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<h4>You're browser does not support iFrames - here is an exerpt of the content</h4> <a href="http://gardenerstips.co.uk/blog/flowers/leucogenes-leontopodium-edelweiss/">Click here to read the article in full</a> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/hortoris/4134511844/" title="Leucogenes Leontopodium by brianpettinger, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2561/4134511844_49299d2852.jpg" width="500" height="364" alt="Leucogenes Leontopodium" /></a></p> <p>Growing inside an alpine house in a three inch pot this “Leucogenes Leontopodium” is also called the <a title="New Zealand" href="http://gardenersvoice.com/category/new-zealand/">New Zealand</a> Edelweiss. It is a herby plant similar to its European Edelweiss cousins. In the Northern Hemisphere I expect this plant will produce white <a title="flowers" href="http://gardenersvoice.com/category/flowers/">flowers</a> around June. </p> <p>Leucogenes Leontopodium is a small <a title="perennial" href="http://gardenersvoice.com/category/perennial/">perennial</a> herb with a woody base. The leaves are densely covered in silky hairs giving it a grey appearance. Clusters of flowers are surrounded by woolly bracts in summer.</p> <p>Leucogenes grandiceps is a similar plant from the South Island of New Zealalnd</p> <p>Leontopodium alpinum or Edelweiss grows amongst the rocky limestone mountains of Europe. The plants can be grown from seed but are protected when in the wild.</p> <div style="display: none">VN:F [1.6.3_896]</div><div class="ratingblock"><div class="ratingblock "><div class="ratingheader ">Rate this Article</div><div class="ratingstars "><div id="article_rater_22133" class="ratepost gdsr-soft gdsr-size-24"><div class="starsbar gdsr-size-24"><div class="gdouter gdheight"><div id="gdr_vote_a22133" style="width: 0px;" class="gdinner gdheight"></div><div id="gdr_stars_a22133" class="gdsr_rating_as"><a id="gdsrX22133X5X0XaXarticle_rater_22133Xarticle_loader_22133X10X24" title="5 / 5" class="s5" rel="nofollow"></a><a id="gdsrX22133X4X0XaXarticle_rater_22133Xarticle_loader_22133X10X24" title="4 / 5" class="s4" rel="nofollow"></a><a id="gdsrX22133X3X0XaXarticle_rater_22133Xarticle_loader_22133X10X24" title="3 / 5" class="s3" rel="nofollow"></a><a id="gdsrX22133X2X0XaXarticle_rater_22133Xarticle_loader_22133X10X24" title="2 / 5" class="s2" rel="nofollow"></a><a id="gdsrX22133X1X0XaXarticle_rater_22133Xarticle_loader_22133X10X24" title="1 / 5" class="s1" rel="nofollow"></a></div></div></div></div><div id="article_loader_22133" style="display: none; width: 120px; " class="ratingloader article"><div class="loader flower " style="height: 24px"><div class="loaderinner" style="padding-top: 2px">please wait...</div></div></div></div><div class="ratingtext "><div id="gdr_text_a22133">Rating: 0.0/<strong>5</strong> (0 votes cast)</div></div></div></div>
