Edelweiss, edelweiss, every morning you greet me. Small and white, clean and bright, you look happy to meet me.

You know the song, but here are seven things you may not have known about edelweiss (and how to grow them in your own backyard.

Leontopodium nivale, also known as edelweiss or Alpen-Edelweiss, belongs to the daisy and sunflower family Asteraceae.Edelweiss love rocky limestone and high elevations.The plants are non-toxic and sometimes used in traditional medicine f...