September 23 | Plant of the week Part XIV

Noble white of the mountain

There are an estimated 40 species of Edelweiss worldwide; they originally come from the Tibetan highlands and have conquered the mountains of the northern hemisphere over thousands of years and adapted to the locations.
The native Leontopodium alpinum is somewhat variable in flower height, timing and flower shape. One of our most beautiful varieties at the Alpinum Schatzalp is the shown variety, which blooms until autumn. Through the conquest of the Alps and their filming, the Edelweiss has become world famous. It is called Edelweiss in all languages. The wild species are protected plants worldwide. Below you find the lyrics by Richard Rodgers from The Sound of Music, film with Julie Andrews.

Edelweiss, edelweiss
You greet me every morning
Small and white, clean and bright
You seem happy to meet me
Snowblossom, may you bloom and grow
Bloom and grow forever
Edelweiss, Edelweiss……
Bless my home forever
Edelweiss, Edelweiss…….
You greet me every morning
Small and white, clean and bright
You seem happy to meet me
Snowblossom, may you bloom and grow
Bloom and grow forever
Edelweiss, Edelweiss……
Bless my home forever