"I heard the mining engineer say they're like Terran edelweiss.
"The Love of Frank Nineteen"
David Carpenter Knight
People who do not attempt anything in the way of ascending peaks often wander in that direction in search of edelweiss, but Regina fancied that she was sure to be alone as long as she pleased to stay.
"Whosoever Shall Offend"
F. Marion Crawford
Constance seemed in no hurry to begin; she removed her hat, pushed back her hair, and sat playing with the bunch of edelweiss which was stuck in among the roses-flattening the petals, rearranging the flowers with careful fingers; a touch, it seemed to Tony's suddenly clamouring senses, that was almost a caress.
"Jerry"
Jean Webster