“The Edelweiss was the favourite flower of Adolf Hitler. For that reason it was used as a symbol by the Nazis,” says the curator of the national exhibition. In 1935, the German Wehrmacht ...

The edelweiss blooms from June to September ... That, combined with the flower's adoption as a national symbol of Austria, Bulgaria, Romania, Slovenia, Switzerland, and other Alpine countries ...

No, it’s not edelweiss. I mean, edelweiss is pretty and all, and it’s about as Swiss as you can get—it’s the penultimate alpine flower: “small and white, clean and bright” dah-dee-dah ...

Perhaps none is more famous than the edelweiss. Characterized by delicate, white, velvet-like petals, this unofficial national flower has captivated the Swiss for years, as a symbol of love and ...

the word edelweiss was first discovered in writing on March 5, 1784. Derived from the German for “noble” and “white,” the downy flower has become a mainstay of Alpine folklore, whose tales ...

51 deputies — enlarged from 38 — sported edelweiss, the national flower featured in the 1965 hit movie "The Sound of Music." Outside, 200 protesters carried placards warning "Fascism wears ...

A national flower is a symbol of a country’s heritage ... Patrick. Austria has the edelweiss and France the iris or fleur-de-lis, a ­symbol of purity. Denmark has the marguerite daisy, Finland ...

The anti-immigration party’s 51 MPs instead sported an edelweiss, a white-and-yellow Alpine flower, on their lapels at the opening session of parliament following last month’s elections.

the word edelweiss was first discovered in writing on March 5, 1784. Derived from the German for “noble” and “white,” the downy flower has become a mainstay of Alpine folklore, whose tales ...