Dalea bicolor v. argyraea (Fabaceae) (22x35, Z7, P, SC, 1) ................................................ 40 seeds / $3.50

 10442.14  (W) Eddy Co., NM, 5750ft, 1753m.  These silvery low shrublets bear attractive heads of bright purple in autumn.  The small keels of the individual flowers are white, hence the epithet “bicolor.”

Dalea formosa (40x40,Z6,P,SC,1) ………………………………………………................ 15 seeds / $4.00

 30704.25  (W) Sierra Co., NM, 4900ft  The small tricolored pea-flowers of fuzzy white, yellow and purple festoon miniature shrubs in the spring. Pinnatifid leaves of tiny oval leaflets. One of the best.

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

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

Dalea ornata (38x22, Z6, P, SC, 1) ....................................................................................... 60 seeds / $3.00

 70458.14  (W) Benton Co., WA, 350ft, 107m.  Eye-catching fat spikes of bright violet.  Columbia River Basin.

Dalea pulchra (80x60, Z8, P, SC, 1) ..................................................................................... 75 seeds / $3.00

 70884.11  (W) Pima Co., AZ, 4000ft, 1220m.  Balls of purple flowers in early spring.  Silvery shrublets.

Dalea purpurea (50x35, Z4, P, SC, 1) ................................................................................. 100 seeds / $2.00

70905.14  Showy legume with purple cylindrical flower heads at the end of multiple branching stems.

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

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

Dalea villosa (30x35, Z5, P, SC, 1) ....................................................................................... 20 seeds / $4.00

 90484.14  (W) Yuma Co., CO, 3100ft, 945m.  Attractive perennial on account of the hairy (villous) pinnate leaves and long (3” - 5”) spikes packed with lavender flowers.  Grows on sand dunes.

Daphne kosaninii (Thymelaceae) (40x40, Z5, P, C, 4:12w) ................................................... 20 seeds / $5.00

 52706.17  Ex Pirin Mtns, Bulgaria, 2200m.  Obovate to elliptic, grayish-green, evergreen leaves on slow-growing bushlets bear creamy-white, fragrant flowers followed by pale orange berries.

Daphne kurdica (60x60,Z5,P,C,4:12w) ……………………………………......................... 20 seeds / $5.00

 52904.17  (W) Ex Ala Dag, Turkey, 2000m.   Similar to the above species (D. kosaninii) but the leaves are covered with a bluish wax.  The abundant terminal flowers are snow white and more fragrant, followed by orange berries.

Darlingtonia californica (Sarraceniaceae) (40x18, Z6, P, L, 3:16w) ..................................... 100 seeds / $3.00

 12085.24  (W) Siskiyou Co., CA, 6000ft, 1829m.  A carnivorous dweller of alpine bogs with tubular, hooded pitchers flashing purplish, forked tongues to draw prey.  Yellow-green, purple-veined, pendant flowers.

Darmera peltata (Saxifragaceae) (120x80,Z7,P,L,3:8w) …….........……………………..... 100 seeds / $3.50

 70284.35  (W) Tuolumne Co., CA, 3400ft, 1037m.  If you have a wet site, this will make an impressive display of huge umbrella-like, toothed leaves, each up to 2 feet across, from thick rhizomes. Umbels of pink flowers on 3 to 4 foot scapes appear in early spring before the leaves unfurl.

Dasylirion wheeleri (Agavaceae) (110x110,Z7,P,C,1) ……………...........……………….... 90 seeds / $3.00

 92355.24  (W) Eddy Co., NM, 5700ft, 1738m.  Globular rosettes of narrow leaves with sharp teeth. Huge spikes of thousands of cream florets packed in multiple spirals.

Delosperma cooperi (6x40, Z6, P, L, 1) ……………………………………….................... 90 seeds / $2.50

 12670.14  Succulent, creeping stems of deep green covered with rosy-magenta flowers all summer.

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

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

Delosperma esterhuyseniae (3x6, Z8, P, L, 1) ………………………………….......…….. 90 seeds / $3.00

 30678.19   Green tufts bear white flowers all summer.

Delosperma harazianum (3x6, Z8, P, L, 1) ………………..................…………………..... 80 seeds / $3.00

 35104.10   Gray-green, reticulated tufts and pink flowers.  From Yemen.

Delosperma 'John Proffitt' (4x20, Z6, P, L, 1) ................................................................... 100 seeds / $3.00

 50665.19   A vigorous mat-former with abundant magenta-pink flowers.

Delosperma sp. (Graaf-Reinet) (4x20,Z6,P,L,1) ................................................................. 45 seeds / $3.00

 32743.06  Ex Ouberg, Graaf-Reinet Division, RSA.   A mound former with small pickle-like leaves and one-inch white flowers all summer until frost. Collected on cliffs in the East Cape mountains.

Delosperma sp. (ruby stars) (5x24, Z?, P, L, 1) …………………………….......……...... 100 seeds / $2.50

 76711.18   Abundant brilliant magenta-ruby flowers are about 3/4" across.

Delosperma sp. #2 (Sani Pass, RSA) (3x35, Z5, P, L, 1) ..................................................... 45 seeds / $3.00

 76710.01  Low-growing plants are covered with deep magenta flowers which fade to pink.

Delphinium andersonii (Ranunculaceae) (45x18,Z5,P,RL,3:8w) ………….............………... 80 seeds / $3.50

 08815.35  (W) Mono Co., CA, 7835ft, 2389m.  Spectacular, compact racemes of deep indigo blue over basal, fleshy, grayish-green, dissected leaves. In rocky, volcanic soil.

Delphinium barbeyi (80x35, Z3, P, L, 3:8w) ......................................................................... 70 seeds / $3.00

 10104.23  (W) Gunnison Co., CO, 11100ft, 3384m. Basal clumps of minutely-hairy, dissected foliage produce several bold spikes of blue-purple flowers.

Delphinium bicolor (16x7,Z3,P,L,3:12w) ............................................................................ 100 seeds / $4.00

 10415.17  (W) Bighorn Co., WY, 9400ft, 2866m.  One of the dwarfest, only a few inches tall.  However, in some of the shaded gullies, they’re over a foot.  Attractive flowers of deep blue surrounding a white bee.

Delphinium carolinianum ssp. virescens (60x15, Z4, P, L, 3:8w) ........................................ 90 seeds / $3.00

 12104.14  (W) Fremont Co., CO, 5350ft, 1630m. Beautiful spikes of white flowers with darker markings around the bee.  A dryland species which aestivates during the summer.  Dissected basal foliage.

Delphinium glaucum (160x25, Z5, P, L, 5) .......................................................................... 100 seeds / $3.50

 32543.15  (W) Jackson Co., OR, 6600ft, 2012m.  Dense spikes of blue-purple over glaucous blue-green foliage.

Delphinium gypsophilum (60x20,Z8,P,RL,3:6w) ……………………............……………... 90 seeds / $3.50

 32970.15  (W) Fresno Co., CA, 600ft, 183m.  Pale pink, pale lavender and ethereal blue shades here.

Delphinium hansenii (100x25,Z7,P,RL,3:8w) ………………………………...........……..... 70 seeds / $3.50

 35088.25  (W) Kern Co., CA, 1600ft, 488m.  Hairy stems and leaves with fls of white to pale purple.

Delphinium leucophaeum (35x15, Z6, P, L, 3:8w) ................................................................. 50 seeds / $4.00

 54284.35  (W) Benton Co., OR, 660ft, 201m.  Beautiful flowers of creamy white surrounding a soft blue bee. Only very short hairs on the stems and flowering parts (see D. pavonaceum.)

Delphinium novomexicanum (120x26,Z5,P,L,3:8w) ........................................................... 100 seeds / $3.50

 58720.17  (W) Lincoln Co., NM, 10100ft, 3079m.  Imposing plants with luxurious, cut, basal foliage and stout stems bearing up to 100 or more purplish-blue to lavender flowers.

Delphinium nudicaule (50x26,Z7,P,L,3:6w) ………………………...............…………….... 35 seeds / $3.50

 58845.55  (W) Santa Clara Co., CA, 3300ft, 1006m.  The beautiful scarlet to scarlet-orange flowers are held out on long pedicels on well-branched plants. It was a marvelous sight to see hundreds of plants in bloom on the steep, N-facing screes of California’s Coastal Range Mountains.

Delphinium nuttallianum (18x10,Z4,P,L,3:8w) ..................................................................... 60 seeds / $3.50

 58908.47  (W) Mesa Co., CO, 9100ft, 2774m.  An alpine species with short racemes of deep blue flowers and deeply-cut basal leaves.   Photo

Delphinium occidentale (Ranunculaceae) (125x26,Z3,P,L,3:8w) .......................................... 100 seeds / $3.50

 64212.38  (W) Park Co., WY, 9350ft, 2851m.  Dense spikes of pale blue to cream-colored flowers with a darker blue bee.

Delphinium parishii (48x18,Z7,P,RL,3:8w) …………………………………..............…….. 70 seeds / $3.50

 70104.45  (W) Clark Co., NV, 2300ft, 701m.  The rains in southern Nevada in late 2004 prompted a mass bloom of this Delphinium. The dense racemes bear downy flowers in a pale azure-blue with a white bee, almost luminescent by moonlight.

Delphinium parishii (35x12,Z7,P,RL,3:8w) …………………………….............………...... 70 seeds / $3.50

 70104.55  (W) Inyo Co., CA, 4500ft, 1372m.  Dwarfer form here on granite hills. Same azure blue flowers.

Delphinium pavonaceum (45x18,Z6,P,L,3:8w) ……….............………………………….... 50 seeds / $4.00

 70120.25  (W) Polk Co., OR, 164ft, 50m.  Practically identical to D. leucophaeum but with glandular-pubesence on the stems and flower parts. Creamy-white flowers with a dark blue or purple bee.

Delphinium purpusii (52x20,Z7,P,RL,3:6w) ……………………..............……………….... 60 seeds / $5.00

 70904.35  (W) Kern Co., CA, 3800ft  One of the best introductions for this genus I've seen in years. From a dense tuft of almost succulent foliage arise dense racemes of wonderful rosy-pink flowers, each with a white bee.  A true xerophyte, blooming in early spring and dormant by mid-summer. Definitely worthy of trials to see if blossoming time can be extended under garden conditions. Growing on steep, E-facing granite screes and cliffs.

Delphinium scaposum (50x12,Z5,P,RL,3:8w) ……………………….…….............……..... 50 seeds / $3.50

 76132.15  (W) Yavapai Co., AZ, 6000ft, 1829m.  Deep sky-blue flowers with white bees over mere tufts of glabrous, incised leaves. On vernally-moist basaltic meadows.

Delphinium xantholeucum (50x14,Z6,P,L,3:8w) ................................................................. 100 seeds / $3.50

 94088.26  (W) Chelan Co., WA, 3500ft, 1067m.   Creamy-white flowers, sometimes with a pale yellowish cast, in a stout raceme over palmately-dissected leaves. There are green or blue markings near the bee. On volcanic loam.

Desmanthus illinoiensis (Fabaceae) (90x24,Z5,P,SC,1) ....................................................... 60 seeds / $3.00

 48454.17  (W) Bent Co., CO, 4800ft, 1463m.  Erect plants looking very much like a small Mimosa with pinnate leaves and small clusters of white flowers which transform into attractive seedpod balls.

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

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

Dianthus freynii (6x15,Z5,P,L,1) ........................................................................................... 50 seeds / $3.50

 30746.07    Makes low tufts of narrow, gray-green leaves which are covered with myriad small, soft pink flowers on short stems. A great trough plant. Considered a form of D. glacialis.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Dichelostemma pulchellum (Liliaceae) (30x10,Z7,P,C,3:8w) ................................................. 40 seeds / $3.00

 70887.28  (W) Yavapai Co., AZ, 4400ft, 1341m.  Pretty umbels of dark lavender to blue flowers. The lone desert member of this genus.

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

 64076.09  Pleated foliage elongate into spikes of bronze hirsute flowers.

Dodecatheon conjugens (Primulaceae) (18x12,Z4,P,L,3:8w) ................................................. 70 seeds / $3.50

 12688.66  (W) Blaine Co., ID, 6700ft, 2043m.   A robust population here in a vernally moist meadow with large, bright violet shooting stars over basal rosettes of slender leaves.

Dodecatheon hendersonii (12x6,Z6,P,L,3:8w) ……………………………............……..... 60 seeds / $3.50

 35288.15  (W) Josephine Co., OR, 1500ft, 457m.  Dwarf pop. here with lavender flowers and round leaves.

Dodecatheon jeffreyi (40x20,Z5,P,L,3:8w) …………………………..............……….….... 90 seeds / $3.50

 50260.45  (W) Deschutes Co., OR, 6300ft, 1921m.  Large basal rosettes topped by numerous lavender shooting stars.

Dodecatheon jeffreyi ssp. pygmaeum (24x12,Z5,P,L,3:8w) …………………..............….. 90 seeds / $3.50

 50261.15  (W) Siskiyou Co., CA, 6800ft, 2073m.  An old taxon which I retain here to emphasize the dwarfer stature of this population. Oblanceolate leaves, gradually narrowing to the petiole. Deep lavender flowers. In small roadside streams near timberline.

Dodecatheon poeticum (14x12,Z7,P,L,3:8w) ...................................................................... 100 seeds / $3.50

 70630.86  (W) Klickitat Co., WA, 350ft, 107m.   Bright rose flowers with a yellow band at the base arch several per 6" scape. One of the brightest-colored in the genus. On loam derived from basalt.

Dodecatheon pulchellum (7x6, Z3, P, L, 3:8w) ..................................................................... 70 seeds / $3.00

 70886.15  (W) Gilpin Co., CO, 10750ft, 3277m.  Deep violet stars over wispy basal tufts.

Douglasia laevigata v. laevigata (Primulaceae) (5x15,Z5,P,L,3:8w) ..............……………... 50 seeds / $6.00

 54032.15  (W) Linn Co., OR, 5600ft, 1707m.  Rosettes of smooth, green, lanceolate leaves are packed into evergreen cushions. The bright rosy-pink flowers are borne in loose umbels. Found on eroding, NW-facing volcanic cliffs.

Douglasia montana (1x12,Z3,P,L,4:8w) ................................................................................ 35 seeds / $5.00

 56688.17  (W) Sheridan Co., WY, 10100ft, 3079m.  Flat cushions of needle-like gray leaves studded with bright pink Phlox-like flowers. See Rocky Mountain Alpines '86, Plate 6. On limestone rubble.

Douglasia nivalis (Chumstick form) (3x16, Z5, P, L, 3:8w) ……...................................…... 75 seeds / $5.00

 58520.14  (W) Chelan Co., WA, 5700ft, 1738m.  Gorgeous blue-gray compact mounds composed of linear downy leaves in rosettes.  Umbels of deep rosy-pink to rosy-magenta flowers smother the cushions in early spring.  A stunning sight when in full bloom.   Photo

Draba atlantica (Brassicaceae) (8x12,Z6,P,L,3:6w) ……………………............…………... 80 seeds / $3.50

 10854.05  Ex High Atlas, Jbel Toubkal, Morocco, 2200m.   Rosettes of whitish-tipped, linear leaves packed into tight cushions bear globose clusters of yellow flowers on short scapes.

Draba aureola (8x6,Z3,P,L,3:6w) ……………………………….………………..........…... 80 seeds / $4.00

 08745.25  (W) Deschutes Co., OR, 9200ft, 2805m.  Dense, hairy rosettes elongate into a yellow fountain. A most unusual Draba form. Occurs on a very few Cascade volcano summits.

Draba densifolia (Brassicaceae) (2x2,Z4,P,L,3:6w) ................................................................ 50 seeds / $4.00

 15288.58  (W) Daggett Co., UT, 12000ft, 3658m.  Tiny domes of dark-green, hispid rosettes bear yellow flowers on very short scapes.

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

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

Draba grayana (3x4,Z3,P,L,3:6w) ......................................................................................... 70 seeds / $3.50

 32768.27  (W) Lake Co., CO, 13150ft, 4009m.  Tight rosettes of dark green, hairy leaves with bright yellow flowers maturing into twisted pods.

Draba juniperina (8x10,Z4,P,L,3:4w) .................................................................................... 70 seeds / $3.50

 50888.47  (W) Daggett Co., UT, 5500ft, 1675m.  Essentially a robust form of D. oligospermae with more numerous and taller racemes of yellow.

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

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

Draba smithii (12x20,Z4,P,L,3:6w) ..................................................................................... 100 seeds / $3.00

 76567.37  (W) Mineral Co., CO, 8500ft, 2590m.  Loose mats of blue-gray leaves bear myriad racemes of creamy-white flowers.

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

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

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

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

Dracocephalum ruyschianum (30x14,Z5,P,L,1) …………………………............................ 30 seeds / $3.00

 74899.06     Forms loose mats which spike in summer to display deep blue dragon-head flowers.

Draperia systyla (Hydrophyllaceae) (5x60, Z6, P, C, 4:6w) ………………...........……….. 100 seeds / $2.50

 76971.14  (W) Tulare Co., CA, 5600ft, 1705m.  Fantastic dense furry carpets.  Coiled cymes of white flowers.

Dryas octopetala v. hookeriana (Rosaceae) (9x100,Z3,P,L,3:8w) ……………...........…... 100 seeds / $3.00

 64278.25  (W) Big Horn Co., WY, 10100ft, 3079m.  Ubiquitous alpine carpet of green, crenate leaves, tomentose below. Numerous short scapes with creamy, rose-like blossoms which turn into feathery seed heads.

Dudleya calcicola (Crassulaceae) (10x6,Z6,P,L,1) ……............…………………………... 100 seeds / $3.50

 12086.15  (W) Tulare Co., CA, 5000ft, 1524m.  Small, glaucous white rosettes and inflorescences of pale yellow. Growing on the N-facing side of a steep, granite ravine. Also found on limestone slopes.

Dudleya collomae (28x12, Z7, P, L, 2) ………………….……..........…………………..... 100 seeds / $3.00

 12684.18  (W) Yavapai Co., AZ, 4600ft, 1402m.  (= Echeveria collomae).  Succulent rosettes, glaucous blue and near white in the center, bear waxy yellow flowers on uncoiling coral-red stems.

Dudleya cymosa (16x12,Z7,P,L,1) ……………………….…………........……………..... 100 seeds / $3.50

 12968.35  (W) Tuolumne Co., CA, 5400ft, 1646m.  Perhaps the best form I have ever seen of this highly variable species. Brilliant orange-red to salmon-orange inflorescences open above very glaucous, chalky-blue rosettes. At this elevation in the Sierra Nevada Mtns, this population is likely to have exceptional cold tolerance. On S-facing, crumbling volcanic outcrops.   Photo

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

 30105.15  (W) San Francisco Co., CA, 50ft, 15m.  Chalky gray rosettes with pale yellow flowers.

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

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

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

 09832.01  Large pale purple or pink flowers over narrow foliage.

Echinacea paradoxa (120x45, Z4, P, C, 3:4w) ...................................................................... 50 seeds / $3.00

 70116.04  This Ozark native has large golden-yellow flowers on plants 3 to 5 feet tall.  Great for back borders.

Echinocactus hamatacanthus (Cactaceae) (40x30,Z8,P,GL,2) .............................................. 40 seeds / $3.00

 35097.17  (W) Pecos Co., TX, 4300ft, 1311m.  Large barrels with about 15 ribs wrapped in very long, gray spines, the centrals recurved at the tip. Spines are reddish near the apex where large yellow, fragrant flowers are borne.

Echinocactus polycephalus (35x75, Z7, P, GL, 2) ................................................................. 30 seeds / $3.00

 70694.25  (W) Inyo Co., CA, 4500ft, 1372m. Fierce, multi-headed clumps bear pink-hued, yellow flowers.

Echinocactus texensis (9x16,Z7,P,GL,2) ……………………........……………………….. 40 seeds / $3.00

 78334.15  (W) Roosevelt Co., NM, 4000ft, 1220m. JRT5211  Robust, hardy plants with variable spine lengths. Flowers in all combinations of white, red, pink and orange.