“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 ...

“Edelweiss,” the ... is a reference to the alpine flower with the same name and not the Aryan race. And no, it was not, and never was, the Austrian national anthem. Probably because these ...

National flowers serve as symbols of a country's natural ... of Andorra's natural landscape and cultural heritage. Austria Edelweiss (Leontopodium nivale) Represents rugged beauty and is a symbol ...

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 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.

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 ...