appearing almost wooly, protecting it from the sun and cold. The unusual flowers are made up of a combination of tiny heads of yellow flowers and furry bracts. 

This tough, interesting plant is now available on our website. It's ideal for a rockery, gravel garden or container.

Edelweiss, edelweiss 

Every morning you greet me 

Small and white, clean and bright 

You look happy to meet me 

Blossom of snow, may you bloom and grow 

Bloom and grow forever 

Edelweiss, edelweiss 

Bless my homeland forever