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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.

Abronia nana (Nyctaginaceae) (10x12, Z5, P, C, 3:6w) ......................................................... 30 seeds / $3.00

 58060.17  (W) Emery Co., UT, 6600ft, 2012m.  Tight clusters of round, succulent, gray leaves.  Typical white star-burst flowers on short scapes. On W-facing hills of sandy clay.

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.

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.

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

 78478.16  (W) Rancho Tambor, Oaxaca, MX.  Stunning rosettes in glaucous, alabaster white.

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.

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 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.

Amsonia eastwoodiana (35x50, Z5, P, C, 1) ………………………………………............. 60 seeds / $3.00

 20767.11  (W) Garfield Co., UT, 4650ft, 1418m.  Multitudes of decumbent stems radiate from a central rootstalk clothed with linear, glabrous leaves.  Basal clusters of pale-blue, tubular flowers appear in late spring.

Amsonia elliptica (40x15,Z5,P,C,3:8w) ……………………………………………............. 15 seeds / $3.00

 25454.05    Elliptical leaves on erect stems and clusters of pale blue flowers, darkening to deep blue in the throat. Occurs in China and Japan.

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 tuberosa (20x8,Z7,P,C,3:8w) ................................................................................ 50 seeds / $3.00

 78810.27  (W) Graham Co., AZ, 3000ft, 915m.  Flowers not seen here but are typically in cream to pink shades over lacy foliage.

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 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

Arctomecon californica (Papaveraceae) (40x18, Z7, P, GL, 4:6w) …………….................. 100 seeds / $4.00

 12050.15  (W) Clark Co., NV, 1200ft, 365m.  Turquoise blue and green rosettes clothed with long, silky white hairs.  Corymbs of golden poppies.  A difficult genus, this species and the next are probably best suited for the alpine house.   Photo

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.

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.

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 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 zionis (12x18, Z5, P, SC, 1) ................................................................................. 45 seeds / $3.00

 98465.11  (W) Kane Co., UT, 4900ft, 1494m.  Purple/pink/white flowers on tufts with marcescent spines.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

 56252.16  (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, veined flowers.

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 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.

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

 10747.10  Rigid stems and nice large creamy yellow flowers.

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 decorum ssp. traceyi (16x7,Z5,P,L,3:6w) …………………….......................... 40 seeds / $4.00

 15242.46  (W) Siskiyou Co., CA, 5600ft, 1707m.   A dwarf, dainty montane species with tufts of deeply-lobed leaves and racemes of dark purple-blue flowers. In stony, serpentine soils under scrub.

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.

Delphinium viridescens (120x20, Z5, P, L, 3:8w) ............................................................... 100 seeds / $3.00

 90506.10  (W) Chelan Co., WA, 3300ft, 1006m.  Narrow, dense spikes of pubescent green 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.

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.

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.

Echinocereus triglochidiatus v. mojavensis (10x26, Z5, P, GL, 3:4w) ………..................... 45 seeds / $2.50

 78751.18  (W) Inyo Co., CA, 6800ft, 2073m.  An attractive variant on account of the long, twisting spines.  Red flowers.

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.

Eriodictyon californicum (Hydrophyllaceae) (60x30,Z7,P,GL,3:6w) ….................………... 100 seeds / $3.00

 12094.35  (W) Tulare Co., CA, 5000ft, 1524m.  "Yerba Santa."  A xeric medicinal shrub with thick, dentate leaves, glossy above, paler below with prominent veins. Clusters of tubular, pale lavender flowers.

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.

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 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 (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.

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.

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.

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

Fraxinus anomala (Oleaceae) (200x150, Z5, P, C, 4:8w) ……………………..............…..... 75 seeds / $3.00

 05870.23  (W) Montrose Co., CO, 5800ft, 1768m.  "Singleleaf Ash."  Attractive, much-branched small tree with Ginkgo-like leaves.  A higher locality here than the previously-offered Utah pop.

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.

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.

Glaucidium palmatum (Ranunculaceae) (40x40, Z6, P, GCE, 4:8w) ...................................... 30 seeds / $5.00

 70114.06  Beautiful pale lavender-blue flowers 2" to 3" (5 to 8 cm) across with undulate margins are borne singly on short scapes.  Best under cool and lime-free conditions.

Glaucidium palmatum v. leucanthum (40x40, Z6, P, GCE, 4:8w)......................................... 60 seeds / $5.00

 70115.03  The white flowered form.

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 stenophyllus (8x14, Z6, P, L, 2) ……………….……...............…………….. 75 seeds / $3.00

 76789.16  (W) Kittitas Co., WA, 2300ft, 701m.  Acicular gray-green leaves and myriad yellow flowers.

Heuchera sanguinea v. pulchra (20x12, Z7, P, L, 1) ........................................................... 100 seeds / $4.00

 76131.10  (W) Cochise Co., AZ, 6800ft, 2073m.  Hairy leaves in multiple rosettes grow jammed in crevices on N-facing granite cliffs.  Startling racemes of brilliant fuchsia-pink to carmine. Super!

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 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.

Kalmia microphylla (Ericaceae) (3x25, Z3, P, C, 3:8w) …………………….............….... 1000 seeds / $3.00

 56502.03  (W) Albany Co., WY, 10500ft, 3201m.  Pendulous purple-pink flowers of porcelain are borne on low mats.  Forms large colonies around boulders near glacial lakes.   Photo

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.

Leptodactylon pungens (7x9, Z5, P, L, 3:6w) ..................................................................... 100 seeds / $3.00

 70958.11  (W) Emery Co., UT, 7200ft, 2195m.  A very dwarf form with five-petalled creamy 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

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.

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.

Linum kingii (Linaceae) (8x9,Z5,P,GL,3:6w) ………………………………............……..... 40 seeds / $3.50

 52558.25  (W) Garfield Co., UT, 7600ft, 2317m.  Highly ornamental, powder-blue, spiraling foliage sprouts heads of lemon yellow flowers with helicopter-like petals. Loves lime soils.

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

Lomatium grayi (15x15,Z5,P,C,4:8w) ................................................................................... 30 seeds / $3.00

 32750.56  (W) Lincoln Co., ID, 4800ft, 1463m.   Very finely dissected, aromatic foliage, with the finest segments lying in different planes, giving rise to a three-dimensional effect. Yellow umbels.

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.

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.

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.

Mertensia viridis (12x8,Z3,P,C,3:6w) .................................................................................. 30 seeds / $3.50

 90584.17  (W) Park Co., CO, 12500ft, 3810m.  Nodding clusters of beautiful, deep blue-purple bells terminate stems clothed in a few lanceolate, minutely-hispid, grayish-green leaves. Size varies considerably -- I saw some larger multi-stemmed individuals that were truly stunning.

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

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.

Mirabilis multiflora (45x80, Z4, P, C, 2) ............................................................................... 25 seeds / $3.50

 56964.13  (W) Chaffee Co., CO, 7600ft, 2317m.  Huge mounds of thick cordate leaves bearing brilliant deep violet to magenta funnel-flowers.  Usually found solitary or in isolated clumps, I was amazed to discover an entire hillside covered with blooming plants in the summer of 2003.   Photo

Monardella odoratissima (20x24, Z5, P, L, 3:12w) ............................................................ 100 seeds / $3.50

 61578.33  (W) Garfield Co., CO, 8200ft, 2500m.  Bright lavender to violet heads over very minty fragrant foliage.  An unusual population growing on very steep white oil shale slopes.

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.