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The '''alpine snowbell''' or blue moonwort,<ref>The Encyclopædia of Gardening, 1908</ref> ''Soldanella alpina'', is a member of the [[Primulaceae]] native to the [[Alps]] and [[Pyrenees]]<ref>[http://rbg-web2.rbge.org.uk/cgi-bin/nph-readbtree.pl/feout?FAMILY_XREF=&GENUS_XREF=Soldanella&SPECIES_XREF=alpina&TAXON_NAME_XREF=&RANK= Flora Europaea]</ref>.
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Soldanella alpina, Linn. (S. Clusii, F. W. Schmidt. S. occidentalis, Vierh.). Sts. 3-6 in. high: lvs. roundish; base more or less kidney-shaped; margin entire or somewhat wavy: fls. violet, with darker streaks. May. Var. alba, Hort., is a white-fld. form. Natural hybrids are known of which this species is one of the parents. Pyrenees, Alps, etc. Handsome species.  
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Soldanella alpina, Linn. (S. Clusii, F. W. Schmidt. S. occidentalis, Vierh.). Fig. 3635. Sts. 3-6 in. high: lvs. roundish; base more or less kidney-shaped; margin entire or somewhat wavy: fls. violet, with darker streaks. May. B. M. 49: 2163. G.C. II. 24:457. G. 34:469. Gn.61, p. 127. Var. alba, Hort., is a white-fld. form. Natural hybrids are known of which this species is one of the parents. Pyrenees, Alps, etc. Handsome species.  
 
 
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Latest revision as of 19:32, 2 June 2010


Alpine snowbell


Plant Characteristics
Habit   herbaceous

Height: ⇕ 3 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 3. to 6 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 6.
Width: ⇔ 8 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 8.
Lifespan: ⌛ perennial
Bloom: ❀ early spring, mid spring, late spring
Cultivation
Exposure: ☼ sun
Features: ✓ flowers
USDA Zones: 5 to 9
Flower features: ❀ blue, purple
Scientific Names

Primulaceae >

Soldanella >

alpina >


The alpine snowbell or blue moonwort,[1] Soldanella alpina, is a member of the Primulaceae native to the Alps and Pyrenees[2].


Read about Soldanella alpina in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Soldanella alpina, Linn. (S. Clusii, F. W. Schmidt. S. occidentalis, Vierh.). Sts. 3-6 in. high: lvs. roundish; base more or less kidney-shaped; margin entire or somewhat wavy: fls. violet, with darker streaks. May. Var. alba, Hort., is a white-fld. form. Natural hybrids are known of which this species is one of the parents. Pyrenees, Alps, etc. Handsome species. CH


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Cultivation

Propagation

Pests and diseases

Varieties

Gallery

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  • photo 2

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References

  1. ↑ The Encyclopædia of Gardening, 1908
  2. ↑ Flora Europaea

External links


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