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Adenophora pereskiaefolia v. uryuensis (Campanulaceae) (30x16,Z5,P,L,3:6w) ................. 40 seeds / $3.00

 70275.06    A Japanese species with whorled, cordate leaves and dense racemes of pale blue flowers, somewhat more urceolate than the typical bell shape.

Adenophora remotiflora (70x35,Z5,P,L,3:6w) …...........................………………............... 75 seeds / $3.00

 74256.05    Long, ovate leaves and large panicles of many bell-shaped blue flowers over an inch long.

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.

Adenophora triphylla v. hakusanensis (35x20, Z5, P, L, 3:6w) ............................................ 80 seeds / $2.50

 78745.13  This alpine form has ovate, toothed leaves in whorls and produces panicles densely packed with pale violet-blue flowers.

Aethionema armena (Brassicaceae) (8x12, Z4, P, C, 2) ........................................................ 90 seeds / $2.50

 07456.15  Compact clumps of blue-green sport short spikes of pinkish-lavender in early summer.

Aethionema capitatum (8x15,Z4,P,L,2) ................................................................................ 45 seeds / $3.00

 12070.06     Compact mounds of myriad stems covered with green-blue, fir-like leaves are buried with spikes of light pink flowers in the spring.

Agastache micrantha (80x30, Z6, P, L, 1) ............................................................................. 80 seeds / $2.50

 56412.09  Ex Doña Ana Co., NM 4500 - 9000ft.  Plants are intensely mint-scented, bearing spikes of tiny flowers with prominent green calyxes.

Agastache pallidiflora (50x24, Z4, P, L, 1) ........................................................................... 30 seeds / $3.00

 70054.14  (W) Manzano Mtns, NM, 9000ft, 2743m. Fragrant seed heads, flowers unseen, should be pink to rose.

Agave bovicornuta (30x35,Z10,P,C,2) .................................................................................. 30 seeds / $3.00

 10690.16    Big, reddish, cow-horn teeth on light green rosettes, the new center leaves with a satiny sheen.

Agave celsii v. albicans (26x30,Z10,P,C,2) .......................................................................... 30 seeds / $3.00

 12254.16  (W) Tuzanapa, Hidalgo, MX.   Beautiful ghostly-white, glaucous rosettes of wide leaves.

Agave cupreata (18x50, Z9, P, C, 2) …………………………………………….......…...... 30 seeds / $3.00

 12870.13  (W) Morelia, Michoacan, MX.   Beautiful shiny rosettes, strongly bud-imprinted with copper-colored teeth.

Agave impressa (20x25,Z10,P,C,2) ...................................................................................... 20 seeds / $4.00

 45670.16  (W) Escuinapa, MX.    Symmetrical rosettes of thick leaves distinctively bud-imprinted.

Agave neomexicana (30x45, Z7, P, C, 2) .............................................................................. 50 seeds / $3.00

 58266.10  (W) Eddy Co., NM, 5200ft, 1585m.   Superlative rosettes of glaucous gray.

Agave titanota (14x45,Z9,P,C,2) ........................................................................................... 30 seeds / $3.00

 78478.19  (W) Rancho Tambor, Oaxaca, MX.   Stunning rosettes in glaucous, alabaster white.

Akebia quinata (Lardizabalaceae) (300x120,Z6,P,C,5) .......................................................... 25 seeds / $3.50

 72845.15  (W) Hida Reg., Japan, 750m.   A beautiful, deciduous, woody climber of five-fingered, palmate leaves. The light purple flowers have cupped petals and are borne separately, but on the same vine (monoecious). The 1-1/2” female flowers are on the lower part of the racemes, with the smaller male flowers higher up. The dark purple to brown, oblong fruit is about 2"-3" long.

Akebia trifoliata (300x120,Z6,P,C,5) .................................................................................... 25 seeds / $3.50

 78820.05   Ex cult. Japan.  Similar to A. quinata but with tri-fingered, undulating and toothed foliage. Smaller flowers but larger fruit over 5" (12 cm) long, typically deep blue-purple.

Aloinopsis thudichumii (5x9, Z9, P, L, 1) ………………………………………….............. 50 seeds / $3.00

 78358.10  (= Deilanthe). Ex Sutherland.  Tongues of smooth, velvety, greenish-blue leaves and large lemon flowers.

Aloinopsis villetii (white form) (3x8, Z6, P, L, 1) ……………………………….................. 70 seeds / $3.00

 90454.00  Ex Nelswerwe, Loeriesfontein.  Stunning miniature covered with white tubercles.  Clear yellow flowers.

Aloinopsis aff. villetii (Aizoaceae) (3x18,Z6,P,L,1) ................................................................ 30 seeds / $3.00

 90456.09  Ex Middlepos, Northern Cape Province, RSA.   Outstanding mats of cupped, upright leaves covered with bright yellow, white-eyed flowers. Original plants growing on a high, very cold plateau of the Great Karoo; possibly a new species.

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.

Amsonia arenaria (Apocynaceae) (16x40, Z6, P, C, 2) …………………………................. 60 seeds / $3.00

 07425.11  (W) Otero Co., NM, 4350ft, 1326m.  (= A. tomentosa v. stenophylla.)  Forms colonies of soft stems clothed in linear, silver-haired leaves.  Clusters of pale lilac to mauve, fragrant flowers in early spring.

Amsonia jonesii (40x40, Z5, P, L, 3:8w) ................................................................................ 50 seeds / $3.00

 50659.35  (W) Mohave Co., AZ, 4950ft, 1509m.  Mature specimens bear 50 to 100 upright stems with ovate-lanceolate leaves of a deep, soft green.  Heads of pale blue, long-tubed flowers.

Amsonia tabernaemontana v. salicifolia (70x60,Z4,C,3:8w) ……………............................ 20 seeds / $3.50

 78011.06     A clumping perennial with willow-like leaves and numerous pyramidal clusters of large, pale-blue, star-like flowers with white throats. An Ozark native.

Amsonia tomentosa (35x50,Z5,P,C,1) ................................................................................... 40 seeds / $3.50

 78656.19  (W) Garfield Co., UT, 4750ft, 1450m.  All the accolades said about A. eastwoodiana apply to this, perhaps even lovelier version, the leaves being covered with silvery hairs.

Anelsonia eurycarpa (Brassicaceae) (5x5, Z3, P, L, 3:6w) .................................................... 10 seeds / $4.00

 28749.14  (W) Custer Co., ID, 9800ft, 2988m.  A Draba cousin with hairy rosettes and white flowers.  The fruits are relatively huge, often over 1” long which split at the bottom and resemble a flying Dutchman’s hat.  Infrequent dweller of limestone screes.

Anemone occidentalis (Ranunculaceae) (40x15, Z4, P, C, 3:8w) ………………................... 90 seeds / $3.50

 61213.35  (W) Jackson Co., OR, 7500ft, 2287m.  Bold clumps of laciniate foliage produce bowl-shaped creamy flowers.  Silky seedheads like woolly mops 3" to 4" long. On steep, N-facing slopes.

Anemone oregana (Ranunculaceae) (18x15,Z6,C,4:8w) ............................................... 50 seeds / $4.00 67423.12 (W) Chelan Co., WA, 2950ft, 900m. Gorgeous sky-blue to deep-blue flowers over palmately-divided leaves, each segment with small teeth. Photo1   Photo2

Anemone tuberosa (20x8,Z7,P,C,3:8w) ................................................................................ 50 seeds / $3.50

 78810.10  (W) Maricopa Co., AZ, 2300ft, 701m.  Flowers not seen here but are typically in cream to pink shades over lacy foliage.

Antennaria aromatica (Asteraceae) (5x18,Z3,P,L,3:6w) ........................................................ 50 seeds / $3.50

 07465.28  (W) Park Co., WY, 8200ft, 2500m.  Felted, whitish-green, aromatic rosettes with wavy edges pack together tightly to create spreading cushions. Small, white button-flowers. On limestone.   Photo

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 amaliae (Ranunculaceae) (25x14, Z5, P, L, 3:6w) .................................................. 55 seeds / $3.00

 05605.13  Biternate leaves, hairy underneath, with nodding flowers whose sepals are pale violet and the sepals white.  Uncommon species from the Balkans.

Aquilegia atrovinosa (Ranunculaceae) (28x24,Z5,P,L,3:6w) .................................................. 30 seeds / $4.00

 07874.07    Nodding, very dark purple flowers over blue-green foliage.  From Japan.

Aquilegia chaplinei (25x14, Z6, P, L, 3:6w) ……………………………………….........….. 90 seeds / $3.00

 12350.14   (W) Eddy Co., NM, 5000ft, 1524m.  Essentially a dwarfer and more delicate form of Aquilegia chrysantha.  Butter-yellow, straight-spurred flowers grace lacy foliage near seeps and waterfalls in the Chihuahuan Desert.

Aquilegia chrysantha (50x35,Z4,P,L,3:4w) ........................................................................... 80 seeds / $3.00

 12358.26  (W) Graham Co., AZ, 8500ft, 2591m.   Floriferous, robust globes of cut foliage covered with solid goldfinch-yellow flowers.  Growing in the dappled shade of white firs at an even higher location than our previously-offered New Mexico population.

Aquilegia eximia (75x45, Z5, P, L, 3:6w) .............................................................................. 60 seeds / $2.50

 29445.14  (W) Siskiyou Co., CA, 5900ft, 1800m.  Robust, viscid plants bearing red and yellow flowers (not seen but reported from this area.)  On a rocky E-facing slope of serpentine.

Aquilegia formosa (60x30,Z5,P,L,3:6w) …………………………………………............... 90 seeds / $3.00

 30674.25  (W) Tulare Co., CA, 8500ft, 2591m.  A vigorous form here with numerous, well-branched stems and many red flowers with short, straight spurs. Near a seep in the southern Sierra Nevadas.

Arctous rubra (Ericaceae) (7x22,Z4,P,L,4:12w) ..................................................................... 12 seeds / $5.00

 74811.18  (W) Park Co., WY, 6600ft, 2012m.  (= Arctostaphylos alpina ssp. rubra.)  A disjunct population in a swamp in the Absaroka Mtns. Tufts of veined leaves grow on mossy hummocks, turning bright red in autumn. Deep red berries from small greenish-white, urn-shaped flowers.   Photo

Arisaema amurense (45x35, Z5, P, C, 4:8w) …................………………….…...........…….. 7 seeds / $4.00

 05687.14  A Russian species with 5 large leaflets and greenish-purple spathes with paler stripes.

Arisaema flavum (Araceae) (30x12,Z4,P,C,4:8w) ……................................…….........….... 15 seeds / $4.00

 30541.05     Small greenish-yellow flowers and palmate leaves. Bone hardy species from China.

Arisaema japonicum v. atropurpureum (80x40,Z5,P,C,4:8w) .................................. 20 seeds / $7.00 50071.10 (W) Sapporo, Japan, 20m. Very dark purple spathes.

Arisaema urashima (50x40,Z6,P,C,4:8w) ............................................................................. 20 seeds / $5.00

 87407.28  (W) Tanabe, Kii Peninsula, Japan, 120m.  Over a solitary palmate leaf sprouts a bronze-purple spathe with a long, tail-like tip arching over the spadix.

Arisaema yamatense v. sugimotoi (75x40,Z5,P,C,4:8w) ...................................................... 20 seeds / $5.00

 96056.28  (W) Hida Region (Gifu Pref.), Japan, 360m.  This "Dragonroot" sprouts two huge palmate leaves from an underground tuber and a single flower atop a tall stem.  The spathe is green with a very long acuminate blade, yellowish inside and densely papillose.

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.

Artemisia pedatifida (10x16,Z5,P,L,1) ................................................................................... 90 seeds / $4.00

 70216.18  (W) Johnson Co., WY, 4750ft, 1448m.  Choice, dwarf, matted subshrubs only a couple of inches high with thready, bluish-gray leaves and short spikes of non-descript flowers.

Asarum hartwegii (Aristolochiaceae) (10x30,Z6,P,L,4:12w) .................................................. 20 seeds / $4.00

 35074.16  (W) Trinity Co., CA, 2800ft, 854m.   For Cyclamen lovers, this "Wild Ginger" is a must. The large, lush, evergreen leaves are generously sprinkled and streaked with silver and are fragrant of ginger spice. Unexciting 2" basal flowers, the tapering sepals striped maroon. From a shaded area vernally wet, drying out by summer when temperatures can reach over 100°F., yet the foliage stays fresh.

Asclepias arenaria (Asclepiadaceae) (20x16,Z5,P,C,3:6w) ................................................... 30 seeds / $3.00

 07426.17  (W) Yuma Co., CO, 3500ft, 1067m.  Oblong leaves on short stems bear yellow and green flowers.

Asclepias asperula (42x30, Z4, P, C, 3:6w) .......................................................................... 30 seeds / $3.00

 07670.14  (W) Daggett Co., UT, 6200ft, 1890m.  Large, broadly-lanceolate leaves are in opposite pairs on the many thick stems which support umbels of yellowish-green and deep purple flowers.   Photo

Asclepias macrosperma (8x18,Z5,P,CE,4:6w) ...................................................................... 15 seeds / $5.00

 56015.70  (W) Emery Co., UT, 4600ft, 1402m.  An elegant little plant of sandy deserts with silvery-blue clumps of undulate, tomentose foliage and heads of creamy-yellowish flowers.   Photo

Asclepias tuberosa (50x30,Z5,P,C,3:6w) .............................................................................. 25 seeds / $3.50

 78811.17  (W) Montrose Co., CO, 6100ft, 1860m.  This familiar, orange-flowered Milkweed is much more common back east in the Ozarks than in the western states. This seed, from a population growing in an extremely arid part of the Colorado Plateau, should yield plants much more suited to our dry, alkaline soils of the west.

Asclepias vestita (60x36,Z7,P,CE,3:6w) ……………………………………..........……..... 50 seeds / $3.00

 90276.15  (W) Fresno Co., CA, 4600ft, 1402m.  Cream fls with purple-pink coronas. Pubescent leaves.

Asperula nitida ssp. hirtella (Rubiaceae) (8x20,Z6,P,L,3:6w) ………………….............….. 20 seeds / $4.00

 58478.05  Ex Anatolia, Turkey.   Mats of dark green foliage covered with sessile masses of pale pink to rosy-pink flowers.

Astragalus aretioides (Fabaceae) (3x25,Z4,P,SC,1) .............................................................. 10 seeds / $5.00

 07427.28  (W) Fremont Co., WY, 6900ft, 2104m.  Beautiful silver woolly cushions of tiny trifoliolate leaves.  Vivid pink-violet flowers are held just above the foliage in masses.  One of the best in the genus. On crumbling cliffs of sandy gypsum.

Astragalus drabelliformis (4x7,Z3,P,SC,1) ........................................................................... 20 seeds / $3.50

 15740.49  (W) Sublette, WY, 6900ft, 2104m.  Small, silvery-gray cushions with short scapes of small purple flowers.

Astragalus hyalinus (3x30,Z4,P,SC,1) .................................................................................... 8 seeds / $6.00

 35960.18  (W) Johnson Co., WY, 5600ft  These huge, mounding, silver cushions are known as the "vegetable sheep" of North America.  Spectacular against its native red sandstone.  Many small white pea-flowers.  Very limited.   Photo

Astragalus jejunus (6x5,Z4,P,SC,1) ...................................................................................... 20 seeds / $4.00

 50250.19  (W) Lincoln Co., WY, 6800ft, 2073m.  Upright tufts of pinnatifid leaves bear small purplish flowers and brightly-mottled bladder-fruit.  Unusual plants growing on tuffaceous sandstone rimrock.   Photo

Astragalus kentrophyta v. tegetarius (1x15,Z3,P,SC,1) ........................................... 15 seeds / $4.50 52258.22 (W) Big Horn Co., WY, 9550ft, 2912m. An alpine mat which is perhaps the most condensed and best form of this widespread taxon with its myriad vars. Blue-gray, prostrate mats of tiny, prickly leaves and sessile, purple flowers.   Photo

Astragalus lutosus (3x10, Z5, P, SC, 1) ................................................................................ 20 seeds / $4.00

 54878.23  (W) Garfield Co., CO, 7400ft, 2256m.  An oil shale endemic with pinnatifid leaves, each leaflet limned whitish, arching gracefully prostrate on the ground. The small white flowers produce sausage-like pods.   Photo

Astragalus simplicifolius (8x25, Z4, P, SC, 1) ....................................................................... 50 seeds / $3.00

 76460.23  (W) Fremont Co., WY, 6620ft, 2018m.  Expansive silver-gray mounds with white flowers.   Photo

Asyneuma limonifolium (Campanulaceae) (40x18,Z5,P,L,3:6w) ............................................ 80 seeds / $3.00

 54456.16    Clump-forming perennial whose basal leaves are oblong and undulate.  Densely-packed spikes of violet-blue.  Balkans.

Berberis trifoliata (Berberidaceae) (100x90, Z6, P, L, 3:8w) ................................................. 80 seeds / $3.00

 78750.11  (W) Eddy Co., NM, 3700ft, 1128m.  Shrubs with spiny blue-green leaves and red berries.

Bergeranthus jamesii (Aizoaceae) (8x12, Z7, P, L, 1) ........................................................... 60 seeds / $3.00

 50066.12  Dense tufts of narrow leaves sprout unending yellow flowers.

Besseya alpina (Scrophulariaceae) (10x8,Z3,P,L,4:8w) ......................................................... 70 seeds / $3.50

 06470.26  (W) Park Co., CO, 12650ft, 2270m.   Short spikes of deep violet-purple above basal, crenulate rosettes. Sparse on alpine slopes and meadows.

Caiophora prieta (Loasaceae) (9x20, Z?, P, L, 2) .................................................................. 50 seeds / $2.50

 70747.19  Flowers with pale green petals and a halo of brown-red and yellow.

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 flexuosus (30x8,Z6,P,C,3:6w) ........................................................................... 50 seeds / $3.50

 30545.38  (W) Clark Co., NV, 4000ft, 1220m. Pale to deep lavender blossoms with maroon and yellow blotches near the base. Can support itself but if other vegetation is nearby, the wiry stems will twist and climb through.   Photo

Calochortus kennedyi (14x8,Z6,P,C,3:6w) ........................................................................... 60 seeds / $4.00

 52278.40  (W) Yavapai Co., AZ, 4500ft  Breathtaking cups of a brilliant, glowing, deep orange.  Growing in gravelly loam of volcanic origin.   Photo

Calochortus umpquaensis (12x8,Z7,P,L,3:8w) …………………………………................. 40 seeds / $3.50

 87670.15  (W) Douglas Co., OR, 1510ft, 460m.  Hairy flowers of cream with a prominent dark-maroon base, followed by large, drooping seed capsules. A narrow Umpqua serpentine endemic.

Caloscordum neriniflorum (Liliaceae) (15x8,Z4,P,C,3:6w) …………………….................... 40 seeds / $2.50

 58294.05     Summer-flowering bulb from Central Asia with dainty, bright pink umbels.

Caltha leptosepala (10x12,Z3,P,L,3:8w) ............................................................................. 100 seeds / $3.00

 54290.17  (W) Albany Co., WY, 10500ft, 3201m.  Shining, snow white flowers with a boss of yellow stamens over ovate leaves. Early alpine bloomer in vernally moist meadows.

Calylophus lavandulifolius (7x10,Z4,P,L,2) .......................................................................... 45 seeds / $4.00

 54110.59  (W) White Pine Co., NV, 7200ft, 2195m.  The long-tubed, square yellow flowers seem huge against the dark green tufts in late spring.  Growing in caliche alongside Lepidium nanum.   Photo

Campanula aucheri (Campanulaceae) (8x8,Z5,P,L,3:8w) ……..…………...................…….. 70 seeds / $3.50

 08323.05  Ex North Anatolia, Turkey, 2400m.   Dense tufts of spatulate leaves bear numerous erect, inch-wide, solitary blue-violet bells on short stems.

Campanula raineri (3x8, Z4, P, GL, 3:8w) ………………..................................................... 60 seeds / $4.00

 74047.04  Ex Paso Croce Domini, Italy, 2200m.  Exquisite miniature of grayish leaves and upturned bells of pale blue.  Found on limestone screes.

Caragana microphylla (Fabaceae) (100x120, Z4, P, SC, 1) .................................................. 30 seeds / $3.00

 56432.10  Spreading shrubs covered with yellow pea-flowers.

Cardiocrinum cordatum v. glehnii (150x40,Z5,P,C,5) ........................................................... 50 seeds / $3.50

 12694.18  (W) Sapporo, Japan, 65ft, 20m.  A more robust and taller form of C. cordatum with somewhat larger leaves and more flowers.

Castilleja applegatei v. viscida (Scrophulariaceae) (16x12, Z3, P, RL, 3:6w) ……................ 90 seeds / $3.00

 09070.14  (W) Sanpete Co., UT, 10600ft, 3232m.  “Wavy-leaf Paintbrush.”  Atop multiple stems clothed in dissected, undulate foliage arise bright orange-red spikes.  One of the showiest species in Castilleja.   Photo

Castilleja integra (16x10,Z3,P,RL,3:6w) ............................................................................. 100 seeds / $3.00

 47879.27  (W) Park Co., CO, 9800ft, 2988m.  Brilliant orange-scarlet flower spikes illuminate the alpine meadows in South Park.  Photo

Castilleja scabrida (9x15,Z4,P,RL,3:6w) ............................................................................. 100 seeds / $4.00

 76137.57  (W) San Miguel Co., CO, 6050ft, 1844m.  Dwarf tufts with greatly incised foliage and brilliant crimson flowers. Growing on sandstone ledges. One of the showpieces of the Colorado Plateau.   Photo

Ceanothus greggii (Rhamnaceae) (40x50, Z6, P, SC, 4:8w) .................................................. 70 seeds / $3.00

 32745.11  (W) Otero Co., NM, 6500ft, 1982m.  Dense shrubs with ovate, veined leaves and umbels of whitish flowers.  On W-facing slopes of crumbling limestone.

Cercocarpus intricatus (Rosaceae) (90x90, Z5, P, C, 2) …………………….........……….. 60 seeds / $3.00

 47878.33  (W) Uintah Co., UT, 8100ft, 2470m.  Dense shrubs of intricately-branched stems clothed with linear, incurved leaves.  Insignificant flowers are followed by clouds of long-tailed plumes.

Cercocarpus ledifolius (Rosaceae) (80x80,Z4,P,C,2) ............................................................ 50 seeds / $3.50

 54236.28  (W) Johnson Co., WY, 6000ft, 1829m.  Gray-green shrubs with stiff, narrow, inrolled leaves.  On hills of red sandstone.  Considerably dwarfer than the Idaho forms.

Chasmatophyllum sp. (Aizoaceae) (3x30, Z6, P, L, 1) …………………………................... 90 seeds / $3.00

 00002.19  Ex Krugerskraal, South Africa.  New emerald-green growth sprouts in the spring from blue winter tufts.  Practically everblooming bright yellow flowers.

Chilopsis linearis (Bignoniaceae) (350x250,Z6,P,C,1) .................................................. 30 seeds / $3.50 54478.32 (W) San Miguel Co., NM, 4000ft, 1220m. JRT5711 Solid pink flowers with darker magenta spots. Hardiest population known.

Chimaphila umbellata (Ericaceae) (10x10,Z5,P,L,3:6w) …………………...........………... 100 seeds / $3.00

 87612.35  (W) Linn Co., OR, 3800ft, 1158m.  "Western Prince's Pine."  Whorled leathery leaves are crowned with a nodding raceme of pink flowers.

Claytonia megarhiza (Portulacaceae) (4x12,Z3,P,L,4:8w) ...................................................... 30 seeds / $4.00

 56252.19  (W) Park Co., CO, 12700ft, 3872m.  Prostrate, succulent, roundish-spatulate leaves form rosettes above a massive rootstalk with horizontal racemes of white to pale pink flowers, often darkly veined.   Photo

Clematis scottii (40x25, Z5, P, C, 5) ..................................................................................... 50 seeds / $3.50

 76129.53  (W) Fremont Co., CO, 6500ft, 1982m.  Much like the better known C. hirsutissima but with minor differences such as slightly wider leaf divisions and hairy sepal margins.  Blue-purple lantern flowers.

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

 15230.18  (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.   Photo

Collomia debilis v. trifida (Polemoniaceae) (4x15,Z4,P,L,4:8w) ............................................ 15 seeds / $4.00

 15331.16  (W) Custer Co., ID, 8200ft, 2500m.   Attractive, non-viscid, gray-green rosettes whose individual leaves are deeply three-lobed. Heads of white to pale pink flowers. Runs stoloniferously through its native limestone scree.

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.

Corydalis caseana ssp. brandegei (Fumariaceae) 150x80,Z3,P,L,4:12w) ............................. 60 seeds / $4.00

 12097.17  (W) Gunnison Co., CO, 10000ft., 3048m.  Definitely for the specimen border - lush and succulent, pinnatifid foliage and huge racemes of cream to pale pink pea-like blossoms. Typically about 4 feet tall, I measured some at over 7 feet (21dm). Prefers somewhat moist conditions. Seed refrigerated, sow immediately upon receipt.   Photo

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

 23235.06   Ex Pecos Co., TX.    Large yellow flowers on this garden selection.

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

 76874.05  Ex Thompson cult.   Multi-clumping stems with white spines. Large, bright yellow flowers with deep red throats.

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.

Cusickiella douglasii (Brassicaceae) (1x3,Z4,P,L,3:8w) ……………………............……..... 35 seeds / $3.50

 15685.16  (W) Elko Co., NV, 6500ft, 1982m.  Very dwarf gray-green rosettes bear white flowers.

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.

Cymopterus montanus (5x10,Z5,P,C,4:8w) .......................................................................... 35 seeds / $3.00

 56678.17  (W) Fremont Co., CO, 6000ft, 1829m.  Pinkish flower heads over bluish, glaucous leaves. In sandy clay.

Cymopterus planosus (Apiaceae) (6x14,Z4,P,C,4:8w) .......................................................... 70 seeds / $3.50

 80540.19  (W) Garfield Co., CO, 7700ft, 2348m.  Heads of reddish-maroon flowers nestled in gray-green tufts of laciniate foliage.  Growing in basaltic loam.   Photo

Cymopterus purpureus (12x12, Z4, P, RC, 4:8w) ................................................................. 55 seeds / $3.00

 70894.13  (W) Mesa Co., CO, 5000ft, 1524m.  Very glossy, almost waxy, green foliage, flowers yellow.

Dalea fremontii (Fabaceae) (100x80, Z7, P, SC, 1) ............................................................... 20 seeds / $3.00

 30745.14  (W) Clark Co., NV, 1200ft, 365m.  Large racemes of beautiful indigo pea-flowers.

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.

Dalea thompsonae (55x30, Z5, P, SC, 1) .............................................................................. 20 seeds / $4.00

 78359.14  (W) Garfield Co., UT, 5500ft, 1675m.  Bizarre thorny subshrubs with ashy-gray, sinewy stems covered in orange spots bear large racemes of deep blue flowers which fade to pale purple.

Daphne reichsteinii (50x70,Z5,P,C,4:12w) ........................................................................... 20 seeds / $5.00

 74244.08    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 britteniae (Aizoaceae)(4x12, Z10, P, L, 1) …………………..............……...... 75 seeds / $3.00

 10747.10  Rigid stems and nice large creamy yellow flowers.

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

 76709.08    I like this for the foliage: clumps of tiny hemi-sphaerical rosettes in a deep ruby-bronze color. Small white flowers.  Originally offered as D. sp. #1 (Sani Pass, RSA) back in 1997.

Delosperma deleeuwiae (6x20, Z?, P, L, 1) ……………………………….........………..... 90 seeds / $3.00

 15284.00  Originally a Halda collection in Lesotho at 3125m.  Magenta flowers.

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 leucophaeum (35x15,Z6,P,L,3:8w) .................................................................... 30 seeds / $4.00

 54284.39  (W) Benton Co., OR, 660ft, 201m.  Beautiful flowers of creamy white surrounding a soft blue bee. Only very short hairs on the stems and flowering parts (see D. pavonaceum.)   Photo

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.

Dianthus callizonus (Caryophyllaceae) (8x14, Z5, P, L, 1) ..................................................... 55 seeds / $3.50

 12084.04  Ex Piatra Craiului, Romania, 1800m.  Above mats of glossy leaves arise large beautiful flowers of pink-lavender with a prominent central zone of purple dots.  A choice Carpathian species.

Dianthus microlepis ssp. degenii (3x8, Z3, P, L, 1) .............................................................. 30 seeds / $3.50

 56442.06  Ex Pirin, Bulgaria, 2600m.  Condensed cushions of tiny linear leaves with sessile rose-pink flowers.

Dianthus neglectus (8x24, Z4, P, C, 1) ............................................................................... 100 seeds / $2.50 

 58262.06  (= D. pavonius).  Blue-green tufts are massed with fringed, deep cherry-red flowers.

Dianthus subacaulis ssp. brachyanthus (7x20,Z4,P,C,2) ..................................................... 35 seeds / $3.00

 76841.06  Dense, spiny mats covered with pretty pale-to-rose-pink flowers. Endemic to the Pyrenees.

Dicentra peregrina (pink form) (Fumariaceae) (9x16,Z5,P,L,4:12w) .................................... 40 seeds / $4.00

 70304.07  (W) Ex Japan.  Over very attractive mounds of blue-green, glaucous, linearly-cut foliage sway short scapes with numerous deep rose-pink flowers, the tips often shading to white.

Dicentra peregrina (white form) (Fumariaceae) (9x16,Z5,P,L,4:12w) ................................... 40 seeds / $4.00

 70305.07  (W) Ex Japan.  Similar to the above but with pure white flowers.

Digitalis obscura (Scrophulariaceae) (24x14, Z4, P, L, 1) …………...........…………......... 100 seeds / $2.00

 64076.09  Pleated foliage elongate into spikes of bronze hirsute flowers.

Dodecatheon dentatum (20x14,Z5,P,L,3:8w) ........................................................................ 50 seeds / $4.00

 15289.60  (W) Chelan Co., WA, 5625ft, 1715m.  Creamy-white, pendant flowers suffuse to yellow at the base which displays a distinct reddish, undulating ring. The thin leaves are conspicuously toothed.   Photo

Douglasia idahoensis (Primulaceae) (2x12,Z4,P,L,3:8w) ....................................................... 45 seeds / $6.00

 41506.19  (W) Idaho Co., ID, 7900ft, 2410m.  Rare in cultivation, here's a chance to grow this exciting endemic restricted to a few mountain tops in central Idaho. Lovely cushions of hundreds of red-stemmed, succulent-leaved rosettes bear salverform deep pink to magenta basal flowers. On E-facing granite screes.   Photo

Douglasia montana (Primulaceae) (1x12,Z3,P,L,4:8w) ............................................ 40 seeds / $5.00 56688.11 (W) Sheridan Co., WY, 10100ft, 3079m. Flat cushions of needle-like gray leaves studded with bright pink Phlox-like flowers. On limestone rubble. Photo

Draba fladnizensis v. pattersonii (2x1,Z3,P,L,3:6w) ............................................................. 90 seeds / $3.50

 30551.17  (W) Lake Co., CO, 13150ft, 4009m.  Tiny dark-green tufts with very short scapes of creamy flowers.

Draba oligosperma (4x7,Z3,P,L,3:4w) .................................................................................. 90 seeds / $3.00

 65446.46  (W) Carbon Co., WY, 7500ft, 2286m.   Miniscule, silver-gray, button-like rosettes carpeted with rich yellow. Growing in cracks on an E-facing limestone wall.

Draba ventosa (3x12,Z3,P,L,3:6w) ........................................................................................ 60 seeds / $3.50

 90288.17  (W) Park Co., WY, 10250ft, 3323m.  Furry gray-green buns blanket themselves with nearly sessile yellow flowers.  Perhaps the best American Draba.   Photo

Dracocephalum oblongifolium (Lamiaceae) (8x25, Z4, P, L, 3:6w) ....................................... 20 seeds / $3.00

 64054.14  Mats of soft, hairy leaves with long, deep blue flowers.

Dudleya farinosa (glaucous) (12x10,Z10,P,L,1) ………………………………........…..... 100 seeds / $3.00

 30104.15  (W) Marin Co., CA, 200ft, 61m.  Green, red-tipped rosettes with pale yellow flowers.

Echinacea angustifolia (Asteraceae) (45x35, Z4, P, C, 3:4w) ................................................ 60 seeds / $2.50

 09832.01  Large pale purple or pink flowers over narrow foliage.

Echinocereus dasyacanthus (12x8, Z6, P, GL, 3:4w) ............................................................ 50 seeds / $3.00

 15116.11  San Miguel Co., NM.  (= E. pectinatus v. neomexicanus.)  White to pink dense spines, often forming bands around the barrels.  Bright canary yellow flowers.  This seed from the hardiest population known.

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.

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

 15116.55  (W) Otero Co., NM, 5300ft, 1616m. JRT5103  Dark red flowers with a hint of pink.

Echinocereus fendleri (12x10, Z5, P, GL, 3:4w) ................................................................. 100 seeds / $3.00

 30298.09  Ex Luna Co, NM.  Huge, violet-red blossoms over 9 cm across.

Echinocereus triglochidiatus (8x25, Z5, P, GL, 3:4w) ………………………...................... 45 seeds / $2.50

 78752.28  (W) Coconino Co., AZ, 6200ft, 1890m.  A somewhat dwarfer population with long spines.

Echinocereus triglochidiatus (20x28, Z4, P, GL, 3:4w) ……………………….................... 40 seeds / $3.00

 78752.03  Ex Manzano Mtns, NM.  Distinctive form with stout stems and 1 or 2 long straight spines per areole. Scarlet blossoms.

Epithelantha micromeris (Cactaceae) (4x4,Z6,P,GL,3:4w) .................................................... 30 seeds / $3.00

 56452.26  (W) Valencia Co., NM.   Choice "Button Cactus" covered with fine white spines. Tiny salmon flowers are followed by bright red fruits clustered atop the stems.

Erigeron leiomerus (5x12, Z3, P, L, 3:6w) ............................................................................ 75 seeds / $3.00

 54250.14  (W) Gunnison Co., CO, 11750ft, 3582m.  Lavender-blue flowers smother spatulate-leaved mats.

Eriogonum lobbii (5x24,Z6,P,L,3:6w) ……………………………….........………………... 25 seeds / $4.00

 54650.25  (W) Sierra Co., CA, 7500ft, 2287m.  Around flat, gray-green rosettes lay prostrate several stems bearing large clusters of pale pink flowers, aging to deep rose-pink. One of the best Buckwheats in the genus. On volcanic screes.

Eriogonum ovalifolium (9x22,Z5,P,L,3:8w) ........................................................................... 50 seeds / $3.00

 69009.15  (W) Inyo Co., CA, 5700ft, 1738m.   Another great form here on a broad knoll of granite. Dwarf plants bear poms of deep pink, often intermixed with cream and yellow.

Eriogonum ovalifolium v. depressum (4x20,Z3,P,C,3:6w) ................................................... 60 seeds / $4.00

 69014.26  (W) Custer Co., ID, 10400ft, 3170m.  Flattened mats of white-woolly, oval leaves bear prostrate scapes of predominantly pink to ruby-red flower heads. On steep, E-facing granite scree.   Photo1   Photo2

Eriogonum shockleyi (3x10,Z5,P,L,3:6w) ............................................................................. 50 seeds / $3.50

 76360.51  (W) Nye Co., NV, 6100ft, 1860m.  Tight, shining, silver-blue cushions studded with sessile poms covering a wide spectral range -- creams, pinks, reds, yellows and all shades in between.

Eriogonum soredium (4x20,Z5,P,L,3:6w) …………………………...........……………….. 50 seeds / $5.00

 76714.15  (W) Beaver Co., UT, 6200ft, 1890m.  Tight cushions of woolly, bluish-white sprout large, sessile flower balls of cream, aging to tan. One of the most fantastic in the genus.

Eriogonum tumulosum (1x12,Z5,P,L,3:6w) ........................................................................... 20 seeds / $5.00

 78896.10  (W) Emery Co., UT, 7100ft, 2165m.  Very tight, flat cushions of the tiniest olive-gray leaves.  Sessile, flat-topped flower heads of cream to pink age to bright rust.  A challenging, super species growing on sandstone ledges.   Photo1   Photo2

Eriogonum umbellatum v. humistratum (8x15,Z5,P,L,3:6w) ………………….................... 60 seeds / $4.00

 89611.25  (W) Siskiyou Co., CA, 7000ft, 2134m.  Condensed mats of silvery-gray with large umbels of yellow often streaked with ruby, aging to various bronze, maroon and orangish hues. On scoria.

Eriogonum villiflorum (1x8,Z5,P,C,3:6w) .............................................................................. 18 seeds / $5.00

 90494.10  (W) Beaver Co., UT, 6600ft, 2012m.  Tufts like a russet Eritrichium howardii with small procumbent flower clusters splayed around each tuft. In limestone grit.

Eriophyllum lanatum v. integrifolium (Asteraceae) (5x7,Z3,P,L,3:8w) .................................. 25 seeds / $3.50

 54097.10  (W) Custer Co., ID, 10000ft, 3050m.  White-woolly tufts of oblanceolate leaves produce a canopy of large, yellow-orange daisies. A very dwarf alpine form.   Photo

Eritrichium aretioides (4x5,Z3,P,L,2) .................................................................................... 30 seeds / $5.00

 07431.68  (W) Lake Co., CO, 12000ft, 3658m.  Perhaps slightly larger than the Wyoming pop., otherwise identical. There is a genetic difference between these populations, though: the nutlets here are distinctly toothed whereas the Wyoming nutlets are smooth.

Eritrichium aretioides (mini form) (1x6,Z3,P,L,2) ................................................................ 10 seeds / $7.00

 07431.80  (W) Custer Co., ID, 10400ft, 3170m.  Exceptionally tiny form here, the flower stems being mere bumps on the silver cushions. This has the effect of rendering the cushions almost solid blue when in bloom. No albino forms seen. Limited amounts.   Photo

Eritrichium howardii (Boraginaceae) (3x9,Z3,P,L,2) .............................................................. 20 seeds / $8.00

 35732.58  (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.  Finally, decent seed-set this year.

Erythrina flabelliformis (Fabaceae) (90x40,Z7,P,SC,1) ........................................................ 15 seeds / $4.00

 70830.19  (W) Santa Cruz Co., AZ, 5000ft, 1524m.  Small bushes with Poplar-like leaves in threes along spiny stems.  Terminal racemes of bright red flowers are followed by long, Sophora-like pods containing red, orange, cream or peach-colored seeds.

Erythronium citrinum v. roderickii (16x15,Z6,P,L,3:16w) ....................................... 60 seeds / $5.00 12519.11 (W) Trinity Co., CA, 3936ft, 1200m. Flowers cream to pale lavender with a yellow throat and maroon anthers over colorful, deeply-mottled leaves. Growing here on shaded serpentine slopes at the type locality in the Scott Mtns. Photo1   Photo2

Erythronium grandiflorum (16x16, Z5, P, L, 3:16w) ........................................................... 100 seeds / $4.00

 32748.36  (W) Wallowa Co., OR, 5800ft, 1768m.  Golden yellow flowers / chocolate-purple anthers.

Erythronium helenae (12x14,Z6,P,L,3:16w) ............................................................. 50 seeds / $4.50 35295.31 (W) Napa Co., CA, 1525ft, 465m. Lightly-mottled plants bear pure white flowers similar to E. californicum but with dark yellow anthers. Fades to pink with a yellow throat. On E-facing serpentine screes.

Erythronium revolutum (18x16,Z7,P,L,3:16w) ................................................................. 35 seeds / $5.00 74330.12 (W) Tillamook Co., OR, 1630ft, 497m. Bright pink tepals and bright yellow anthers over lightly-mottled leaves. In deep leaf-mould of partly-shaded woodland ridges. Photo

Erythronium taylorii (28x18,Z5,P,L,3:16w) ............................................................... 50 seeds / $6.00 78100.11 (W) Tuolumne Co., CA, 4400ft, 1340m. Exquisitely beautiful, fragrant flowers, several per scape, in pink-lavender shades with a wide golden throat and white anthers over bright, solid-green leaves. On N-facing volcanic cliffs surrounded by conifers and poison oak. Photo

Escobaria missouriensis (5x8,Z5,P,L,3:4w) …………………............................………….. 40 seeds / $3.00

 56516.18  (W) Pueblo Co., CO, 6700ft, 2043m. JRT1122  Variable stems from single to multi-heading, up to 15 heads. Flowers range from straw-brownish-yellow to rarely bright, clear green. The red fruits often winter over.

Escobaria orcuttii v. koenigii (12x20, Z6, P, GL, 2) …………............................................. 35 seeds / $3.00

 71412.14  (W) Luna Co., NM, 4700ft, 1433m.  Plants look like little snowballs, densely covered with short, white spines.  A cluster of several stems form with age.  Pink-salmon flowers near the apices.

Escobaria tuberculosa (15x6, Z6, P, GL, 2) .......................................................................... 90 seeds / $2.50

 78850.27  (W) Otero Co., NM, 4800ft, 1463m.  Cylindric tubercled columns with apical pale pink flowers.

Escobaria vivipara (12x34,Z4,P,L,3:4w) ............................................................................... 30 seeds / $3.50

 90530.58  (W) Colfax Co., NM, 9000ft, 2744m. JRT5171 Massive clumps comprised of 60 heads or more with dark red to black spines.  Very frilly, hot pink flowers. One of the highest elevations recorded for this sp.

Euphorbia antisyphilitica (Euphorbiaceae) (40x50,Z8,P,L,2) ................................................. 15 seeds / $3.00

 09878.17  (W) Brewster Co., TX, 3300ft, 1006m.  Silver-blue stems by the hundreds on mature plants. Tiny pinkish, speckled flowers along the stems early in the spring. Revels in hot, dry situations.

Ferocactus acanthodes ssp. lecontei (90x40,Z5b,P,GL,2) ............................................ 40 seeds / $3.00 01211.02 Thompson cult. JRT039 Giant single stems with time. Straw-yellow and pink spines with hooked centrals. Large yellow flowers ring the crown. Survived trials for 14 years outside to -20°F on south side bed protection.

Fritillaria agrestis (Liliaceae) (10x8,Z6,P,C,4:12w) .................................................... 30 seeds / $4.00 08274.11 (W) Mariposa Co., CA, 2375ft, 724m. The flowers are greenish outside and brown-purple inside with an odd odor.

Fritillaria atropurpurea (28x10,Z4,P,C,4:12w) ..................................................................... 40 seeds / $3.50

 12874.59  (W) White Pine Co., NV, 8250ft, 2515m.  Flowers not seen here but are typically pendant, dark and speckled over a few whorls of leaves.  On heavy loam derived from limestone.

Fritillaria pudica (10x8,Z4,P,C,4:12w) ……………………………………........................... 40 seeds / $4.00

 70865.16  (W) Blaine Co., ID, 8900ft, 2713m.   Up to 3 butterscotch yellow flowers with brownish bases hang pendant over a few strips of narrow folded leaves. On W-facing, fine granite screes.   Photo

Fritillaria purdyi (Liliaceae) (14x10,Z6,P,C,4:12w) .................................................. 30 seeds / $5.00 70925.11 (W) Mendocino Co., CA, 5900ft, 1800m. Gorgeous silvery-white, pendant flowers, generously speckled and lined purple, several per stem over a rosette of succulent, light-green leaves. On flat, exposed, subalpine meadows of serpentine which dry out in the summer. Photo

Fritillaria recurva (Liliaceae) (60x18,Z6,P,C,4:12w) .................................................... 40 seeds / $4.50 74262.21 (W) Shasta Co., CA, 4000ft, 1220m. From whorled basal leaves sprout racemes bearing beautiful pendant scarlet bells, minutely checkered yellow. Found in the partial shade of pine forests. Photo

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 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.

Geranium viscosissimum (Geraniaceae) (35x30,Z4,P,SC,1) .................................................. 15 seeds / $3.50

 90536.19  (W) Park Co., WY, 7550ft, 2302m.  Slightly viscid plants with partially divided leaves and clusters of large magenta flowers, often conspicuously veined.   Photo

Gilia aggregata v. arizonica (100x20, Z5, B, L, 3:6w) .......................................................... 75 seeds / $3.00

 09233.11  (W) Coconino Co., AZ, 7000ft, 2134m.  Vigorous habit with scarlet-orange flowers.

Guaiacum angustifolium (Zygophyllaceae) (24x50, Z7, P, C, 1) …...........……………......... 20 seeds / $3.50

 11832.14  (W) Brewster Co., TX, 3900ft, 1189m.  Gnarled subshrubs are tightly clothed with tiny, pinnate leaflets.  Purple flowers transform into winged fruit bearing scarlet berries.  Grows on lime.

Gypsophila briquetiana (Caryophyllaceae) (7x10, Z4, P, L, 1) .............................................. 70 seeds / $3.00

 10753.08   Tight buns of grayish-green sprout dense cymes of white flowers.

Gypsophila silenoides (14x24, Z4, P, L, 1) ........................................................................... 70 seeds / $2.00

 76514.08   Glaucous linear leaves explode into a matrix of white, veined flowers.

Haplopappus acaulis(Asteraceae) (15x20,Z5,P,L,1) ............................................................. 35 seeds / $3.00

 01217.37  (W) Coconino Co., AZ, 5800ft, 1768m.  Larger prickly mats with bright yellow flowers.   Photo

Houstonia rubra (3x7, Z4, P, L, 3:8w) ................................................................................... 90 seeds / $4.00

 74880.14  (W) San Juan Co., UT, 4430ft, 1350m.  One first notices the intense fragrance when unwittingly approaching blooming plants.  Little mounds of fleshy, linear leaves are studded with sessile, four-petaled blossoms variously colored pale pink to lavender.  Sandstone dweller.   Photo

Hymenoxys lapidicola (Asteraceae) (2x15,Z4,P,L,1) ............................................................ 30 seeds / $5.00

 54140.18  (W) Uintah Co., UT, 8150ft, 2485m.  Aromatic, caespitose buns grow on nearly inaccessible sandstone cliffs and wasn't discovered until 1983.  The sessile yellow daisies cover the cushions in early summer.  See AGS Bulletin, Vol. 60, No. 2, p. 133.   Photo

Ipomoea leptophylla (Convolvulaceae)  (60x120, Z4, P, SC, 1) ............................................ 30 seeds / $4.00

 54350.23  (W) Lincoln Co., CO, 5400ft, 1645m.  Heavy, trailing stems bear shiny, lanceolate leaves and beautiful, violet-magenta funnel-flowers with a darker throat.  Roots become massive with age and seedlings resent transplanting -- sow singly in deep pots or directly into the garden.   Photo

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

 30548.07    Yellow flowers with an orange beard over narrow, grass-like 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.

Juno aucheri (Iridaceae) (20x14,Z5,P,C,4:8w) ....................................................................... 10 seeds / $4.00

 09023.06 (=Iris aucheri.) Beautiful, fragrant flowers with blue standards and falls with a yellow crest.

Kelseya uniflora (Rosaceae) (3x24,Z3,P,L,4:6w) .................................................................. 45 seeds / $6.00

 85852.28  (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.   Photo

Lesquerella tumulosa (2x10, Z5, P, L, 2) .............................................................................. 75 seeds / $4.00

 78956.14  (W) Kane Co., UT, 4920ft, 1500m.  Probably the most caespitose of the genus with filiform, grayish-green leaves on hard cushions.  Yellow flowers on very short stems.  On white oil shale.

Leucophyllum minus (60x50, Z7, P, L, 1) ........................................................................... 100 seeds / $3.00

 56558.14  (W) Culberson Co., TX, 3800ft, 1158m.  Miniature shrubs covered with chalky blue leaves and blue Penstemon-like flowers in abundance.  A spectacular native of the Trans-Pecos region.

Lewisia stebbinsii (4x16,Z6,P,L,3:8w) ...................................................................... 30 seeds / $5.00 76792.11 (W) Mendocino Co., CA, 6400ft, 1951m. Rosettes of succulent, lanceolate leaves bear numerous prostrate stems each with several white-throated, rose-pink flowers. An unusual and distinctive Lewisia growing on serpentine. Photo

Ligularia holmii (Asteraceae) (9x12, Z3, P, L, 1) ................................................................... 40 seeds / $3.50

 35754.14  (W) Gunnison Co., CO, 12000ft, 3658m.  Essentially a more robust version of L. soldanella with larger yellow flowers and sparsely-dentate, leathery leaves,  the reverse beet-purple.

Ligularia soldanella (Asteraceae) (5x12,Z3,P,L,1) ................................................................ 35 seeds / $4.00

 76754.38  (W) Summit Co., CO, 12600ft, 3841m.  One of the best in the genus with succulent, dark beet-red to nearly black leaves. Short-scaped flowers with wide yellow petals.  W-facing steep screes.   Photo

Lilium bolanderi (Liliaceae) (35x15,Z6,P,C,5) ................................................................. 30 seeds / $7.00 10756.22 (W) Josephine Co., OR, 4300ft, 1311m. 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. Very choice. Photo

Lilium bolanderi (35x15,Z6,P,C,5) .................................................................................. 30 seeds / $7.00 10756.32 (W) Josephine Co., 1700ft, 518m. A streamside population at a lower altitude. I will sub with this when the above collection runs out.

Lilium concolor v. strictum (Liliaceae) (60x20,Z6,P,C,5) ...................................................... 40 seeds / $3.50

 12761.07    This beautiful dwarf Chinese lily has star-like, glossy, vermilion flowers.

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.

Lilium pardalinum ssp. vollmeri (120x25,Z6,P,C,5) ...................................................... 90 seeds / $3.50 70174.12 (W) Josephine Co., OR, 2100ft, 640m. Orange, spotted flowers with strongly recurved tepals shaded red into the throat. Serpentine seep.

Lilium pumilum (40x15,Z6,P,C,5) .......................................................................................... 30 seeds / $4.00

 70956.06     Pendant, orange-red to vermilion flowers with a glossy sheen. Very narrow leaves.

Lithospermum incisum (Boraginaceae) (10x16,Z5,P,C,3:8w) ................................................ 25 seeds / $3.50

 55812.39  (W) Daggett Co., UT, 7400ft, 2256m.  Clusters of bright, golden-yellow, tubular flowers with frilly margins sprout from clumps of rough, hairy foliage.   Photo

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.

Lobelia tupa (Lobeliaceae) (140x25, Z8, P, L, 1) ………..................………...........…….... 100 seeds / $3.50

 78970.11  (W) E of Concepción, VIII Reg., Chile, 1000ft, 305m.  Mullein-like rosettes erupt into spires packed with bilaterally-symmetric tubular flowers. covered in red velvet. Blooms nearly all summer.   Photo

Lupinus breweri (5x20,Z5,P,SC,1) ........................................................................... 15 seeds / $4.00 10752.11 (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. Photo

Lupinus breweri ssp. bryoides (3x20,Z4,P,SC,1) ........................................................ 8 seeds / $4.00 10773.11 (W) Mono Co., CA, 10400ft, 3170m. Wonderful silver mats of tiny, fingered leaflets bear caespitose spikes of blue and white. The best miniature Lupines. Only a few packets available.

Lupinus caespitosus (Fabaceae) (7x10,Z4,P,SC,1) ......................................................... 20 seeds / $4.00 12049.10 (W) Grand Co., CO, 8950ft, 2730m. (=L. lepidus ssp. caespitosus.) Very short spikes of sky-blue flowers on compact plants.

Lupinus lepidus v. aridus (Fabaceae) (25x30,Z6,P,SC,1) ……............................................. 40 seeds / $3.50

 54371.26  (W) Yakima Co., WA, 3300ft, 1006m.   Compact, dense racemes of deep royal blue, the large banners snow white, over mounds of hairy, gray leaves. On volcanic loam derived from basalt.   Photo

Lupinus leucophyllus v. belliae (70x40,Z4,P,SC,1) …………………………...................... 10 seeds / $3.50

 54291.16  (W) Blaine Co., ID, 4700ft, 1433m.   Vigorous plants unfurl dense racemes of cream to very pale lilac flowers over silvery-green, hairy leaves. Great for the specimen area of the garden.

Lupinus obtusilobus (Fabaceae) (35x35,Z6,P,SC,1) .............................................................. 30 seeds / $3.50

 71078.16  (W) Siskiyou Co., CA, 3500ft, 1067m.  Small, palmate leaves, densely silky-hairy on both sides.  Spikes of blue flowers.

Lychnis wilfordii (Caryophyllaceae) (40x20,Z5,P,L,3:6w) ........................................... 45 seeds / $3.50 92554.00 One of the most attractive Lychnis, from Japan. Spidery, laciniate, blood-red flowers over ovate, light green foliage. Rare and beautiful.

Mammillaria grahamii (Cactaceae) (7x4, Z7, P, GL, 2) ………………..….…..................... 50 seeds / $3.00

 32751.14  (W) Douglas, AZ.  Well-spined bodies with hooked centrals bear nice pink flowers.

Mammillaria grahamii v. oliviae (5x3, Z7, P, GL, 2) ………………………....................... 40 seeds / $3.00

 32752.13  White-spined bodies bear attractive flowers of magenta with broad white tips.

Mammillaria heyderi v. bullingtoniana (2x7, Z6, P, L, 2) .................................................... 45 seeds / $2.50 

 35307.14  Flat bodies only 2” or 3” across with thickly-spined tubercles and cream to pink flowers.

Mammillaria meridiorosei (8x4, Z7, P, L, 2) ........................................................................ 45 seeds / $3.00

 56384.14  (W) Eddy Co., NM, 5500ft, 1676m.  Densely-spined, small barrels / nice pink to purple flowers.

Mammillaria wrightii (3x8, Z5, P, L, 2) …………………………...……….............……..... 30 seeds / $3.50

 92755.24   Ex Manzano Mtns.   Non-clustering stems, fine hooked brown spines, large magenta flowers.

Mammillaria wrightii (3x8,Z5,P,L,2) ..................................................................................... 30 seeds / $3.50

 92755.14  (W) Santa Fe Co., NM, 6900ft  Non-clustering stems, fine hooked brown spines, large magenta flowers.

Mertensia ciliata (90x40,Z3,P,L,3:8w) .................................................................................. 30 seeds / $3.50

 12564.27  (W) Gunnison Co., CO, 9980ft, 3043m.   One of the tallest Mertensias -- this population is about hip-high. Wide, bluish-gray leaves, typical pendulous blue bells.

Mertensia longiflora (12x14,Z6,P,L,3:8w) ............................................................................ 20 seeds / $4.00

 54771.16  (W) Kittitas Co., WA, 3200ft, 975m.  A delicate plant with several stems of elliptical, blue-gray leaves and terminal clusters of tubular, deep blue flowers. On N-facing slopes of volcanic loam.

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.

Minuartia pestalozzae (6x18, Z5, P, L, 1) ............................................................................ 55 seeds / $2.50

 70386.03  Ex Dedegol Dag, Turkey, 2000m.   Hard, Acantholimon-like cushions bearing white flowers.

Mirabilis alipes (Nyctaginaceae) (35x30,Z5,P,C,3:8w) ……………………..........……….... 25 seeds / $4.00

 05458.15  (W) Duchesne Co., UT, 6050ft, 1845m.  An odd cousin of the more common M. multiflora with very glaucous, blue-gray leaves and pendant heads of pale pink. A Uintah Basin endemic.

Monardella villosa (26x32, Z6, P, L, 3:8w) ........................................................................ 100 seeds / $3.00

 90564.10  (W) Shasta Co., CA, 3000ft, 915m.   Multiple stems with heads of deep lavender.