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Eritrichium aretioides (Boraginaceae) (3x5,Z3,P,L,2) ............................................................ 30 seeds / $5.00

 07431.48  (W) Sheridan Co., WY, 10100ft, 3079m.  Silver-gray, woolly cushions sport sky-blue flowers. On a nearly level slope of limestone rubble. A classic challenge requiring sharp drainage. Photo

Eritrichium aretioides (mini form) (1x6,Z3,P,L,2) ................................................................ 10 seeds / $7.00

 07431.80  (W) Custer Co., ID, 10400ft, 3170m.  Exceptionally tiny form here, the flower stems being mere bumps on the silver cushions. This has the effect of rendering the cushions almost solid blue when in bloom. No albino forms seen. Limited amounts.   Photo

Eritrichium howardii (Boraginaceae) (3x9,Z3,P,L,2) .............................................................. 20 seeds / $8.00

 35732.58  (W) Park Co., WY, 8000ft, 2439m.  Silver linear leaves and royal blue flowers on domed, pulvinate cushions. One of the most sought-after alpine cushions.  Finally, decent seed-set this year.

Erysimum amoenum (Brassicaceae) (12x8, Z3, P, L, 1) …..................................................... 40 seeds / $3.50

 05666.04  (W) Gunnison Co., CO, 12000ft, 3658m.  A dwarf violet to deep lavender alpine race of this ubiquitous species (as E. capitatum.)  Tufts of narrow, dusky green leaves.  On gravelly tundra.

Erysimum jugicola (Brassicaceae) (10x16,Z5,P,L,3:6w) ............................................ 70 seeds / $3.50 50872.00 Heads of bright yellow flowers over lance-shaped, toothed leaves.

Erysimum kotschyanum (10x20,Z5,P,L,3:6w) ........................................................ 30 seeds / $3.00

 52718.06     Tufts of light green leaves eloquently trail over rocks, smothered in short-stemmed heads of fragrant, golden-yellow blossoms.

Erysimum pulchellum (Brassicaceae) (24x14,Z5,P,L,3:6w) ................................................... 40 seeds / $3.50

 70896.08   Ex Ula Dag, Turkey, 2300m.  Mustard-yellow flowers on stems about 12 inches tall.

Erysimum wheeleri (40x12,Z5,B,L,3:4w) .............................................................................. 50 seeds / $3.50

 92356.66  (W) Graham Co., AZ, 7000ft, 2134m.   A bit tall for the rock garden but deserves a spot in the back to show off the unusual color of these flowers, which varies from orange to deep orange-red. There are often a hundred blossoms or more per raceme and takes weeks to complete their display.   Photo

Erythrina flabelliformis (Fabaceae) (90x40,Z7,P,SC,1) ........................................................ 15 seeds / $4.00

 70830.19  (W) Santa Cruz Co., AZ, 5000ft, 1524m.  Small bushes with Poplar-like leaves in threes along spiny stems.  Terminal racemes of bright red flowers are followed by long, Sophora-like pods containing red, orange, cream or peach-colored seeds.

Erythronium californicum (Liliaceae) (16x18,Z6,P,L,3:16w) ...................................... 60 seeds / $4.50 12095.11 (W) Humboldt Co., CA, 4850ft, 1478m. Cream flowers with cream anthers over heavily mottled leaves. Growing on N-facing serpentine slopes covered with a fine layer of pine duff. Photo

Erythronium citrinum (Liliaceae) (14x15,Z6,P,L,3:16w) ........................................... 70 seeds / $4.50 12518.41 (W) Josephine Co., OR, 1300ft, 396m. Lovely creamy-white pendant flowers have a lemon-yellow base and fade to pinkish. On N-facing serpentine ground partly shaded by conifers. Photo

Erythronium citrinum v. roderickii (16x15,Z6,P,L,3:16w) ....................................... 60 seeds / $5.00 12519.11 (W) Trinity Co., CA, 3936ft, 1200m. Flowers cream to pale lavender with a yellow throat and maroon anthers over colorful, deeply-mottled leaves. Growing here on shaded serpentine slopes at the type locality in the Scott Mtns. Photo1   Photo2

Erythronium grandiflorum (12x10,Z3,P,L,3:16w) ............................................................... 100 seeds / $4.00

 32748.29  (W) Albany Co., WY, 10600ft, 3232m.  Golden yellow flowers / yellow anthers here.

Erythronium helenae (12x14,Z6,P,L,3:16w) ............................................................. 50 seeds / $4.50 35295.31 (W) Napa Co., CA, 1525ft, 465m. Lightly-mottled plants bear pure white flowers similar to E. californicum but with dark yellow anthers. Fades to pink with a yellow throat. On E-facing serpentine screes.

Erythronium hendersonii (Liliaceae) (18x12,Z6,P,L,3:16w) .................................... 55 seeds / $5.00 35298.31 (W) Jackson Co., OR, 1570ft, 479m. Beautiful lavender-pink flowers with a deep purple throat. Growing on gentle N-facing slopes in a heavily-shaded woodland area. Photo

Erythronium howellii (14x15,Z6,P,L,3:16w) ............................................................... 45 seeds / $4.00 35733.41 (W) Josephine Co., OR, 3100ft, 945m. Very similar to E. citrinum and doubtfully distinct from it, the only difference being the basal appendages on the petals are absent. N-facing serpentine slopes under scrub in a coniferous woodland.

Erythronium klamathense (11x10,Z5,P,L,3:16w) ............................................................... 100 seeds / $4.00

 52544.20  (W) Siskiyou Co., CA, 5800ft, 1768m.  Cream flowers shading to yellow near the base, the whole aging pale pink. These dwarf plants with unmottled green leaves prefer the N-facing side of serpentine outcrops and ravines. Photo

Erythronium taylorii (28x18,Z5,P,L,3:16w) ............................................................... 50 seeds / $6.00 78100.11 (W) Tuolumne Co., CA, 4400ft, 1340m. Exquisitely beautiful, fragrant flowers, several per scape, in pink-lavender shades with a wide golden throat and white anthers over bright, solid-green leaves. On N-facing volcanic cliffs surrounded by conifers and poison oak. Photo

Erythronium tuolumnense (15x16,Z6,P,L,3:16w) ................................................................. 70 seeds / $4.00

 78869.39  (W) Tuolumne Co., CA, 3400ft, 1037m.  Bright yellow flowers are borne 2 or more per scape over green leaves with undulate margins. Prefers the deep shade of deciduous woodlands.

Escobaria dasyacantha v. nova  (Cactaceae) (10x5,Z6,P,GL,3:4w) ..................................... 35 seeds / $3.50

 15120.18  (W) Pecos Co., TX, 5800ft, 1768m. JRT4131  Single stems with red-tipped, white spines.  Sunset-pink to olive-green flowers in the crown.  Green to flesh-pink fruits.

Escobaria vivipara (10x9,Z4,P,L,3:4w) …………………………………...........………….. 40 seeds / $3.00

 90530.18  (W) Pueblo Co., CO, 4800ft, 1463m. JRT1111  Robust stems with an array of spines in red and white. Bright, frilly pink flowers in rings.

Escobaria vivipara (30x10,Z4,P,L,3:4w) ………………………………………...........….... 40 seeds / $3.00

 90530.28  (W) Fremont Co., CO, 5300ft, 1616m. JRT1112 Giant stems with mostly white spines. Medium pink, frilly flowers.

Escobaria vivipara (7x6,Z5,P,L,3:4w) ................................................................................... 40 seeds / $3.50

 90530.48  (W) Otero Co., NM, 6500ft, 1982m. JRT5170 Single stems with white, semi-shaggy spines, faintly red-tipped. Nice frilly pink flowers.

Escobaria vivipara (10x14,Z4,P,L,3:4w) ............................................................................... 30 seeds / $3.50

 90530.69  Ex Coconino Co., AZ, (Thompson).  Small globes covered with the blackest spines.

Eustoma grandiflorum (Gentianaceae) (26x14,Z4,B,L,2) ................................................... 1000 seeds / $3.50

 32753.27  (W) Fremont Co., CO, 5150ft, 1570m.  One of our most spectacular wildflowers. Scores of vivid lavender-blue flowers with dark eyes on multiple stems bearing glaucous-blue leaves. Late- and long-blooming, may act as short-lived perennial if kept dead-headed. Can also bloom the first year if started early (treated as annual.)   Photo

Evolvulus nuttallianus (Convolvulaceae) (10x18,Z5,P,SC,1) ...................................... 60 seeds / $3.50 58918.31 (W) Jefferson Co., CO, 6500ft, 1982m. From a central rootstalk arise silvery-green tufts of pinnate leaves clothed in silky hairs. Pale lavender morning-glory flowers about 1 cm across are borne along each stem. Prefers hot, dry sites. Photo

Fendlera rupicola (Saxifragaceae) (110x80,Z6,P,L,3:8w) ....................................................... 40 seeds / $3.50

 74920.18  (W) Grand Co., UT, 4000ft, 1220m.  Pure snow-white flowers with spoon-shaped petals emit a delightfully intense fragrance.  These small xeric shrubs, clothed with linear leaves, are among the earliest spring bloomers.   Photo

Ferocactus acanthodes (Cactaceae) (90x40,Z7,P,GL,2) ……………….........…………….. 40 seeds / $3.00

 01210.15  (W) Mohave CO., AZ, 3800ft, 1160m. JRT8701  Stems 1½ ft. round by 3½ ft. tall. Flat, vivid, pinkish-red, yellow and white spines in different combinations. Dark yellow flowers in rings.

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

 35097.17  (W) Pecos Co., TX, 4300ft, 1311m. JRT4401 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.

Ferocactus wislizenii (40x60,Z8,P,GL,2) .............................................................................. 40 seeds / $3.50

 92526.19  (W) Gila Co., AZ, 4600ft, 1402m. JRT8705 Massive, squat barrels with heavy spines and hooked centrals.  Large yellow flowers.

Fouquieria splendens (Fouquieriaceae) (250x150, Z8, P, C, 1) …………..….............…...... 80 seeds / $2.50

 76715.28  (W) Pinal Co., AZ, 3100ft, 945m.  "Ocotillo."  The scarlet-orange, tubular flowers set the deserts ablaze in May. The oblong leaves drop after extended drought and reappear soon after rains.

Frasera albicaulis v. cusickii (Gentianaceae) (28x15,Z4,P,GL,4:12w) ................................. 100 seeds / $4.00

 10412.18  (W) Owyhee Co., ID, 5600ft, 1707m.  Grass-like clumps of long, white-edged leaves bear numerous scapes of starry, pale blue flowers.  Sprouts from fractured basalt loam.   Photo

Frasera fastigiata (100x35,Z5,B,GL,4:12w) .......................................................................... 40 seeds / $3.50

 30126.10  (W) Idaho Co., ID, 4800ft, 1463m.  Columns of deep blue flowers over felted rosettes.

Frasera speciosa (135x30,Z3,B,L,4:12w) ............................................................................ 100 seeds / $3.00

 76707.38  (W) Park Co., WY, 9500ft, 2896m.  Large rosettes of soft-green, furrowed leaves may take several years to reach flowering size but when they do, the enormous columns of hundreds of cream and green, fringed blossoms may stand four to six feet high. Monocarpic.

Fraxinus anomala (Oleaceae) (200x150,Z5,P,C,4:8w) ........................................................... 75 seeds / $3.50

 05870.18  (W) Grand Co., UT, 4100ft, 1250m.  "Singleleaf Ash."  Attractive, much-branched small tree with Ginkgo-like leaves.

Fremontodendron californicum (Sterculiaceae) (180x150,Z7,P,C,3:12w) ............................. 40 seeds / $3.50

 12105.40  (W) Kern Co., CA, 7000ft, 2134m.  Miniature trees with oak-like leaves bear five-petaled, nearly-circular, yellow blossoms in late spring followed by persistent, pendant, bristly fruits.

Fritillaria agrestis (Liliaceae) (10x8,Z6,P,C,4:12w) .................................................... 30 seeds / $4.00 08274.11 (W) Mariposa Co., CA, 2375ft, 724m. The flowers are greenish outside and brown-purple inside with an odd odor.

Fritillaria atropurpurea (28x10,Z4,P,C,4:12w) ..................................................................... 40 seeds / $3.50

 12874.59  (W) White Pine Co., NV, 8250ft, 2515m.  Flowers not seen here but are typically pendant, dark and speckled over a few whorls of leaves.  On heavy loam derived from limestone.

Fritillaria biflora (12x6,Z6,P,C,4:12w) .................................................................................. 40 seeds / $4.00

 10480.10  (W) Santa Barbara Co., CA, 3800ft, 1158m.  Over tufts of narrow leaves arise several pendant bells of greenish-yellow, often mottled and penciled with brown. In serpentine grassland.

Fritillaria camschatcensis (45x16,Z3,P,C,4:12w) .................................................................. 50 seeds / $3.50

 12106.06  (W) Ex Anchorage, AK, 100ft.   "Chocolate Lily." Mature bulbs develop 18-inch stems bearing whorls of narrow leaves and several nodding dark chocolate-brown flowers.

Fritillaria pallidiflora (35x14,Z5,P,C,4:12w) …………….…………...............…………….. 30 seeds / $4.00

 70105.05  Ex Kazakhstan.   Splendid campanulate flowers of pale greenish yellow, tessellated maroon. Broad, gray leaves.

Fritillaria purdyi (Liliaceae) (14x10,Z6,P,C,4:12w) .................................................. 30 seeds / $5.00 70925.11 (W) Mendocino Co., CA, 5900ft, 1800m. Gorgeous silvery-white, pendant flowers, generously speckled and lined purple, several per stem over a rosette of succulent, light-green leaves. On flat, exposed, subalpine meadows of serpentine which dry out in the summer. Photo

Fritillaria recurva (Liliaceae) (60x18,Z6,P,C,4:12w) .................................................... 40 seeds / $4.50 74262.21 (W) Shasta Co., CA, 4000ft, 1220m. From whorled basal leaves sprout racemes bearing beautiful pendant scarlet bells, minutely checkered yellow. Found in the partial shade of pine forests. Photo

Gaillardia pulchella (Asteraceae) (40x25,A,C,1) …..................………………...................... 75 seeds / $2.50 70914.15  (W) Chaves Co., NM, 4500ft, 1372m.  A very colorful and long-blooming annual with large flowers of cherry maroon at the center shading to orange and finally yellow at the notched tips.

Garrya flavescens (Garryaceae) (160x110,Z6,P,C,4:12w) .................................................. 100 seeds / $3.50

 30547.19  (W) Washington Co., UT, 6100ft, 1860m.  Drought-tolerant, dioecious shrubs of leathery, blue-gray leaves bear catkins in mid-winter followed by (on females) grape-like clusters of purplish berries covered in silky hairs.   Photo

Gentiana affinis (Gentianaceae) (12x10, Z3, P, GL, 3:8w) ................................................... 100 seeds / $2.50

 09030.23  (W) Park Co., CO, 9900ft, 3018m.  A robust and erect form with very deep blue flowers held high, as many as 20 to 30 per plant.

Gentiana algida (Gentianaceae) (6x8,Z3,P,L,4:8w) .............................................................. 100 seeds / $3.50

 11432.39  (W) Park Co., CO, 12800ft, 3902m.  (= Gentianodes algida.)  Light green leaves with creamy, translucent trumpets vertically striped dark purple.  Late bloomer, just before the first snows.

Gentiana andrewsii (40x30, Z4, P, L, 4:8w) ........................................................................ 100 seeds / $2.50

 11815.03  Brilliant blue, bottle-like blossoms in whorls.

Gentiana calycosa (Gentianaceae) (7x12,Z3,P,L,3:8w) ........................................... 100 seeds / $4.00 13056.21 (W) Uintah Co., UT, 11000ft, 3354m. A decumbent, creeping form with ovate leaves and deep-blue flowers with a cream, speckled throat. Photo

Gentiana calycosa v. asepala (12x14, Z3, P, L, 3:8w) ....................................................... 100 seeds / $3.00

 13156.10  (W) Idaho Co., ID, 7600ft, 2317m.  Blue fluted flowers spotted greenish inside. Erect form.

Gentiana paradoxa (Gentianaceae) (30x16,Z4,P,L,3:8w) ....................................................... 90 seeds / $4.00

 70134.05  (W) Halda coll.  Needle-like leaves and green-marked blue flowers about 2" long, appearing for several weeks in late summer.  West Caucasus on limestone rocks.

Gentiana parryi (18x12,Z3,P,L,3:8w) ....................................................................... 100 seeds / $4.00 70135.41 (W) Mesa Co., CO, 10300ft, 3140m. Extra robust form here on the Grand Mesa with multiple stems bearing terminal clusters of large deep blue flowers.

Gentiana scabra v. buergeri (40x10, Z5, P, L, 3:8w) .......................................................... 100 seeds / $2.00

 76130.14  (W) Hida Reg., Japan, 850m.  Large flowers of deep blue, usually heavily spotted inside.

Gentiana setigera (12x7,Z6,P,L,3:8w) …………………………...........…………………... 85 seeds / $3.50

 76338.15  (W) Josephine Co., OR, 1850ft, 564m.  A serpentine bog endemic forming prostrate, green-yellow rosettes. The deep blue, white-throated flowers are 4 cm long, with a few curly fimbrillae.

Gentiana sikokiana (Gentianaceae) (12x16,Z6,P,GL,1) .......................................... 100 seeds / $4.00 76512.00 Obovate leaves with rounded serrations bear blue, green-spotted funnel-flowers. Attractive Japanese species.

Gentiana triflora v. japonica (40x12,Z6,P,L,3:8w) .............................................................. 100 seeds / $3.00

 78757.18  (W) Sapporo, Japan, 20m.  Tufts of lanceolate leaves along creeping rhizomes produce erect stems bearing several whorls of deep blue flowers.

Gentianopsis barbellata (12x5, Z3, B/P, L, 3:8w) ............................................................... 100 seeds / $2.50

 10134.14  (W) Summit Co., CO, 11800ft, 3598m. Linear leaves and deep blue, fringed flowers.

Gentianopsis thermalis (Gentianaceae) (18x8,Z4,B/P,L,3:8w) ............................................. 100 seeds / $3.50

 78360.17  (W) Mineral Co., CO, 9650ft, 2942m.  Beautiful dark blue, deeply-fringed flowers on long peduncles.

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Geranium viscosissimum (Geraniaceae) (35x30,Z4,P,SC,1) .................................................. 15 seeds / $3.50

 90536.19  (W) Park Co., WY, 7550ft, 2302m.  Slightly viscid plants with partially divided leaves and clusters of large magenta flowers, often conspicuously veined.   Photo

Gilia aggregata (orange) (Polemoniaceae) (40x15,Z5,B,L,3:6w) ................................. 90 seeds / $3.50 09235.11 (W) Jackson Co., OR, 6500ft, 1982m. Flowers of minutely checkered red and yellow blend to a striking orange. On volcanic screes. Photo

Gilia aggregata (pink) (Polemoniaceae) (50x24, Z3, B, L, 3:6w) ……................................. 100 seeds / $3.00

 09234.23  (W) Park Co., CO, 9800ft, 2988m. Trumpets of pale to deep pink, including salmon-pink.

Gilia aggregata (red) (30x12, Z3, B, L, 3:6w) ....................................................................... 55 seeds / $3.00

 09232.14  (W) Gunnison Co., CO, 9900ft, 3018m.  The beautiful scarlet-orange form.  Dwarf plants here growing on south-facing mountain slopes of rocky loam.

Gilia aggregata (white) (35x12, Z4, B, L, 3:6w) .................................................................... 90 seeds / $2.50

 09236.15  (W) Elbert Co., CO, 6650ft, 2030m.  The pure white form predominates on the Plains.

Gilia aggregata v. macrosiphon (40x14, Z3, B, L, 3:6w) .................................................... 100 seeds / $3.00

 09237.10  (W) Carbon Co., WY, 9000ft, 2744m.  Extra long corolla tubes in lovely pale orchid-pinks.

Gilia aggregata v. macrosiphon (40x14, Z3, B, L, 3:6w) ...................................................... 75 seeds / $3.00

 09237.21  (W) Iron Co., UT, 9400ft, 2866m.  A deeper, more luminous fuchsia color here.

Gilia caespitosa (Polemoniaceae) (10x16,Z5,P,L,2) ............................................................... 20 seeds / $5.00

 12033.10  (W) Wayne Co., UT, 7200ft, 2200m.  The fabulous "Scarlet Gilia" ranks with Kelseya uniflora in rarity, mystique and cultivational challenges.  Thready stems bear salverform flowers of scarlet.  The cushions appear crystalline due to the pinkish sand of its native habitat adhering to the viscid leaves.   Photo

Gilia formosa (10x18, Z5, P, L, 4:8w) .................................................................................... 60 seeds / $4.00

 30734.14  (W) San Juan Co., NM, 6000ft., 1830m.  Thready stems bear salverform flowers of lavender-pink.  A narrow endemic found only on N-facing, eroding badlands of sandy clay.

Gilia rigidula (7x10,Z6,P,L,3:6w) …………………………………………............………... 60 seeds / $3.50

 74492.25  (W) Eddy Co., NM, 3800ft, 1159m.  Tufts of awl-shaped, glandular leaves produce prolific bowl-shaped flowers in a deep china-blue color darkening to a purple ring in the throat. Calciphile.   Photo

Gilia stenothyrsa (50x10,Z4,B,L,3:4w) ................................................................................. 90 seeds / $4.00

 76788.17  (W) Uintah Co., UT, 5500ft, 1675m.  Beautiful filigreed rosettes, one to several dense racemes of pure white flowers with exserted stamens. Worthy of cultivation. On sandstone ledges.

Gilia subnuda (Polemoniaceae) (20x15,Z6,B,L,3:6w) .............................................. 100 seeds / $3.50 76870.41 (W) Garfield Co., UT, 6000ft, 1829m. Viscid rosettes with maroon undersides erupt into busy panicles of hundreds of bright carmine-red, tubular flowers. Sandy canyon hillsides. Photo

Gladiolus palustris (Iridaceae) (30x14,Z6,P,C,3:8w) ............................................................. 40 seeds / $3.50

 70117.07    Loose, secund spikes of about half-dozen, purplish-red flowers early in summer. A lovely and hardy sp. found distributed wild in moist, European meadows.

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

 70114.18  Sapporo, Japan, 20m.  Beautiful pale lavender-blue flowers 2" to 3" (5 to 8 cm) across with undulate margins are borne singly on short scapes.  Best under cool and lime-free conditions.

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

 70115.09    Also available is the white form.

Gomphrena caespitosa (Amaranthaceae) (4x10,Z8,P,L,2) ..................................................... 30 seeds / $4.00

 12035.28  (W) Yavapai Co., AZ, 4500ft, 1372m.  Most unusual desert dweller with prostrate, woolly, sage-green leaves and decumbent, silvery-white flower balls.   Photo

Grahamia coahuilensis (Portulacaceae) (5x12,Z10,P,L,1) ..................................................... 30 seeds / $3.50

 12609.08  (W) ex Mex.  A caudex-forming species with succulent, oblanceolate leaves and deep pink flowers.  Of easiest culture, nearly everblooming.

Gymnocalycium baldianum (Cactaceae) (6x11,Z7,P,GL,3:4w) ............................................. 40 seeds / $3.00

 10114.07  (W) Ex Catamarca, Argentina.  Semi-dome-shaped, dark-green stems with few soft tan spines adpressed to the stem.  Tubular flowers in hot red to pink in rings on crown.   Photo

Haplopappus acaulis (Asteraceae) (5x12,Z4,P,C,1) .................................................... 50 seeds / $3.50 01217.21 (W) Mono Co., CA, 11400ft, 3476m. (=Stenotus acaulis.) Prickly mats of sharp-tipped leaves produce many golden daisies on short stems in late spring. This population growing on gentle, E-facing slopes of dolomitic rubble.

Haplopappus macronema (24x35,Z3,P,C,3:6w) ......................................................... 40 seeds / $3.50 56082.21 (W) Beaver Co., UT, 11100ft, 3384m. (=Ericameria discoidea.) A twiggy, alpine shrublet with narrow, crinkled leaves lining the white, tomentose stems. Bright yellow, rayless flowers terminate each stem late in the season. The entire plant has a fruity fragrance like pineapple. Photo

Haplopappus cf. glutinosus (24x45,Z6,P,L,2) ....................................................................... 30 seeds / $3.50

 32563.17   (W) Ex Chile.  Low shrubs with spatulate, toothed leaves bear 1" yellow daisy-flowers on long peduncles all summer until frost.

Hedeoma nana (Lamiaceae) (10x8,Z5,P,L,1) …………………...........………………….... 100 seeds / $3.00

 58128.15  (W) Garfield Co., UT, 7800ft, 2378m.  Thyme-like habit of many close stems thick-set with small, elliptical, cinereus, fragrant leaves. Small pale purple, lipped flowers by the hundreds. Interesting member of the pink Claron limestone community.

Hereroa calycina (Aizoaceae) (7x18,Z6,P,L,1) ...................................................................... 40 seeds / $3.00

 12124.09    A vigorous grower forming mats of hatchet-shaped leaves.  The nocturnal, yellow flowers are held over the foliage on 3" stems.

Hesperaloe parviflora (Agavaceae) (120x70, Z8, P, C, 2) …………….........……………... 50 seeds / $3.00

 70145.04  Ex Bernalillo landscape plantings.  Fleshy, pendant, tubular flowers of coral-red on branching spikes from clumps of narrow, Yucca-like foliage.

Hesperocallis undulata (Liliaceae) (45x26,Z9,P,EC,2) .......................................................... 50 seeds / $4.00

 92815.20  (W) Imperial Co., CA, 300ft.  With sufficient rainfall, racemes bearing numerous silvery-white, 6-petalled flowers pop out of the sand dunes of its native habitat by the thousands. By early summer, the bluish, undulate, basal foliage dies back, leaving a few capsules containing flat black seeds on the dry stalks.   Photo

Heuchera hallii (Saxifragaceae) (20x20,Z4,P,L,1) ................................................................ 100 seeds / $3.50

 35124.17  (W) Chaffee Co., CO, 9200ft, 2805m.  Scalloped leaves in a dense mass of rosettes bear campanulate cream flowers on several racemes. A most elegant plant. Found on north-facing granitic cracks and ledges.

Heuchera parvifolia v. nivalis (15x16,Z3,P,L,1) ................................................................. 100 seeds / $3.00

 70146.17  (W) Lake Co., CO, 12800ft, 3900m.  The dwarf, alpine form. Numerous spikes of small, white, campanulate flowers.

Heuchera pulchella (15x20,Z4,P,L,1) .................................................................................. 100 seeds / $4.00

 70924.37  (W) Bernalillo Co., NM, 10400ft  Dwarf rhizomes creep through limestone cracks and bear short spikes of pink to burgundy-colored, hairy bells.

Heuchera rubescens v. rubescens (32x18,Z4,P,L,1) ............................................................ 70 seeds / $3.00

 74882.18  (W) Sevier Co., UT, 6500ft, 1982m.  Numerous spikes of white aging to pink flowers.  Shaded crevices of volcanic boulders.

Heuchera rubescens v. versicolor (30x30,Z4,P,L,1) ........................................................... 100 seeds / $3.50

 74881.17  (W) Lincoln Co., NM, 10000ft, 3050m.  Broad vigorous mounds of foliage sprout a dense forest of panicles packed with beautiful pale pink and burgundy fringed bells.

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

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

Horkelia hendersonii (Rosaceae) (10x20,Z5,P,L,3:6w) ............................................ 90 seeds / $4.00 35328.11 (W) Jackson Co., OR, 7400ft, 2256m. Mats of cylindric, cut, gray leaves covered with silky hairs. Heads of small pinkish flowers. A rare Siskiyou endemic.

Houstonia acerosa (Rubiaceae) (4x8, Z6, P, L, 2) ............................................................... 100 seeds / $3.00

 01234.15  (W) Jeff Davis Co., TX, 6050ft, 1845m.  Cushions of needles covered with masses of lavender stars.

Hulsea algida (Asteraceae) (18x16, Z3, P, L, 3:6w) .............................................................. 30 seeds / $3.00

 12432.14  (W) Carbon Co., MT, 9500ft, 2896m.  Tufts of undulate, oblong-acuminate leaves are sticky and strongly aromatic.  Large yellow daisy flowers top each scape for weeks.  On steep screes.

Hulsea nana (9x16,Z5,P,L,3:6w) ……………………………........………………………... 40 seeds / $4.00

 58129.15  (W) Siskiyou Co., CA, 8900ft, 2713m.  Numerous yellow flowers on viscid mats denser and more compact than H. algida. On W-facing volcanic screes.

Hymenoxys acaulis (Asteraceae) (9x15,Z4,P,L,1) ……………...........…………….............. 40 seeds / $3.00

 01214.16  (W) Elbert Co., CO, 6650ft, 2027m.   The typical form predominates on the Plains with yellow daisies on 2 to 3 inch scapes from tufts of green, spatulate leaves, somewhat woolly basally.

Hymenoxys acaulis v. caespitosa (3x8,Z3,P,C,1) ................................................................. 25 seeds / $4.00

 01215.37  (W) Albany Co., WY, 7200ft, 2195m.  Superb form with sessile yellow flowers on tight, multi-headed, silver rosettes.  Almost as compact as H. lapidicola.  On windswept chalky knolls.   Photo

Hymenoxys acaulis v. ivesiana (26x14,Z5,P,L,1) ................................................................. 45 seeds / $3.50

 01216.27  (W) Montezuma Co., CO, 5900ft, 1800m.  Leafy tufts produce branching scapes bearing large yellow daisy flowers.

Hymenoxys argentea (10x12,Z5,P,C,1) …………………………………….......………..... 40 seeds / $3.00

 14432.15  (W) Torrance Co., NM, 6500ft  Mats of spoon-shaped silver leaves erupt with yellow flowers.

Hymenoxys grandiflora (14x9,Z3,P,C,1) .............................................................................. 70 seeds / $3.50

 32747.30  (W) Custer Co., ID, 10200ft, 3110m.  Woolly, dissected leaves and huge yellow heads.   Photo

Hymenoxys lapidicola (Asteraceae) (2x15,Z4,P,L,1) ............................................................ 30 seeds / $5.00

 54140.18  (W) Uintah Co., UT, 8150ft, 2485m.  Aromatic, caespitose buns grow on nearly inaccessible sandstone cliffs and wasn't discovered until 1983.  The sessile yellow daisies cover the cushions in early summer.  See AGS Bulletin, Vol. 60, No. 2, p. 133.   Photo

Hymenoxys scaposa (12x18,Z5,P,L,1) .................................................................................. 40 seeds / $3.00

 76127.17  (W) Mora Co., NM, 6300ft, 1921m.  Grassy foliage like Armeria maritima with prolific yellow daisies nearly all summer, especially if kept dead-headed.

Hymenoxys subintegra (25x12,Z5,B,L,1) …………………………………………............. 50 seeds / $3.00

 76880.15  (W) Coconino Co., AZ, 6100ft, 1860m.  Intensely-silver, dissected rosettes of long, narrow leaves bear hundreds of yellow daisies on a multiply-branched inflorescence. On sandstone fields.

Hymenoxys torreyana (Asteraceae) (8x12,Z4,P,L,1) ................................................. 40 seeds / $4.00 78744.11 (W) Uintah Co., UT, 7550ft, 2302m. Dome-like, woolly cushions are covered with huge yellow daisies in early spring. A recollection of one of our best introductions, back in 1994. Photo

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