Soldanella alpina


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

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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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References

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

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