Pulsatilla bungeana (Ranunculaceae) (25x15,Z5,P,C,3:8w) .................................................... 40 seeds / $3.50

 10998.07    Nice blue flowers over ferny foliage on this Siberian native. Very choice.

Pulsatilla patens (18x12,Z4,P,C,3:8w) ................................................................................... 80 seeds / $3.50

 70219.37  (W) Mesa Co., CO, 8000ft, 2439m.  The beautiful "Pasqueflower."  Cup-shaped, spring flowers of ice-blue are embellished with a boss of golden stamens arising from furry palmate leaves.

Pulsatilla patens (Ranunculaceae) (12x10,Z3,P,C,3:8w) ......................................................... 80 seeds / $4.00

 70219.48  (W) Big Horn Co., WY, 9400ft, 2866m.  Dwarf form here with pale blue cups. On E-facing limestone slopes.   Photo

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.

Puya coerulea v. violacea (Bromeliaceae) (100x45, Z7, P, L, 3:6w) …………................... 100 seeds / $3.00

 12641.11  (W) Amerillo, VII Reg., Chile, 3300ft, 1006m.  Flesh-colored bracts and purple-black tubular flowers.  Dasylirion-like rosettes of narrow, saw-tooth-edged leaves.

Pyrrocoma uniflora (Asteraceae) (3x9,Z3,P,L,3:6w) ............................................................. 50 seeds / $4.00

 85858.17  (W) Gunnison Co., CO, 12200ft, 3658m.  Tight tufts of lanceolate leaves bear relatively large (3cm), solitary yellow flowers on short stems. An alpine gem which grows only on exposed mountain crests.

Rabiea albipuncta (Aizoaceae) (5x10, Z8, P, L, 1) ………………………............……….... 75 seeds / $3.00

 20410.00  Chunky whitish leaves bear large yellow flowers.

Rabiea difformis (5x10, Z9, P, L, 1) …………………………………………........……..... 60 seeds / $3.00

 15580.00  Chunky blue-green tufts bear huge flowers of bright yellow.

Ramonda myconi (Gesneriaceae) (10x16, Z5, P, L, 1) ……………………….................... 100 seeds / $2.50

 56976.06  Clusters of violet to deep lilac, 5-petalled, open flowers with yellow centers.

Ramonda myconi f. alborosea (10x16, Z5, P, L, 1) ........................................................... 100 seeds / $3.00

 56977.03  Flowers not seen but are presumably white and pink.

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.

Rhodiola integrifolia (Crassulaceae) (15x4,Z3,P,L,1) ......................................................... 100 seeds / $3.00

 60878.16  (W) Park Co., CO, 12800ft, 3900m.   The "King's Crown" of the Rockies. Forms multi-stemmed stands, each fleshy stem topped with flattened deep rose-red heads. A thrilling show in full bloom. From slightly moist alpine meadows.

Rhus microphylla (Anacardiaceae) (120x120, Z6, P, SC, 4:8w) ............................................ 45 seeds / $2.50

 56562.14  (W) Eddy Co., NM, 4800ft, 1463m.   As one might guess from the name, the deep green leaves are divided into small leaflets.  Tiny white flowers in spring turn into hairy orange berries.  An extremely drought-resistant bush found in large stands throughout the Chihuahuan Desert.

Romneya coulteri (Papaveraceae) (120x35, Z6, P, GL, 4:8w) …………..........………....... 100 seeds / $2.50

 12700.15  (W) Ventura Co., CA, 4000ft, 1220m.  "Matilija Poppy."  Huge white poppy flowers up to 6".

Ruellia ciliata f. depressa (Acanthaceae) (6x10, Z5, P, C, 3:12w) ……………........…….... 20 seeds / $4.00

 12604.03  Tufted clumps of hairy, spatulate, burgundy-colored foliage bear several capitate clusters of bluish-lavender trumpets all summer and fall.  Originally from India and Burma.

Ruellia humilis (16x12, Z5, P, C, 3:12w) …………………………………………............... 40 seeds / $3.00

 36006.03  "Wild Petunia."  Delicate flowers of bluish-lavender, crinkled like a miniature Petunia.

Ruschia pulvinaris (Aizoaceae) (5x40,Z5,P,L,1) ................................................................... 70 seeds / $3.00

 71004.05     Heat-loving succulent with gray-green, tubercled foliage. Masses of pink in mid-spring. A super rock garden plant from S. Africa.

Salvia apiana (Lamiaceae) (100x100, Z7, P, L, 2) ............................................................... 100 seeds / $3.00

 07056.15  Ventura Co., CA, 4900ft, 1494m.  Imposing plants with lanceolate leaves appear ashy-gray due to dense, minute hairs.  Multiple spikes with whorls of white/lavender flowers appear in summer.

Salvia dorrii v. carnosa (80x80,Z6,P,L,1) …………………………………......................... 30 seeds / $3.50

 15835.26  (W) Yakima Co., WA, 2100ft, 640m.   Medium-sized shrubs with small, crinkled, silvery-gray leaves and long spikes of blue flowers surrounded by large purple bracts. On basalt slopes.

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 henryi (24x24, Z6, P, L, 1) ......................................................................................... 30 seeds / $3.00

 35418.03   Ex Cochise Co., AZ, 6500ft.   Profuse bloomer of bright red flowers in late spring.

Salvia jurisicii (26x26,Z4,P,L,1) ........................................................................................... 60 seeds / $3.00

 51034.06   Vigorous plants with ferny and hirsute foliage bear many deep blue spikes of "upside-down" flowers.

Salvia lemmoni (40x40,Z7,P,C,1) ......................................................................................... 20 seeds / $3.50

 54416.26  (W) Santa Cruz Co., AZ, 7200ft, 2195m.   (= S. microphylla v. wislizeni).  Diminuitive woody subshrubs with fragrant leaves burst into color in summer with spikes of brilliant fuchsia.

Salvia mohavensis (35x35, Z7, P, C, 2) ............................................................................... 45 seeds / $3.50

 56795.11  (W) San Bernadino Co., CA, 4500ft, 1372m.  Multiple stems terminated with heads packed with sky blue flowers, the anthers greatly exserted, all surrounded by large creamy bracts.

Salvia pachyphylla (60x50, Z5, P, C, 2) ………………………………………............….... 50 seeds / $4.00

 70172.15  (W) Tulare Co., CA, 6100ft, 1859m.  A more robust cousin of Salvia dorrii with 4" to 6" ovate flower spikes of rosy-purple bracts surrounding blue trumpets.  This is my "robust form” from the original collection site.  Spectacular in full bloom, see High Country Gardens catalog.   Photo

Salvia sonomensis (16x60,Z5,P,L,1) …………………………………………..................... 70 seeds / $3.50

 76818.16  (W) Siskiyou Co., CA, 4200ft, 1280m.  Mats of grayish-green, elliptical leaves, woolly underneath and puckered above, often spreading to several feet wide with age. Interrupted whorls along the numerous scapes bear blue-purple flowers with a prominent lower lip. Drought resistant.

Saponaria caespitosa (Caryophyllaceae) (10x15,Z4,P,L,3:8w) .............................................. 40 seeds / $3.00

 12048.06     Dense and tight succulent tufts with showy heads of rosy-pink flowers.

Saponaria pulvinaris (5x35,Z5,P,L,2) ……………………………….……………............... 35 seeds / $3.00

 71015.16  Ex Bolgar Dag, Turkey, 3000m.   Almost as compact as Silene acaulis forming broad mounds of bright green bearing rich pink flowers on prostrate stems.

Satureja spinosa (Lamiaceae) (8x12,Z4,P,L,2) ….........……..…………………….......….... 45 seeds / $3.00

 76726.15 Ex Crete. Thymbra-like foliage turns white in late summer with thousands of tiny blossoms.

Sauromatum venosum (Araceae) (70x30,Z7,P,C,2) ………………………………............. 20 seeds / $4.00

 90418.05  "Voodoo Lily." Mature bulbs produce one huge leaf divided into about 10 segments and one huge, stinky flower, the purplish-spotted spathe up to 2 feet long with a spadix over a foot long.

Saussurea weberi (Asteraceae)  (12x9, Z3, P, L, 3:6w) ......................................................... 30 seeds / $3.00 

 92370.13  (W) Park Co., CO, 12600ft, 3841m.   Heads of deep purple with protruding stamens and style transform into  beautiful white, plumose seedheads.

Saxifraga chrysantha  (4x9, Z3, P, L, 3:6w) ........................................................................ 100 seeds / $3.00

 12373.16  (W) El Paso Co., CO, 13500ft, 4116m.   Rubbery rosettes bear clear yellow flowers.   Photo

Saxifraga paniculata (25x25,Z3,P,L,3:8w) .......................................................................... 100 seeds / $3.00

 70222.06 Spreading cushions of gray-green leaves. Densely-branched inflorescences of white flowers.

Saxifraga tricuspidata (8x55,Z3,P,L,3:8w) .......................................................................... 100 seeds / $3.00

 78760.06  (W) Ex Anchorage, AK, 100ft.   Forms broad mats of stiff, prickly rosettes. Clouds of white flowers on short scapes, the petals intricately patterned with tiny burgundy and chestnut spots.

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.

Schrankia occidentalis (Fabaceae) (10x100, Z6, P, SC, 1) ................................................... 40 seeds / $2.50

 77212.27  (W) Eddy Co., NM, 3300ft, 1006m.  Trailing, barbed stems bear bright pink puff-balls.   Photo

Sclerocactus parviflorus (Cactaceae) (16x12, Z6, P, GL, 3:4w) …………………............... 50 seeds / $3.00

 70235.23  (W) San Juan Co., UT, 6600ft, 2012m.  Apical flowers of purple-magenta to light violet.

Sclerocactus parviflorus (30x10,Z6,P,GL,3:4w) ................................................................... 60 seeds / $3.50

 70235.37  (W) Montezuma Co., CO, 5600ft, 1707m.  Very robust population, some barrels were over a foot tall. Purple to lavender flowers.

Sclerocactus polyancistrus (12x10,Z7,P,GL,3:6w) ………………………........……...…... 25 seeds / $3.50

 70814.25  (W) Inyo Co., CA, 5700ft, 1738m.  Large, iridescent-violet blossoms on robust barrels.

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 alpina (Lamiaceae) (12x16, Z4, P, L, 1) ……………………………........…...... 75 seeds / $2.00

 05481.07  Bicolored flowers of cream and light indigo festoon this classic European alpine.

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 resinosa (16x16, Z4, P, L, 2) .............................................................................. 45 seeds / $3.00

 74436.04  Blue-purple flowers with two prominent white guidelines on the flaring lower lip.

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 divergens (Crassulaceae) (5x8,Z5,P,L,1) ………………………………..........…... 100 seeds / $3.50

 15650.15  (W) Linn Co., OR, 5600ft, 1707m.  Lining the short, decumbent stems are leaves like small, flattened spheres and colored green with dark red highlights.  Flat-topped heads of yellow, starry flowers. On S-facing volcanic ledges and screes.

Sedum griffithsii (6x15,Z7,P,L,1) ........................................................................................ 100 seeds / $3.00

 32764.17  (W) Cochise Co., AZ, 6800ft, 2073m.  Rosettes of succulent, pointed leaves bear lax scapes of whitish/pale pink flowers.

Sedum lanceolatum (Crassulaceae) (10x8,Z4,P,L,1) ............................................................ 100 seeds / $3.50

 54218.18  (W) Park Co., WY, 7500ft, 2286m.  The ubiquitous Sedum throughout the Rocky Mountains with bright yellow flowers and tightly-packed, lanceolate leaves.  Especially robust form here.

Sedum laxum (15x10,Z7,P,L,1) ........................................................................................... 100 seeds / $3.00

 54256.26  (W) Josephine Co., OR, 2200ft, 671m.   Globular rosettes of glabrous, very thick, succulent, rounded leaves barely notched at the apex. Flat-topped inflorescences of pink flowers. On steep, N-facing serpentine outcrops.

Sedum laxum ssp. heckneri (7x12, Z7, P, L, 1) .................................................................. 100 seeds / $3.00

 54254.14  (W) Siskiyou Co., CA, 1400ft, 427m.  Originally offered in my 1999 Addendum as Sedum sp. (Salmon River),  I have since researched its identity.  Tiny flattened rosettes, offsetting stoloniferously, appear margined in crystal due to scarious teeth.  Flowers still unseen but should be pale pink.

Sedum niveum (7x22,Z6,P,L,1) ………………………………………........…………….. 100 seeds / $3.00

 58650.15  (W) Riverside Co., CA, 7700ft, 2348m.   Short stacks of small, dark-green, triangular leaves carpet N-facing granite ledges. An uncommon species with large white flowers.

Sedum obtusatum (8x10,Z5,P,L,1) ………………………………………............……..... 100 seeds / $3.00

 77078.15  (W) Siskiyou Co., CA, 5800ft, 1768m.  Rosettes of glaucous, fleshy, rounded leaves, distinctively notched at the apex. Short stems bearing dense racemes of yellow flowers. Often found on the high-elevation serpentine outcrops of northern California.

Sedum oregonense (10x8,Z5,P,L,1) ………………………………………………........... 100 seeds / $3.00

 67440.25  (W) Linn Co., OR, 5000ft, 1524m.  Mats of thick, glaucous blue leaves, similar to S. obtusatum. Yellow urceolate flowers in compact panicles. Often carpets exposed volcanic outcroppings.

Sedum pilosum (10x5,Z6,B,L,1) ………………………………………..........…………... 100 seeds / $3.00

 70614.05     Very attractive first-year rosettes, compact and sphaerical. Sprays of showy pink flowers.

Sedum aff. rupicolum (8x8,Z4,P,L,1) ................................................................................... 100 seeds / $4.00

 75030.28  (W) Blaine Co., ID, 8200ft, 2500m.  Small clumps of burgundy and chalk-colored, ovoid leaves with yellow flowers.  Considered a subspecies of S. lanceolatum, this has not been reported from my locality.  However, it does not appear to be anything else.   Photo

Sedum spathulifolium (6x16,Z6,P,L,1) …………………………………………........…... 100 seeds / $3.00

 76724.35  (W) Lane Co., OR, 5600ft, 1707m.  Glaucous bluish-white rosettes with starry yellow flowers.

Sedum stelliforme (9x6,Z6,P,L,1) ...................................................................................... 100 seeds / $3.00

 76798.17  (W) Cochise Co., AZ, 6800ft, 2073m.  Succulent rosettes of rounded leaves bear upright scapes of whitish or pale pinkish which dry to a distinctive white-gray stellar pattern.

Shepherdia argentea (Elaeagnaceae) (160x100,Z3,P,C,3:12w) …………………................ 55 seeds / $3.00

 23432.25  (W) Uintah Co., UT, 5580ft, 1701m.  "Silver Buffaloberry."  Silver-gray, dioecious shrubs bear orange berries by late summer (female plants).  Good bird attractor often used as "living fences."

Shepherdia rotundifolia (110x200, Z6, P, C, 3:12w) …………………..…………............. 25 seeds / $5.00

 74838.14  (W) Wayne Co., UT, 8200ft, 2500m.  One of the most beautiful small shrubs in the world, hugging its red rocky habitat as if cast from molten pewter.  The cupped round leaves and new stems are encased in silvery farina-meal so thick as to impart a three-dimensional textured appearance.

Shoshonea pulvinata (Apiaceae) (6x20,Z3,P,GL,4:12w) ........................................................ 60 seeds / $6.00

 71014.28  (W) Park Co., WY, 8000ft, 2439m.  Tight mounds of highly aromatic, pinnatifid foliage sprout numerous short-peduncled yellow flowers.  On N-facing limestone slopes.  Relatively easy to grow for such a dense alpine cushion.  First introduced in 1994.   Photo

Silene acaulis v. subacaulescens (Caryophyllaceae) (2x24, Z3, P, L, 2) ………….............. 50 seeds / $3.00

 01224.33  (W) Albany Co., WY, 10100ft, 3079m.  Tight mats of fleshy green spike-like leaves are studded with small pink flowers.

Silene argaea (5x16,Z4,P,L,2) ……………………………………………….......…….…. 40 seeds / $3.00

 23433.05  Ex Ericas Dag, Turkey, 3200m.   Large inflated, deep rose-pink blossoms abound in late spring to early summer.

Silene fenzlii (6x10, Z5, P, L, 2) ........................................................................................... 45 seeds / $3.50

 30418.04  Ex Turkey, Bolgar Dag, 2600m.  Tufts of hairy, linear leaves with pink-red 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 (5x8,Z6,P,L,2) ……………………………………................ 15 seeds / $5.00

 35685.15  (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

Silene plankii (7x16, Z6, P, L, 2) .......................................................................................... 50 seeds / $4.00

 70556.14  (W) El Paso Co., TX, 6850ft, 2085m.  Tufted mats of linear leaves sprout short stems terminated with bright red-orange, laciniate flowers.  On E-facing cliffs of rhyolite.   Introduced in 1995.

Sisyrinchium angustifolium (Iridaceae) (16x12,Z4,P,L,2) ...................................................... 70 seeds / $3.50

 21832.18  (W) Custer Co., ID, 6400ft, 1951m.  Dwarf, Iris-like plants with several six-petaled, purple-blue, star-like flowers terminating each stem.  Originally annotated as S. idahoense v. occidentalis.   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

Sophora secundiflora (100x80, Z7, P, SC, 1) …………….................................................... 30 seeds / $3.00

 76372.00  (W) Eddy Co., NM, 5200ft, 1585m.  Deep evergreen glossy pinnate leaves.  Beautiful dense clusters of violet-blue to lavender flowers followed by silvery chained pods.

Sophora sp. (90x40, Z7, P, SC, 1) ……………..................................................................... 15 seeds / $4.00

 70830.17  (W) Santa Cruz Co., AZ, 5000ft, 1524m.   See Erythrina flabelliformis.