| Item |
Name / Source |
Description, Height x Width |
# of Seeds |
Cost |
| 2988 |
Papaver microcarpum
cult. ex Kamchatka |
Peachy pink tiny poppies with pale centers from blue-gray finely lobed tuffets. 3" x 4" Picture |
25 |
4.25 |
| 522 |
Papaver miyabeanum 'Takewoki'
cult. |
Japanese alpine poppy has giant yellow tissue flowers over exquisite mounds of dissected hairy leaves. Delightful addition to any poppy collection. 5" x 5" |
25 |
3.50 |
| 3058 |
Paracaryum racemosum
cult. ex Turkey |
Stems of royal blue bell clusters rise from trim tufts of grayish lanceolate leaves. Beautiful new introduction. 12" x 12" Picture |
10 |
5.00 |
| 1197 |
Pedicularis cystopteridifolia
Sheridan Co. WY, elev. 9,700' |
Delicate fern-like basal leaves yield little stalks of showy red flowers. 7" x 4" |
25 |
3.50 |
| 3064 |
Pedicularis parryi
Park Co. Co, elev. 12,080' |
White 'beaked' flowers spiral around the stalk from a clump of fern-cut leaves. 5” x 6” Picture |
25 |
3.50 |
| 453 |
Pelargonium endlicherianum
Ala Dag, serpentine steep scree, elev. 5,250' |
Sensational, large deep pink flowers with handsome, silky, round leaf clusters. Hardy relative of florist's geraniums, zone 4 winter hardy in deep scree. Grows better in Colorado with a little shade. 12” x 10” |
5 |
4.50 |
| 2204 |
Penstemon angustifolius var. caudatus
cult. ex Huerfano Co., CO |
Sky blue to blue-violet flowers in stout spikes with glaucous tapered leaves. Beautiful plains variety. 12" x 8" |
25 |
3.50 |
| 2388 |
Penstemon aridus
Sheridan Co. WY, elev. 8,200' |
Linear leaf rosettes and bright blue spires of bloom. One of the best penstemons for troughs. 5" x 3" |
25 |
3.75 |
| 2770 |
Penstemon californicus
cult. |
Powdery white mats with tiny leaves and vivid purple flowers much of the growing season. This rare penstemon from southern California surprised us by being perfectly hardy, even tough under ordinary rock garden conditions at 6,500'. Well worth obtaining. 3" x 8" Picture |
25 |
4.25 |
| 3092 |
Penstemon carnosus
cult. |
Thick, glaucous leaves compliment the whorled tiers of lilac flowers, deemed the "Queen of San Rafael Swell". 12" x 8" Picture |
25 |
4.00 |
| 2435 |
Penstemon caryi
Sheridan Co. WY, elev. 8,190' |
This rare and beautiful penstemon has giant blue violet flowers in compact clusters with dark green narrow, leathery leaves. Found near treeline, on rocky slopes, exposed but with some moisture. 9" x 9" |
25 |
4.00 |
| 3082 |
Penstemon cleburnei
Fremont Co. WY, elev. 6,500' |
Petite cousin of Penstemon eriantherus with compact spikes of pinched lavender flowers and powdery leaves. Denizen of fairly narrow sagebrush community. 7" x 6" |
25 |
4.50 |
| 835 |
Penstemon eriantherus
Albany Co. WY, elev. 7,250' |
Dusky clad leafy stems have surprisingly large, broad lavender flowers with fuzzy tongues. A widespread species of the high plains. 12" x 10" Picture |
25 |
3.75 |
| 1051 |
Penstemon glabrescens
Custer Co. CO, elev. 10,500' |
Mats of linear leaves scramble through scree, resembling a creeping phlox, with blue flowers. 4" x 12" Picture |
25 |
4.00 |
| 3105 |
Penstemon grandiflorus
cult. |
Robust single stalks of smooth, clasping leaves and showy, light pink flowers. One of the biggest and the most easterly members of the Coerulei section. Prefers sandy soil and a dry location, sometimes monocarpic, but often produces sidesets or reseeds. 36" x 12" |
25 |
3.50 |
| 1619 |
Penstemon hallii
Park Co. CO, elev. 11,900' |
Neat mats of glossy, linear leaves and short spikes of showy, violet-blue sidebells bloom in mid to late summer. Stunning display in alpine scree. 6" x 4" Picture |
25 |
4.00 |
| 3055 |
Penstemon humilis
Moffat Co. CO, elev. 7,990' |
A widely distributed species, this montane form has slender stalks with tiers of bright blue little flowers. 8" x 4" |
25 |
3.75 |
| 015 |
Penstemon laricifolius var. exilifolius
Albany Co. WY, elev. 7,250' |
Glistening white, broadly flaring trumpets on tiny wands over narrow-bladed grassy tufts. Xeric. 4" x 4" Picture |
25 |
3.75 |
| 2862 |
Penstemon linarioides var. linarioides
cult. ex. NM |
Pale blue and white flowers on multiple needle-clad wands, form petite delicate shrub feature for xeric sites. An Aqua Fria favorite! 12" x 10" Picture |
25 |
3.50 |
| 3050 |
Penstemon mucronatus
Moffat Co. CO, elev. 6,550' |
Lovely glaucous blue folded leaf rosettes have compact stems of sky blue broadly flaring flowers with narrow purple tubes and guidelines. 10" x 8" Picture |
25 |
4.00 |
| 2595 |
Penstemon payettensis
cult. ex Bogus Basin, ID |
Xeric beauty with hefty stalks of lavender-blue flowers and large, smooth green leaves. 24" x 12" Picture |
25 |
3.50 |
| 397 |
Penstemon paysoniorum
Fremont Co. WY, elev. 6,620' |
Fabulous xeric beardstongue has many short, dense clusters of true blue flowers amidst shiny green strappy leaf tufts. South facing chalk habitat. 6" x 5" Picture |
25 |
4.00 |
| 2993 |
Penstemon procerus var. procerus
Albany Co. WY, elev. 10,360' |
Whorls of intense blue flowers on purple stems. Basal clusters of leathery leaves form a strong foundation for this mountain beauty. Prefers wet conditions. 9" x 8" Picture |
25 |
3.50 |
| 2652 |
Penstemon rydbergii
Plumas Co. CA, elev. 4,600' |
This penstemon of moist meadows has whorled clusters of long-tube purple flowers in tiers. Excellent for a bog. 12" x 9" |
25 |
3.50 |
| 948 |
Penstemon secundiflorus
Douglas Co. CO, elev. 6,500' |
Lovely orchid-pink flared tubular flowers on one side of stalks with broad blue-gray leaves. Xeric. 14" x 5" Picture |
25 |
3.25 |
| 3048 |
Penstemon subglaber
Fremont Co. WY, elev. 6,700' |
Dazzling true blue trumpets in secund spires, with sturdy broad green leaves: a dandy. Found at the base of slopes or roadside where a little more moisture is found. 20" x 8" Picture |
25 |
4.00 |
| 255 |
Penstemon virens
Douglas Co. CO, elev. 6,450' |
The blue mist penstemon of the Colorado foothills and mountains. Glossy green mats and lavender blue clouds of blooms. Xeric, but more moisture and shade tolerant than most. 8" x 10" Picture |
50 |
3.50 |
| 1229 |
Penstemon whippleanus
Albany Co. WY, elev. 10,800' |
Tiers of large dusky burgundy bells are an unusual and attractive color. Usually found just around treeline. Easy in cultivation. 18" x 10" Picture |
25 |
3.25 |
| 3065 |
Phacelia sericea
Custer Co. CO, elev. 12,500' |
Fluffy fat spikes of purple flowers with decorative silver lacy foliage. Easy to grow. Beautiful! 6" x 5" Picture |
25 |
3.50 |
| 603 |
Phlox condensata
Park Co. CO, elev. 12,000' |
Dense green cushions with sharp scale like leaves and tiny white flowers. Choice alpine phlox. 1" x 4" Picture |
5 |
5.00 |
| 2981 |
Phlox hoodii
Fremont Co. WY, elev. 6,860' |
Tuffs of tiny leaves and white to sometimes pink flowers. One of the smallest western phloxes. Seed difficult to come by, a rare offering. 1/2" x 5" Picture |
7 |
6.00 |
| 562 |
Phlox multiflora var. depressa
Johnson Co. WY, elev. 9,675' |
Blue-green pancakes of foliage smothered in mid-spring with intensely fragrant, white flowers. Ubiquitous intermountain plant of sagebrush parklands. 2" x 10" Picture |
5 |
4.75 |
| 1023 |
Phlox pungens
Fremont Co. WY, elev. 6,800' |
Compact mats of gray needle clad stems terminate in lavender-blushed white flowers. Narrow endemic of chalk bluffs, very drought tolerant. 1" x 5" Picture |
7 |
5.50 |
| 1044 |
Physaria acutifolia
Fremont Co. WY, elev. 6,700' |
Flat gray rosettes are the perfect foil for lemon-yellow flowers in spring followed by red-tinged, inflated pods. Likes chalky soil, limestone scree. 3" x 5" Picture |
25 |
3.25 |
| 272 |
Physaria alpina
Park Co. CO, elev. 13,250' |
Dusty gray rosettes like hens and chicks with cart wheels of egg-yolk orange flowers in spring that transform into outlandish grape-like seed pods. A superb high alpine. 1" x 5" Picture |
25 |
5.00 |
| 1154 |
Physaria eburniflora
Carbon Co. WY, elev. 6,500' |
This is the only cream flowered bladderpod. Long blooming pale flower clusters circle silver leaf flat rosettes, followed by silvery inflated pods. Xeric Wyoming endemic. 2" x 6" Picture |
25 |
3.75 |
| 2972 |
Polemonium confertum (P. grayanum)
Park Co. CO |
Large periwinkle blue nosegays of blossoms top gray-green viscid tufts. Always found in summit fellfields. Very choice. 4" x 5" Picture |
25 |
4.00 |
| 549 |
Polemonium viscosum
Park Co. CO, elev. 12,000' |
Vivid violet-blue flowers over whorled ferny leaves. The famed sky pilot of high alpine meadows. 6" x 3" Picture |
25 |
3.75 |
| 1820 |
Polemonium viscosum
Sheridan Co. WY, elev. 10,130' |
Tiny scree form of sky pilot has large, bright blue flower clusters above segmented, hairy, whorled leaves, not as strongly scented as the typical form. 3" x 3" Picture |
15 |
4.50 |
| 699 |
Potentilla nivea
Albany Co. WY, elev. 10,500' |
Furry little mats nearly as congested as Eritrichum aretioides. Decumbent stems of few, large, yellow flowers from tight tufts of woolly leaves with white felt undersides and serrate edges. Adorable high alpine. 1" x 5" Picture |
10 |
4.00 |
| 3128 |
Primula algida
Pontic Alps Turkey, elev. 9,350' |
Globes of bright pink notched-petal flowers over compact farinose-leaf rosettes. From suth facing stony slopes. 5" x 3" |
25 |
4.00 |
| 914 |
Primula angustifolia
Custer Co. CO, elev. 12,300' |
Found in the highest altitudes, a darling little primrose of the Rocky Mountain tundra. Large bright pink flowers nearly hide the thick, narrow-leaf clumps in early summer. 2" x 2" Picture |
10 |
4.25 |
| 3113 |
Primula hirsuta
Swiss Alps, elev. 8,720' |
Clusters of large, dark rose flowers with a white eye just above rosettes of round, toothed, dark green leaves. 3" x 4" Picture |
25 |
4.50 |
| 2449 |
Primula rusbyi
cult. ex New Mexico |
Short spikes of rose-purple flowers with a yellow eye from farinose buds in spatulate leaf tufts. Easily cultivated, blooms spring through frost. 5" x 6" Picture |
10 |
4.00 |
| 2233 |
Prunus andersonii
Lassen Co. CA, elev. 4,500' |
One of the most exquisite shrubs of sagebrush scrubland or Pinon-Juniper pygmy woodland. Showy, salmon pink flowers on a bonsai peach tree. Drought tolerant shrub demands good drainage. Bob Pennington of Agua Fria Nursery in Santa Fe has a legendary specimen in his front yard. 3-6' |
25 |
4.00 |
| 3114 |
Pulsatilla alpina ssp. apiifolia
Swiss Alps, elev. 7,100' |
Light yellow open flowers over finely divided green leaves. Prefers more acidic soil and resents being moved when large. 8" x 8" Picture |
25 |
4.50 |
| 2992 |
Pulsatilla campanella
cult. ex Kyrgyzstan |
Lovely nodding periwinkle bells rise on downy stems from delicate fern-like leaf clusters. 8" x 8" Picture |
25 |
4.25 |
| 819 |
Pulsatilla montana
cult. ex Western Europe |
Fuzzy dissected plants with long lasting, up-facing, dark burgundy blooms in spring through early summer, then replaced with decorative fuzzy seedheads. 8" x 12" Picture |
25 |
3.25 |
| 551 |
Pulsatilla patens
Douglas Co. CO, elev. 6,450' |
Chalice flowers have white interiors with icy purple on the reverse. Harbingers of spring, suitable for a well-drained site, part shade if unwatered and arid. 8" x 10" Picture |
25 |
3.75 |
| 2458 |
Pulsatilla pratensis var. nigricans
cult. ex Hungary |
Purplish black nodding flowers contrast beautifully with the silky apple green foliage. 10" x 8" Picture |
25 |
3.50 |
| 1315 |
Pulsatilla vulgaris var. rubra
cult. |
Lovely small pasque flower with large velvety ruby red flowers accented by a prominent yellow boss. My daughter's favorite. 10" x 8" Picture |
25 |
3.25 |
