Basically, the edelweiss is a very easy-care perennial: the undemanding high mountain plant requires neither fertilizer nor a lot of water. On the contrary, the plant prefers poor living conditions - just like in its natural habitat. You also only have to cut the edelweiss a little.
How should you cut edelweiss?
When cutting edelweiss, you should only remove spent parts of the plant after flowering by cutting the perennial back to about a hand's width above the ground. Optionally, you can then work some lime into the potting soil.
Remove faded plant parts
The only pruning measure is to cut the edelweiss back to about a hand's width above the ground after flowering. Withered plant parts rob the perennial of a lot of strength and should therefore be removed - unless you want to get seeds yourself and propagate the edelweiss. The ripe (and previously stratified!) seeds are sown the following spring, ideally in March.
Tip
After pruning in autumn, you can mix some lime (€19.00 on Amazon) into the plant and carefully incorporate it into the potting soil. However, be careful not to damage the sensitive roots.
