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Narrow-corolla Bellflower: complete guide
Campanula stenocodon Boiss. & Reut.
Discover the narrow-corolla bellflower with delicate blue alpine flowers. A perfect alpine specialist for rock gardens and stone plantings.
Eritrichium nanum: complete guide
Eritrichium nanum
Herald of Heaven is a legendary alpine flower from European Alps. This extremely rare plant thrives on exposed mountain crags and blooms with brilliant azure-blue miniature flowers.
Lupinus spectabilis: complete guide
Lupinus spectabilis
The Shaggyhair lupine from California: a rare mountain flower with distinctive hairy characteristics. Ideal for alpine gardens.
Papaver atlanticum: complete guide
Papaver atlanticum (Ball) Coss.
Atlas poppy (Papaver atlanticum) is a rare Moroccan alpine poppy with orange flowers. Learn cultivation, requirements, and uses in alpine gardens.
Papaver cambricum: complete guide
Papaver cambricum L.
Welsh poppy (Papaver cambricum) is a yellow mountain poppy from Western Europe. Learn cultivation, seeding, and uses in semi-wild gardens.
Potentilla flabellifolia: complete guide
Potentilla flabellifolia
Fan-leaved Cinquefoil is an alpine mountain flower with delicate yellow blooms and characteristic fan-shaped foliage. Perfect for rock gardens and rocky locations.
PrimulaceaeHaller's Primrose: complete guide
Primula halleri J.F.Gmel.
Discover Haller's Primrose, a stunning alpine plant from the Alps. Learn everything about cultivation, ideal location, soil, and maintenance of this rare primula.
Selkirk's violet: complete guide
Viola selkirkii
Discover Selkirk's violet, a charming alpine violet with long spurs and beautiful purple flowers. Perfect for rock gardens and alpine borders.