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Abronia fragrans (Nyctaginaceae)(24x75, Z4, P, C, 3:4w) ..................................................... 30 seeds / $3.00

 30740.10  (W) Douglas Co., CO, 5800ft, 1768m.  Masses of white starburst flower clusters on spreading, prostrate plants with  succulent, gray, rounded leaves.  Blooms continuously all summer.

Adenophora taquetii (10x22,Z4,P,L,3:6w) ............................................................................ 50 seeds / $3.50

 78072.07   Rosettes of toothed leaves spread sideways until hundreds of upright blue flowers burst into bloom midsummer. A lovely and rare Korean native.

Agave lechuguilla (36x30,Z5,P,C,2) ..................................................................................... 40 seeds / $2.50

 54212.27  (W) Pecos Co., TX, 5400ft, 1646m. JRT452   Narrow dagger stems with dark, etched patterning.

Agave utahensis v. kaibabensis (20x24,Z6,P,C,2) ............................................................... 45 seeds / $2.50

 87806.16  (W) Coconino Co., AZ, 5100ft, 1555m.   Robust rosettes covered with blunt teeth and very long flowering stalks, often 15 to 20 feet tall.

Aletes humilis (Apiaceae) (3x12, Z4, P, C, 4:12w) ................................................................ 45 seeds / $4.50

 35856.14  (W) Boulder Co., CO, 8500ft, 2590m.  Mounding buns of cut aromatic foliage cover themselves with yellow button flowers, similar to Shoshonea pulvinata, but with larger leaves.  Endemic to Colorado.

Allium simillimum (2x5,Z3,P,C,3:8w) .................................................................................... 35 seeds / $3.00

 76456.16  (W) Blaine Co., ID, 8800ft, 2683m.   Probably the tiniest Allium you will ever see. Umbels less than an inch wide of glacier-white flowers lie prostrate over thready leaves. In fine granite soils.

Aloinopsis spathulata (3x30, Z4, P, L, 1) …………………………………………............. 70 seeds / $3.00

 76700.02  Mats of thick, blue, flattened leaves produce huge magenta flowers prolifically in the spring for over a month.   Photo

Alyssum propinquum (Brassicaceae) (6x24, Z5, P, L, 3:4w) .................................................. 75 seeds / $3.50

 70746.13  (W) Turkey, Ala Dag, 2100m.  Dwarf gray-green cushions explode into compact racemes of yellow in the spring.  Nice Turkish native.

Aquilegia alpina (Ranunculaceae) (40x26, Z5, P, L, 3:6w) ..................................................... 30 seeds / $3.00

 05473.13  Large, bright blue, nodding flowers over biternate leaves.  From the European Alps.

Aquilegia laramiensis (16x12, Z4, P, L, 3:4w) ...................................................................... 45 seeds / $3.50

 54074.17  (W) Albany Co., WY, 7300ft, 2226m.  A rare species endemic to the Laramie Peak area, with pretty, dainty white flowers.

Aquilegia scopulorum (10x10 Z4, P, GL, 3:6w) ..................................................................... 35 seeds / $4.00

 76128.15  (W) Garfield Co., UT, 8000ft, 2439m.  Superb dwarf blue foliage combined with numerous short stems bearing spurred flowers in a consistent sky blue contrast beautifully with its native habitat of the pink Claron limestone formation.   Photo

Arctostaphylos coloradensis (Ericaceae) (16x100, Z4, P, SC, 4:8w) ……………................ 90 seeds / $2.50

 12654.18  (W) Mesa Co., CO, 8000ft, 2439m. A handsome hybrid swarm of A. patula, A. nevadensis and A. uva-ursi.  This seed collected from the dwarfest colonies, but expect variable progeny.

Arctostaphylos patula (90x120,Z4,P,SC,4:8w) …………………………………................. 80 seeds / $3.00

 70078.15  (W) Uintah Co., UT, 8150ft, 2485m.  Contorted branches with cinnamon-red bark and thick, leathery green leaves bear multitudes of pendant flower clusters of ericaceous pink. Probably the hardiest population.

Arenaria obtusiloba (3x16, Z3, P, L, 3:6w) ........................................................................... 80 seeds / $3.50

 61078.10  (W) Albany Co., WY, 10850ft, 3310m.  Caespitose, flat mats of needle-like leaves.  White flowers on short stems cover the cushions in early summer.

Artemisia frigida (15x30, Z3, P, L, 1) ................................................................................. 100 seeds / $1.50

 30744.15  (W) Sublette Co., WY, 7000ft, 2135m.  Condensed mats of incised silver-gray.

Asclepias cryptoceras (7x12,Z4,P,SCE,4:6w) ………………………………....................... 20 seeds / $4.00

 12749.76  (W) Lander Co., NV, 6800ft, 2073m.   A surprising find in a very remote and dry section of Nevada. The plants were dwarfer and the roundish leaves more cupped than the typical forms I see in Utah and Colorado but perhaps only due to drought paupertization. Typical purple and cream flowers.

Astragalus barrii (8x20, Z4, P, SC, 1) ................................................................................... 50 seeds / $3.00

 10075.13  (W) Johnson Co., WY, 4750ft, 1450m.  Cushions of three-fingered, silvery leaves with two-toned rosy-pink flowers.

Astragalus coccineus (8x12,Z7,P,SC,1) ……………………………………........................ 20 seeds / $5.00

 12610.25  (W) Mono Co., CA, 6100ft,1860m.   The highest altitude I have found for this beautiful species, here on fractured carbonate (alkaline) rock. A small, possibly hardier population.

Astragalus loanus (4x8, Z5, P, SC, 1) ................................................................................... 25 seeds / $3.00

 54605.15  (W) Sevier Co., UT, 6500ft, 1982m.  White and lavender flowers are followed by hairy, inflated pods.

Astragalus saurinus (40x30, Z4, P, SC, 1) ............................................................................ 30 seeds / $3.00

 76087.13  (W) Uintah Co., UT, 5550ft, 1690m.  Succulent shrublets and blossoms of magenta/white.   Photo

Berlandiera lyrata (Asteraceae) (30x40, Z4, P, C, 1) ...........................................................  12 seeds / $3.00

 54968.04  “Chocolate Flower.”  Clumps of lobed foliage and yellow daisies fragrant of chocolate.

Caesalpinia repens (9x18,Z5,P,SC,1) ................................................................................... 10 seeds / $3.00

 74290.17  (W) Emery Co., UT, 4850ft, 1478m.  Tapered racemes of rich yellow and blotched orange grace clumps of bluish-green, Mimosa-like leaves.  Powerful, heavenly fragrance. One of our most popular -- limited quantities this year due to the very dry conditions in Utah.

Calceolaria biflora (Scrophulariaceae) (20x12, Z6, P, L, 1) ................................................. 100 seeds / $2.50

 10450.11  (W) Patagonia, Chile.  Clustered basal rosettes bear yellow, red-spotted pouches.

Calochortus kennedyi (14x8, Z6, P, C, 3:6w) ....................................................................... 40 seeds / $3.50

 52278.15  (W) Inyo Co., CA, 5700ft, 1738m.  Breathtaking cups of a brilliant, glowing, deep orange.   Photo

Chamaechaenactis scaposa (Asteraceae) (5x10, Z5, P, L, 1) ................................................ 10 seeds / $4.00

 76125.23  (W) San Juan Co., UT, 6600ft, 2012m.  Compact stacks of tiny round or heart-shaped gray leaves produce a few relatively huge white & pink pin-cushion flowers.   Our hand-selected seed ensures high viability, given a harvest window shorter than Phlox and low seed-set.

Collomia debilis v. debilis (Polemoniaceae) (8x30,Z3,P,L,4:8w) ........................................... 30 seeds / $4.00

 15230.13  (W) Sublette Co., WY, 9250ft, 2820m.   Decumbent creeper with sticky, dark green foliage and deep rose-magenta trumpets nearly all summer.  A top rate rock garden perennial.

Cortusa matthioli (Primulaceae) (40x30, Z5, P, L, 2) …………………................................. 75 seeds / $3.00

 56098.13  Tufts of cordate, hairy leaves bear umbels of pink bell-flowers.

Coryphantha echinus (10x8,Z5,P,L,2) …………………………………………............…... 40 seeds / $3.00

 23235.15  (W) Pecos Co., TX, 3500ft, 1067m. JRT4151  Bright white spines with long, single, straight centrals thick enough to obscure the stems. Rather large yellow flowers.

Coryphantha scheeri (13x9,Z5,P,L,2) …........................…………………...........……….... 40 seeds / $3.00

 76133.15  (W) Pecos Co., TX, 3200ft, 976m. JRT4171  Huge stems with prominent, flabby tubercles. Large, burnt-yellow flowers.

Coryphantha vivipara (10x10, Z4, P, L, 3:4w) ………………………..............………….... 70 seeds / $2.00

 90510.14  (W) Albany Co., WY, 7400ft, 2255m.  Tubercled barrel cacti with rosy-violet chalices.

Cymopterus cinerarius (4x6,Z3,P,C,4:8w) …..................…………..........................…….... 30 seeds / $4.00

 12478.15  (W) Mono Co., CA, 11400ft, 3476m.  The dwarfest of those listed here, with twice-pinnate, roughly-hairy leaves in tufts and white flower heads. On E-facing slopes of dolomite.

Dalea jamesii (5x7, Z4, P, SC, 1) .......................................................................................... 35 seeds / $3.00

 50086.33  (W) Fremont Co., CO, 5425ft, 1654m.  Tufts of silvery-green, fingered foliage carry balls of silver wool embedded with lemon yellow flowers.  The whole plant is aromatic of lemons.

Daphne reichsteinii (50x70,Z5,P,C,4:12w) …………………………………....................... 10 seeds / $5.00

 74244.06  Ex cult. Austria.   Fragrant white flowers from rosy-pink buds on semi-deciduous bushes with brown stems and gray leaves. A bit more robust and faster growing than the above. Originally described in 1981 as a hybrid between D. alpina and D. petraea.

Delosperma daveyi (1x8,Z5,P,L,1) ....................................................................................... 30 seeds / $3.00

 76709.07    I like this for the foliage: clumps of tiny hemi-sphaerical rosettes in a deep ruby-bronze color. Small white flowers. Limited quantities. Originally offered as D. sp. #1 (Sani Pass, RSA) back in 1997.

Delosperma dyeri (4x20,Z7,P,L,1) ........................................................................................ 50 seeds / $3.00

 15965.07    I've had no luck getting this great species to set seed because all of the plants in commerce probably came from one clone. This year (spring of 2007), however, I received plants from three different sources and a small amount of seed was set among themselves (no other Delosperma spp. in bloom in the area). Hopefully this seed will produce those iridescent red-orange flowers of the parents.

Delosperma sphalmanthoides (1x10, Z7, P, L, 2) ................................................................ 40 seeds / $4.00

 76706.02  Succulents tufts of tiny blue-gray sausages bear spidery flowers of bright pink in the spring.  One of the choicest & hardiest, from the Komsberg Mtns of the Cape Province.

Delphinium brunonianum (40x20, Z4, P, L, 3:8w) ................................................................ 30 seeds / $3.00

 10751.04  Displays its musk-scented, downy, dark-eyed, deep purple flowers in early summer. Asia.

Delphinium delavayi (60x24, Z5, P, L, 3:8w) ........................................................................ 60 seeds / $3.00

 15285.04  Ex Yunnan, China, 2900m.  A succession of long-spurred, deep blue-violet, white-eyed flowers appear from late summer to fall over clumps of deeply cut foliage.  Spectacular Asian species.

Delphinium virescens (60x15, Z5, P, L, 3:5w) ...................................................................... 70 seeds / $2.50

 90504.11  (W) Harding Co., NM, 4500ft, 1372m.  Similar to Delphinium carolinianum ssp. virescens but with pale blue flowers.

Dianthus amurensis (Caryophyllaceae) (15x20,Z4,P,C,1) ..................................................... 30 seeds / $2.50

 05690.06   'Siberian Blues.'  Compact plants with striking, good-sized, fringed, violet-blue flowers. Long season of bloom during the summer.

Dodecatheon alpinum (Primulaceae) (9x6,Z4,P,L,3:8w) ………………….............………... 50 seeds / $3.00

 08470.15  (W) Trinity Co., CA, 7800ft, 2378m.  Narrow, erect foliage with many violet flowers per umbel.

Echinocereus dasyacanthus (28x12,Z6,P,GL,3:4w) ……………...........…………………... 40 seeds / $3.00

 15116.25  (W) Otero Co., NM, 5300ft, 1616m. JRT5104  Smoky white spines, large orange flowers with green throats.

Epilobium rigidum (Onagraceae) (8x20,Z6,P,L,2) …………………………...........………... 10 seeds / $6.00

 74473.25  (W) Josephine Co., OR, 2500ft, 762m.  To see is to want. Stunning contrast between the huge clusters of rose-violet blossoms and the intense icy-blue, clambering foliage. A challenge to cultivate but I have flowered it in my alpine house. In dry, serpentine gullies.

Erigeron pinnatisectus (5x7, Z3, P, L, 1) .............................................................................. 45 seeds / $3.00

 70498.13  (W) Park Co., CO, 12300ft, 3750m.  Sumptuous lavender-blue daisies over pinnate foliage.

Eritrichium aretioides (Boraginaceae) (3x5,Z3,P,L,3:8w) ...................................................... 18 seeds / $5.00

 07431.97  (W) Lake Co., CO, 13150ft, 4009m.  Silver-gray, woolly cushions sport sky-blue flowers. This population has toothed seed. Limited quantities. Will substitute with a Wyoming pop. when supply exhausted.   Photo

Eritrichium howardii (3x9,Z3,P,L,2) ...................................................................................... 10 seeds / $8.00

 35732.57  (W) Park Co., WY, 8000ft, 2439m.  Silver linear leaves and royal blue flowers on domed, pulvinate cushions. One of the most sought-after alpine cushions. Seed set always low. Very limited quantities this year.

Erythronium hendersonii (9x14,Z6,P,L,3:16w) ……………………................……...…….. 15 seeds / $4.00

 35298.26  (W) Jackson Co., OR, 3800ft, 1159m.  Beautiful lavender-pink flowers with a purple base. Limited quantities. Growing on gentle N-facing slopes in a heavily-shaded woodland area.   Photo

Escobaria missouriensis (2x4,Z5,P,L,3:4w) ……………………………………..........….... 30 seeds / $4.00

 56516.25  (W) Baca Co., CO, 4000ft, 1220m. JRT1121  Tiny, usually single, flat stems. Medium straw-colored flowers. Small red fruits in the center of the stems, usually wintering over. Limited.

Escobaria vivipara (12x14,Z4,P,L,3:4w) …………………………...........……………….... 40 seeds / $3.00

 90530.35  (W) Mohave Co., AZ, 4500ft, 1372m. JRT8101  Giant cylindric stems with white, black-tipped spines. Bright, clear purple flowers in rings.

Fendlera rupicola (Saxifragaceae) (110x80, Z6, P, L, 3:8w) ................................................. 100 seeds / $3.00

 74920.23  (W) Montrose Co., CO, 6000ft, 1829m.  Pure snow-white flowers with spoon-shaped petals emit a delightfully intense fragrance.  These small xeric shrubs, clothed with linear leaves, are among the earliest spring bloomers.

Frasera fastigiata (Gentianaceae) (100x35, Z5, B, GL, 4:12w) .............................................. 70 seeds / $2.50

 30126.17  (W) Idaho Co., ID, 4800ft, 1463m.  Columns of deep blue flowers over felted rosettes.

Funastrum cynanchoides (Asclepiadaceae) (100x100, Z6, P, C, 3:6w) ………...................... 80 seeds / $2.00

 12970.11  (W) Doña Ana Co., NM, 4100ft, 1250m.  A vigorous vine with heart-shaped leaves.

Gentiana newberryi (6x6, Z4, P, L, 3:8w) ........................................................................... 100 seeds / $3.00

 58352.14  (W) Siskiyou Co., CA, 6000ft, 1829m.  Dark blue, fringed flowers on short stalks over small rosettes.

Gentiana saxosa (10x6,Z6,P,L,3:8w) ………………………………............…………….... 70 seeds / $3.50

 76155.05   Ex New Zealand.   Rosettes of very dark green leaves bear cymes of white flowers.

Iris ensata v. spontanea (40x25,Z5,P,C,4:8w) ……………………………….............…..... 20 seeds / $3.00

 33876.14  (W) Hida Region, Japan, 850m.  A wild collection with deep blue flowers.

Iris flavissima (18x12, Z5, P, C, 4:8w) ………………………………………….................. 30 seeds / $4.00

 30548.04  Yellow flowers with an orange beard over narrow, grasslike foliage.

Iris missouriensis (32x30, Z5, P, L, 4:12w) ........................................................................... 90 seeds / $2.50

 56556.10  (W) Mono Co., CA, 8200ft, 2500m.  Pale blue standards / white falls heavily veined blue.

Kelseya uniflora (Rosaceae) (3x24, Z3, P, L, 4:6w) …………………………….................. 40 seeds / $5.00

 85852.23  (W) Johnson Co., WY, 8200ft, 2500m.  The classic cushion -- literally welds itself to limestone outcroppings, preferring shady, vertical, and seemingly the most inaccessible crevices.  Domes of tight rosettes produce pale to rose-pink blossoms.  Slow-growing, a challenge for the patient.  Germination erratic, hold flats at least 2 years.

Lathyrus eucosmos (Fabaceae) (16x75, Z4, P, SC, 3:6w) ………………….........………... 30 seeds / $3.00

 28136.23  (W) Elbert Co., CO, 6200ft, 1890m.  Showy racemes of reddish-magenta pea-flowers.

Lewisia tweedyi (20x20,Z6,P,L,4:8w) ……………………………........…………………... 40 seeds / $5.00

 78932.16  (W) Chelan Co., WA, 4400ft, 1341m.   Considered the finest Lewisia. Some botanists regard this species worthy of its own genus given seed differences and its refusal to cross with other Lewisia spp. Broad, wavy, obovate leaves bear handfuls of pale pink, apricot or peach flowers, suffused with yellow, each over 2" in diameter. Germination erratic: hold flats at least 2 years.   Photo

Lilium bolanderi (Liliaceae) (35x15,Z6,P,C,5) ….................…..............................……….... 40 seeds / $5.00

 10756.15  (W) Josephine Co., OR, 3250ft, 991m.  One of the most regal of all lilies with several trumpets deep reddish-orange to reddish-purple, heavily speckled, atop 1 to 2 foot stems, whorled with thick, textured leaves. Choice.

Lilium japonicum (80x26, Z6, P, C, 5) ……..................………..............…….….................. 40 seeds / $3.50

 50170.14  (W) Hida Reg., Japan, 850m.  Nerved, dark green foliage and rose-pink trumpets 6” long.

Loasa nana (Loasaceae) (6x22, Z6, P, C, 2) .......................................................................... 55 seeds / $3.50

 58159.03  Mats of three-dimensional, pinnatifid ovate leaves beset with glochids.  Odd flowers of lemon yellow with a white center, the petals widely spaced.

Lobelia anatina (Lobeliaceae) (34x24, Z4, P, L, 1) …………………..........…………….... 100 seeds / $2.50

 05817.05  Leafy green clumps produce lots of violet flowers around mid-summer.

Lupinus breweri (Fabaceae) (5x20,Z5,P,SC,1) ………………………………...........…….. 15 seeds / $4.00

 10752.15  (W) Jackson Co., OR, 7100ft, 2165m.  Silky, silvery mats of tiny, fingered foliage bear caespitose spikes of blue and white. On gentle, N-facing, volcanic slopes. One of the best Lupines.

Mertensia arizonica (45x40,Z4,P,L,3:8w) …………………………………..........………... 30 seeds / $4.00

 07460.15  (W) Iron Co., UT, 10400ft, 3170m.  One of the larger species, similar to a dwarf M. ciliata. From a crown sprout twenty to thirty stems bearing ovate leaves and large pendant clusters of blue and pink flowers.

Mertensia brevistyla (14x18,Z3,P,L,3:8w) ........................................................................... 15 seeds / $4.00

 30986.17  (W) Mesa Co., CO, 9100ft, 2774m.  Originally offered as M. fusiformis in 2001. A choice dwarf species with silvery leaves covered with stiff hairs on the upper surface and tightly-packed, nodding clusters of long, bright blue trumpets. Very limited supply.

Mertensia macdougalii (15x12, Z5, P, L, 3:6w) .................................................................... 40 seeds / $4.00

 56122.13  (W) Coconino Co., AZ, 6850ft, 2088m.  Glaucous, gray-green, widely-ovate foliage bears compact nodding clusters of bluebells.  Distinctive and beautiful endemic of pine forests in north AZ.

Mimulus cupreus (25x20, Z6, P, L, 1) ................................................................................ 100 seeds / $3.00

 12980.13  (W) Paso Pino Machado, Argentina, 5100m.  Numerous scarlet to copper-orange flowers.

Mimulus rupicola (6x7,Z7,P,L,2) …….................................………...........………………... 50 seeds / $5.00

 74980.25  (W) Inyo Co., CA, 5100ft, 1555m.  Breathtakingly beautiful blossoms of cream blushed pink with a yellow throat and deep maroon stripes are borne on viscid tufts sprouting from limestone crevices. Introduced in 1996 and immediately sold out. Extremely drought-tolerant and nearly everblooming under garden conditions but must be sharply drained and kept on the dry side. Most populations occur within Death Valley N.P. but this seed from a population I discovered outside the Park.   Photo

Oenothera macrocarpa (20x24, Z5, P, L, 3:6w) ................................................................... 40 seeds / $3.50

 56142.11  (W) Colfax Co., NM, 6100ft, 1860m.  Gigantic bright yellow flowers arising from the base, followed by large winged fruits.  Foliage green to silver.

Oxytropis shokanbetsuensis (16x20,Z5,P,SC,1) .................................................................. 15 seeds / $3.50

 76369.16    Japan. Rosettes of pinnate leaves produce several scapes with blue-mauve flower clusters.

Oxytropis yezoensis (6x16,Z5,P,SC,1) ……………………………………......................... 15 seeds / $3.50

 96428.16     Low-growing subshrub with woolly, pinnate leaves and purple flowers on short scapes in late summer.  From Japan.

Penstemon caespitosus v. desertipicti (1x12, Z4, P, L, 4:12w) ............................................ 30 seeds / $4.00

 12042.24  (W) Garfield Co., UT, 8000ft, 2439m.  Probably the most prostrate of all.  Tiny, oblanceolate, blue-gray leaves along creeping, rooting stems form mats bearing blue-purple flowers with a white throat.

Penstemon crandallii v. crandallii  (8x22, Z4, P, GL, 3:8w) …............................................. 50 seeds / $3.50

 12757.11  (W) Mesa Co., CO, 8500ft, 2591m.  Multitudes of bright blue blossoms festoon the plants.

Penstemon eriantherus v. redactus (16x12, Z4, P, C, 4:16w) .............................................. 45 seeds / $3.50

 27456.10  (W) Custer Co., ID, 6400ft, 1951m.  Showy pale lavender-purple fls., gray-green leaves.

Penstemon pachyphyllus v. congestus (35x15, Z4, P, L, 4:8w) ......................................... 100 seeds / $2.00

 70152.01  (W) Emery Co., UT, 8200ft, 2500m.  Thick, gray-green leaves, intense blue-violet spikes.

Phlox colubrina (15x35, Z6, P, L, 4:12w) .............................................................................. 40 seeds / $5.00

 12794.10  (W) Washington Co., ID, 2300ft, 701m.   Masses of vibrant, deep pink, long-petalled flowers.     Photo

Phlox multiflora (3x20, Z3, P, C, 4:12w) ............................................................................... 15 seeds / $5.00

 56994.13  (W) Uintah Co., UT, 8750ft, 2668m.  Spreading mats of long stiff leaves and large snow-white flowers.  Meadows in the Uintah Mtns turn white when extensive colonies bloom in summer.

Phlox nana (12x9,Z5,P,L,4:12w) .......................................................................................... 10 seeds / $10.00

 58200.17  (W) Lincoln Co., NM, 7400ft  At last I have some seed of one of the most beautiful Phlox the American West has to offer. Lanceolate leaves on several erect stems, hirsute with glandular hairs, bearing numerous large sumptuous flowers of saturated, deep pink. Long- and late-blooming, from early to mid-summer. Sets frustratingly little seed. Consider your purchase an investment -- once established in your garden, you'll have it forever. My colony from a single original plant in my garden is over 20 years old.   Photo

Phlox opalensis (3x15, Z4, P, L, 4:12w) ................................................................................ 10 seeds / $5.00

 67019.43  (W) Lincoln Co., WY, 6800ft, 2073m.  Essentially a robust form of Phlox bryoides.  The dense, compact buns of square stems are covered with white wool and bear large white flowers.  This new taxon was described only in the last decade.

Physoplexis comosa (Campanulaceae) (6x9,Z4,P,GL,1) ....................................................... 60 seeds / $3.50

 12796.06  Ex Tremalzo, Italy, 2200m.   Sessile, inflated flowers in umbels colored dark purple-blue near the corolla tips shading to lilac or bluish below.  GA3 needed for timely germination.   Photo

Polemonium nipponicum (45x25.Z5,P,L,3:6w) ……………………………......................... 30 seeds / $3.00

 58610.06     Similar to P. caeruleum but with larger blue flowers.  From Japan.

Primula cusickiana (6x6,Z5,P,L,3:8w) .................................................................................. 30 seeds / $5.00

 13017.16  (W) Wallowa Co., OR, 5600ft   On W-facing, subalpine basalt terraces in the Wallowa Mtns grows perhaps the most exquisite of N. American Primulas. The entire short-stemmed inflorescence is farinose, bearing several glowing deep violet flowers with yellow bases, perfuming the air with a viola-like fragrance. Very early blooming, within a week after snowmelt. Very limited seed.

Pulsatilla rubra (10x12,Z5,P,C,3:8w) ……………………………….........………………... 20 seeds / $4.00

 74950.05     Deep ruby-red flowers on dwarf plants.

Salvia greggii (50x50, Z7, P, C, 1) ……................................................................................ 20 seeds / $3.00

 32762.04   Ex cult. Carlsbad, NM, 3300ft.   Nearly ever-blooming with bright cherry-red flowers.

Salvia summa (24x32,Z7,P,L,2) …………………………………………………........….... 18 seeds / $6.00

 77016.15  (W) Eddy Co., NM, 4960ft  New to cultivation is this limestone dweller with oak-like, hairy leaves and large, gaping, rosy-pink flowers. Endemic to remote canyons in the Guadalupe Mtns.

Sarracenia purpurea (Sarraceniaceae) (40x24, Z4, P, L, 3:16w) …………............……..... 100 seeds / $2.50

 71034.09  Mature pitchers are about a foot long, suffused with reddish-purple.

Sedum japonicum v. senanense (6x24,Z5,P,L,3:6w) …..........................…........................... 50 seeds / $3.00

 50230.16    (W) Japan.  Forms carpets of short stems covered with flattened, bright green and crimson leaves. Yellow flowers.

Talinum pulchellum (6x12, Z5, P, L, 1) ................................................................................. 70 seeds / $3.50

 71024.01  Ex NM Mtn crests.  Clumps of blue-green, terete leaves produce deep pink flowers.

Thermopsis fabacea (Fabaceae) (85x50, Z4, P, SC, 1) ……………………………............. 40 seeds / $2.50

 30180.12  Enormous racemes of primrose-yellow pea-flowers.  Native to Kamchatka.

Townsendia mensana (2x4,Z5,P,C,1) ……………………………………….......………….. 8 seeds / $5.00

 56428.75  (W) Duchesne Co., UT, 7200ft, 2195m.  Compact, pulvinate rosettes of silver-gray, filiform leaves embedded with pale pink flowers. These dense, minute cushions are difficult to spot on its native habitat of limestone shales. Limited quantities.

Townsendia spathulata (2x7, Z4, P, C, 1) ............................................................................ 40 seeds / $4.00

 76717.13  (W) Fremont Co., WY, 8900ft, 2713m.  Miniature mounds of pure silver literally disappear in early spring, studded with several pale pink daisies.   Photo

Trifolium nanum (1x30, Z3, P, SC, 1) ................................................................................... 20 seeds / $5.00

 58228.23  (W) Park Co., WY, 10200ft, 3110m.  Pulvinate, green mats on N-facing steep alpine slopes with tiny three-fingered leaves tightly interwoven.  Rosy-purple flowers.  The best form I have seen.

Vania campylophylla (Brassicaceae) (5x15, Z5, P, L, 1) ....................................................... 40 seeds / $3.00

 12236.03  Soft cushions of gray-green, needle-like leaves which bear abundant clear white flowers on 5-cm stems.  Native to cool limestone screes,  Turkey.

Veronica schmidtiana v. yezoalpina (10x16,Z4,P,L,3:6w) ………………………................ 75 seeds / $3.00

 76141.05    Pinnatisect foliage in tight mounds with blue and white flowers. Japan.

Viola beckwithii (Violaceae) (5x12,Z4,P,GL,3:8w) ……………………………..........…….. 20 seeds / $5.00

 10392.16  (W) Blaine Co., ID, 5400ft,1646m.   One of the fabulous "Sagebrush Violets." The side and bottom 3 petals are snow white with a yellow throat delicately pencilled deep violet. The smaller upper 2 petals are very deep lilac, paling slightly upwards. Each clump of sage-green, deeply-cut foliage produces a multitude of blossoms which eventually aestivates (goes dormant) by early summer. On vernally moist, gently sloping volcanic meadows.

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Wyethia helianthoides (Asteraceae) (60x40, Z6, P, C, 3:9w) ................................................ 50 seeds / $2.50

 35444.10  (W) Washington Co., ID, 3200ft, 975m.  Large hairy and scabrous leaves emanate from a central crown, along with white flowers 3” to 4” across, reminiscent of the Shasta Daisy.

Yucca harrimaniae (Var.#2) (35x20,Z5,P,C,1) ..................................................................... 30 seeds / $3.00

 35264.27  (W) Wayne Co., UT, 4600ft, 1402m.  Miniature rosettes grow on sandstone ledges. Limited amount this year.