60-80 seeds Cassiope tetragona.
Cassiope tetragona Name also: Arctic Bell-heather, White Arctic Mountain Heather
Family: Heather Family – Ericaceae
Growing form: Perennial dwarf shrub.
Height: 10–30 cm (4–12 in.). Stem erect, rigid, woody, lower part branched, branches 4-edged.
Flower: Corolla campanulate, white, 6–8 mm (0.24–0.32 in.) long, fused, 5-lobed. Sepals 5, greenish, sometimes reddish. Stamens 10. A single carpel. Flowers solitary, axillary, terminating branches, long-stalked, nodding.
Leaves: Stalkless, opposite and decussate (in 4 rows), overlapping close to stem, overwintering, fragrant. Blade scale-like, with entire margins.
Fruit: Spherical, 4 mm (0.16 in.) long, ridged, erect capsule.
Habitat: Shrubby heaths in fell tundra, stony places, precipices. Calciphile.
Flowering Jun-Aug. Rocky slopes and arctic tundra; 0- 1700 m; Greenland; Alta., B.C., Nfld. and Labr. (Labr.), N.W.T., Nunavut, Yukon; Alaska; Eurasia.
USDA Hardiness Zone (°F): 2 (-50 to -40 °F)