Welcome to Edelweiss Perennials
We are a very small Nursery specializing in choice perennials of which many aren’t commonly known, the good old and sometimes almost lost, as well as the new, as long as they are good garden plants and not over commercialized. 100% of all plants we ship are grown here and 99% of which we propagated ourselves. Out of the many specialties, we are actively hybridizing and selecting Alstroemeria, Dierama and Schizostylis. Gentians, another specialty of ours and a personal favorite, have always been in short supply, but we have been working hard for 10 years now to finally have a sufficient crop available. If you have never tried any or have had little success, we encourage you to try some of our vigorous plants.
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Alstroemeria P.S.
Peachy Orange |
Dierama dark purple-violet |
Schizostylis cocc. ' Torero' |
Gentiana acaulis Hyb.
Undulatifolia' |
The “highlight” of this winter (2009/2010) so far has been the record cold. We
had two nighttime temperatures as lows as 8ºF and 7º, sandwiched in between
nights in the lower teens and days barely going over freezing. Since we don’t
heat our cold frames at all, it will be telling as far as frost hardiness for
many of our plants (like the first three pictured above) and a good thing in the
long run.
Please read
purchasing information
before ordering but here the basics to get you started:
West of the Rockies and the South East: We ship year round, weather
permitting. East of the Rockies: April 1st until November 30, weather
permitting.
During the main shipping season February thru May, orders ship usually
within 7 to 14 days. The rest of the year, we are able to the ship the following
week if we receive the order by Thursday night in most cases.
To browse our assortment, you can either go to any of the specialties on the
left, look for the right plant for a specific spot using our self designed
search or view them all by clicking on the
online
catalog link above.
When checking out an order, click the "send order now" button and make sure to
click the "confirm order" button on the next screen. Then an order confirmation
page with an order number will come up and an email will be sent to you.