Alpenrose

The Alpenrose is a bushy mountain shrub commonly found at 1,600 to 2,400m. It is a hardy plant that can survive the harsh mountain winters thanks to the thick covering of snow, protecting it from the extreme cold. When it blooms in the spring, its clusters of bright pink flowers and bi-coloured leaves offer a pretty sight. Alpenrose owes its survival and expansion in this hostile environment to a specific strategy - an effective means of "layering" combined with the protective role of its dead leaves, which acidify the soil to eliminate competitive species.