Dryas octopetala, the mountain avens, white dryas or white dryad, is native to Canada and the USA. 

The easy to grow alpine plants form mats of white flowers in spring and summer, atop thick clusters of dark evergreen leaves with fuzzy undersides. The plants form large colonies and make an excellent groundcover. They grow well in well-drained soil or near rocky terrain.

As a floral emblem, it is the official territorial flower of the Northwest Territories and the national flower of Iceland.

In North America, it is found growing in Alaska, most frequently on previously glaciated terrain, and through the Canadian Rockies. reaching as far south as Colorado in the Rocky Mountains. It grows in dry localities where snow melts early, on gravel and rocky barrens, forming a distinct heath community on calcareous soils. It also has a widespread occurrence throughout the entire Arctic, as well as the mountains of Scandinavia, Iceland, the Alps, the Carpathian Mountains, the Balkans, the Caucasus,Great Britain and Ireland. 

Type: Hardy perennial

Hardiness zone: 2-9

Height: 4", 10cm

Location: Sun

Seeds per packet: 20