The mountain aven is also known as
arctic dryad or alpine dryad. This plant is actually a ground-hugging, blooming
plant that thrives in cold, sunny mountainous locations. The mountain aven is
primarily found in alpine meadows and rocky, barren ridges. The mountain aven
grows in the western United States and Canada. Also the mountain aven flowers
are found in the Cascade and Rocky Mountains and they are also common as far
north as Alaska, the Yukon, and the Northwest Territories. The Mountain aven is
also the national flower of Iceland.
Information about Mountain Aven
Actually the Mountain avens plants
consist of low-growing, mat-forming plants with small, leathery leaves. They
root at nodes along the creeping stems, which makes these little plants
valuable members of the ecosystem for their ability to stabilize loose,
gravelly mountain slopes. The Mountain avens is distinguished by small,
eight-petalled blooms with yellow centers. Mountain aven plants are not at
risk, probably because they grow in punishing climates visited primarily by the
most intrepid hikers and mountaineers. Unlike many other wildflowers, the
mountain aven flowers are not threatened by urban development and habitat
destruction.
Growing Mountain Aven
If you live in chilly Region
Mountain aven plants are suitable for home garden. If you actually live in a
warm, humid climate don’t waste your time as mountain avens are suitable for
growing only in the cool northern climes of USDA plant hardiness zones three
through six. If you live north of zone six, the mountain aven plants are
relatively easy to grow in well-drained, gritty, alkaline soil. Full sunlight
is actually a must; the mountain aven plant won’t tolerate shade. The Mountain aven
plant seeds require stratification, and the seeds need to be planted
in pots in a sheltered outdoor location or cold frame as soon as
possible. The germination may take anywhere from a month to a year, though
depending on the growing conditions. Make sure you plant the seedlings in
individual pots as soon as they are large enough to handle, and then
allow the plants spend their first winter in a greenhouse environment before
planting them in their permanent home.
Post a Comment