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| 1048 | ACAENA MICROPHYLLA H-5 cm. |
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| 1049 | ALLIUM ‘BLUE EDDIE’ H-10 cm. |
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| 1050 | ALLIUM ‘SAMUR’ H-15 cm. A dwarf variant of A. oreophilum bearing large dense umbels of purple-red on short stems that give the appearance of sitting on the foliage. A fast increaser that will stand out in the rock garden. Caucasus. $5.00 |
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| 1051 | ALLIUM SCHUBERTII x ATROPURPUREUM H-40-50 cm. A unique hybrid bearing star-shaped flowers on many pedicels of varying lengths forming large open distinctly shaped flowerheads. Mainly dark purple but there might be some variation. Summer blooming. Best in a sunny well drain site. Garden origin. $5.00 |
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| 1052 | ALLIUM SENESCENS SSP. MONTANUM H-20
cm. Dense tufts of grass-like green leaves. Spherical heads of pale pink blooms. Splendid in a scree or raised bed. Europe. $4.00 |
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| 1042 | AMSONIA TOMENTOSA H-35 cm. One of the loveliest members of the Blue Star Flower. Masses of stems, clothed with silvery, hairy, linear leaves, radiating from a central rootstock. They are topped with clusters of pale blue tubular flowers in early spring. Dwarf enough for the large rock garden. Utah, USA $6.00 |
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| 1004 | ANDROSACE CARNEA V. HALLERI H-7 cm. Decorative bun of dark green pointed leaves. Pink flowers in spring. A vigorous and floriferous species that seeds itself readily. Pyrenees. $4.00  |
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| 1005 | ANDROSACE CARNEA x PYRENAICA ‘CALLISTO’ H-4
cm. This selection of Rick Lupp’s is of a very tight form and displays white blooms with a red eye which ultimately bathes the entire bloom. Garden origin. $6.00 |
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| 1053 | ANDROSACE CYLINDRICA H-5 cm. Large open semi-lustrous rosettes of outwardly curving leaves form round cushions that are ringed with white flowers with a greenish-yellow eye and notched petals. Growing on moist north-facing cliffs in nature it would prefer a more protected site in the rock garden, crevice or trough. Pyrennes. $5.00 |
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| 1043 | ANDROSACE CYLINDRICA X HIRTELLA
H-5 cm. A beautiful and one of the easiest hybrids from the Aretian section. Dense rosettes of finely hairy soft green leaves form hard domed cushions that are smothered with white flowers. An ideal plant for troughs or scree. Garden origin. $6.00 |
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| 1007 | ANDROSACE LACTEA H-10 cm. An attractive and easy species that forms loose mats of hairless dark green rosettes that are slightly stoloniferous. Pointed leaves and lax umbels of pure white flowers with a yellow eye and petals distinctly notched. A late blooming species. Europe. $5.00 |
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| 1054 | ANDROSACE MATHILDAE H-4 cm. Cushion-forming bright green rosettes of lustrous leaves that are slightly toothed at the tips. Pretty white flowers with a yellow eye are born singly on short stems up to six per rosette. A very floriferous Rock Jasmine for the raised bed or scree where it will self sow readily. Italy. $5.00 |
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| 1008 | ANDROSACE x ‘MILLSTREAM’ H-5
cm. Dark green caespitose leaves form a tight mound. Pink flowers in spring. Easy in rich gravelly soil. Garden origin. $4.00 |
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| 1009 | ANDROSACE x ‘MILLSTREAM’ –WHITE FORM
H-5 cm. An outstanding white version of above cultivar. Compact form of dark green needles. As easy to grow as its parent and just as desirable. Garden origin. $5.00 |
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| 1010 | ANDROSACE CF. SARMENTOSA H-8-10 cm. Thia Jurasek collection, looks much like A. aff. Sheriffii but more robust with larger rosettes of mint green and umbels of soft lavender pink. China. $4.00 |
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| 1011 | ANDROSACE SEMPERVIVOIDES H-5 cm. Sempervivum-like rosettes of smooth green leaves spread by red runners. Short stems carry good pink blooms in a cluster. Easy in gritty soil and full sun. Himalayas. $4.00 |
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| 1012 | ANDROSACE AFF. SHERIFFII H-8 cm. A vigorous variety of A. sarmentosa but quite different. This stoloniferous spreader has slender silvery leaves and stunning pale pink flowers with a deep red eye. China. $4.00 |
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| 1013 | ANDROSACE STUDIOSORUM (syn. A. PRIMULOIDES)
H-10 cm. Another vigorous and easy of the Himalayan species. Large silvery rosettes attached on the red spidery stems are covered with deep pink blooms in spring. China. $4.00 |
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| 1055 | ANDROSACE VILLOSA SSP.PALANDOEKENENSIS
H-5 cm. A choice diminutive variation of A. villosa. Hairless mid-green foliage form low cushions bearing short stemmed panicles of bright white flowers. This beauty is best planted in a trough or crevice. Palandoken Mtns, Turkey. $6.00 |
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| 1014 | ANEMONE CYLINDRICA H-20-40 cm. A very attractive plant with much divided, silky, hairy leaves and heads of greenish-white flowers. Rather rare in cultivation. For a cool site. North America. $4.00 |
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| 1056 | ANEMONE NEMOROSA ‘PALLIDA’ H-15
cm. Typical nemorosa foliage that slowly spreads from underground forming a bright green groundcover. Not typical are the soft pale lemon-yellow drifts produced in spring. Nothing looks lovelier than this especially if planted next to blue- colored companion plants. Garden origin. $6.00 |
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| 1015 | ANEMONE NEMOROSA ‘VESTAL’ H-15 cm. A very popular and lovely woodland anemone. Its long thin rhizomes give rise to finely dissected leaf clusters. White flowers have numerous perianth segments that give the effect of being semi-double. For every woodland garden with some light. Garden origin. $6.00 |
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| 1045 | ANEMONOPSIS MACROPHYLLA H-45 cm. This beautiful classic Japanese woodlander forms clumps of divided dentate glossy green leaves. The lovely nodding purplish-pink waxy flowers are borne on loose panicles high above the foliage in late summer. Excellent for mass plantings in a woodland setting. Japan. $6.00 |
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| 1019 | ANTHYLLIS VULNERARIA H-6 cm. Brilliant orange-red heads atop flat clumps of foliage. This easy summer bloomer turns heads when in bloom. Europe. $4.00 |
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| 1021 | AQUILEGIA ECALCARATA H- 25 cm. Also known as Semiaquilegia ecalcarata, this is a graceful plant with typical species foliage but with slightly purple stems that give rise to incredible spurless blooms of purple-brown. China. $4.00 |
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| 1057 | AQUILEGIA KUHISTANICA H-25 cm. Neat tufts of blue-green divided leaves and charming, petit, light purple long-spurred blooms. Seed of this rare species came to us from the Goteborg Botanic Gardens. A Halda collection from high elevations of the Pamirs. Tadjikistan. $6.00 |
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| 1023 | AQUILEGIA LARAMIENSIS H-5-20 cm. A crevice dweller of high altitudes that forms dainty tufts of blue-green leaves and green-white flowers. Very unique! Wyoming, USA. $5.00 |
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| 1026 | ARENARIA ACEROSA H-5-15 cm. Spined cushions of bright green needles. Scapes of large white flowers. An underrated cushion plant for troughs or raised beds where it will become very tight. Turkey. $5.00 |
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| 1046 | ARENARIA ALFACARENSIS ( sin. A. pulvinata) H-5 cm. A superb crevice dweller that forms dense hard yellowish cushions with stemless white flowers partially hidden in cushion. Rarely offered! It hails from mountainous slopes. For sunny, dry crevices. Spain. $6.00 |
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| 1047 | ARENARIA CONGESTA V. CEPHALOIDEA H-5-10 cm. Quite atypical of its species, this Arenaria has long, stiff needle-like blue foliage that create small swirled mounds. Dense round heads of white flowers are born on short stems. A Ratko collection from alpine slopes. Oregon,USA $5.00 |
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| 1027 | ARENARIA TETRAQUETRA ‘GRANATENSIS’ H-5 cm. A rock hard form of this worthy cushion. Crowded grey-green leaves studded with white blooms. Sunny, well drained site ideal. Sierra Mtns, Spain. $5.00 |
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| 1029 | ARTEMISIA ASSOANA H-15 cm. A tufted lovely alpine with white, woolly, highly divided linear leaves. Narrow panicles of yellow flower heads. It appreciates sharp drainage and sun. Europe. $4.00 |
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| 1058 | ARTEMISIA VIRIDIS H-5 cm. Lax carpets of soft green highly dissected attractive leaves and bright yellow flowers. A woody based evergreen wormwood for a sunny site and rich drained soil. Excellent draped over rocks. Mongolia. $5.00 |
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| 1032 | ASARUM EUROPEUM H-10 cm. A fine species of kidney-shaped, lustrous dark green leaves. Odd flowers are cylindrical, greenish-purple. Deep shade. Europe. $6.00 |
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| 1033 | ASARUM CAUDATUM H-20 cm. Large heart-shaped felted green leaves, slightly textured and reddish-brown flowers hidden under the foliage. North America. $6.00 |
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| 1034 | ASARUM HARTWEGII H-10 cm. Large and handsome leaves, marbled silver-green. Light reddish-brown bell-shaped flowers. Sierra Nevada, USA. $6.00 |
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| 1059 | ASPERULA ABCHASICA H-6 cm. Diminutive dense tufts of dark green tiny leaves. Sessile heads of rose-pink flowers. A winter-dormant attractive species that is easy and well suited for a sunny scree or trough, with the added bonus of easily self-sowing around. Caucasus. $5.00 |
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| 1060 | ASPERULA DAPHNEOLA H-8 cm. Cushions of silver grey-green hairy slender leaves. Clusters of long, funnel-shaped sugar-pink flowers on leaf axils in summer. A choice alpine and an excellent crevice or trough plant. Turkey. $6.00 |
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| 1035 | ASPERULA GUSSONII H-5 cm. Tiny emerald-green leaves, stemless clusters of fleshy pink blooms in late spring. A real delight in a crevice. Sicily. $5.00 |
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| 1036 | ASPERULA NITIDA SSP. SUBCAPITELLATA H-5 cm. Cushions of densely tangled stems of emerald-green needle–like leaves are graced with deep pink blooms for a long period. Excellent for tufa or trough culture. Turkey. $5.00 |
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| 1038 | ASPERULA SINTENISII H-5 cm. An outstanding species. Tiny grey-green cushions, large pale to dark pink tubular flowers. New to cultivation. Turkey. $6.00 |
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| 1040 | ASTER ALPIGENUS V. ANDERSONII H-15 cm. Large solitary pastel violet asters on stems rising from slender dark green hairy leaves. A robust variation from mountainous regions. Nevada, USA. $5.00 |
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| 1039 | ASTER COLORADOENSIS H-4 cm. Rosettes of blue-grey serrated leaves produce almost stemless clear pink daisies most of the summer. A choice and exquisite plant for the scree bed. Colorado, USA. $5.00 |
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| 1225 | CALANDRINIA RUNUNCULINA H-5 cm. Low rosettes of succulent strap-shaped leaves. Single flowers of bright yellow in late spring. A first class Lewisia relative recently introduced. Good drainage is essential. South America. $5.00 |
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| 1201 | CAMPANULA BETULIFOLIA H-10 cm. A caespitose plant with dark green birch-like leaves and ground-hugging stems supporting pink buds that open to large white flowers. Beautiful! Turkey. $5.00 |
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| 1203 | CAMPANULA ‘BUMBLEBEE’ H-6
cm. This fine selection of Rick Lupp’s that was crossed by a bee is intermediate between C. piperi ‘Mt. Tahoma’ and C. lasiocarpa, its two parents. Large, funnel, up-facing rich blue bells. A great scree bed little campanula. Garden origin. $5.00 |
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| 1204 | CAMPANULA CAESPITOSA H-4 cm. Neat whispy tufts of tiny slightly scalloped leaves. Short stems carry loose clusters of pendant blue bells that are distinctly narrowed at the mouth. A choice plant for the novice as well as the enthusiast. Eastern Alps. $5.00 |
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| 1205 | CAMPANULA CHAMISSONIS H-6 cm. Creeping mats of pretty green shiny rosettes. Very large up-facing bells of blue with reflexed petals and white markings. A first rate alpine. Japan. $5.00 |
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| 1206 | CAMPANULA CHORUHENSIS H-10 cm. An exquisite alpine chasmophyte or crevice dweller of diminutive tufted habit and grey-green toothed leaves. Enormous pink buds open to large upward facing creamy-white bells. Happy in a sheltered crevice, in a trough or scree bed. Turkey. $6.00 |
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| 1207 | CAMPANULA COCHLEARIFOLIA (syn. C. PUSILLA)
H- 6-8 cm. This delightful species forms colonies from underground thin runners. Small round toothed leaves of bright green and wiry stems carry large nodding bells of lavender blue. This is an ideal plant for a wall. Europe. $4.00 |
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| 1208 | CAMPANULA COCHLEARIFOLIA ‘ALBA’ H-6-8
cm. A pure white form. The tiny shiny leaves are obscured by white blooms in summer. Garden origin. $5.00 |
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| 1209 | CAMPANULA COCHLEARIFOLIA ‘R.
B. LODER’ H-6-8 cm. A splendid double variety of fat soft blue bells fading to white. Garden origin. $5.00 |
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| 1210 | CAMPANULA GARGANICA H-6 cm. Spreading clumps of toothed leaves and lavender stars in early summer. For a sunny scree. Italy & Greece. $4.00 |
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| 1211 | CAMPANULA GROSSHEIMII H-15 cm. From limestone screes comes this lovely species. Fine crenulate foliage and large violet-blue flowers. A charming crevice plant. Caucasus. $5.00 |
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| 1226 | CAMPANULA ‘MT. JOTUNHEIMEN’ H-5 cm. Tiny leafy mats carry large nodding blue flowers. This tiny form of C. rotundifolia ssp. arctica is a Norwegian selection by Henrik Zetterlund. Grandridge Nursery introduced it to the United States, we received it from Mt Tahoma and are proud to offer it in Canada. Norway. $6.00 |
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| 1231 | CAMPANULA SCABRELLA H-4 cm. Small irregular clumps of ash-grey leaf-rosettes bear several up-turned bells varying from purple to lavender to paler shades. An exquisite member of the elite Western alpine campanulas. Not often seen in cultivation but worth every effort to try. Tucked in a crevice or planted in a trough. Siskiyou Mtns,USA. $6.00 |
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| 1228 | CAMPANULA SHELTERI H-5 cm. A delightful alpine that forms large mats in screes, crevices and ledges. Tiny rosettes of leathery dentate leaves are smothered with up-facing star shaped pale blue flowers. A Ron Ratko collection. Siskiyou Mtns, USA. $6.00 |
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| 1227 | CAMPANULA ‘SOJOURNER’ H-6
cm. Another fascinating bee hybrid of Rick Lupp’s. A possible progeny of C. Parryi & C. Piperi. Mats of pretty foliage resembling both parents. Plenty of lavender flowers in summer. Well suited for scree conditions. Garden origin. $6.00 |
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| 1213 | CAMPANULA ZOYSII H-4 cm. An outstanding treasure from the Eastern Alps. Tiny tufts of glossy green spoon-shaped leaves that are covered by curiously shaped clear blue flowers. The mouth of the bell is pleated and puckered. Highly desirable trough and crevice plant. Europe. $7.00 |
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| 1232 | CENTAUREA EPIROTA H-6-10cm. “Reminiscent of a dwarf pink C. achtarovii” was the quote from the MESE expedition to Greece, describing this beautiful and desirable little alpine. On our recent trip we found it growing abundantly on turf patches of the screes at Mt. Timfi. Almost stemless pinkish-purple flowerheads above felt-textured silver rosettes. Should be easy in the rock garden Full sun and good drainage will keep it in true character. Northern Greece. $7.00 |
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| 1215 | CENTAUREA PINDICOLA H-6 cm. A clump-forming species that runs underground. Rosettes of grey leaves with undulating margins on which sit stemless white everlasting flowers. Balkans. $5.00 |
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| 1229 | CHAENORHINUM ORIGANIFOLIA SSP. CRASSIFOLIUM
H-5 cm. A unique Spanish alpine growing on acid rocks. Tufted dense clumps of tiny lanceolate succulent leaves. Racemes of tubular purple-pink flowers with yellow throats. Worth growing just for the foliage alone. Sierra Nevada, Spain. $5.00 |
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| 1233 | CLEMATIS HIRSUTISSIMA H-30 cm. Atop erect stems clothed with leaves dissected into numerous segments unfurl beautiful dark blue-purple nodding urns with reflexed silky, hairy lobes in late summer, followed with pretty translucent seed heads. Another splendid herbaceous species for a sunny well-drained site. Oregon,USA. $6.00 |
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| 1234 | CLEMATIS INTEGRIFOLIA H-40 cm. A non-climbing beauty with nodding deep blue flowers on upright branched stems. It is a show-stopper with visitors in mid-summer. Striking seed heads. Eurasia. $5.00 |
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| 1216 | CODONOPSIS LANCEOLATA H-90 cm. Attractive twining scrambler for a sunny landscape. Known once as Campanula lanceolata, its bell-shaped flowers are a pale lilac-green with heavy purple spotting inside. Summer flowering tuberous plants that can be given light support or left to scramble over shrubs. China. $5.00 |
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| 1235 | COLLOMIA DEBILIS SSP. DEBILIS 5-10 cm. Mats of numerous, sprawling, much-branched stems that are clothed with clusters of grey-green leaves. The leaves, blade-shaped are covered with glandular hairs making them sticky to the touch. Terminal crowded heads of bright pink tubular flowers. An excellent and highly desirable North American high alpine. Well suited for a sunny scree or raised bed. Cascade Mtns, USA. $7.00 |
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| 1217 | CORYDALIS x ALLENII H-15 cm. A lovely hybrid of C. bracteata. Large yellow flushed purple on the lip. Vigorous and later blooming. Garden origin. $12.00 |
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| 1218 | CORYDALIS BUSCHII H-10 cm. An unusual species with bright purple-red flowers in summer. Tiny dissected leaves form bright green mats and contrast beautifully with the flowers. It has tuberous roots and blooms much later. Easy in shade. Russia. $6.00 |
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| 1322 | DEGENIA VELEBITICA H-5 cm. Hummocks of silver-grey felted rosettes. Terminal heads of large golden-yellow flowers which are followed with inflated seed pots. A charming plant for the xeric garden. Velebit Mtns, Yugoslavia. $5.00 |
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| 1319 | DELOSPERMA BASUTICUM H-2 cm. Sumptuous bright green succulent clumps with stemless large golden yellow white-centred flowers. A first rate plant that is easy and hardy. South Africa. $5.00 |
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| 1323 | DIANTHUS ARVENENSIS H-10 cm. Mats of grey needle-like foliage are adorned with many rich pink flowers on short stems. Auvergne , France. $5.00 |
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| 1324 | DIANTHUS ‘LA BOURBOULE’ H-8 cm. Tight mounds of silvery-green leaves and large, fragrant bright pink blooms. We are pleased to offer again this attractive favorite cultivar. Easy and free flowering. Garden origin. $4.00 |
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| 1325 | DIANTHUS ‘LA BOURBOULE ALBUS’ H-8 cm. A distinct white form of the above. It is quite a site and perhaps unusual to see this silver-green cushion topped with bright white flowers. Very floriferous! Garden origin. $5.00 |
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| 1306 | DIANTHUS ‘MINIMOUNDS’ H-5 cm. Small congested tufts of deep blue tiny leaves and diminutive pink blooms on short stems. Excellent trough plant. Garden origin. $4.00 |
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| 1308 | DIANTHUS ‘ROYAL MIDGET’ H-10 cm. Tight cushions of blue-green foliage, large bright pink flowers. Garden origin. $4.00 |
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| 1326 | DIANTHUS ‘SPENCER BICKHAM’ H-10 cm. Gray foliage forms large mats adorned with large deep rose-pink flowers. One of our favorites. Garden origin. $4.00 |
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| 1311 | DIGITALIS PARVIFLORA H- 60 cm. A striking beauty displaying dense candles of rich brown-red. Grey-green strap-like basal leaves. A reliable perennial for a large sunny rock garden. Spain. $6.00 |
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| 1327 | 1327 DODECATHEON CLEVELANDII SSP. SANCTARUM H-8 cm. Rosetted clumps of grey-green undulating oval leaves. Soft lavender-pink almost shimmering “shooting stars” with contrasting yellow anthers. A dwarf form and certainly a treasure. It requires gravelly soils with spring moisture that gradually dry out in summer. A bright woodland spot would be ideal. California, USA. $6.00 |
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| 1312 | DODECATHEON PULCHELLUM ‘SOOKE FORM’ H-20
cm. An exceptional woodlander of small stature. Magenta ‘shooting stars’ burst forth from leathery rosettes of lance-shaped, lush-green leaves. British Columbia. Canada. $5.00 |
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| 1320 | DOUGLASIA LAEVIGATA V. CILIOLATA H-6 cm. Tight cushions of evergreen rosettes comprised of dark green toothed leaves. Bright crimson-red blooms on crowded umbels. A highly desirable Androsace relative that can be free-flowering in a sunny crevice or trough. Olympic Mtns, USA. $6.00 |
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| 1328 | DOUGLASIA NIVALIS V. NIVALIS H-6 cm. An outstanding alpine of narrow-leaved rosettes of bluish-white that develop into compact and dense domes 10-15 cm. across. Brilliant red stemless clusters smother the cushion. A choice trough or crevice plant. Cascade Mtns, USA. $6.00 |
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| 1314 | DRABA BRUNIIFOLIA SSP. OLYMPICA H-6 cm. Stiff rosettes form hard hummocks. Large, deep yellow blooms in spring. Many of the small cushion Drabas lend themselves well to planting in tufa. Turkey. $4.00 |
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| 1317 | DRABA RIGIDA H-5 cm. Spreading rigid cushions of linear, stiff, hairy green leaves. Wiry stems carry heads of yellow. A very worthy plant for crevices, tufa and trough culture. Turkey. $5.00 |
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| 1329 | DRABA SIBIRICA H-6 cm. An unusual draba that roots as it spreads forming carpet-like dense mats of bright green. Slightly hairy narrow leaves and thread-like prostrate stems that carry round racemes of clear yellow flowers. Its abundant blooms in spring cover the mat giving any other contender a run for its money. Greenland to Asia. $4.00 |
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| 1321 | DRYAS DRUMMONDII H-10 cm. A mat forming sub-shrub with lovely wedge-shaped scalloped grey-green leaves with downy white undersides. Pretty nodding bell-shaped yellow flowers carried singly on erect stems. Terrific and easy in a slightly moist spot in the rock garden. W. North America. $5.00 |
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| 1402 | EPILOBIUM CRASSUM H-5 cm. A slow growing mat of succulent elongated spoon-shaped leaves and rooting stems. The leaves have a reddish- purple flush to their undersides. Pink flowers arise along the leaf axils followed by long narrow seed pods. A sought after species for the scree, raised bed or rock garden. Good soil with some drainage and sun is preferred. Subalpine regions. New Zealand. $6.00 |
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| 1413 | ERIGERON CHRYSOPSIDIS SSP. CHRYS. V. BREVIFOLIUS H-5
cm. A particularly long name for a tiny plant! An alpine form with hairy silvery-green linear leaves recurved and on tight clusters creating hard mats or cushions. Stemless wide-petalled yellow flowers. Choice and free flowering, it requires excellent drainage. A Ratko collection. Oregon,USA. $5.00 |
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| 1408 | ERIGERON ‘JCA 9811’ H-8 cm. A wonderful tufted little daisy with vivid mauve blossoms and a yellow eye. Soft grey-green foliage. It gently self-sows. Rockies,USA. $4.00 |
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| 1414 | ERYSIMUM PULCHELLUM H-10-15 cm. Compact tufts of bright green leaves deeply toothed. Ascending stems bear large mustard yellow flowers. This lovely crucifer is excellent for dry walls, or scree. Basic requirements are limey well-drained soil and a sunny site. Turkey. $5.00 |
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| 1412 | EUNOMIA OPPOSITIFOLIA H-5 cm. Wiry stems clothed in blue-grey, round fleshy leaves that are covered in heads of lilac-pink, fragrant flowers in early spring. The rest of the time one just admires the foliage. Superb alpine. Caucasus. $5.00 |
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| 1500 | ADIANTUM PEDATUM V. ALEUTICUM H-15 cm. A dwarf form and most suited for the rock garden. Dainty light green leaflet fans on black wiry stems. Leaner soil will keep it stunted. Aleutian Isles. $5.00 |
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| 1501 | ADIANTUM VENUSTUM H-20 cm. The Himalayan Maidenhair, is a semi-evergreen fern with pretty, translucent bright green fronds of rounded leaflets that turn a burnished tint in fall. Spreads by thin rhizomes forming good size colonies. A fine hardy specimen for a shaded scree. Himalayas & China. $6.00 |
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| 1502 | CYSTOPTERIS FRAGILIS H-15 cm. A deciduous fern of light green lance-shaped fronds. Older fronds turn russet and die down in hot weather. Prettiest planted in shaded crevices, ravines or bases of sheltered rocks where the soil won’t dry out too early and new fronds of light green will unfurl during summer replacing the dying ones. E. North America. $5.00 |
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| 1503 | DRYOPTERIS CRISTATA H-40 cm. More upright than other rock garden ferns that prefers a cool moist shady spot. It will make for a great background plant in the rock garden but also excellent in a woodland setting. Near-evergreen with narrow spear-like frond sections. E. North America. $6.00 |
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| 1504 | POLYPODIUM VIRGINIANUM H-12-20 cm. A mat-forming evergreen fern with partially exposed rhizomes. Although a slow spreader it can eventually cover the surface of large shady rocks given it the common name of Rock Cap Fern. Leaves are yellow-green to green, leathery with deeply-cut blunt segments. In cold weather its leaf segments curl up just like a rhododendron. Drought tolerant that grows on both acidic and calcareous rocks. A perfect rock garden fern. E. North America. $5.00 |
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| 1506 | WOODSIA ILVENSIS H-15 cm. The delicate and diminutive stature of Woodsias underscores their toughness. These elite ferns are chasmophytes growing in crevices on exposed cliffs. They make excellent rock garden plants. The tiny Rusty Cliff Fern has lacy fronds that are smooth on top with white-woolly undersides when young becoming rusty at maturity. Best tucked in a sunny crevice. Tolerant of some dryness but intolerant of too much wetness. Newfoundland, Canada. $6.00 |
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| 1507 | WOODSIA SCOPULINA H-10-25 cm. The Mountain Woodsia has a more rugged appearance than W. ilvensis. Leaves are oblong to linear with toothed leaf segments deeply cut. Found growing in mainly calcareous rocky conditions it can also tolerate acidic soils. It is best suited for a crevice or scree. Our plant seems extremely happy in a sunny well drained, moist, humus-rich site. Most Woodsias go dormant in Zone 6 or colder and evergreen in warmer zones. Choice and rarely offered. E. North America. $6.00 |
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| 1508 | FRITILLARIA CARICA H-5-15 cm. One to three pretty narrow nodding bells of yellow to brownish-yellow. Linear somewhat fleshy leaves. A charming little bulbous plant for a sunny spot requiring gravelly soil. Turkey. $6.00 |
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| 1509 | FRITILLARIA OLYMPICA H-15-30 cm. Erect stems rise from lance-shaped opposite green leaves bearing solitary, sometimes two broadly campanulate olive-green flowers with a slight tinge of brown and yellowish tips on the petals. Found mostly growing in open woods or scrub. Both this and previous species are spring blooming and coming from hot, dry regions are summer dormant. Bulgaria. $6.00 |
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