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Bertoloni's columbine: complete guide
Aquilegia bertolonii
Bertoloni's columbine is a delicate alpine flower with elegant blooms in soft hues. Everything about growing this rare Italian alpine species successfully.
Aquilegia scopulorum: complete guide
Aquilegia scopulorum
Aquilegia scopulorum, the rock columbine, is a delicate alpine flower with distinctive long-spurred blooms in pale yellow-white. Endemic to rocky high elevations of Nevada and Utah, perfect for expert gardeners.
Bellflower erinus: complete guide
Campanula erinus
Discover Campanula erinus, a delicate Mediterranean bellflower with tiny blue flowers. Perfect for garden walls and alpine rock settings.
Samiland Gentian: complete guide
Comastoma tenellum
Discover the delicate Samiland Gentian, an alpine flower with purple stars from northern regions. All about cultivation, care and habitats in Europe.
Dianthus graniticus: complete guide
Dianthus graniticus
Discover France's treasured granite pink. Perfect accent for alpine troughs, rock gardens and dry borders. Blooms June to September with dark purple flowers. Hardy USDA zone 5.
Doronicum clusii: complete guide
Doronicum clusii (All.) Tausch
Clusius' leopard's-bane: a sunny alpine flower with golden blooms. Ideal for rock gardens and mountain meadows.
Greek fleabane (Erigeron atticus): complete guide
Erigeron atticus
Master the cultivation of Greek fleabane, a charming alpine wildflower with prolific yellow-purple blooms. Learn soil requirements, hardiness zones, and perfect companion plantings.
Gentianopsis detonsa: complete guide
Gentianopsis detonsa
Discover the beautiful fringed gentian, an Arctic alpine flower with exquisite fringed petals. Learn everything about growing and caring for this rare and challenging alpine treasure.
Geum reptans: complete guide
Geum reptans
Discover creeping avens, an alpine plant with yellow summer flowers and interesting seed heads. Perfect for alpine gardens and rock terraces.
Knautia dipsacifolia: complete guide
Knautia dipsacifolia
Discover Wood Scabious, a charming Alpine flower from Europe. Perfect for wildflower borders and pollinator gardens.
Edelweiss: complete guide
Leontopodium nivale
Discover Edelweiss (Leontopodium nivale): cultivation, care and tips for this legendary alpine flower.
Leucanthemopsis alpina: complete guide
Leucanthemopsis alpina
Discover Leucanthemopsis alpina (Alpine moon daisy), a charming alpine flower with white blooms. Perfect for rock gardens and alpine meadows.
Lupinus sellulus: complete guide
Lupinus sellulus
The Donner Lake lupine from the US mountains: a compact alpine wildflower. Ideal for dry, rocky gardens. Cultivation and care tips.
Lupinus spectabilis: complete guide
Lupinus spectabilis
The Shaggyhair lupine from California: a rare mountain flower with distinctive hairy characteristics. Ideal for alpine gardens.
Ranunculus amplexicaulis: complete guide
Ranunculus amplexicaulis
Ranunculus amplexicaulis is a delicate mountain flower from the Pyrenees with pure white blooms. Learn how to cultivate this alpine buttercup in Dutch gardens.
AsteraceaeTephroseris helenitis: complete guide
Tephroseris helenitis
Discover Tephroseris helenitis (Spatula-leaf butterbur) - a charming alpine wildflower for wet meadows with bright yellow flowers and simple care requirements.