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Primulaceae
Alpine Snowbell
Soldanella alpina
First awakening.
- Family
- Primulaceae
- Genus
- Soldanella
- Native to
- European Alps, Pyrenees, Apennines
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Type
- perennial
- Height
- 0.2-0.5 ft
- Sunlight
- part shade
- Soil
- Moist, humus-rich, acidic soil
- Water
- moderate
- Hardiness
- 4-7
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- Alpine Snowbell can generate enough metabolic heat to melt through a thin layer of snow to bloom.
- Its fringed, bell-shaped flowers are unlike any other alpine plant and look like tiny lanterns.
- The plant blooms so early that it often flowers while surrounded by melting snow patches.
- Its name 'Soldanella' comes from the Italian word for a small coin, referring to its round leaves.
- Alpine Snowbell has been a prized plant in European alpine gardens since the 16th century.
Color meanings
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hope
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renewal