Arabis alpina (Brassicaceae) (20x10, Z4, P, L, 3:6w) ……..........………………………....... 80 seeds / $3.00

 05474.13  Hummocks of toothed, obovate leaves produce racemes of white.

Arabis lemmonii (Brassicaceae) (7x12,Z4,P,L,3:6w) .............................................................. 60 seeds / $4.00

 54258.18  (W) Park Co., WY, 10650ft, 3247m.  Rosettes of thin, spatulate leaves bear short sprays of pink flowers.   Photo

Arbutus menziesii (Ericaceae) (600x350, Z8, P, L, 1) ………................................................ 30 seeds / $3.00

 56258.14  (W) Siskiyou Co., CA, 1500ft, 457m.  Attractive trees with smooth, dark pink bark and large, shiny green leaves.  Pink flowers are followed by orange-red berries.  Found in the northern coastal ranges.

Arbutus texana (450x300, Z7, P, L, 1) …………………….................................................. 30 seeds / $3.00

 78294.24  (W) Eddy Co., NM, 5500ft, 1677m.  Distinctive trees with smooth, pinkish-cinnamon, exfoliating bark and shiny, elliptical leaves.  The white, urn-shaped flowers are followed by bright orange berries.

Arctomecon merriamii (Papaveraceae) (35x22, Z7, P, GL, 4:6w) .......................................... 80 seeds / $4.00

 56274.45  (W) Clark Co., NV, 4650ft, 1418m.  Pale blue rosettes are covered with very long, fine white bristles.  Pure white poppy-like flowers.

Arctostaphylos coloradensis (Ericaceae) (16x100,Z4,P,SC,4:8w) ......................................... 90 seeds / $4.00

 12654.18  (W) Mesa Co., CO, 8000ft, 2439m.  A handsome hybrid swarm of A. patula, A. nevadensis and A. uva-ursi.  This seed collected from the dwarfest colonies, but expect variable progeny.   Photo1   Photo2

Arctostaphylos columbiana (Ericaceae) (175x120, Z6, P, SC, 4:8w) ……......….................. 90 seeds / $2.50

 12655.14  (W) Humboldt Co., CA, 3000ft, 915m.  New stems and leaves are white-bristly before eventually sloughing off to reveal dark maroon, smooth bark.  White flowers are followed by maroon berries.

Arctostaphylos manzanita (200x140, Z7, P, SC, 4:8w) …………………………................ 90 seeds / $2.50

 56058.14  (W) Siskiyou Co., CA, 2200ft, 670m.  Cinnamon bark, blue-green leaves, purplish berries.

Arctostaphylos nevadensis (25x300,Z4,P,SC,4:8w) …………………………............….... 90 seeds / $4.00

 58290.15  (W) Siskiyou Co., CA, 7100ft, 2165m.  Forms miniature foot-high thickets several meters across. Small ovate, blue-green leaves and masses of pendant pink flowers in late spring.

Arctostaphylos patula (Ericaceae) (90x120,Z4,P,SC,4:8w) ................................................... 90 seeds / $3.50

 70078.18  (W) Uintah Co., UT, 8150ft, 2485m.  Contorted branches with cinnamon-red bark and thick, leathery green leaves bear multitudes of pendant flower clusters of ericaceous pink. Probably the hardiest population.   Photo

Arctostaphylos sp. (plum berries) (180x130, Z7, P, SC, 4:8w) ............................................ 90 seeds / $2.50

 56292.14  (W) Plumas Co., CA, 3300ft, 1006m.   Blue-green leaves with plum-red berries.

Arctostaphylos sp. (black berries) (150x140,Z6,P,SC,4:8w) ……………............………... 90 seeds / $3.00

 56059.15  (W) Siskiyou Co., CA, 4750ft, 1448m.   Large shrubs with smooth, veined, green leaves and dark purple-black berries.

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

Arenaria fendleri (Caryophyllaceae) (10x26,Z3,P,L,3:4w) ..................................................... 50 seeds / $3.00

 30258.16  (W) Park Co., CO, 12300ft, 3750m.   Grassy tufts carry large, snow-white blossoms on stiff, thready stems. An easily-grown alpine beauty found on alpine screes.

Arenaria hookeri v. desertorum (Caryophyllaceae) (2x20,Z4,P,L,2) ..................................... 90 seeds / $4.00

 35665.38  (W) Uintah Co., UT, 7550ft, 2302m.  Exceptionally tight green cushions with micro-fine needle (acerose) foliage.  Covered with dense, flat-topped cymes of white flowers in early summer.

Arenaria nuttallii (7x28,Z5,P,L,3:6w) .................................................................................... 90 seeds / $3.50

 58878.18  (W) Malheur Co., OR, 3200ft, 976m.  Phlox-like cushions of ropy stems covered with acerose foliage and white, starry flowers.  On W-facing tuff-ash slopes.   Photo

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

 61078.20  (W) Park Co., CO, 12600ft, 3841m.  Caespitose, flat mats of needle-like leaves.  White flowers on short stems cover the cushions in early summer.

Argemone hispida (Papaveraceae) (50x30, Z3, P, C, 4:6w) ................................................... 50 seeds / $3.50

 35476.17  (W) Albany Co., WY, 7100ft, 2165m.  Far superior to the common A. polyanthemos.  Has a compact habit with blue, bristly, dissected leaves and large, white, poppy-like flowers.  In rocky, loamy soil.   Photo

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 (80x40,Z5,P,C,4:8w) ……................……………...........……............. 20 seeds / $5.00

 50070.46  (W) Yoro Range, 200m., Japan.  From a thick, underground tuber sprouts a single, huge, palmately-divided leaf. Flowers are borne on a club-shaped spadix surrounded by a dark-colored spathe all overhung by a very long tapering blade.

Armeria caespitosa (Plumbaginaceae) (6x10,Z5,P,L,1) ......................................................... 40 seeds / $3.00

 12032.07    Dense tufts of narrow, dark-green foliage become studded with short-stemmed, light-pink pom-flowers in the spring.

Artemisia campestris see Oligosporus pacificus.

Artemisia filifolia (Asteraceae) (80x60,Z4,P,L,1) ................................................................ 100 seeds / $3.00

 30454.26  (W) Lincoln Co., CO, 5300ft, 1616m.  Shrubby denizens of the Plains with silvery-green, thready leaves and an inflorescence of thousands of tiny, pendant, silver florets lining the stems.

Artemisia frigida (15x30,Z3,P,L,1) ..................................................................................... 100 seeds / $2.50

 30744.27  (W) Park Co., CO, 9800ft, 2988m.  Condensed mats of incised silver-gray.

Artemisia michauxiana (Asteraceae) (22x24,Z4,P,L,1) ........................................................ 100 seeds / $3.50

 56414.18  (W) Carbon Co., MT, 9200ft, 2805m.  Strongly-aromatic mats of irregularly-incised, emerald-green leaves. On high montane granite screes.

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

 35074.26  (W) Josephine Co., OR, 3500ft, 1067m.   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. On steep, E-facing, serpentine slopes.

Asclepiadaceae sp. (250x150,Z7,P,C,3:6w) .......................................................................... 40 seeds / $3.00

 10254.17  (W) Llano Co., TX, 2100ft, 640m.  Flowers were not seen and I could not key out of the Texas Flora based on the vines alone. Very wiry, prickly stems with attractive heart-shaped leaves flecked with darker green. Chunky seed pods about 4" long and 2" wide.

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 cordifolia (50x35,Z7,P,CE,3:6w) ………………………………………............... 40 seeds / $3.50

 12675.25  (W) Tuolumne Co., CA, 5400ft, 1646m.  The stems and the heart-shaped leaves are all deep wine-purple in color and bear umbels of purple flowers with pinkish coronas. In volcanic scoria.

Asclepias cryptoceras (Asclepiadaceae) (20x24,Z5,P,SL,4:4w) ............................................. 20 seeds / $5.00

 12749.18  (W) Carbon Co., UT, 5650ft, 1720m.  Large, striking flowers of purplish-maroon coronas and reflexed cream petals in pendant cymes. Found on S-facing slopes of sandy-clay soil.   Photo

Asclepias hallii (50x100, Z4, P, C, 3:6w) ............................................................................... 75 seeds / $3.50

 35054.13  (W) Saguache Co., CO, 7800ft, 2378m.  Typically, the coronas are cream and the corollas pale purple-pink with 40 to 60 per large umbel.  Broad plants with oblong leaves.  There is considerable flower color variation — some are all cream, others have deeper pink corollas.

Asclepias latifolia (40x18,Z4,P,C,3:6w) ................................................................................ 50 seeds / $3.00

 54078.27  (W) Washington Co., CO, 4750ft, 1448m.  Wide, shining leaves on stout stalks bear green and yellow flowers.

Asclepias solanoana (6x35,Z6,P,SCE,4:6w) ………………………………......................... 30 seeds / $4.00

 76654.16  (W) Trinity Co., CA, 4850ft, 1478m.    Has a trailing habit, unlike A. cryptoceras, as the stems creep along the ground with slightly wavy, olive-green, finely-hairy, cordate leaves. Several stems radiate from a caudex, each bearing flower umbels of reflexed purple corollas and tan-yellow hoods. On W-facing barren serpentine slopes.

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.  Photo

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.

Aster alpigenus v. haydenii (Asteraceae) (6x7,Z3,P,C,1) ……………………...........…….. 50 seeds / $3.50

 05475.15  (W) Big Horn Co., WY, 10000ft, 3050m.  Very narrow, thready foliage from a central rootstalk. Striking deep lavender-blue daisies in mid-summer. Growing on fractured limestone rock.   Photo

Aster alpinus v. vierhapperi (6x8, Z3, P, C, 1) ……………................................................. 50 seeds / $3.00

 05471.14  (W) Gilpin Co., CO, 11360ft, 3463m.  Hairy rosettes produce nice deep-lavender flowers.

Aster coloradoensis (5x12,Z3,P,L,1) ..................................................................................... 40 seeds / $3.50

 12656.27  (W) Hinsdale Co., CO, 10100ft, 3079m.  Low tufts of serrated leaves produce luminous pink flowers. First time offered from this population.

Aster scopulorum (6x15,Z5,P,L,3:4w) ……………………………………………............... 40 seeds / $3.50

 76126.45  (W) Mono Co., CA, 8000ft, 2439m.  From a woody crown arises a forest of stems about 2" tall, adorned with fir-like leaves and terminated with violet daisy flowers. On volcanic substrates.

Astragalus alopecurus (Fabaceae) (45x30,Z5,P,SC,1) .......................................................... 40 seeds / $3.00

 05467.17  (W) V. Urtier, SW Alps, 1900m.  Pale yellow, ovoid flower heads over very hairy, long leaves comprised of dozens of leaflets.

Astragalus alpinus (10x18,Z3,P,SC,1) .................................................................................. 40 seeds / $3.50

 05476.18  (W) Big Horn Co., WY, 9500ft, 2896m.  Small carpets of green, pinnate leaves bear lax spikes of white/pale lavender flowers. On fractured limestone.

Astragalus amphioxys v. vespertinus (Fabaceae) (8x10,Z5,P,SC,1) .................................... 40 seeds / $4.00

 05670.28  (W) Mesa Co., CO, 4800ft, 1463m.  Several large, purple-pink flowers are borne on short, erect stems which recline as the pods mature. Tufts of silver-hairy, pinnate leaves. On sandy clay.   Photo

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 asclepiadoides (16x10,Z5,P,SC,1) ...................................................................... 40 seeds / $2.50

 07612.25  (W) Montrose Co., CO, 6000ft, 1830m.   Intriguing, more like an Asclepiad than Astragalus. Fleshy, broad leaves clasp the stems, diminishing in size up to the apical purplish-pink flower clusters. Large, erect, mottled seed pods.

Astragalus barrii (Fabaceae) (8x20,Z4,P,SC,1) ..................................................................... 50 seeds / $3.50

 10075.18  (W) Johnson Co., WY, 4750ft, 1450m.  Cushions of three-fingered, silvery leaves with two-toned rosy-pink flowers.

Astragalus calycosus (4x10,Z4,P,SC,1) ................................................................................ 40 seeds / $3.00

 12054.33  (W) Inyo Co., CA, 7300ft, 2225m.  Small, pale purple flowers are followed by curved pods. Rounded, loose hummocks of chalky, pinnate foliage.

Astragalus ceramicus v. filifolius (20x8,Z4,P,SC,1) ............................................................. 40 seeds / $3.50

 12274.27  (W) San Miguel Co., CO, 6000ft, 1829m.  Clusters of attractive, red-mottled pods resembling birds' eggs are arranged on a skeletal array of stems.  Photo

Astragalus chamaeleuce (4x7,Z5,P,SC,1) ……………..…………………...........……….... 30 seeds / $3.50

 12351.55  (W) Rio Blanco Co., CO, 6000ft, 1829m.  Tufts of silver-gray, pinnate foliage and purple-pink flowers with a white splotch on the banner.

Astragalus chloodes (15x15, Z5, P, SC, 1) ……………………………………..........…..... 50 seeds / $3.00

 12355.20  (W) Uintah Co., UT, 5300ft, 1616m.   Magenta racemes over grassy foliage.  On sandstone.

Astragalus coccineus (9x9, Z7, P, SC, 1) .............................................................................. 30 seeds / $5.00

 12610.15  (W) Inyo Co., CA, 4500ft, 1372m.  Fabulous racemes of scarlet.  The pinnatifid leaves and the large horned pods are covered with short, white, velvety hairs.  Granite screes.  Photo

Astragalus cymboides (2x5,Z5,P,SC,1) …………………………………………................ 40 seeds / $3.00

 12965.15  (W) Emery Co., UT, 7000ft, 2134m.  Tiny tufts of pinnate, silvery leaves and purplish pea-flowers, followed by furrowed pods.

Astragalus detritalis (12x10, Z4, P, SC, 1) ........................................................................... 40 seeds / $3.00

 15278.13  (W) Duchesne Co., UT, 5400ft, 1645m.  Racemes of magenta arise from tufts of silver-gray foliage.

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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 kentrophyta v. coloradoensis (6x20,Z5,P,SC,1) ................................................ 40 seeds / $3.00

 52250.15  (W) Garfield Co., UT, 4500ft, 1372m.  Robust, spiny-leaved mounds with small purple flowers. Unusual endemic to the Colorado Plateau.

Astragalus kentrophyta v. tegetarius (1x15,Z3,P,SC,1) ...................................................... 15 seeds / $4.00

 52258.17  (W) Sheridan Co., WY, 10100ft, 3079m.  An alpine mat which is perhaps the most condensed and best form of this widespread taxon with its myriad variants. Blue-gray, prostrate mats of tiny, prickly leaves and sessile, purple flowers.   Photo

Astragalus loanus (Fabaceae) (4x8,Z5,P,SC,1) ...................................................................... 15 seeds / $4.00

 54605.18  (W) Sevier Co., UT, 6500ft, 1982m.  Creamy-yellow and lavender flowers are followed by hairy, inflated pods. Tufts of silver, trifoliate leaves. An elegant plant on W-facing, shale slopes.   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 megacarpus (10x16, Z4, P, SC, 1) ………………………..….……................... 30 seeds / $3.00

 56232.15  (W) Sevier Co., UT, 6350ft, 1935m.  Basal white and lavender flowers transform into huge, red-mottled pods up to 4" (10 cm) long!   Photo

Astragalus missouriensis (9x12,Z5,P,SC,1) ......................................................................... 40 seeds / $3.50

 56476.17  (W) Fremont Co., CO, 6600ft, 2012m.  Very striking deep violet flowers over silver-gray, pinnate tufts.

Astragalus mollissimus v. thompsoniae (12x15,Z5,P,SC,1) ................................................. 40 seeds / $3.50

 56654.68  (W) San Juan Co., UT, 5250ft, 1600m.  Long racemes of deep purple flowers, shading lighter on inside of banner. Felty-hairy, long-pinnate leaves.  In deep, pink, sandy soils.

Astragalus musiniensis (8x8,Z4,P,SC,1) .............................................................................. 40 seeds / $3.00

 56876.13  (W) Carbon Co., UT, 5630ft, 1715m.  Tufts of wide, gray, lanceolate leaves in threes with pink-purple flower clusters around the base of the plants. Big, pubescent, papery pods.

Astragalus naturitensis (12x18,Z5,P,SC,1) .......................................................................... 40 seeds / $3.50

 58078.17  (W) San Miguel Co., CO, 6000ft, 1829m.  An uncommon sp. with tufts of pinnate leaves and spikes of small flowers, the banners cream and the wings and keel lavender. In sandy soil.

Astragalus penduliflorus (40x20,Z5,P,SC,1) ........................................................................ 40 seeds / $3.00

 70258.07    Bright yellow flower clusters on long stalks with bright green, pinnate leaves. The inflated fruit is densely covered with black hairs.

Astragalus purshii v. concinnus (4x9,Z4,P,SC,1) .................................................................. 30 seeds / $4.00

 70872.68  (W) Butte Co., ID, 6500ft, 1982m.  Tufts of silver-gray leaves. Short racemes of bright lavender flowers, the banners with a white patch. On S-facing gravel.

Astragalus purshii v. lectulus (5x20,Z5,P,SC,1) …………………..…..........……………... 40 seeds / $3.50

 70874.25  Mono Co., CA, 6900ft, 2104m.  Spectacular short racemes of purple-lilac are crowded over matted silvery tufts, followed by little cotton seed pod balls. On rocky granite soil.

Astragalus purshii v. tinctus (6x24,Z5,P,SC,1) ..................................................................... 40 seeds / $3.50

 70875.26  (W) Mendocino Co., CA, 5600ft, 1707m.  Purple to magenta flowers in sessile umbels are borne on tight mats of woolly, blue-silver leaves. One of the best forms of this widespread taxon.

Astragalus saurinus (Fabaceae) (40x30,Z4,P,SC,1) .............................................................. 30 seeds / $4.00

 76087.18  (W) Uintah Co., UT, 5550ft, 1692m.  Succulent shrublets, large racemes of magenta and white blossoms.  On W-facing, crumbling, red sandstone slopes.   Photo

Astragalus sericoleucus (2x16,Z4,P,SC,1) ........................................................................... 20 seeds / $4.00

 76275.17  (W) Weld Co., CO, 5900ft, 1800m.  Silver mats of woolly, tri-fingered foliage. Small pink-purple blossoms.

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

Astragalus succumbens (9x24, Z6, P, SC, 1) ........................................................................ 45 seeds / $3.00

 76812.10  (W) Grant Co., WA, 700ft, 213m.  Prostrate stems end in a spectacular pink and lavender inflorescence.  Grows in sand over lava outcrops.

Astragalus uncialis (3x5, Z5, P, SC, 1) ................................................................................. 25 seeds / $4.00

 85812.15  (W) Millard Co., UT, 4800ft, 1463m.  One of the rarest and tiniest of Astragali, its name means "a twelfth of a foot."  Silvery-gray tufts bear relatively large pink-purple to violet flowers followed by flattened seed pods with horns. Very restricted range in the Great Basin.

Astragalus utahensis (10x14, Z4, P, SC, 1) .......................................................................... 40 seeds / $3.50

 87803.35  (W) Juab Co., UT, 4900ft, 1495m.  Cottony mounds of pinnatifid leaves produce dense racemes of large rosy-pink to rosy-purple flowers followed by cotton-ball seed pods.  One of the best.

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.

Aubrieta pinardii (Brassicaceae) (6x14,Z5,P,L,3:6w) ............................................................. 70 seeds / $3.50

 70459.07    Dwarf gray-green mats of pubescent, narrow, toothed leaves cover themselves with purple flowers on 2" scapes. Turkey.

Balsamorhiza hispidula (Asteraceae) (35x22,Z5,P,L,3:6w) ................................................... 55 seeds / $3.00

 35486.48  (W) Gooding Co., ID, 3800ft, 1158m.  (= B. hookeri v. hispidula.)  A somewhat larger form of B. hookeri with stiff hairs on the leaves.  On loam derived from basalt.

Balsamorhiza hookeri v. lagocephala (Asteraceae) (25x20,Z6,P,L,3:6w) ............................. 55 seeds / $3.00

 35666.26  (W) Kittitas Co., WA, 4100ft, 1250m.  Deeply dissected leaves and solitary yellow flowers.

Balsamorhiza hookeri v. lanata (Asteraceae) (20x18,Z5,P,L,3:6w) ...................................... 20 seeds / $4.00

 35667.18  (W) Siskiyou Co., CA, 3000ft, 915m.  Perhaps one of the most attractive members of this genus with slashed leaves, densely white-tomentose on both sides. The flowers are the typical solitary yellow daisies. Known only from the Shasta Valley in northern California.   Photo

Balsamorhiza incana (40x40, Z5, P, L, 3:6w) ……..…………………………….................. 55 seeds / $3.00

 46812.20  (W) Lewis Co., ID, 3700ft, 1128m.  White, slashed, felted leaves bear large yellow flowers.

Balsamorhiza sagittata (60x75, Z4, P, L, 3:6w) …………………………….............……... 40 seeds / $2.50

 76042.23  (W) La Plata Co., CO, 8200ft, 2500m.  The ubiquitous yellow daisy found on mountain slopes and meadows.  The luxurious rosettes of large, apple-green, arrow-shaped leaves, felted white underneath, bear numerous scapes in late spring.  Extremely long-lived once established.

Baptisia australis (Fabaceae) (90x80, Z3, P, SC, 1) ............................................................  20 seeds / $3.00

 08867.14  A classic plant with rich indigo-blue racemes nearly a foot long over blue-green foliage.

Baptisia bracteata (65x65, Z4, P, SC, 1) .............................................................................  20 seeds / $4.00

 10741.14  Magnificent clusters of rich, creamy-yellow flowers in early summer.  Long-lived plant.

Baptisia lactea (120x80, Z4, P, SC, 1) .................................................................................  35 seeds / $3.00

 54022.13  Large, white pea-flowers over semi-waxy, blue-green foliage.

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

 50066.12  Dense tufts of narrow leaves sprout unending yellow flowers.

Berkheya purpurea (Asteraceae) (40x35, Z6, P, C, 1) .......................................................... 60 seeds / $2.50

 70885.11  Prickly leaves with large mauve flowers.  Drakensberg, South Africa.

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.

Besseya wyomingensis (15x8, Z3, P, L, 3:8w) ………………………………........…..….. 100 seeds / $3.00

 92967.30  (W) Madison Co., MT, 9300ft, 2835m.  Erect spikes of white wool turn pinkish in early spring. On alpine volcanic benches.

Bouvardia ternifolia (Rubiaceae) (50x24, Z8, P, L, 2) ………............................................... 30 seeds / $4.00

 78284.14  (W) Jeff Davis Co., TX, 5600ft, 1707m.  Woody subshrubs bear terminal heads of up to a dozen 2” long tubular bright scarlet flowers with slightly-flaring lobes.  The stiff leaves are borne in whorls of 3 or 4.  Hopes are high this spectacular native of the Chihuahuan Desert will prove hardy farther north.

Buddleia utahensis (Loganiaceae) (20x20,Z7,P,L,1) ……………………………................ 100 seeds / $3.00

 87805.25  (W) Washington Co., UT, 3700ft, 1125m.  Crenulate leaves and skewered flower balls, several to each stem.  Each fuzzy ball bears several florets, creamy yellow to purplish.

Caesalpinia gilliesii (Fabaceae) (150x90,Z7,P,SC,1) ............................................................. 15 seeds / $3.00

 32475.10  (W) Grant Co., NM, 5700ft, 1738m.  This Argentinian native has naturalized itself in some areas of the southwestern U.S. Pyramidal racemes of yellow have super long red stamens. Thornless Acacia-like growth.

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.

Calandrinia gilliesii (Portulacaceae) (8x20,Z6,P,L,2) ………………………….............….... 60 seeds / $3.00

 32474.05 Ex Chile, 3400m. Silky, silvery tufts of linear leaves bear dense clusters of white to pink flowers.

Calandrinia umbellata (12x16, Z7, P, L, 1) ……………………….…….……................... 100 seeds / $2.50

 87611.19  Open, round flowers in neon magenta-pink.  Sparsely-hairy, linear foliage.

Calliandra eriophylla (Fabaceae) (30x55,Z8,P,SC,1) ............................................................ 30 seeds / $3.50

 27449.28  (W) Yavapai Co., AZ, 3000ft, 915m.  "Fairy Duster."  Very pretty shrubs with Acacia-like foliage and pink to rosy-pink, powder-puff flower balls. In full bloom, shrubs appear as pink mist.  The gray pods gradually turn erect as the seed matures.

Callirhoe involucrata (Malvaceae) (16x120, Z4, P, SC, 4:6w) …………............…………..  50 seeds / $3.00

 47890.14  Cupped flowers of shimmering claret unfurl along runners of deep-green, fingered leaves.

Callirhoe triangulata (12x50, Z5, P, SC, 3:6w) ………………………..………..................  40 seeds / $3.00

 78746.03  Velvety, triangular, crenulate leaves on compact trailing stems terminate in deep magenta Hollyhock-like flower clusters.  Long blooming from mid-summer until autumn.