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Individual trees in Switzerland (1 P) Pages in category "Flora of Switzerland" The following 92 pages are in this category, out of 92 total.
Flowering stalks of edelweiss can grow to a size of 3–20 centimetres (1–8 in) in the wild, or, up to 40 cm (16 in) in cultivation. Each bloom consists of five to six small yellow clustered spikelet-florets ( 5 mm, 3 ⁄ 16 in) surrounded by fuzzy white "petals" (technically, bracts ) in a double-star formation.
Flora typical of the Alpine Region of the Alps. The Alps are one of the great mountain range systems of Europe stretching approximately 1,200 kilometres (750 mi) across eight Alpine countries from Austria and Slovenia in the east, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Germany, France to the west and Italy and Monaco to the south.
Gentians are named after the Illyrian king Gentius, and 40 species of the early-spring blooming flower grow in the Alps, in a range of 1,500 to 2,400 m (4,900 to 7,900 ft). [89] Writing about the gentians in Switzerland D. H. Lawrence described them as "darkening the day-time, torch-like with the smoking blueness of Pluto's gloom."
Narcissus are long-lived perennial geophytes with winter-growing and summer-dormant bulbs [16] that are mainly synanthous (leaves and flowers appearing at the same time). [4] While most species flower in late winter to spring, five species are autumn flowering ( N. broussonetii , N. cavanillesii , N. elegans , N. serotinus , N. viridiflorus ...
These bloom-filled cone-shaped stalks grow up to five feet tall and make lovely bouquets or dried flowers. There are both annual and perennial types. Both prefer full sun.
It contains mostly grass and small plants along with mountain flowers. Below the permafrost limit (at about 2,600 meters), the alpine meadows are often used as pastures. Some villages can still be found on the lowest altitudes such as Riederalp (1,940 m) or Juf (2,130 m). The extent of the Alpine zone is limited by the first permanent snow, its ...
Gentiana nivalis, the snow gentian or Alpine gentian, is a species of the genus Gentiana.It grows to a height of 3–15 centimetres. It is the county flower of Perthshire in the United Kingdom, and became a protected species in that country in 1975 under the Conservation of Wild Creatures and Wild Plants Act.