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| Description | Height x Width | Germination info | |
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| Gaillardia pinnatifida | Delicate, drought-hardy daisies with red centers and narrow yellow petals over finely-cut gray leaves. | 14" x 6" | JC, 70°F |
| Galanthus elwesii | Picture | ||
| Gaultheria humifusa | Lovely, uncommon creeping wintergreen. Fine stems, broad leaves and alluring red fruit; gorgeous hugging boulders. Picture | BAG | |
| Gaultheria nummularioides | Prostrate creeping shrub of tiny heart-shape opposing leaves, edged in brown hairs. Red berries turn blue-black when ripe, delicious. Picture | 1" x 12" | |
| Gaultheria trichophylla | Alpine sky blue berries are stunning on this little prostrate shrub. Clustered along the stem, little 1/2" elliptical waxy leaves have prominent ciliate hairs Picture | ||
| Gazania cf. pectinata 'Tanager' | Brilliant orange flowers set in flat rosettes of dark burgundy-tinged cut leaves. Somewhat perennial or self sowing annual in zone 5, hardy in zone 6. | JC 70°F | |
| Gazania krebsiana | Imagine a gazania, smaller and hardy. Found on the high alpine gazania of the Drakensberg in Africa. Has dark markings in the center of bright yellow flowers. | ||
| Gazania linearis | A small, hardy, dark green leaf gazania. Bloom color ranges from a clear yellow to yellow with decorative black banding around disc. | 5" x 10" | JC 70°F |
| Gazania pectinata 'Tanager' | Gazania pectinata Tanager Picture | ||
| Genista horrida | A dense mound of silvery foliage in 1 to 2 feet high in as many years. Nice, soft, yellow flowers are pleasing to the eye. | JC, OT | |
| Gentiana cf. decumberns | One of the many permutations of giant gentians that occur throughout Eurasia with coarse rosettes. Extremely durable plants for wild garden, border or large rock gardens tolerating full sun, poor soils and even drought. like lax hostas and fine sprays of bright blue flrs for much of the summer. 12 by 18 inches | ||
| Gentiana acaulis | Famous brilliant blue spring blooming gentian of the Alps. A standard no garden should be without. Picture | 2" x 4" | SL, CF 3wk, 70°F or OT |
| Gentiana acaulis 'Alba' | Desirable albino form of the Alp gentian, fat white trumpets from this acid-loving variety. | 2" x 4" | |
| Gentiana affinis | Vigorous clumps bear showy clusters of royal blue narrow flowers which catch the eye. Found in moist mountain meadows. Picture | 12" x 10" | GA3 70°F or OT |
| Gentiana algida | 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. Picture | 4" x 5" | SL, CF 3wk, 70°F |
| Gentiana alpina | The largest of my early blooming gentians. Cobalt blue trumpets (accused of being petunia-like) bloom from late spring through early summer on very short stems in lustrous deep green foliage mats. Picture | 3" x 8" | |
| Gentiana angustifolia | Brilliant, royal blue trumpets on mats of long, narrow, dull green leaves from dry meadows in limestone. Can form very large mats in time. One of the easiest spring gentians. | ||
| Gentiana angustifolia (ice blue and white form) | Ice blue and white select form, lime tolerant and more xeric. Beautiful vigorous plant can take full sun in a drier garden. | ||
| Gentiana bigelovii | Unusually showy royal blue, closed bottled gentian, compact plants and large flowers. Picture | 8" x 5" | |
| Gentiana boissieri | Lax stems with shiny green leaves make tufts with large, blue trumpets, 3 to 5 on each stem. Blooms in late summer. Choice dwarf with good color, good for troughs. | 2" high | |
| Gentiana brachyphylla | One of the smallest alpines, resembling G. verna. A gem with stunningly brilliant blue flowers. North facing high quality scree with cool moist conditions recommended, but successful in lightly shaded, south facing, nice limestone rock garden conditions. (oh, what we do in ignorance!) Picture | 4 x 5 cm | JC, WCW |
| Gentiana calycosa | This Rocky Mountain native bears royal blue flowers from late summer through hard freeze. Short semi-upright stems of broad waxy dark green leaves take on burgundy hues in fall. | 7"x10" | |
| Gentiana clusii ssp. clusii | A small species of the G. acaulis group. A lime lover with large, pale blue flowers on short stems of little olive green leaves. | JC, WCW | |
| Gentiana clusii ssp. clusii (darker form) | Extremely desirable clone with narrow blue-black trumpets - 3cm long. Short stems and narrow leaves. Found on dry limestone slopes and turf. | JC, WCW | |
| Gentiana clusii ssp. Undulatifolia | Found on limestone slopes and turf. Robust subspecies with huge blue flowers and wavy leaf margins. | JC, WCW | |
| Gentiana clusii var. violaceae | Large purple trumpets seated on lovely rosettes of evergreen leaves. Picture | JC, WCW | |
| Gentiana decumbens | An early blooming garden variety that has small bright blue blooms mid-summer terminating lax 12" stems. | 10" x 15" | |
| Gentiana dinarica | Huge blue trumpets nestled in short leaf mats. The most saxatile of the Gentiana acaulis group. Rare. Found in limestone crevices and turf grass. Easy species in the garden. | 3" x 5" | GA3 70°F or OT |
| Gentiana farreri | Azure upright trumpets which bedazzle, decumbent stems of succulent needle-like whorled leaves. A remarkably vigorous Himalayan, blooms well after hard freeze. Picture | 3" x 10" | SL 70°F |
| Gentiana gelida | A surprisingly attractive straw-yellow flowered gentian similar to G. septemfida. This form brings a ghostly glow to the garden in midsummer. | OT | |
| Gentiana glauca | Lovely, almost succulent mounds of foliage produce trumpets that range from glaucous gray, through bright blues to an almost green-turquoise shade: very cute. | 3-6" x 4" | JC, 70°F |
| Gentiana lagodechiana | Similar to G. septemfida but smaller. Single, slender terminal flowers as well as blooms on short pedicels from the leaf axils along the somewhat decumbent main stems. Long blooming. | 7" x12" | SL 70°F |
| Gentiana paradoxa | Large starry flowers of brilliant sky blue, with intricately laced plicae contrast beautifully with autumnal yellow-green grassy leaf wands, blooms late summer through fall. Rare in the Caucasus, but happy and long lived in cultivation. This is the real thing, not a hybrid. Picture | 10" x 10" | SL, CF 3wk, 70°F or OT |
| Gentiana parryi | An extremely showy western subalpine. Several plump, royal blue trumpets top stems of broad, shiny leaves. Easy and long lived in cultivation. Picture | 12" x 6" | JC 70°F |
| Gentiana prolata | Bright blue upright tubular flowers adorn this petite plant in late summer. The decumbent flowering stems die back to main rosette after blooming. | 3" x 4" | SL 70°F |
| Gentiana prolata | Turquoise flares top white and purple streaked throats on flowers which terminate decumbent stems of pointy whorled leaves. An exceptionally beautiful form of this species. Picture | ||
| Gentiana prostrata | Tiny, annual cobalt blue alpine gentian found at the base of scree. Picture | ||
| Gentiana sceptrum | A very compact native gentian of the calycosa group that seems to do better on drier ground than the type--rather glaucous foliage and really lovely dark blue flowers. Long lived for us. | 8" x 7" | |
| Gentiana septemfida (compact form) | An excellent performer year after year brings bright blue color to the rock garden at a time when it 's most needed, in late summer. An easy and rewarding gentian for those new to rock gardening. | 7" x 15" | SL, CF 3wk, 70°F or OT |
| Gentiana septemfida (procumbent form) | A good blue summer gentian, splaying out to a foot across with deep blue-green leave and typical glorious bloom. | SL, CF 3wk, 70°F | |
| Gentiana septemfida (short upright) | short, upright variety | SL, CF 3wk, 70°F | |
| Gentiana septemfida 'White' | A form with white flowers, with only a tinge of blue. Open pollinated, so seedlings likely to be mixed colors. | SL, CF 3wk, 70°F | |
| Gentiana verna | Vivid cobalt blue star-flowers top short stems of shiny narrow leaves. Superb form of this tiny alpine, An excellent trough plant delivers brilliant blue in the spring. Picture | 2" tall | SL, OT or, GA3 TR for 10 d |
| Gentiana verna ssp. balcanica | This dwarf subspecies has large dark blue flowers on 1" stems of broadly ovate leaves. Found on east-facing limestone, dry grassy slopes. Suitable for troughs and crevices in full sun. An easy to grow classic alpine. | SL, OT or, GA3 TR for 10 d | |
| Gentiana verna var. angulosa | Robust, garden worthy variety with broader leaves bears vibrant blue flowers in spring. Picture | 3"x3" | SL, OT or, GA3 TR for 10 d |
| Gentianella amarella | Frail montane gentian that suggests a Sabatia in its growth form. | 6"x3" | |
| Gentianella amarella var. amarella | Picture | ||
| Gentianopsis barbellata | The only perennial blue fringed gentian, differentiated by pointed leaves just below the flower. Fragrant like sachets. Covers moist areas of the tundra late in the season. Picture | 4" x 2" | JC OT |
| Gentianopsis crinita | Bog-loving perennial is upright and bushy with many blue flowers in summer. | 12"x15" | |
| Gentianopsis thermalis | 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. Picture | 8" x 4" | JC OT |
| Geranium atropurpureum var. cowenii | Large light-pink flowers with purple veins and prominent dark stigmas. Delicate plant of small glabrous leaves. A beauty from the high plains of Wyoming. Picture | 10"x 12" | D 70°F |
| Geranium cinereum sap. subcaulescens | Picture | ||
| Geranium fremontii | 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. Picture | 15" x 18" | D 70°F |
| Geranium phaeum | Picture | ||
| Geranium platypetalum | Moderate in size with attractive foliage and large blue flowers with purple lines. One of the parents of the lovely Geranium x magnificum, perhaps you will develop the next great hybrid. | 12" x 12" | D 70°F |
| Geranium pratense | Picture | ||
| Geranium renardii | Velvety, pebble-like texturing of the palmate leaves is the best feature of this plant, the pale flowers with plum lines, held just above foliage, a bonus. From the Caucasus Mtns. Picture | 8" x 20" | D, 70°F |
| Geranium richardsonii | A woodland variety with lush green foliage and pure white flowers. Likes to weave through other plants. Picture | 30" high | D 70°F |
| Geranium sanguineum 'Dwarf Purple' | Darling miniature, not just dwarf, form (2-3inches!) with good purple flowers. Does it get better than this? | D, 70°F | |
| Geranium sanguineum ex. 'Max Frei' | Brilliant carmine saucer flowers, with white centers, bloom all summer over low mounds of petite palmate leaves. | 6"x9" | |
| Geranium sanguineum v. lancastriense (striatum) | Small choice form, dark green clumps of deeply cut, palmate leaves, and lovely pale pink flowers with red veins. | 4-6" x 12" | D, 70°F |
| Geranium sanguineum var. album | Good border plant with pure white blooms. An excellent cover for bulbs. | 9" x 12" | D, 70°F |
| Geranium sessiliflorum 'Nigrum' | Mats of little, round scalloped, plum-chocolate leaves set off small white flowers, held just above foliage. From New Zealand. | 2" x 7" | D 70°F |
| Geranium sp. 'Midnight Rider' | Picture | ||
| Geranium sylvaticum | European woodland geranium has large, soft palmate foliage and rich purple flowers with a white eye. Mildew proof. Picture | 24" x24" | D 70°F |
| Geranium viscosissimum | Clear magenta, showy flowers in this form. Large, sticky, palmate leaves. Montane and subalpine meadows. Picture | 36" x 20" | D 70°F |
| Geum capense | Lush, deep green leaves can be 4' wide, and bright yellow buttercup like flowers over a long summer season. Cool rock garden conditions, but tolerates lots of moisture. | 8" x 8" | JC, 70°F |
| Geum coccineum | Shocking orange flowers for a long season on a low mound of leaves. Easily grown. Native to the Balkans. Picture | 12" x 10" | JC, 70°F |
| Geum rossii | Picture | ||
| Geum triflorum var. ciliatum | Three nodding urn-shaped reddish sepaled white flowers emerge from soft fern-like foliage followed by upright feathery gray-pink plumes. Happy in cultivation. | 10" x 4" | JC 70°F |
| Glaucidium palmatum | Wonderful mauve, poppy-like flowers, compliment large, pebbly-textured, palmate leaves. From the cool woodlands in the mountains of Japan. A rare prize from the far east. | 12"x 12" | |
| Glaucidium palmatum 'Alba' (var. leucanthum) | Wonderful white, poppy-like flowers, compliment large, pebbly-textured, palmate leaves. From the cool woodlands in the mountains of Japan. A rare prize from the far east. | GA3 | |
| Glaucium acutidentatum | Trim gray foliage produces an amazing mound of hundreds of scarlet-orange flowers from April to June: very showy and perennial here utterly distinct from Glaucium flavum. A must for the xeriscape. | 24" x 12" | D 70°F |
| Glaucium grandiflorum | Brilliant scarlet flowers over a very compact hairy gray rosette. Dark basal blotches on petals. Xeric to average water in well-drained conditions, but won't tolerate overcrowding. | 10" x 3" | D 70°F |
| Glaucium leiocarpum | A horned poppy with lovely cut silver basal leaves and beautiful, yellow, tissue paper flowers, similar to G. flavum, but a little taller. | 24" x 12" | |
| Glaucium sp. | Resembles Glaucium corniculatum, however this silver leaf beauty is perennial with extra long glabrous pods on 30" stems. Clear orange poppy blooms all summer. | 12" x 24" | |
| Globularia cordifolia | Bright blue pompoms over dark green mats of evergreen foliage. One of the great alpines. From hot and dry limestone crevices. | 3" x 15" | JC 70°F |
| Globularia incanescens | Compact, dusty gray-green rosettes make a neat tuft with a long season of true blue flowers. A fine plant for the alpine garden. | JC, 70°F | |
| Globularia meridionalis | Picture | ||
| Globularia repens | Mats of tiny leathery leaves display light blue pompoms just above the foliage in early summer. Picture | 1" x 5" | JC, 70°F |
| Globularia trichosantha | Colonies of tufted rosettes of smooth, glaucous, ovate, evergreen leaves bear steel blue flower clusters similar to bachelor's buttons. Better form than others obtained under this name. | 2" x 6" | JC, 70°F |
| Glycyrrhiza lepidota | Pea shrub, | ||
| Goniolimon speciosum | An unusual pink statice from the Ural Mtns. | 22" x 6" | D, 70°F or OT |
| Grayia spinosa | Pearl gray spiny stems have olive green paddle leaves and multi-disc seedheads that turn pink to red. Handsome xeric shrub. Picture | 50"x25" | |
| Gypsophila aretioides | Picture | ||
| Gypsophila cerastioides | Mats of oval, velvety leaves copiously produce large, white saucer blooms with lilac pencil lines. A Himalayan gem!. | 4" x 8" | JC, 70°F |
| Gypsophila petraea | Picture |