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Item Name / Source Description, Height x Width # of Seeds Cost
3102 Gaillardia spathulata
cult. ex Utah
Delightful little yellow blanket flower of the Canyonlands. Blue green paddle shape leaves and big yellow domed disks with bright lemon tri-lobed petals. 10" x 10" Picture
25
3.50
3108 Gentiana acaulis
Swiss Alps, elev. 8,075'
Famous brilliant blue spring blooming gentian of the Alps. Can you have too many of these in your garden? 2" x 4" PictureNew This Year
25
4.00
2009 Gentiana affinis
Park Co. CO, elev. 9,950'
Vigorous clumps bear showy clusters of royal blue narrow flowers. Found in moist mountain meadows, blooming late in the season. 12" x 10" Picture
25
3.50
905 Gentiana algida
Park Co. CO, elev. 12,500'
Upward facing greenish-white trumpets with purple streaks nestle in strappy, bright-green leaf clusters. A sure sign that snow will be flying soon in the high country. 4" x 5" Picture
25
3.50
3110 Gentiana brachyphylla
Swiss Alps, elev. 8,675'
One of the smallest alpine gentians. A gem with stunningly brilliant blue flowers. North facing high quality scree with cool moist conditions recommended. 4 x 5 cm PictureNew This Year
25
4.25
2268 Gentiana clusii var. violacea
cult.
Large purple trumpets seated on lovely rosettes of evergreen leaves, in early spring. 3" x 4" Picture
25
4.00
3071 Gentiana parryi
Chaffee Co. CO, elev. 12,100'
An extremely showy western subalpine. Several plump, royal blue trumpets top stems of broad, leathery leaves. Easy and long lived in cultivation. 12" x 6" Picture
25
4.00
542 Gentianopsis thermalis
Albany Co. WY, elev. 10,500'
Intense violet blue tubes, nearly 2 inches long, flare to 4 fringed petals on delicate plants. Grows in moist, cool areas. Very desirable annual gentian. 8" x 4" Picture
50
3.75
2726 Geranium argenteum
cult. ex S European Mtns.
A favorite of our geranium connoisseur. Domes of palmate leaves cut into silvery fingers with lovely pink flowers. Perfect for the rock garden. 5" x 6" Picture
15
5.00
3093 Geranium cinereum
cult. ex Pyrenees
Compact mounds of round gray green leaves with cut edges and large light pink cupped flowers with rose pencil lines. 8" x 10" New This Year
10
4.25
653 Geranium fremontii
Park Co. CO, elev. 10,500'
Nice light purple flowers with a red beak produced over a protracted season. Typical geranium leaves are deep green, turning scarlet and orange in the autumn: one of the showiest native perennials. Strangely neglected by gardeners. Very limited supply. 15" x 18" Picture
10
4.00
3090 Geranium magniflorum
cult.
High alpine geranium from Lesotho with extremely finely divided dark green mats of foliage that is essentially evergreen. Masses of luminous lavender pink flowers in late spring and sporadically through summer: one of the toughest, most distinctive and beautiful geraniums. Like a hardy G. incanum. 8" x 14" Picture
5
3.50
3111 Geum montanum
Swiss Alps, elev. 8,050'
Large golden yellow rose-type flowers held just above rosettes of pleated, hairy round leaves. 4" x 8" PictureNew This Year
25
4.00
2501 Glaucium grandiflorum
cult. ex. Turkey
Brilliant scarlet orange flowers over a long season flutter above silvery foliage. Xeric to average water in well-drained conditions, but won't tolerate overcrowding. Excellent for a dry streambed or path edge 18" x 12" Picture
25
3.75
3106 Glaucium grandiflorum x acutidentatum
cult.
This beautiful hybrid appeared outside my seed cleaning barn and I am guessing at its parentage. Large ruffly light orange (my favorite color) flowers have the dark basal blotches of grandiflorum but the larger stature and lighter flower color of the latter. It blooms for months, July though October. 24" x 24' PictureNew This Year
25
3.50

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