Arnica Alpina

One of the most prized and mysterious medical plants in the world, this lovely flower is also a very good garden specimen. Sizeable golden flowers open on strong stems in July-August over clumps of long hairy leaves. It grows mainly on tundra and in ravines, often beyond unknown paths, and far from highways. This difficulty in obtaining it may be responsible for its almost mythical reputation. It is found across N. Europe. N. Asia and Northern N. America where it is hardy to zone 3. Flowers