Is there anything more astonishing than witnessing a 12,000-foot, windswept ridge, barren for the past 10 months, transformed into a tapestry of pink, blue, yellow, purple and white wildflowers, ...

Description: White to cream flower 1 inch wide with eight to 10 petals and many stamens on a 2- to-10 inch woody stem. Leaves are 1 1/4 inch long, lance shaped and toothed with edges that are rolled ...

The Mountain Avens (Dryas octopetala) emigrated to Svalbard from Russia.. This image relates to article that appeared in the June 15, 2007, issue of the journal Science, published by AAAS. The study, ...

Find out how to grow Dryas octopetala This ground-hugging shrub looks good in rock or gravel gardens. Small, glossy dark green foliage offsets the creamy white flowers, which arrive May-June. These ...