Mostly of interest to returning customers, this page shows only the new collections acquired since the publication of the 2009 ALPLAINS seed catalog.

Adenophora takedae v. howozana (Campanulaceae) (10x25,Z5,P,L,3:6w) ........................... 80 seeds / $3.00

 78052.18    Terminal racemes of violet-blue, broadly-open bells late in the year on dwarf plants.

Agastache aurantiaca (Lamiaceae) (50x20,Z5,P,L,1) ............................................................ 45 seeds / $3.50

 08740.08  Ex Durango, MX, 9000ft.  Bright orange flower spikes over scalloped, grayish-green foliage.

Agave obscura (Agavaceae) (50x60,Z8,P,C,2) ...................................................................... 30 seeds / $3.00

 61076.19  (W) Perote, VC, MX. Small rosettes heavily armed with teeth.  Dark reddish flowers.

Agave titanota (14x45,Z9,P,C,2) ........................................................................................... 30 seeds / $3.00

 78478.19  (W) Rancho Tambor, Oaxaca, MX.   Stunning rosettes in glaucous, alabaster white.

Akebia trifoliata (Lardizabalaceae) (300x120,Z6,P,C,5) ........................................................ 20 seeds / $3.00

 78820.08  Ex cult. Japan.  Similar to A. quinata but with tri-fingered, undulating and toothed foliage. Smaller flowers but larger fruit over 5" (12 cm) long, typically deep blue-purple.

Allium atroviolaceum (Liliaceae) (80x18,Z5,P,C,3:8w) .......................................................... 60 seeds / $3.50

 07875.09  Ex Namrud, Elborz, Iran, 2100m.  Dense, 3"-diameter umbels of dark violet flowers on rather tall stems.

Allium cristophii (12x16,Z5,P,C,3:8w) ................................................................................... 25 seeds / $4.00

 12744.09  Ex Kandovan, Elborz, Iran,  2300m.  Rose umbels over 4" in diameter on thick stems.  In limestone scree.

Aloinopsis peersii (Aizoaceae) (5x12,Z7,P,L,1) ..................................................................... 30 seeds / $3.00

 70227.09    Thick, flattened, brownish leaves give rise to big, thick-sepaled buds opening to golden-yellow flowers. Has a long bloom period starting in mid-spring.

Aloinopsis spathulata (3x30,Z4,P,L,1) .................................................................................. 60 seeds / $3.50

 76700.08    Mats of thick, blue, flattened leaves produce huge magenta flowers prolifically in the spring for over a month.   Photo

Aloinopsis aff. villetii (Aizoaceae) (3x18,Z6,P,L,1) ................................................................ 30 seeds / $3.00

 90456.09  Ex Middlepos, Northern Cape Province, RSA.   Outstanding mats of cupped, upright leaves covered with bright yellow, white-eyed flowers. Original plants growing on a high, very cold plateau of the Great Karoo; possibly a new species.

Amsonia eastwoodiana (Apocynaceae) (35x50,Z5,P,C,1) ..................................................... 40 seeds / $3.50

 20767.19  (W) Garfield Co., UT, 4650ft, 1418m.  Multitudes of decumbent stems radiate from a central rootstalk clothed with linear, glabrous leaves.  Basal clusters of pale-blue, tubular flowers appear in late spring.   Photo

Amsonia elliptica (40x15,Z5,P,C,3:8w) ................................................................................. 20 seeds / $3.00

 25454.08    Elliptical leaves on erect stems and clusters of pale blue flowers, darkening to deep blue in the throat. Occurs in China and Japan.

Amsonia tomentosa (35x50,Z5,P,C,1) ................................................................................... 40 seeds / $3.50

 78656.19  (W) Garfield Co., UT, 4750ft, 1450m.  All the accolades said about A. eastwoodiana apply to this, perhaps even lovelier version, the leaves being covered with silvery hairs.

Aquilegia pyrenaica (Ranunculaceae) (20x16,Z5,P,L,3:6w) .................................................... 40 seeds / $3.50

 70968.09    Deep blue to lilac-blue flowers with straight spurs.  A dwarfer version of A. alpina.

Aquilegia scopulorum (10x10,Z4,P,GL,3:6w) ........................................................................ 35 seeds / $4.00

 76128.19  (W) Garfield Co., UT, 8000ft, 2439m.  Superb dwarf blue foliage combined with numerous short stems bearing spurred flowers in a consistent sky blue contrast beautifully with its native habitat of the pink Claron limestone formation.   Photo

Arctostaphylos pungens (Ericaceae) (180x120,Z6,P,SC,4:8w) .............................................. 90 seeds / $3.50

 70858.29  (W) Washington Co., UT, 4800ft, 1465m.  Similar to A. patula but about twice as tall and more heat and drought tolerant.   Photo

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

 50070.37  (W) Mino Region, 70m.  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.

Arisaema urashima (Araceae) (50x40,Z6,P,C,4:8w) .............................................................. 20 seeds / $5.00

 87407.28  (W) Tanabe, Kii Peninsula, Japan, 120m.  Over a solitary palmate leaf sprouts a bronze-purple spathe with a long, tail-like tip arching over the spadix.

Arisaema yamatense v. sugimotoi (75x40,Z5,P,C,4:8w) ...................................................... 20 seeds / $5.00

 96056.28  (W) Hida Region (Gifu Pref.), Japan, 360m.  This "Dragonroot" sprouts two huge palmate leaves from an underground tuber and a single flower atop a tall stem.  The spathe is green with a very long acuminate blade, yellowish inside and densely papillose.

Artemisia arctica ssp. saxicola (Asteraceae) (28x16,Z3,P,L,1) ........................................... 100 seeds / $3.00

 07412.29  (W) Boulder Co., CO, 10800ft, 3293m.  Dissected, hairy foliage unfurl nodding heads of yellow-green, the phyllaries (bracts) boldly dark-edged.

Artemisia spinescens (10x14,Z4,P,L,2) ................................................................................. 70 seeds / $4.00

 76705.49  (W) Sweetwater Co., WY, 6700ft, 2043m.  (= Picrothamnus desertorum.)   Dense, spiny shrublets with pale green, finely-pedatifid, hairy leaves.  The "spines" are actually the very stiff flowering stems which remain after the greenish flower buttons fall off.   Photo

Asarum marmoratum (Aristolochiaceae) (10x30,Z6,P,L,4:12w) ............................................. 20 seeds / $5.00

 56075.29  (W) Josephine Co., OR, 3500ft, 1067m.  For Cyclamen lovers, this "Wild Ginger" is a must. The evergreen leaves are generously marbled with paler green and silver and are fragrant of ginger spice. The reddish-brown, basal flowers have long, tapering lobes. On steep, E-facing, serpentine slopes.   Photo1   Photo2   Photo3

Asclepias asperula (Asclepiadaceae) (42x30,Z4,P,C,3:6w) ................................................... 30 seeds / $3.50

 07670.29  (W) Cache Co., UT, 4800ft, 1463m.  Large, broadly-lanceolate leaves are in opposite pairs on the many thick stems which support umbels of yellowish-green and deep purple flowers.

Asclepias cryptoceras (7x12,Z4,P,SCE,4:6w) ....................................................................... 20 seeds / $5.00

 12749.79  (W) Lander Co., NV, 6800ft, 2073m.  A surprising find in a very remote and dry section of Nevada. The plants were dwarfer and the roundish leaves more cupped than the typical forms I see in Utah and Colorado but perhaps only due to drought paupertization. Typical purple and cream flowers.

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

 12351.68  (W) Duchesne Co., UT, 5400ft, 1646m.  Tufts of silver-gray, pinnate foliage and purple-pink flowers with a white splotch on the banner.

Astragalus drabelliformis (Fabaceae) (4x7,Z3,P,SC,1) ......................................................... 20 seeds / $3.50

 15740.49  (W) Sublette, WY, 6900ft, 2104m.  Small, silvery-gray cushions with short scapes of small purple flowers.

Astragalus iodanthus (10x30,Z4,P,SC,1) .............................................................................. 40 seeds / $3.50

 46150.19  (W) Eureka Co., NV, 6600ft, 2012m.  Ample, green, pinnate leaves spread from a central crown and bear heads of dark violet to lavender blossoms, each with a white patch on the banner.   Photo

Astragalus jejunus (6x5,Z4,P,SC,1) ...................................................................................... 20 seeds / $4.00

 50250.19  (W) Lincoln Co., WY, 6800ft, 2073m.  Upright tufts of pinnatifid leaves bear small purplish flowers and brightly-mottled bladder-fruit.  Unusual plants growing on tuffaceous sandstone rimrock.   Photo

Astragalus zionis (12x18,Z5,P,SC,1) ..................................................................................... 18 seeds / $4.00

 98465.19  (W) Kane Co., UT, 4900ft, 1494m.  Purple/pink/white flowers on tufts with marcescent spines.

Begonia grandis ssp. evansiana (Begoniaceae) (40x50,Z8,P,L,1) ....................................... 200 seeds / $3.50

 32771.08    "Hardy Begonia."  A tuberous species with loads of pendant, fragrant pink flowers most of the summer and fall.  May survive to Zone 7 with protection.

Berkheya purpurea (Asteraceae) (40x35,Z6,P,C,1) .............................................................. 60 seeds / $3.00

 70885.17    Prickly leaves with large mauve flowers.  Drakensberg, South Africa.

Calochortus aureus (Liliaceae) (30x8,Z6,P,C,3:6w) ............................................................... 70 seeds / $3.50

 08744.29  (W) Garfield Co., UT, 5800ft, 1768m.  Lovely golden bowls marked with dark maroon crescents at the petal base.   Photo

Calylophus lavandulifolius (Onagraceae) (7x10,Z4,P,L,2) ..................................................... 45 seeds / $4.00

 54110.59  (W) White Pine Co., NV, 7200ft, 2195m.  The long-tubed, square yellow flowers seem huge against the dark green tufts in late spring.  Growing in caliche alongside Lepidium nanum.   Photo

Campsis radicans (Bignoniaceae) (150x120,Z5,P,C,1) ........................................................... 40 seeds / $3.00

 74035.19  (W) Hidalgo Co., NM, 4000ft, 1220m.  Apparently escaped from cultivation, I found a large clump of vines succeeding quite well under extremely arid conditions in a vacant lot.  Flowers not seen but are probably the typical long, reddish-orange, tubular flowers.

Cardiocrinum cordatum (Liliaceae) (100x30,Z6,P,C,5) .......................................................... 55 seeds / $3.50

 12693.18  (W) Yoro Mtns, Japan, 90m.  Stout stems with cordate, whorled leaves, bearing mildly fragrant, creamy lilies with reddish-brown speckling and pale yellow throats. Striking.

Cardiocrinum cordatum v. glehnii (150x40,Z5,P,C,5) ........................................................... 50 seeds / $3.50

 12694.18  (W) Sapporo, Japan, 65ft, 20m.  A more robust and taller form of C. cordatum with somewhat larger leaves and more flowers.

Castilleja parvula v. revealii (Scrophulariaceae) (10x8,Z5,P,RL,3:6w) ................................ 100 seeds / $4.00

 70097.19  (W) Garfield Co., UT, 7800ft, 2378m.  Dark green tufts with one to three flower stems bearing brilliant deep plum-pink bracts.  Endemic to NW-facing limestone slopes of the Claron Formation.   Photo

Chasmatophyllum musculinum (Aizoaceae) (4x20,Z7,P,L,1) ................................................. 40 seeds / $2.50

 56896.09    Mats of succulent green leaves bear yellow flowers in abundance.

Claytonia megarhiza (Portulacaceae) (4x12,Z3,P,L,4:8w) ...................................................... 30 seeds / $4.00

 56252.19  (W) Park Co., CO, 12700ft, 3872m.  Prostrate, succulent, roundish-spatulate leaves form rosettes above a massive rootstalk with horizontal racemes of white to pale pink flowers, often darkly veined.   Photo

Cryptantha abata (Boraginaceae) (8x20,Z5,P,L,3:6w) ........................................................... 40 seeds / $4.00

 01009.19  (W) White Pine Co., NV, 7200ft, 2195m.  Low, bristly, gray mounds with white flower spikes which scarcely extend beyond the leaves.  Grows mostly horizontally, in loam with limestone chips.   Photo

Cymopterus planosus (Apiaceae) (6x14,Z4,P,C,4:8w) .......................................................... 70 seeds / $3.50

 80540.19  (W) Garfield Co., CO, 7700ft, 2348m.  Heads of reddish-maroon flowers nestled in gray-green tufts of laciniate foliage.  Growing in basaltic loam.   Photo

Cymopterus sp. novum (10x18,Z4,P,C,4:8w) ........................................................................ 70 seeds / $3.50

 10745.18  (W) Fremont Co., WY, 6400ft, 1951m.  The identification of this great-looking little Umbellifer is still in flux.  Herbarium records have it listed under Lomatium and Musineon but is now suspected to be Cymopterus and is currently under review.  Dark green, pinnatifid leaves in dense tufts sprout from a massive rhizomatous network.  Small heads of yellow flowers. Growing on red loamy sandstone.   Photo

Daphne alpina (Thymeliaceae) (35x60,Z4,P,C,4:12w) ............................................................ 15 seeds / $4.00

 08471.18    Neat, tidy shrubs with downy, gray-green leaves and terminal heads of white, fragrant flowers followed by red-orange fruits.

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

 52706.18  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

 52904.18  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.

Daphne reichsteinii (50x70,Z5,P,C,4:12w) ........................................................................... 20 seeds / $5.00

 74244.08    White flowers from rosy-pink buds on semi-deciduous bushes with brown stems and gray leaves. A bit more robust and faster growing than the above. Originally described in 1981 as a hybrid between D. alpina and D. petraea.

Dasynotus daubenmirei (Boraginaceae) (40x40,Z4,P,L,3:8w) ............................................... 10 seeds / $6.00

 15083.19  (W) Idaho Co., ID, 4920ft,1500m.  A superb member of the Borage family producing multiple stems clothed in sparsely-hairy, oblanceolate leaves and beautiful clusters of snow-white, inch-wide flowers.   Photo

Delosperma basuticum (Aizoaceae) (2x8,Z6,P,L,1) .............................................................. 40 seeds / $3.50

 10106.19    Chiseled clumps of succulent foliage with large yellow, white-throated blossoms.

Delphinium burkei (Ranunculaceae) (40x12,Z6,P,L,3:6w) ..................................................... 60 seeds / $3.50

 10904.19  (W) Klickitat Co., WA, 300ft, 91m.  Dark-blue flowers spikes over tufts of gray, finely-dissected leaves held upright.  Growing in clay soils on basalt terraces.

Delphinium leucophaeum (35x15,Z6,P,L,3:8w) .................................................................... 30 seeds / $4.00

 54284.39  (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.)   Photo

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

 58845.79  (W) Lake Co., CA, 3300ft.  The beautiful scarlet to scarlet-orange flowers are held out on long pedicels on well-branched plants.  Growing on steep, W-facing embankments of volcanic loam.   Photo

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

 70120.29  (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.

Distegia involucrata (Caprifoliaceae) (65x100,Z4,P,L,3:8w) ................................................. 40 seeds / $3.00

 48890.19  (W) Larimer Co., CO, 9300ft, 2835m.  Multiply-stemmed, small shrubs with broad, ovate leaves and yellow flowers along the stems, followed by decorative purple-black berries surrounded by a bright maroon calyx.

Dodecatheon conjugens (Primulaceae) (15x9,Z4,P,L3:8w) .................................................... 70 seeds / $3.50

 12688.78  (W) Fremont Co., WY, 6500ft, 1982m.  A somewhat dwarfer population here in stony red clay which bakes in the summer.  Flowers not seen.

Dodecatheon jeffreyi (24x12,Z4,P,L,3:6w) ........................................................................... 90 seeds / $3.50

 50260.29  (W) Idaho Co., ID, 7400ft, 2256m.  Somewhat shorter plants with more flowers per head compared to the Oregon population.  Flowers not seen.

Douglasia idahoensis (Primulaceae) (2x12,Z4,P,L,3:8w) ....................................................... 45 seeds / $6.00

 41506.19  (W) Idaho Co., ID, 7900ft, 2410m.  Rare in cultivation, here's a chance to grow this exciting endemic restricted to a few mountain tops in central Idaho. Lovely cushions of hundreds of red-stemmed, succulent-leaved rosettes bear salverform deep pink to magenta basal flowers. On E-facing granite screes.

Douglasia nivalis (Chumstick form) (3x16,Z5,P,L,3:8w) ..................................................... 60 seeds / $5.00

 58520.19  (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

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

 12086.55  (W) Kern Co., CA, 3800ft, 1159m.  Small, glaucous white rosettes and inflorescences of pale yellow. Growing on E-facing, steep granite slopes.

Ebracteola wilmaniae (Aizoaceae) (8x24,Z7,P,L,1) ............................................................... 30 seeds / $3.50

 92495.09  Ex Riverton, North Cape Province, RSA.  Distinctive and beautiful species originally from a cold, arid plateau near Riverton.  Mats of gray-green, finger-like leaves turn purplish in the cold.  Large, soft pink flowers appear in early spring and continue for several months.

Echinocereus canus (Cactaceae) (16x7,Z7,P,GL,3:4w) ......................................................... 30 seeds / $5.00

 12098.19  Ex Solitario, Brewster Co., TX, (Thompson).  (=E. viridiflorus ssp. canus.) Also listed as E. russanthus v. neocapillus.  Giant cylindrical stems with thick-needled spines of white and violet.  Green flowers.  Low seed set.

Echinocereus chloranthus (26x9,Z6,P,GL,3:4w) .................................................................. 30 seeds / $4.00

 12361.29  (W) Coke Co., TX. JRT432 "Neocapillus" type stems with juvenile hair. Thick needle spines in yellow and white.  Yellowish-green flowers.

Echinocereus chloranthus ssp. cylindricus (24x6,Z6,P,GL,3:4w) ........................................ 40 seeds / $3.00

 12368.19  Ex Thompson.  Dark reddish spine colors with long centrals. Brown flowers.

Echinocereus ctenoides (15x10,Z8,P,GL,3:4w) .................................................................... 40 seeds / $3.50

 12786.09  Ex Melcor Muzquiz, Coahuilla, (Thompson).  SB1536  Pure white-spined single stems with very large light orange flowers.

Echinocereus dasyacanthus (12x8,Z6,P,GL,3:4w) ................................................................ 40 seeds / $3.50

 15116.19  (W) San Miguel Co., NM, 4000ft, 1220m, (Thompson).  White to pink dense spines, often forming bands around the barrels.  Large flowers in yellow, orange and pinks.  This seed from the hardiest population known.

Echinocereus pectinatus v. wenigeri (10x15,Z6,P,GL,3:4w) ................................................ 30 seeds / $3.50

 70253.29  Ex Thompson.  Multi-clumping form producing stem size extremes, down to small clumping minors.  Huge light pink flowers with white throats.

Echinocereus reichenbachii v. baileyi ‘minor’ (10x10,Z5,P,GL,3:4w) ................................. 40 seeds / $3.50

 74252.59  (W) Johnston Co., OK. JRT227  Typical E. albispinus type except pollinated red on red-banded spines.

Echinocereus reichenbachii v. baileyi ‘minor’ (9x16,Z5,P,GL,3:4w) ................................... 40 seeds / $3.50

 74252.69  (W) Johnston Co., OK. JRT228  Multi-clumping with up to 70 white to red-banded stems.  Medium pink, white-centered flowers.

Echinocereus reichenbachii v. caespitosus ‘minor’ (10x15,Z5,P,GL,3:4w) ......................... 40 seeds / $3.50

 74251.19  Ex Wichita Co., TX, (Thompson).  Tiny, semi-clumping stems with tight, tiny spines in creamy-yellow to checkered dark red.  Medium-sized deep-pink flowers with white centers.

Echinocereus reichenbachii v. perbellus (26x8,Z5b,P,GL,3:4w) .......................................... 40 seeds / $3.00

 74250.89  (W) Roger Mills Co., OK. JRT209  Multi-clumping fat stems with short, tight, dark spines.  Magenta flowers.

Echinocereus reichenbachii v. perbellus ‘minor’ (5x9,Z5,P,GL,3:4w) ................................. 40 seeds / $3.50

 74250.99  (W) Woods Co., OK. JRT226  Extremely tiny clumper in all "perbellus" colors including black lace.  Medium large magenta flowers.

Echinocereus rigidissimus (20x9,Z8,P,L,3:4w) ..................................................................... 50 seeds / $2.50

 74471.17  (W) Hidalgo Co., NM, 5900ft, 1800m.  Dense, short white spines, shading to strawberry-red at the apex.  Magenta, white-throated flowers.

Echinocereus rigidissimus v. rubrispinus (12x7,Z10,P,GL,1) .............................................. 40 seeds / $3.00

 74472.09  Ex Thompson. LO88  Extremely-tightly-hugging pinkish-red to lavender-purple spines.  Huge deep violet-pink flowers with white throats.

Echinocereus triglochidiatus (9x15,Z4,P,GL,3:4w) ............................................................... 50 seeds / $3.50

 78742.19  (W) Chaffee Co., CO, 7600ft, 2317m.  A surprise find at this elevation.  Small, clumping stems on a very rocky, E-facing slope.  Flowers not seen, should be red.

Echinocereus viridiflorus (8x15,Z4,P,GL,3:4w) .................................................................... 40 seeds / $3.50

 90514.49  (W) Morton Co., KS. JRT331  An extreme clumping form, up to 50 heads per plant.  Green flowers.

Echinocereus viridiflorus v. cylindricus (30x10,Z6,P,GL,3:4w) ........................................... 40 seeds / $3.00

 90523.39  (W) Otero Co., NM. JRT532  Light-colored spines with violet and red mixed in.  Nice green flowers.

Erigeron basalticus (Asteraceae) (5x15,Z6,P,L,1) ................................................................. 60 seeds / $3.50

 10116.19  (W) Yakima Co., WA, 1300ft, 396m.  Loose rosettes of gray-green, lobed leaves bear lavender-tinged, white daisies all summer despite the 100° F. heat.  Endemic to  basalt cliffs near Yakima.   Photo

Erigeron glaucous (14x16,Z9,P,L,1) ..................................................................................... 70 seeds / $3.00

 32544.19  (W) San Mateo Co., CA, 20ft, 6m.  A coastal plant with rosettes of large obovate leaves and sumptuous blue to lavender daisies over an inch wide.  Best grown as an annual in cold climates.   Photo

Erigeron linearis (10x24,Z5,P,L,1) ........................................................................................ 70 seeds / $3.00

 54498.39  (W) Chelan Co., WA, 5700ft, 1738m.  Mature plants are extremely floriferous with 50 to 100 bright, sunshine-yellow daisies.  Tufted mats of linear, hairy leaves.

Erigeron rydbergii (4x5,Z3,P,L,3:6w) .................................................................................... 30 seeds / $3.50

 74965.19  (W) Park Co., WY, 10300ft, 3140m.  Tufts of narrowly-oblanceolate leaves bear lavender-violet daisies.  On windy, exposed alpine ridges.   Photo

Erigeron uncialis (2x5,Z5,P,L,2) ............................................................................................ 60 seeds / $4.00

 89812.19  (W) White Pine Co., NV, 10300ft, 3140m.  Minute tufts of linear-spatulate leaves with large white flowers.  Perfect miniature for troughs.  Growing on limestone outcroppings.   Photo

Eriogonum kingii (Polygonaceae) (6x14,Z4,P,L,3:8w) ............................................................ 40 seeds / $4.00

 52498.39  (W) Elko Co., NV, 8200ft, 2500m.  Cushions of woolly, ovate leaves bear numerous poms of creamy yellow.  Growing on granitic glacial detritus.   Photo

Eriogonum ovalifolium (robust form) (16x24,Z5,P,L,3:6w) .................................................. 60 seeds / $3.50

 69009.49  (W) Eureka Co., NV, 5100ft, 1555m.  A large, robust form with felted, sagittate-ovate leaves and balls of cream on 5"-6" scapes.  On W-facing gravelly slopes.

Eriogonum villiflorum (1x8,Z5,P,C,3:6w) .............................................................................. 18 seeds / $5.00

 90494.29  (W) White Pine Co., NV, 7200ft, 2195m.  Tufts like a russet Eritrichium howardii with small procumbent flower clusters splayed around each tuft.  In loam with limestone chips.  Limited quantities.

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.

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 grandiflorum (Liliaceae) (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 howellii (14x15,Z6,P,L,3:16w) .......................................................................... 45 seeds / $4.00

 35733.49  (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 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 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.

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.

Fritillaria atropurpurea (Liliaceae) (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.

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 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 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.

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

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.

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.

Iris ensata v. spontanea (Iridaceae) (40x25,Z5,P,C,4:8w) ..................................................... 20 seeds / $3.00

 33876.18  (W) Hida Region, Japan, 850m.  A wild collection with deep blue flowers.

Kirengeshoma palmata (Saxifragaceae) (100x45,Z5,P,L,3:16w) ............................................ 45 seeds / $3.00

 70144.08    Palmately-lobed leaves and cymes of showy, trumpet-shaped, yellow flowers.

Lathyrus eucosmos (Fabaceae) (16x75,Z4,P,SC,3:6w) ......................................................... 30 seeds / $3.50

 28136.29  (W) Elbert Co., CO, 6200ft, 1890m.  Showy racemes of reddish-magenta pea-flowers.   Photo

Lewisia cotyledon (Portulacaceae) (15x20,Z6,P,L,3:8w) ...................................................... 100 seeds / $3.50

 12778.26  (W) Josephine Co., OR, 5600ft, 1707m.  The predominant form is white broadly striped deep pink.  However, many variations prevail here from solid deep pink to red and orange hues.

Lewisia tweedyi (20x20,Z6,P,L,4:8w) .................................................................................... 45 seeds / $5.00

 78932.19  (W) Chelan Co., WA, 4400ft, 1341m.  Considered the finest Lewisia. Some botanists regard this sp. worthy of its own genus given seed differences and its refusal to cross with other Lewisia spp. Broad, wavy, obovate leaves bear handfuls of pale pink, apricot or peach flowers, suffused with yellow, each over 2" in diameter. Germination erratic: hold flats at least 2 years.   Photo

Lithospermum incisum (Boraginaceae) (10x16,Z5,P,C,3:8w) ................................................ 25 seeds / $3.50

 55812.39  (W) Daggett Co., UT, 7400ft, 2256m.  Clusters of bright, golden-yellow, tubular flowers with frilly margins sprout from clumps of rough, hairy foliage.   Photo

Lobelia sessiliflora (Lobeliaceae) (75x18,Z5,P,L,3:6w) ......................................................... 40 seeds / $3.00

 76376.09    Spikes lined with numerous tri-lobed, blue flowers.  Japan.

Mammillaria heyderi (6x10,Z6,P,L,2) .................................................................................. 40 seeds / $3.50

 35308.29  (W) Mitchell Co., TX. JRT4184  Golden-yellow spines in this population.

Mammillaria meridiorosei (Cactaceae) (8x4,Z7,P,L,2) ......................................................... 40 seeds / $3.00

 56384.29  Ex Hidalgo Co., NM, (Thompson). DC531  Densely-spined, small barrels / nice pink to purple flowers.

Mammillaria wrightii (Cactaceae) (3x8,Z5,P,L,2) .................................................................. 30 seeds / $3.50

 92755.14  (W) Santa Fe Co., NM, 6900ft  Non-clustering stems, fine hooked brown spines, large magenta flowers.

Mirabilis multiflora (Nyctaginaceae) (45x80,Z4,P,C,2) ......................................................... 25 seeds / $3.50

 56964.19  (W) Chaffee Co., CO, 7600ft, 2317m.  Huge mounds of thick cordate leaves bearing brilliant deep violet to magenta funnel-flowers.  Usually found solitary or in isolated clumps.  On S-facing slopes of very rocky loam.   Photo