Mostly of interest to returning customers, this page shows only the new collections acquired since the publication of the 2008 ALPLAINS seed catalog.

Achillea tomentosa (Asteraceae) (15x20,Z4,P,L,1) ............................................................. 100 seeds / $3.00

 78657.17  (W) Pont d'Ael, SW Alps, 900m.  Dense mats of ferny, soft-hairy leaves sprout flat heads of yellow flowers.

Aethionema grandiflorum (Brassicaceae) (14x16,Z5,P,L,2) ................................................... 40 seeds / $3.00

 32769.07    Similar to A. schistosum but slightly larger and the flowers a deep lilac.

Agave havardiana (60x60,Z7,P,C,1) .................................................................................... 40 seeds / $4.00

 35090.27  (W) Brewster Co., TX, 5000ft, 1524m.  Here in the Glass Mtns, the rosettes show a tendency towards some wonderful blue forms, from blue-green to glaucous, steel-blue. This population shows even more cold tolerance than the Davis Mtns collection.   Photo

Agave lechuguilla (36x30,Z5,P,C,2) ..................................................................................... 40 seeds / $3.00

 54212.37  (W) Brewster Co., TX, 4900ft, 1494m.  Narrow dagger stems with dark, etched patterning. This collection, from the Glass Mtns, is probably one of the hardiest populations.

Aletes humilis (Apiaceae) (3x12,Z4,P,C,4:12w) ..................................................................... 40 seeds / $5.00

 35856.18  (W) Boulder Co., CO, 8500ft, 2590m.  Mounding buns of cut aromatic foliage cover themselves with yellow button flowers.  Similar to Shoshonea pulvinata, but with larger leaves.  Endemic to Colorado.   Photo

Allium brandegei (Liliaceae) (8x10,Z4,P,L,3:8w) .................................................................... 75 seeds / $4.00

 10744.18  (W) Owyhee Co., ID, 5800ft, 1768m.  Over a few curling, wide leaves are borne several 2-inch-wide heads of white to pink flowers.  Growing in fractured basalt loam.   Photo

Allium karataviense (28x20,Z5,P,C,3:8w) ............................................................................ 40 seeds / $3.50

 52075.07    Over two long and wide, gray-blue leaves erupt stout stems bearing globular heads of lavender-gray flowers. Handsome sp. from Turkestan.

Allium macropetalum (Liliaceae) (9x10,Z5,P,C,3:8w) ............................................................ 40 seeds / $3.50

 56014.38  (W) Grand Co., UT, 4400ft, 1341m.  Umbels of white to pale pink, the petals with purple midveins.

Allium simillimum (Liliaceae) (2x5,Z3,P,C,3:8w) .................................................................... 30 seeds / $3.50

 76456.18  (W) Blaine Co., ID, 8800ft, 2683m.  Probably the tiniest Allium you will ever see. Umbels less than an inch wide of glacier-white flowers lie prostrate over thready leaves. In fine granite soils.   Photo

Androsace chamaejasmae ssp. carinata (Primulaceae) (4x15,Z3,P,L,3:8w) .......................... 90 seeds / $3.50

 12352.28  (W) Teller Co., CO, 12000ft, 3658m.  Small mats of tiny, hairy rosettes bear numerous white, yellow-eyed flowers fading to rose. Grows in exposed alpine tundra on a granite substrate.

Androstephium breviflorum (Liliaceae) (9x6,Z5,P,CE,3:8w) .................................................. 30 seeds / $3.50

 10743.28  (W) Grand Co., UT, 4400ft, 1341m.  (= Brodiaea breviflora.) Few-flowered umbels of pale purple flowers, veined blue-purple.

Antennaria aromatica (Asteraceae) (5x18,Z3,P,L,3:6w) ........................................................ 50 seeds / $3.50

 07465.28  (W) Park Co., WY, 8200ft, 2500m.  Felted, whitish-green, aromatic rosettes with wavy edges pack together tightly to create spreading cushions. Small, white button-flowers. On limestone.   Photo

Aquilegia atrovinosa (28x24,Z5,P,L,3:6w) ............................................................................ 30 seeds / $4.00

 07874.07    Nodding, very dark purple flowers over blue-green foliage.  From Japan.

Aquilegia jonesii (Ranunculaceae) (6x12,Z3,P,GL,3:6w) ...................................................... 100 seeds / $4.00

 50658.18  (W) Big Horn Co., WY, 9600ft, 2927m.  A classic alpine species with gorgeous royal-blue flowers and powder-blue foliage. Forms tufted mounds on limestone rubble. A challenge to cultivate.   Photo1   Photo2

Aquilegia laramiensis (Ranunculaceae) (16x12,Z4,P,L,3:4w) ................................................. 45 seeds / $4.00

 54074.18  (W) Albany Co., WY, 7300ft, 2226m.  A rare species endemic to the Laramie Peak area, with pretty, dainty white flowers.  Growing in cracks on granite cliffs.

Aquilegia scopulorum (Ranunculaceae) (12x15,Z4,P,GL,3:6w) .............................................. 40 seeds / $5.00

 76128.38  (W) Piute Co., UT, 10800ft, 3293m.  Beautiful dwarf with tight, glaucous, gray-green foliage and large, long-spurred, bi-colored flowers of blue and white.  On E-facing screes of dolomite.   Photo

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

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 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.

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 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.

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 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.

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

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 (Fabaceae) (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 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 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 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 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 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 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

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. 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

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.

Calochortus eurycarpus (Liliaceae) (55x10,Z5,P,C,3:6w) ...................................................... 70 seeds / $3.50

 28751.18  (W) Wasington Co., ID, 3250ft, 991m.  Bowls of cream with purple patches above the nectaries. Growing in volcanic loam.

Calochortus flexuosus (Liliaceae) (30x8,Z6,P,C,3:6w) ........................................................... 50 seeds / $3.50

 30545.38  (W) Clark Co., NV, 4000ft, 1220m. Pale to deep lavender blossoms with maroon and yellow blotches near the base. Can support itself but if other vegetation is nearby, the wiry stems will twist and climb through.   Photo

Calochortus macrocarpus (40x12,Z5,P,C,3:6w) ................................................................... 35 seeds / $5.00

 56032.28  (W) Butte Co., ID, 5800ft, 1768m.  Large, beautiful bowls of pale lavender flowers with greenish-yellow hairs in the pale throat sit atop long, reflexed sepals which extend beyond the petals.   Photo

Calochortus nuttallii (white form) (20x8,Z4,P,C,3:6w) ......................................................... 90 seeds / $3.50

 58899.28  (W) Fremont Co., WY, 6500ft, 1982m.  Snow-white flowers here, with purple crescents above the nectaries.

Camassia cusickii (Liliaceae) (45x35,Z6,P,C,3:12w) ............................................................. 70 seeds / $3.50

 12896.18  (W) Wallowa Co., OR, 5700ft, 1738m.  Each fountain of long folded leaves produces a raceme packed with starry, ice-blue-lilac flowers. This high altitude population should prove very hardy. Note: it is important to keep flats at 40°F. for another 2 months after germination in order for the seedlings to develop properly.

Castilleja angustifolia (Scrophulariaceae) (16x12,Z4,P,RL3:6w) ......................................... 100 seeds / $3.50

 07832.18  (W) Butte Co., ID, 6800ft, 2073m.  A spring-blooming sp. with gorgeous flower spikes in various purple, plum or pink shades.  On alluvial plains of gravelly, loamy soils.   Photo1   Photo2

Castilleja chromosa (Scrophulariaceae) (28x15,Z5,P,RL,3:6w) ............................................ 100 seeds / $3.50

 12363.38  (W) Mesa Co., CO, 4800ft, 1463m.  The typical, more upright form here but with the same fiery-red flower spikes as C. scabrida.  On dry hills of sandy clay.

Castilleja covilleana (Scrophulariaceae) (14x18,Z3,P,RL,3:6w) ........................................... 100 seeds / $3.50

 12710.18  (W) Blaine Co., ID, 7200ft, 2195m.  Dark, finely-cut foliage and scarlet inflorescences glow like hot coals against its native scoria.

Castilleja rhexifolia (30x20,Z3,P,RL,3:4w) ......................................................................... 100 seeds / $3.50

 74354.18  (W) Big Horn Co., WY, 9400ft, 2866m.  Brilliant rosy-pink spikes cover alpine slopes.   Photo

Cercocarpus ledifolius (Rosaceae) (80x80,Z4,P,C,2) ............................................................ 50 seeds / $3.50

 54236.28  (W) Johnson Co., WY, 6000ft, 1829m.  Gray-green shrubs with stiff, narrow, inrolled leaves.  On hills of red sandstone.  Considerably dwarfer than the Idaho forms.

Clematis heracleifolia (90x75,Z5,P,L,5) ............................................................................... 75 seeds / $3.00

 35294.07    A bushy, non-climbing, herbaceous perennial which bears large, thrice-divided, toothed leaves and lavender-blue, 3/4" scented flowers in rings around the upper axils.

Collomia debilis v. debilis (Polemoniaceae) (8x30,Z3,P,L,4:8w) ............................................ 30 seeds / $4.00

 15230.18  (W) Sublette Co., WY, 9250ft, 2820m.  Decumbent creeper with sticky, dark green foliage and deep rose-magenta trumpets nearly all summer.  A top-rate rock garden perennial.

Coreopsis gigantea (Asteraceae) (150x40,Z10,P,C,1) ........................................................... 30 seeds / $3.50

 32453.18  (W) Santa Barbara Co., CA, 65ft, 20m.  Succulent, pinnate leaves sprout on top of a massive trunk, appearing like a living fossil from ancient times.  Numerous cymes of myriad yellow daisy-flowers early in spring.  Endemic to a few locales along the Californian coast.

Coryphantha vivipara (Cactaceae) (10x10,Z4,P,L,3:4w) ....................................................... 70 seeds / $3.00

 90510.18  (W) Albany Co., WY, 7400ft, 2255m.  Tubercled barrel cacti with rosy-violet chalices.

Cryptantha caespitosa (Boraginaceae) (10x16,Z5,P,L,3:6w) ................................................. 40 seeds / $5.00

 12036.18  (W) Fremont Co., WY, 6700ft, 2043m.  Forms mounded cushions of bristly, gray leaves. Two or three dozen short, dense spikes of white flowers arch from mature cushions. Grows on hills of tuffaceous mud/sandstone.

Cymopterus longilobus (Apiaceae) (16x15,Z3,P,L,4:12w) .................................................... 60 seeds / $3.50

 54678.48  (W) Park Co., WY, 8000ft, 2439m.  Glossy, waxy, intensely anise-scented foliage, Yellow umbels.  On fractured limestone.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Echinocereus coccineus (30x30,Z6,P,GL,3:4w) .................................................................... 40 seeds / $3.00

 12652.97  (W) Hudspeth Co., TX, 5400ft, 1646m. JRT481  Tall, cylindric, clumping stems with spine colors ranging from straw-yellow and red to black. Large, light orange trumpet flowers with white centers.   Photo

Echinocereus dasyacanthus (16x10,Z6,P,GL,3:4w) .............................................................. 40 seeds / $3.00

 15116.77  (W) Hudspeth Co., TX, 4000ft, 1220m. JRT4104  Spine colors in white, red and purple tones. Large lemon to bright yellow flowers.   Photo

Echinocereus fendleri (20x10,Z5,P,GL,3:4w) ....................................................................... 40 seeds / $3.00

 30298.47  (W) Socorro Co., NM, 6800ft, 2073m. JRT556    High elevation population with lax 4"-diameter stems and 1-1/2" upward-curving black central spines. Huge purple flowers.   Photo

Echinocereus fendleri (15x6,Z6,P,GL,3:4w) ......................................................................... 40 seeds / $3.00

 30298.67  (W) Guadalupe Co., NM, 3900ft, 1189m. JRT552   Long, up-curving central spines in black and ivory. Large purple-magenta flowers.   Photo

Echinocereus X lloydii (35x15,Z6,P,GL,3:4w) ...................................................................... 30 seeds / $3.50

 54550.57  (W) Pecos Co., TX, 4000ft, 1220m. JRT493  Giant fat stems slowly offsetting. Giant dasyacanthus flowers in peachy-pink.

Echinocereus reichenbachii v. perbellus (15x6,Z5,P,GL,3:4w) ............................................ 40 seeds / $3.00

 74250.57  (W) Hutchinson Co., TX, 2000ft, 610m. JRT405  Silvery-white spines with a purplish, smokey haze and black tips. Large purplish-magenta flowers.   Photo

Echinocereus reichenbachii v. perbellus (22x8,Z5b,P,GL,3:4w) .......................................... 40 seeds / $3.00

 74250.67  (W) Roger Mills Co., OK, 1500ft, 457m. JRT208  Semi-clumping stems with typical spine colors, including dark purplish-maroon. Huge purplish-magenta flowers.   Photo

Echinocereus russanthus v. vulpis-cauda (25x7,Z6,P,GL,3:4w) .......................................... 40 seeds / $3.00

 74917.05  (W) Ex Brewster Co., TX, 6000ft.  Originally a Horst Kuenzler discovery. Solitary, cylindric stems with dense, long, needle-type spines in violet-red and white.  Small brownish-red flowers up and down the sides of the stem.   Photo

Echinocereus triglochidiatus (Cactaceae) (30x40,Z5,P,GL,3:4w) ......................................... 40 seeds / $3.00

 78752.68  (W) Mesa Co., CO, 4800ft, 1463m.  Huge mounds in this area, some containing over 200 stems.  Long central spines and brilliant red flowers.

Echinocereus triglochidiatus f. inermis (10x25,Z4,P,GL,4:4w) ............................................ 50 seeds / $3.50

 78749.18  (W) Mesa Co., CO, 6500ft, 1980m.  A highly variable and fascinating population consisting of about 25% densely-spined, 50% sparsely-spined and 25% spineless forms.  This seed was collected only from plants with little or no spination. Flowers the usual brilliant red.

Echinocereus triglochidiatus v. mojavensis (10x26,Z5,P,GL,3:4w) ..................................... 40 seeds / $3.00

 78751.31  (W) San Bernadino Co., CA, 4500ft, 1372m.  An attractive variant on account of the long, twisting spines. Red flowers.

Echinocereus viridiflorus (7x6,Z4,P,GL,3:4w) ...................................................................... 40 seeds / $3.00

 90514.27  (W) Baca Co., CO, 5000ft, 1524m. JRT132  Prominent spines in yellow and white, sometimes orange-tipped. Small, light-green flowers.   Photo

Echinocereus viridiflorus (7x5,Z4,P,GL,3:4w) ...................................................................... 40 seeds / $3.00

 90514.35  (W) Las Animas Co., CO, 5800ft, 1768m. JRT139  Long, up-curving, central spines in red and white. Small bright green flowers with some brown tones, unusual.   Photo

Echinocereus viridiflorus v. cylindricus (30x7,Z6,P,GL,3:4w) .............................................. 40 seeds / $3.00

 90523.15  (W) El Paso Co., TX, 4500ft, 1372m. JRT431  Single, tall stems with violet to red with white spines and sparse central spines. Small dark-brownish-red flowers along the sides of the stem.   Photo

Echinocereus viridiflorus v. stanleyi (12x6,Z6,P,GL,3:4w) .................................................. 40 seeds / $3.00

 90524.07  (W) Ex southern NM.  White pectinate spines with very few centrals. Small green flowers turning bronzy with age.   Photo

Erigeron carringtonae (Asteraceae) (5x8,Z4,P,L,1) ............................................................... 80 seeds / $5.00

 12114.28  (W) Sanpete Co., UT, 10550ft, 3216m.  Tufts of thick, spatulate, dark-green leaves bear numerous lavender-pink flowers on very short stems. On a bare, windswept, calcareous ridge.

Eriogonum caespitosum (Polygonaceae) (10x16,Z4,P,C,3:4w) .............................................. 80 seeds / $4.00

 12038.38  (W) Fremont Co., WY, 7750ft, 2363m.  Dense buns of tiny, gray, spatulate leaves with short-scaped poms in red, chrome yellow and all intermediate combinations.

Eriogonum ovalifolium (Wellington form) (12x24,Z5,P,L,3:8w) ........................................... 50 seeds / $4.00

 69009.38  (W) Carbon Co., UT, 5700ft, 1738m.  Absolutely the best and most colorful form I have seen -- dozens of scapes (I counted 60 to 80 on the largest plants) with huge poms over an inch wide form a dense canopy over the gray cushions. Flowers are multicolored yellow, red, pink and/or cream.   Photo

Eriogonum umbellatum v. porteri (Polygonaceae) (6x12,Z3,P,C,3:4w) ............................... 100 seeds / $4.00

 89612.18  (W) Beaver Co., UT, 10400ft, 3170m.  Absolutely the cutest buns of tiny, spatulate, green leaves, tinged red. Numerous poms of red and yellow turn orange-brown as they fade.  Outstanding. Growing on igneous mountain slopes.   Photo

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.

Eritrichium aretioides (Boraginaceae) (4x5,Z3,P,L,2) ............................................................ 30 seeds / $5.00

 07431.68  (W) Lake Co., CO, 12000ft, 3658m.  Perhaps slightly larger than the Wyoming pop., otherwise identical. There is a genetic difference between these populations, though: the nutlets here are distinctly toothed whereas the Wyoming nutlets are smooth.

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.

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.

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 speciosa (Gentianaceae) (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.  Attractive, much-branched small tree with Ginkgo-like leaves.

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.

Gilia caespitosa (Polemoniaceae) (10x16,Z5,P,L,2) ............................................................... 12 seeds / $5.00

 12033.18  (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

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.

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

Gymnocalycium bruchii (4x9,Z5b,P,GL,3:4w) ...................................................................... 40 seeds / $3.00

 10765.07  (W) Ex Cordova, Argentina.  Low, dark-green, flat-topped, multi-clumping stems with few soft, white spines. Light pink flowers on top crown in rings.   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.

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.

Iris flavissima (18x12,Z5,P,C,4:8w) ...................................................................................... 30 seeds / $4.00

 30548.07    Yellow flowers with an orange beard over narrow, grass-like foliage.

Jamesia americana (Saxifragaceae) (150x50,Z4,P,L,2) ....................................................... 100 seeds / $3.50

 05636.18  (W) Larimer Co., CO, 8000ft, 2440m.  An attractive, deciduous shrub with exfoliating bark and crenate leaves green above, gray-tomentose underneath. Showy white flower clusters at the ends of the branches. Prefers part shade and peaty soil.   Photo

Kelseya uniflora (Rosaceae) (3x24,Z3,P,L,4:6w) .................................................................. 45 seeds / $6.00

 85852.28  (W) Johnson Co., WY, 8200ft, 2500m.  The classic cushion -- literally welds itself to limestone outcroppings, preferring shady, vertical, and seemingly the most inaccessible crevices.  Domes of tight rosettes produce pale to rose-pink blossoms.  Slow-growing, a challenge for the patient.  Germination erratic, hold flats at least 2 years.   Photo

Leptodactylon pungens (Polemoniaceae) (12x22,Z3,P,GL,3:8w) ........................................... 75 seeds / $3.50

 70958.28  (W) Fremont Co., WY, 7750ft, 2363m.  Spiny bushlets covered with hundreds of delightfully fragrant, creamy flowers.

Ligularia soldanella (Asteraceae) (5x12,Z3,P,L,1) ................................................................ 35 seeds / $4.00

 76754.38  (W) Summit Co., CO, 12600ft, 3841m.  One of the best in the genus with succulent, dark beet-red to nearly black leaves. Short-scaped flowers with wide yellow petals.  W-facing steep screes.   Photo

Lilium concolor v. strictum (Liliaceae) (60x20,Z6,P,C,5) ...................................................... 40 seeds / $3.50

 12761.07    This beautiful dwarf Chinese lily has star-like, glossy, vermilion flowers.

Linum kingii (Linaceae) (7x10,Z5,P,GL,3:6w) ....................................................................... 50 seeds / $4.00

 52558.38  (W) Fremont Co., WY, 6700ft, 2042m.  Highly ornamental, powder-blue, spiraling foliage sprouts heads of lemon yellow flowers with helicopter-like petals. Loves calcareous soils.

Lupinus obtusilobus (Fabaceae) (35x35,Z6,P,SC,1) .............................................................. 30 seeds / $3.50

 71078.16  (W) Siskiyou Co., CA, 3500ft, 1067m.  Small, palmate leaves, densely silky-hairy on both sides.  Spikes of blue flowers.

Mertensia alpina (Boraginaceae) (5x20,Z3,P,C,3:8w) ............................................................ 50 seeds / $5.00

 05472.18  (W) El Paso Co., CO, 13200ft, 4024m.  Prostrate stems terminate in clusters of intense blue bell flowers.  On high alpine granite screes.

Mertensia arizonica (Boraginaceae) (45x40,Z4,P,L,3:8w) ..................................................... 20 seeds / $4.00

 07460.18  (W) Iron Co., UT, 10400ft, 3170m.  From a crown sprout twenty to thirty stems bearing ovate leaves and large pendant clusters of blue and pink flowers. Similar to a dwarf M. ciliata.

Mertensia bakeri (Boraginaceae) (9x15,Z3,P,L,3:6w) ........................................................... 50 seeds / $4.00

 10162.28  (W) Gunnison Co., CO, 11600ft, 3536m.  An alpine species akin to M. lanceolata with narrow, sericeous leaves.  Highly variable population, you may obtain some plants with wider, greener leaves.

Mertensia brevistyla (Boraginaceae) (14x18,Z3,P,L,3:8w) ................................................... 40 seeds / $5.00

 30986.18  (W) Mesa Co., CO, 9100ft, 2774m.  A choice dwarf species with silvery leaves covered with stiff hairs on the upper surface and tightly-packed, nodding clusters of long, bright blue trumpets. W-facing, subalpine slopes of gravelly loam.

Mertensia macdougalii (15x12,Z5,P,L,3:6w) ........................................................................ 20 seeds / $5.00

 56122.18  (W) Coconino Co., AZ, 6850ft, 2088m.  Glaucous, gray-green, widely-ovate foliage bears compact nodding clusters of bluebells.  Distinctive and beautiful endemic of pine forests in north AZ.

Mertensia viridis (velvet form) (12x15,Z4,P,L,3:6w) ........................................................... 50 seeds / $5.00

 90584.48  (W) Park Co., WY, 7700ft, 2348m.  Robust population with wonderfully-hairy leaves on both sides, like velvet.  Nodding blue flower bells.  On gravelly loam over limestone substrate.

Monardella odoratissima (Lamiaceae) (20x24,Z5,P,L,3:12w) ............................................. 100 seeds / $3.50

 61578.58  (W) Beaver Co., UT, 10600ft, 3232m.  Bright lavender to violet heads over very minty fragrant foliage.  On S-facing volcanic slopes.   Photo

Morina longifolia (Morinaceae) (100x25,Z6,P,C,3:8w) ......................................................... 20 seeds / $4.00

 54772.07    An odd plant from alpine regions in Bhutan with spiny leaves in whorls and heads of numerous pink and white flowers in interrupted whorls.