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Nananthus aff. broomii (Aizoaceae) (4x18,Z7,P,L,1) ............................................................ 30 seeds / $3.00

 10767.09   The thick, triangular, blue-gray foliage forms very attractive, tight mounds which sport numerous yellow, red-striped flowers over a long period in the spring.

Nassauvia revoluta (Asteraceae) (10x12, Z6, P, L, 3:6w) ..................................................... 50 seeds / $4.00

 74410.11  (W) Volcán Lonquimay, IX Reg., Chile, 5800ft, 1768m.  Reptilian-looking stems are covered with tough, thick, overlapping, recurved scales.  Stems terminate in a bulbous head of white.

Nepeta yunnanensis (60x50,Z6,P,L,1) ................................................................................. 20 seeds / $3.50

 96978.07   An imposing beauty of textured, gray-green foliage and spikes of deep blue flowers all summer.

Nolina microcarpa (75x100, Z6, P, C, 1) .............................................................................. 75 seeds / $2.50

 56532.15  (W) Grant Co., NM, 6400ft, 1950m.   Numerous panicles of white, purplish, or brownish.

Nolina texana (110x135,Z5,P,C,1) ....................................................................................... 30 seeds / $3.00

 78415.27  (W) San Miguel Co., NM, 6600ft, 2012m.  Dark-green, narrow foliage with spikes of white flowers.   Photo

Oenothera caespitosa v. crinita (Onagraceae) (8x15, Z5, P, L, 2) ........................................ 50 seeds / $3.00

 12043.11  (W) Millard Co., UT, 6000ft, 1829m.  Long hairy leaves form handsome furry tufts.  Large white rounded lowers turning pink to violet as they fade.  On calcareous sandy rubble.

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

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

Ononis rotundifolia (Fabaceae) (40x50, Z5, P, SC, 1) …………….…............………….... 16 seeds / $2.50

 74808.04  An evergreen shrublet with roundish, toothed leaves and racemes of white to pink pea-flowers.

Opuntia heacockii (10x30, Z4, P, C, 2) ................................................................................ 40 seeds / $3.00

 35214.13  (W) Chaffee Co., CO, 8300ft, 2530m.  A localized dwarf variety of O. polyacantha, slowly sprouting pads along horizontal root runners.  Yellow flowers.

Opuntia spinosior (120x70, Z9, P, C, 2) ............................................................................... 50 seeds / $2.50

 76723.11  (W) Graham Co., AZ, 4000ft, 1220m. A tree cholla with gray-green stems, flowers unseen.

Oxytropis hidakamontana (14x20,Z5,P,SC,1) …………………………............................. 15 seeds / $3.50

 35545.16   (W) Japan.   Vigorous tufts of hairy foliage bear violet-blue flower heads.

Oxytropis lagopus (3x9,Z4,P,SC,1) ...................................................................................... 50 seeds / $4.00

 54162.26  (W) Custer Co., ID, 8325ft, 2538m.   Silver, woolly cushions and short racemes of brilliant violet-red. The buds have a peppery look due to the presence of black hairs. Found on limestone slopes. One of the most beautiful in the genus.   Photo

Oxytropis sericea (20x18, Z4, P, SC, 1) .............................................................................. 90 seeds / $2.50

 76404.14  (W) Weld Co., CO, 5450ft, 1660m.  Large racemes of pure white, fragrant flowers.

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

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

Oxytropis viscida (9x12,Z4,P,SC,1) ...................................................................................... 20 seeds / $3.00

 90606.15  (W) Fremont Co., WY, 6950ft, 2118m.   Tufts of sticky, dark green, pinnatifid foliage with fat heads of purplish flowers. Late summer bloomer.

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

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

Ourisia microphylla (Scrophulariaceae) (2x6, Z?, P, L, 2) …………...........……….……..... 60 seeds / $4.00

 56542.04  Ex Termas de Chillán, Chile, 1600m.  Microscopic leaves on thready stems look like clumps of moss.  The 5-petalled, round-lobed, 1-cm flowers are the most delicate shade of pastel pink.

Paeonia brownii (Paeoniaceae) (22x30,Z5,P,C,3:12w) ........................................................... 18 seeds / $6.00

 10766.18  (W) Wallowa Co., OR, 5800ft, 1768m.  Wonderful foliage -- dissected, leathery, glaucous, bluish-green with pendant, brownish-maroon flowers about 2 to 3  inches across, the centers packed with stamens.   Photo1   Photo2

Penstemon acaulis (Scrophulariaceae) (1x8,Z3,P,C,4:12w) ....................................... 20 seeds / $5.00 01222.11 (W) Sweetwater Co., WY, 7100ft, 2165m. Densely-tufted mats and masses of stemless blue flowers. Choice species endemic to barren hills near the Wyoming-Utah border. Photo

Penstemon alamosensis (50x16, Z6, P, GL, 3:8w) ................................................................ 45 seeds / $3.00

 05419.17  (W) Otero Co., NM, 4800ft, 1463m.  Salmon to coral flowers sway over thin, crinkled, blue-gray leaves. Endemic to limestone canyons E of Alamogordo.

Penstemon aridus (10x7,Z4,P,L,3:8w) ……………………………………........................... 40 seeds / $3.00

 07455.86  (W) Beaverhead Co., MT, 6000ft, 1829m.   Grassy tufts with a dense inflorescence of small blue flowers. On S-facing slopes of limestone.

Penstemon aridus (10x7,Z4,P,L,3:8w) ................................................................................... 70 seeds / $3.50

 07455.78  (W) Lemhi Co., ID, 7700ft, 2348m.  Grassy tufts with dense inflorescences of small blue flowers. On N-facing slopes of limestone.

Penstemon bicolor ssp. roseus (100x40, Z6, P, L, 3:8w) ...................................................... 90 seeds / $3.00

 10553.11  (W) Clark Co., NV, 2500ft, 762m.  Pink to magenta flowers with violet lines on the lower lip.

Penstemon caespitosus v. caespitosus (4x25, Z4, P, L, 4:12w) ........................................... 60 seeds / $4.00

 12041.33  (W) Grand Co., CO, 9000ft, 2744m.  Creeping stems clothed in linear-spatulate leaves eventually form mats nearly a foot in diameter and are smothered with blue, white-throated flowers in early summer.  Choice new collection from this area.

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

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

Penstemon cobaea (55x18,Z5,P,C,3:8w) ............................................................................... 60 seeds / $3.50

 12760.27  (W) Murray Co., OK, 1500ft, 457m.  Stunning in full bloom, the white baggy flowers, often highlighted pale lavender, are the largest in the genus. Shiny green leaves with small teeth.   Photo

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

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

Penstemon floridus ssp. austinii (150x30, Z6, P, GL, 3:8w) ................................................. 90 seeds / $2.50

 30560.15  (W) Inyo Co., CA, 5700ft, 1737m.  Multiple whips bear dentate blue leaves and baggy rosy-magenta flowers.

Penstemon janishiae (15x12, Z5, P, RGL, 4:8w) ………………………...........………….... 90 seeds / $3.50

 50198.18  (W) Plumas/Lassen Co., CA, 7550ft, 2302m.  Tufts of linear-spatulate, sparsely-dentate leaves sprout several stems bearing large, gaping, bilabiate lavender flowers, each with a prominent yellow-bearded staminode.  One of the best Great Basin natives.

Penstemon laricifolius ssp. laricifolius (10x8, Z3, P, GL, 4:16w) ....................................... 100 seeds / $2.50

 54215.37  (W) Carbon Co., WY, 6850ft, 2088m.  This lovely form has flowers in various pink shades.

Penstemon 'MESA' (70x25, Z4, P, RL, 3:6w) ....................................................................... 50 seeds / $3.00

 56416.08  A section Habroanthus hybrid with substantial purple-blue flowers on strong stems.  Fully reblooms later in the summer equal in vigor to the first.

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

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

Penstemon rupicola (8x20, Z5, P, L, 3:8w) ......................................................................... 100 seeds / $3.50

 75010.35  (W) Linn Co., OR, 5600ft, 1707m.  Vivid deep rose-pink flowers over powder-blue foliage.

Penstemon subulatus (40x30,Z7,P,L,3:8w) …………………………………..........…….. 100 seeds / $2.50

 76950.15  (W) Maricopa Co., AZ, 2800ft, 854m.  Scarlet, tubular flowers and lance-like leaves.

Phlox adsurgens (7x16,Z5,P,L,4:12w) ................................................................................... 10 seeds / $6.00

 15576.36  (W) Douglas Co., OR, 5000ft, 1524m.   This loosely-mat-forming perennial with ovate leaves spreads slowly stoloniferously and sprouts numerous scapes terminating in open clusters of fragrant, broad-petalled pale– to deep-pink flowers, often with dark markings in the center.

Phlox albomarginata (3x12,Z4,P,L,4:12w) ............................................................................ 15 seeds / $6.00

 19411.39  (W) Butte Co., ID, 7100ft, 2165m.  Dense, slightly-viscid cushions of awl-shaped leaves with thickened, whitish margins.  Large, beautiful, snow-white flowers cover the cushions in early summer.  Growing in screes of limestone chips.   Photo

Phlox bryoides (1x9,Z4,P,L,4:12w) ........................................................................................ 10 seeds / $6.00

 10763.89  (W) Daggett Co., UT, 7500ft, 2286m.  Incredibly dense, pulvinate mounds of tightly-packed square stems covered with white wool.  Small white flowers.  On barren S-facing stony slopes.   Photo

Phlox condensata (2x15,Z3,P,C,4:12w) ................................................................................ 15 seeds / $6.00

 12799.27  (W) Park Co., CO, 12300ft, 3750m.  Very dense cushions, similar to an alpine P. tumulosa.  Large snow-white flowers.  Often found on S-facing rocky tundra in the Mosquito Range.

Phlox grayi (4x18,Z5,P,C,4:8w) ............................................................................................. 12 seeds / $6.00

 32755.10  (W) Coconino Co., AZ, 7200ft, 2195m.  (= P. longifolia ssp. brevifolia = P. stansburyi v. brevifolia). An outstanding cushion Phlox with wide, stiff leaves and luminous cerise-pink flowers. Seeds germinate readily and I find the plants relatively easy to cultivate. Grows on volcanic loam which dries out in the summer.   Photo

Phlox hoodii ssp. canescens (2x15,Z4,P,C,4:12w) ................................................................ 10 seeds / $5.00

 35675.18  (W) Rio Blanco Co., CO, 6200ft, 1890m.  Very compact cushions stud themselves edge to edge with fragrant snow-white flowers.

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

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

Phlox multiflora (colored) (3x12, Z3, P, C, 4:12w) ............................................................... 10 seeds / $6.00

 56995.15  (W) Converse Co., WY, 7600ft, 2317m.  This seed from a rare colored population of a normally white-flowered taxon.  Pinks and lavenders in deep to pale shades predominate here on loamy soil.   Photo

Phlox opalensis (3x15,Z4,P,L,4:12w) ..................................................................................... 10 seeds / $6.00

 67019.49  (W) Lincoln Co., WY, 6800ft, 2073m.  Essentially a robust form of Phlox bryoides.  The dense, compact buns of square stems are covered with white wool and bear large white flowers.  This new taxon was described only in the last decade.

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

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

Phlox pulvinata (blue-flowered form) (2x12,Z3,P,C,4:12w) ................................................ 10 seeds / $6.00 70864.12 (W) Albany Co., WY, 11000ft, 3354m. The deep icy-blue flowers are mirrored by the glacial lakes below the alpine ridges where these dense, caespitose cushions grow. Variation in color is considerable, from very pale blue to deep china blues and even a few lavender-blues. Photo1   Photo2   Photo3

Phlox speciosa (pink) (16x20,Z6,P,L,4:12w) ........................................................................ 15 seeds / $5.00

 76716.36  (W) Siskiyou Co., CA, 3600ft, 1098m.   A very nice, robust form here with narrow, slightly viscid foliage and bushels of deep pink, notched flowers. On N-facing serpentine slopes.   Photo

Phlox tumulosa (2x16,Z4,P,C,4:12w) .................................................................................... 10 seeds / $6.00

 78996.19  (W) White Pine Co., NV, 7200ft, 2195m.  Gray-green cushions virtually rock hard are covered with fragrant white blossoms, occasionally tinged pink.   Photo

Phyllodoce breweri (Ericaceae) (12x60,Z4,P,L,3:6w) ......................................................... 1000 seeds / $3.50

 10758.10  (W) Plumas Co., CA, 6850ft, 2088m.  Rosy-pink blossoms over fir-like stems. On N-facing granitic slopes.

Physaria eburniflora (4x12,Z4,P,L,3:6w) .............................................................................. 30 seeds / $3.50

 21101.26  (W) Carbon Co., WY, 7500ft, 2286m.   Heads of moonlight-cream distinguish this species from the others in this genus. Endemic to a small area in central Wyoming, these silvery-green rosettes flower very early in the spring.

Platycodon grandiflorum v. nanum (Campanulaceae) (25x10, Z5, P, L, 1) ........................... 80 seeds / $2.50

 32759.00  Blue balloon flowers on dwarf plants.

Platycodon grandiflorum v. apoiensis album (20x8, Z5, P, L, 1) ......................................... 80 seeds / $2.50

 32760.09  Single white flowers on dwarf plants.

Platycodon grandiflorum f. pink (30x12, Z5, P, L, 1) ........................................................... 50 seeds / $2.50

 32761.03  A lovely form with single rose-lilac to pink flowers.

Platycodon grandiflorum 'Double Blue' (32x12,Z5,P,L,1) ………………........................... 80 seeds / $2.50

32770.06     A robust selection with fully double, blue flowers.

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

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

Polemonium pulcherrimum (14x35, Z5, P, L, 3:6w) ............................................................. 90 seeds / $3.50

 70994.10  (W) Jackson Co., OR, 7100ft, 2165m.  Dense heads of blue to pale blue.

Polemonium viscosum (16x12, Z3, P, L, 3:6w) ................................................................... 100 seeds / $3.00

 90616.53  (W) Albany Co., WY, 10100ft, 3079m.  Small viscid leaves and trusses of purple-blue flowers.

Primula rusbyi (8x10,Z5,P,L,3:6w) ........................................................................................ 70 seeds / $4.00

 75016.17  (W) Lincoln Co., NM, 11450ft, 3490m.  A very pretty and floriferous Primrose with umbels of violet. Each flower has a yellow eye and a crimson ring, the petals notched. The stiff green leaves are minutely toothed. The very similar P. rusbyi ssp. ellisiae will be found in this population.   Photo

Pulsatilla bungeana (Ranunculaceae) (25x15,Z5,P,C,3:8w) ................................................... 30 seeds / $3.50

 10998.09    Nice blue flowers over ferny foliage on this Siberian native. Very choice.

Pulsatilla turczaninovii (30x18, Z4, P, C, 3:8w) .................................................................... 55 seeds / $3.00

 79014.04  Leafy clumps of celery-like leaves sprout deep blue-purple, pendant flowers.  From Siberia.

Ramonda serbica (7x12, Z5, P, L, 1) …………………………………………….............. 100 seeds / $3.00

 76424.03  Smaller version of R. myconi, with lilac flowers.  Hairy, succulent rosettes.

Ranunculus andersonii (Ranunculaceae) (10x8,Z4,P,RGL,3:12w) ........................................ 50 seeds / $4.00

 20815.56  (W) Blaine Co., ID, 8900ft, 2713m.   Basal tufts of glaucous, dissected leaves with white to pale pink cups very early in the spring, soon after snowmelt. Rubbing the seed will reveal the tiny, cone-shaped seed inside the green papery achenes. On W-facing, fine granite screes.

Ranunculus andersonii (Ranunculaceae) (6x12,Z5,P,RGL,3:12w) .................................. 50 seeds / $5.00 20815.72 (W) Camas Co., ID, 5060ft, 1543m. White flowers here on much shorter peduncles compared to the Utah population. On basalt plains.   Photo

Salvia chinensis (45x30, Z8, P, L, 1) ..................................................................................... 25 seeds / $3.00

 12370.04  Abundant purple-blue flowers on columnar plants over deep green, leathery rosettes.

Salvia dorrii v. dorrii (18x30,Z4,P,L,1) ...................................................................... 20 seeds / $4.00 15834.81 (W) Inyo Co., CA, 10100ft, 3079m. Exceptionally hardy population here in the White Mtns growing on S-facing slopes of dolomite. Limited amounts of this dwarf, subalpine form.

Salvia funerea (90x80,Z8,P,L,1) ……………………………………………..........……..... 18 seeds / $6.00

 31018.15  Ex cult.  The holly-like leaves, the stems and the calyxes are all encased in thick-spun, blue-white wool. Sky-blue flowers are borne in late spring. Perches on limestone ledges in the wild and is a challenge to cultivate, demanding absolute drainage and protection from winter wet.

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

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

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

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

Saponaria pumila (4x30,Z4,P,L,3:8w) ................................................................................... 30 seeds / $3.50

 71016.06     Densely caespitose cushions with long, linear leaves bear stemless, inch-wide, bright lilac-pink flowers with undulate petals.

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

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

Schizanthus hookeri (Solanaceae) (26x16, A, L, 1) ................................................................ 40 seeds / $2.50

 35681.11  (W) Portillo, V Reg., Chile, 9100ft, 2774m.  This glandular annual boasts large cymes of pretty lavender flowers, the upper petal yellow spotted red and all the petals deeply slashed.

Sclerocactus whipplei v. reevesii (15x13,Z6,P,GL,2) .......................................................... 18 seeds / $4.00

 92381.17  (W) San Juan Co., NM, 7100ft, 2165m.  Extremely robust form of an already super cactus. Extra-hefty barrels richly festooned with long recurved spines produce deep pink flowers. A must for cactus lovers.

Scrophularia macrantha (Scrophulariaceae) (60x18,Z5,P,L,1) .............................................. 70 seeds / $3.50

 56172.07    This great New Mexican native displays long wands of puckered scarlet blossoms nearly all summer.

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Scutellaria baicalensis (40x26,Z4,P,L,1) .............................................................................. 40 seeds / $3.50

 10057.07    Upright grower with long glossy leaves and intense cobalt-blue flowers in late summer. Siberian native.   Photo

Scutellaria nana v. sapphirina (Lamiaceae) (5x30,Z4,P,L,3:4w) .......................................... 100 seeds / $3.50

 58218.19  (W) Nye Co., NV, 6200ft, 1890m.  Royal-blue dragons on erect stems. Forms carpets in dry granitic scree. Beautiful Great Basin endemic.   Photo

Scutellaria tournefortii (10x40, Z4, P, L, 3:4w) .................................................................... 75 seeds / $2.00

 78703.04  Mats of wiry stems with decumbent spikes of cream and reddish-purple flowers.

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

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

Sedum sempervivoides (14x7,Z6,B,L,1) ……………………………………..........…….. 100 seeds / $3.00

 76416.05   First-year rosettes look very similar to a small Sempervivum, gray-green, mottled purple. The rosettes elongate the second year into dense cymes of carmine red, unique in the genus.

Silene californica (12x24,Z5,P,L,3:6w) ................................................................................ 20 seeds / $3.50

 12219.46  (W) Trinity Co., CA, 4900ft.   Myriad arching stems with lanceolate leaves bear scarlet flowers.

Silene hookeri ssp. bolanderi (5x8,Z6,P,L,2) …………….……………………….............. 15 seeds / $5.00

 35682.15  (W) Trinity Co., CA, 2460ft, 750m.  Stunning, large, snow-white flowers, deeply incised in this form, narrowly endemic to this area in N Cal., and quite distinct from the typical colored forms.   Photo

Silene hookeri ssp. ingramii (Caryophyllaceae) (5x8,Z6,P,L,2) ............................................. 15 seeds / $5.00

 35685.16  (W) Douglas Co., OR, 1510ft, 460m.   Here the flowers are a stunning deep cherry-rose color. On S-facing serpentine slopes.   Photo

Silene petersonii (10x8, Z4, P, L, 1) ..................................................................................... 40 seeds / $4.00

 70438.14  (W) Sanpete Co., UT, 10800ft, 3290m.  From thick, gray-green leaves sprout short scapes bearing deeply-laciniated, pinkish-purple blossoms late in the summer.  Slowly spreads rhizomatously through its native limestone scree.  Considered one of the best in the genus.   Photo

Sophora gypsophila v. guadalupensis (Fabaceae) (65x75,Z7,P,SC,1) …………................ 20 seeds / $4.00

 32983.15  (W) Otero Co., NM, 5250ft, 1600m.  A refined and elegant version of the much more common S. secundiflora. Deep blue-purple, compact clusters of pea-flowers in dense racemes appear over silvery, pinnatifid foliage in early spring, followed by long, chained pods.   Photo

Sphaeralcea caespitosa (Malvaceae) (6x10,Z5,P,SL,3:6w) ........................................ 35 seeds / $5.00 12044.10 (W) Millard Co., UT, 5700ft, 1738m. Silver-gray tufts of pleated, fan-shaped leaves display heads of large, orange, sessile flowers. Superb endemic of Great Basin limestone barrens and gravels. Photo

Sphaeralcea munroana (30x24,Z5,P,SL,3:6w) ………………………………..........…….... 50 seeds / $3.00

 57018.15  (W) Churchill, NV, 6000ft, 1829m.  Dark maroon stems with dark-green, cut, lobed leaves and many heads of clear orange flowers.

Stachys sp. (Lamiaceae) (15x20,Z5,P,L,3:6w) …………………………………..............…. 20 seeds / $4.00

 10117.05 Ex Ala Dag, Turkey, 1700m.   A beautiful mat former with rose flower clusters.

Stauntonia hexaphylla (Lardizabalaceae) (500x200,Z6,P,C,5) .............................................. 20 seeds / $3.00

 35455.00    An evergreen, woody climber with palmate leaves and white, six-petalled flowers, violet near the center. Small, purple, edible fruits. Vines are monoecious, from Japan.

Swertia perennis (Gentianaceae) (18x16, Z3, P, L, 3:8w) ………………………….............. 50 seeds / $3.00

 70434.13  (W) Summit Co., CO, 12000ft, 3658m.  From pleated, basal foliage sprout several racemes of star-like flowers in a dark "electric" blue that defies description.  On alpine seeps.

Synthyris pinnatifida v. lanuginosa (8x5,Z5,P,L,3:8w) ..................................................... 70 seeds / $6.00 70616.42 (W) Clallam Co., WA, 6100ft, 1860m. Perhaps the best form of all with its hairy (tomentulose), silver-gray, pinnate foliage and congested spikes of blue-purple. On dry volcanic scree fields.

Synthyris pinnatifida v. pinnatifida (Scrophulariaceae) (8x10,Z3,P,L,3:8w) ................ 50 seeds / $3.50 70618.11 (W) Cache Co., UT, 9800ft, 2988m. Laciniated, ferny green leaves turn purple with the first frosts. The deep blue flower spikes appear early in the spring. On E-facing slopes of limestone.

Talinum brachypodium (2x12,Z6,P,L,1) ............................................................................... 30 seeds / $3.50

 10740.07   Ex cult.  Deep pink flowers similar to T. brevifolium but more robust, the stems having a tendency to creep. Limited quantities.

Talinum brevifolium (2x5,Z6,P,L,2) …………………………………………............…..... 30 seeds / $4.00

 10759.19  (W) San Juan Co., UT, 4430ft, 1350m.  Huge rose-like flowers over an inch (3 cm) across, the largest in the genus, varying in color from pale pink to deep rose-pink. The succulent, prostrate clumps of sausage-like leaves are practically everblooming.

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

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

Talinum spinescens (15x16,Z6,P,L,1) ………………………………………....................... 25 seeds / $3.00

 76728.56  (W) Douglas Co., WA, 2500ft, 762m.   Dense cushions of succulent, sausage-like leaves. Well-branched cymes of myriad pink to rose flowers. On basalt scablands.

Tanacetum heterotomum (Asteraceae) (12x30,Z5,P,L,1) ..................................................... 20 seeds / $3.00

 35448.07    A great little slow-growing, suffrutescent subshrub only 4" tall, taking years to reach a foot across.  Pinnatifid, silvery-green leaves and small white flowers.

Thalictrum uchiyamai (Ranunculaceae) (200x85,Z6,P,GL,3:8w) ........................................... 50 seeds / $3.50

 98235.07    A robust form of T. delavayi in flower size and height. Lilac flowers are borne on shoots of finely-cut foliage reaching 5 to 7 feet tall.

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

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

Townsendia montana (blue) (2x5,Z3,P,C,1) ………………………………...….................. 25 seeds / $4.00

 56828.65  (W) Big Horn Co., WY, 10100ft, 3079m.  Small tufts of dark green, spatulate leaves with stemless purple-blue flowers. Great form. Growing on W-facing, fractured limestone slopes.   Photo

Trifolium barnebyi (2x20, Z4, P, SC, 1) ……………….……………………….........…..... 50 seeds / $4.00

 10244.17  (W) Fremont Co., WY, 6500ft, 1982m.  Essentially a lowland version of T. nanum.

Trifolium nanum (1x30,Z3,P,SC,1) ....................................................................................... 18 seeds / $5.00

 58228.29  (W) Park Co., WY, 10500ft, 3201m.  Pulvinate, green mats on N-facing steep alpine slopes with tiny three-fingered leaves tightly interwoven.  Rosy-purple flowers.  The best form I have seen.

Triteleia hendersonii (Liliaceae) (16x9, Z6, P, L, 3:6w) ........................................................ 35 seeds / $4.00

 35428.16  (W) Douglas Co., OR, 1520ft, 463m.  Pale yellow, indigo-striped flowers over grassy foliage.

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

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

Veronica oltensis (Scrophulariaceae) (2x15,Z4,P,L,3:6w) ...................................................... 50 seeds / $3.50

 83478.08    Mats of teensy, dark green, scalloped leaves and short spikes of dark blue flowers.  Turkey.

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

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

Viola beckwithii (Violaceae) (5x12,Z4,P,GL,3:8w) ...................................................... 20 seeds / $6.00 10393.21 (W) Harney Co., OR, 4600ft, 1402m. One of the fabulous "Sagebrush Violets." The side and bottom 3 petals are snow white with a yellow throat delicately pencilled deep violet. The smaller upper 2 petals are very deep lilac, paling slightly upwards. Each clump of sage-green, deeply-cut foliage produces a multitude of blossoms which eventually aestivates (goes dormant) by early summer. On vernally moist, gently sloping volcanic meadows. Photo

Viola cuneata (Violaceae) (8x8,Z6,P,GL,3:8w) …….........…………………………............. 15 seeds / $4.00

 13038.26  (W) Josephine Co., OR, 2000ft., 610m.   Small, round, white flowers with deep violet backs and purple eyespots. Broadly ovate, entire leaves with purple veins. Summer dormant.

Viola hallii (6x10,Z6,P,GL,3:8w) .................................................................................. 18 seeds / $6.00 35234.71 (W) Mendocino Co., CA, 6400ft, 1951m. Similar to V. beckwithii but with darker upper petals of violet and creamy lower ones. Loosely slashed, glaucous foliage. Summer dormant. Photo

Wulfenia baldaccii (Scrophulariaceae) (14x15,Z5,P,L,2) ………………………….............. 100 seeds / $3.00

 10245.05     Hairy rosettes of deeply-toothed, elliptical leaves sprout racemes of small lilac-blue flowers.

Wyethia helianthoides (Asteraceae) (35x35,Z5,P,C,3:6w) .................................................... 25 seeds / $3.00

 35444.28  (W) Blaine Co., ID, 6600ft, 2012m.  Large hairy and scabrous leaves emanate from a central crown, along with white flowers 3" to 4" across, reminiscent of the Shasta Daisy.

Yucca kanabensis (150x50,Z6,P,C,2) ………………..…………………………........…..... 60 seeds / $3.50

 52248.25  (W) Kane Co., UT, 6200ft, 1890m.  (= Y. angustissima v. kanabensis). Large rosettes of thin leaves produce magnificent racemes of striking, large cream flowers tinged purplish.

Yucca schottii (Liliaceae) (200x55,Z7,P,C,1) ...................................................................... 30 seeds / $3.50 76142.19 (W) Santa Cruz Co., AZ, 4800ft, 1463m. JRT8901 Glaucous blue leaves atop trunks covered with thatched old leaves. Sphaerical white flowers in panicles.

Zinnia acerosa (Asteraceae) (12x20, Z6, P, C, 2) ................................................................... 30 seeds / $3.00

 01246.14  (W) Doña Ana Co., NM, 4400ft, 1340m.  Woody subshrubs of gray-green, linear leaves and copius white flowers, nearly everblooming.  On calcareous sandy washes.

Zygadenus elegans (Melanthiaceae) (15x18,Z3,P,C,3:12w) ................................................. 80 seeds / $4.00 25442.10 (W) Teller Co., CO, 12000ft, 3660m. Superb alpine form of several compact racemes of cream flowers with pale yellow centers. Photo