German artist Rita Fürstenau has created a cross-stitch-style Google Doodle to celebrate the edelweiss, the most romantic of Alpine blooms. The common name for Leontopodium nivale, which means lion’s ...

Few flowers from a small portion of Europe and Asia are as universally known as the Edelweiss. Thanks to its prominent use in popular media like The Sound of Music, this flower remains as well-known ...

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