Soldanella alpina

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 Soldanella alpina subsp. var.  Alpine snowbell
Alpine snowbell
Habit: herbaceous
Height: to
Width: to
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Height: 3 in to 6 in
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Lifespan: perennial
Origin:
Poisonous:
Bloom: early spring, mid spring, late spring
Exposure: sun
Water:
Features: flowers
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USDA Zones: 5 to 9
Sunset Zones:
Flower features: blue, purple
Primulaceae > Soldanella alpina var. ,



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


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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