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Snow flower: A star from the Alps is new in rock gardens

Snow flower: A star from the Alps is new in rock gardens

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August 5th, 2026

Snow flower: A star from the Alps is new in rock gardens

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Edelweiss is a rare flower from the Alps.

火絨草來自阿爾卑斯山的稀有花。

A famous song is about it.

有一首有名的歌是關於它

The author's mother grew up near the Alps in northeastern Italy.

作者的媽媽在義大利東北部的阿爾卑斯山附近長大

Edelweiss grows wild there on steep rocks.

火絨草在那裡陡峭的石頭上野生生長

As a child, the author heard old stories.

小時候作者聽過古老的故事

Young men died climbing cliffs to pick the flowers for their loved ones.

年輕男人為了愛人摘花爬懸崖時死了

The good news is you can grow edelweiss without danger.

好消息你可以種火絨草沒有危險

The plant needs rocky or sandy soil.

這種植物需要石頭多的沙土

The soil must be alkaline and drain well.

必須是鹼性的而且排水要好

It needs low food, full sun, and cold winters.

需要很少的肥料充足的陽光寒冷的冬天

It grows best in dry areas of zones 4-7.

在4到7區的乾燥地方長得最好

It is good for gardeners at high places.

在高地方的園丁很好

Sow seeds outside in late fall for cold.

在晚秋把種子種在外面讓它們受冷

Or plant cold seeds in early spring.

或者在早春種下受冷的種子

Press seeds into the soil.

把種子壓進土裡

Do not cover them.

不要蓋住它們

They grow in spring.

它們在春天生長

They bloom in their second year.

它們在第二年開花

You can also buy small plants.

也可以買小植物

Put them in the ground after the last frost.

在最後一次霜後把它們種到土裡

Water them often in the first year.

第一年常常給它們澆水

After that, they need little water.

之後它們需要很少的水

Do not give them food, except a little in pots.

不要給它們肥料除了在盆裡一點點

The plant can live at minus 20 degrees Fahrenheit.

這種植物可以在零下20華氏度活著。

Even if you do not grow it, you know it from a song.

即使你不種它,你也從一首歌知道它。

The song is by Rodgers and Hammerstein.

這首歌羅傑斯與漢默斯坦寫的

It is in the 1965 movie "The Sound of Music."

1965年的電影《真善美》裡

The author says the flower made people take risks.

作者這種花讓人們冒險

But it also made many people happy.

也讓很多人開心

Gardeners, hikers, and movie lovers like it.

園丁登山者和電影愛好者喜歡它

August 5th, 2026

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