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An Alpine is a plant that occurs in the region above the tree line and below permanent snow in mountainous regions. Within temperate and boreal regions, the alpine zone can be subdivided into three zones, each with characteristic vegetation types: Lower alpine, with bush and tall herb communities; Middle alpine, in which sedges, grasses and heath species dominate; and, Upper alpine, with dwarf ...
The flower's common name Edelweiß is German (and Edelwyss or Alpe-Edelwyss in Alemannic German), and is a compound of edel "noble" and weiß "white". The Slovene name is planika, meaning mountain girl. In Romanian, it is known as floare de colț, which means "cliff flower".
An alpinum adjacent to the King's House on Schachen in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. An alpine garden (or alpinarium, alpinum) is a domestic or botanical garden, or more often a part of a larger garden, specializing in the collection and cultivation of alpine plants growing naturally at high altitudes around the world, such as in the Caucasus, Pyrenees, Rocky Mountains, Alps, Himalayas and ...
This aspect of the American garden club movement led indirectly to the flower club movement in the United Kingdom in the years after World War II, when Julia Clements and other U.K. women who had observed flower arranging activities in North America returned home and encouraged their countrywomen to engage in similar activities. [13] [14] [15] [16]
It is also possible to be an individual affiliated member for anyone who is not able to join a flower club, and to enjoy the benefits of being a member of NAFAS. Members are also affiliated to WAFA – the World Association of Flower Arrangers. Each of the 21 affiliated Areas hold Council Meetings at which each flower club has representation.
In tropical alpine zones with a year-round growing season, such as the northern Andes, plants can flower year-round. Regardless of when alpine plants flower, pollinators are often scarce. The activity of pollinators decreases with increasing elevation. [17] The most common pollinators in the alpine zone are bumblebees and flies. [17]
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In cultivation it is suitable for an alpine garden or alpine house, [4] with sharply drained soil in full sun. Though very hardy it dislikes winter wetness. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. [5] It was the county flower of the former county Oppland, Norway and was depicted in