Snow lotus - Saussurea species

[castanea]

These would be very difficult to grow outside their normal range, but they certainly are interesting. They are beautiful plants/flowers with edible/medicinal roots. It's possible they might be successfully grown in the North American Rockies or the European Alps.

www.aboutxinjiang.com/Service/content/2006-06/22/content_1981.htm

p21chong.wordpress.com/2010/04/19/snow-lotus/

[ottawagardener]

Cool! I don't have the habitat for them (thankfully) but they are neat.

[castanea]

There really are many places they might be grown in North America. For example, the Truckee California region in the Sierra Nevada mountains has very cool summer temperatures with snow on the ground year round in certain areas. Many of the currently quiet volcanos along the Pacific coast have snow year round at higher elevations. If someone lived in Weed, California, which has a pretty normal climate, they could drive a few miles and plant them on Mt Shasta which is always cold at higher elevations.

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Something wonderful for every climate.