The edelweiss was soon adopted as a symbol in the logo of numerous alpine clubs and associations. In order to prevent the extinction of the often picked symbolic species, it was placed under nature protection early on. The jewelry made of precious metal and diamonds was designed in the years after 1850 by the then court and chamber jeweler Alexander Emanuel Kchert.
The affection for edelweiss was a common feature of the famous couple and this well-known story raised peoples attention to this alpine plant.Ī portrait by the painter Franz Xaver Winterhalter painted in 1865 shows Empress Elisabeth with nine artificial edelweiss stars braided in her hair. There the emperor picked his wife an edelweiss from the steep rock with the words The first in my life that I picked myself. The cosmetics industry became aware of the plant and its extracts a few years ago. That is why it was also known as the bellyache flower for a long time. The flower is referred to as Stella Alpina in the Italian speaking Alps and toile des Alpes in the French Alps, both names meaning Star of the Alps.įlowering stalks of edelweiss can grow to a size of 320 centimetres (18 in) in the wild, or, up to 40 cm (16 in) in cultivation.Įach bloom consists of five to six small yellow clustered spikelet-florets (5 mm, 3 16 in) surrounded by fuzzy white petals (technically, bracts ) in a double-star formation.Įxtracts from different parts of plants have been used to treat abdominal pain, respiratory diseases, heart disease and against diarrhea. It is a scarce, short-lived flower found in remote mountain areas and has been used as a symbol for alpinism, for rugged beauty and purity associated with the Alps and Carpathians, and as a national symbol, especially of Romania, Austria, Bulgaria, Slovenia, Switzerland, and South Tyrol.Īccording to folk tradition, giving this flower to a loved one is a promise of dedication. The dense hair appears to protect the plant from cold, aridity, and ultraviolet radiation. It is non-toxic and has been used in traditional medicine as a remedy against abdominal and respiratory diseases. The plant prefers rocky limestone places at about 1,8003,000 metres (5,9009,800 ft) altitude.
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