I have achieved edelweiss

[lblanchard]

This is my horticultural triumph for the year -- actually, it's sheer dumb beginner's luck and a rogue seed that grew into a plant that decided to bloom in Year 1 instead of Year 2.



This would be Leontopodium alpinus, aka edelweiss, growing here in the mountains of South Philly (elev. 36 feet). It appears that every scornful word Reginald Farrer said about the reputed difficulty of growing the stuff is absolutely correct.

Comments

[pondhopper.livejournal.com]

That's not an open flower, is it?

[lblanchard.livejournal.com]

No -- it's a bunch of little buds surrounded by rays. Sorry I haven't been back to LJ to look at replies this week -- been busy.