Compact and low-growing evergreen shrubs, typically wider than tall.A well-known and hardy dwarf species, the famous “Alpenrose” of the European Alps.Not very heat tolerant and requiring sharp drainage to grow well.The flowers (early to mid-summer) are pale to deep pink to rosy-crimson, rarely white.Common in open moorland, forests and in pine scrub.Native to the Pyrenees and Alps from 3,000 to 7,000 ft.
1974/034University of British Columbia(-10).Typical in appearance throughout the year until flowering time in June when the low bushes turn white rather than pink.
1974/035WIND(-5\R2\2).White flowers on this AM clone (1969).
1976/381GLE(-5).Magenta flowers on this dwarf form.
1977/798Puyallup Exp. Sta.(-10).Selection for deepest pink flowers, otherwise typical in leaf and habit.
1993sd25693ARGS#5006:RSBG(-15\R2\2).Grown from seed collected in the Austrian Alps.Pink flowers in early summer.The “Alpenrose.”A low dense mound of tiny leaves.
1993sd259RSBG(-15?\R2\2).Grown from seed collected in the Swiss Alps at 7,900 ft.Beautiful bushy plants.
1998/199Grown from seed collected wild in northern Italy as “x intermedium” the hybrid between ferruginewum and hirstutm. Unfortunately they turned out not to be this rare hybrid but rather, straight ferrugineum. Very attractive densely-branched plants with dark shiny green leaves.
1998sd210RSBG(-15\R2\2).Dwarf alpine species with pink to rose-crimson flowers in early to mid-summer.These are beautiful and vigorous seedlings grown from seed collected wild on Mt. Patscherkofel, Austria.The “Alpenrose” with very attractive glossy foliage.Best in sun with excellent drainage.
1999sd103RSBG(-15\R2\2).Grown from seed collected at 6,300 ft. by Garratt Richardson in the French Pyrenees.
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