Please note: All items on the following 12 main Catalog pages ARE AVAILABLE.

Only the items that appear on the Archives page are sold out or not available.

Abronia glabrifolia (Nyctaginaceae) (12x14,Z5,P,C, 3:4w) .............................................. 40 seeds / $4.00 32530.12 (W) Mesa Co., CO, 5050ft, 1540m. This Abronia population has undergone several name changes in previous decades, last listed as A. argillosa. Thick, succulent, rounded leaves of dusky purple and sage green tones sport white starburst clusters on long peduncles.

Abutilon incanum (Malvaceae) (50x26,Z6,P,SC,2) ............................................................ 60 seeds / $3.50 45812.10 (W) Yavapai Co., AZ, 2750ft Small shrublets of multiple stems bearing cordate, gray-tomentose leaves. Inch-wide, orange-yellow flowers are borne in nearly every axil during the spring.

Acacia angustissima (Fabaceae) (80x60,Z7,P,SC,1) ......................................................... 50 seeds / $3.50 05832.17 (W) Greenlee Co., AZ, 3660ft, 1116m. One of the few herbaceous acacia species, sprouts anew each year. Feathery leaves with numerous snow-white powder-puff flowers, followed by decorative bronzy-red seed pods. A novel plant for the garden.

Acacia constricta (Fabaceae) (180x160,Z6,P,SC,1) ....................................................... 40 seeds / $3.50 12659.11 (W) El Paso Co., TX, 5675ft, 1730m. Small trees or large bushes adorned with finely-cut foliage and yellowish flower balls. The most prominent features are the long, grayish spines all along the stems.   Photo

Acacia roemeriana (Fabaceae) (120x90,Z6,P,SC,1) ....................................................... 30 seeds / $3.50 74625.13 (W) Eddy Co., NM, 3675ft, 1120m. Flower balls of cream on short shrubs with recurved spines and small doubly-pinnatifid leaves.   Photo

Acer grandidentatum (Aceraceae) (300x220,Z3,P,C,3:8w) .............................................. 40 seeds / $3.50 32740.23 (W) Utah Co., UT, 5525ft, 1684m. Large, blunt-lobed leaves on short trees put on a brilliant scarlet display in early fall.

Achillea tomentosa (Asteraceae) (15x20,Z4,P,L,1) ............................................................. 100 seeds / $3.00

 78657.17  (W) Pont d'Ael, SW Alps, 900m.  Dense mats of ferny, soft-hairy leaves sprout flat heads of yellow flowers.

Adenophora triphylla v. japonica nana (30x15, Z5, P, L, 3:6w) ........................................... 80 seeds / $2.50

 78747.11  The elliptical, serrate leaves are whorled in fours on erect, pilose stems.  Panicles of nodding blue flowers.

Aethionema grandiflorum (Brassicaceae) (14x16,Z5,P,L,2) ................................................... 40 seeds / $3.00

 32769.07    Similar to A. schistosum but slightly larger and the flowers a deep lilac.

Agastache breviflora (Lamiaceae) (40x15,Z6,P,L,1) .............................................................. 90 seeds / $3.50

 10742.17  (W) Cochise Co., AZ, 6900ft, 2104m.  Tight raspberry spikes above dark-green foliage.

Agastache micrantha (80x30,Z6,P,L,1) ................................................................................. 80 seeds / $3.00

 56412.09  (W) Ex Doña Ana Co., NM, 4500-9000ft.  Plants are intensely mint-scented, bearing spikes of tiny flowers with prominent green calyxes.

Agastache neomexicana (Lamiaceae) (30x18,Z6,P,L,1) ............................................ 90 seeds / $4.00 58265.15 (W) Lincoln Co., NM, 9965ft, 3038m. Dense, bushy, aromatic plants with rugose foliage bear nice tight, deep pinkish-lavender flower spikes. Can grow to over two feet tall in the garden but at this altitude, plants were considerably more compact.

Agastache occidentalis (65x35, Z6, P, L, 1) .......................................................................... 50 seeds / $3.00

 61212.14  (W) Kittitas Co., WA, 2100ft, 640m.   Spikes of violet in early summer, fragrant foliage.

Agave deserti (Agavaceae) (40x50,Z7,P,C,2) ........................................................... 90 seeds / $3.50 15276.15 (W) Riverside Co., CA, 4050ft, 1235m. Striking glaucous-gray rosettes show considerable variation in leaf form in this population and sucker readily. On granitic soils.

Agave lechuguilla (Agavaceae) (16x26,Z6,P,C,1) ............................................................ 90 seeds / $3.50 54212.14 (W) El Paso Co., TX, 4900ft, 1494m. Narrow dagger stems with dark, etched patterning.

Agave mckelveyana (Agavaceae) (14x24,Z7,P,C,2) ................................................... 70 seeds / $3.50 56125.16 (W) Yavapai Co., AZ, 4600ft, 1402m. A dwarf species whose closest relative is A. deserti simplex. Slender, few-flowered panicles of yellow, hardly 7 or 8 feet tall.

Agave parryi (Agavaceae) (40x40,Z6,P,C,2) ............................................................. 90 seeds / $4.00 70074.25 (W) Grant Co., NM, 6800ft, 2073m. Another hardy population which rivals the one near Flagstaff, AZ. South-facing, barren slopes of rhyolite, here in the Mimbres Mtns and part of the Chihuahuan Desert, experience considerable cold during the winter. Rosettes of silver-gray.   Photo

Agave toumeyana ssp. bella (8x16,Z7,P,C,2) ..................................................................... 100 seeds / $3.50

 78686.11  (W) Gila Co., AZ, 5400ft, 1646m.  Smaller rosettes than the type with a greater number of leaves.  The lower half of each leaf is denticulate instead of filiferous.  Beautiful population growing on steep, N-facing, rhyolitic cliffs.   Photo

Allium acuminatum (Liliaceae) (12x8,Z5,C,L,3:8w) ......................................................... 100 seeds / $4.00 01285.34 (W) Gooding Co., ID, 5550ft, 1692m. Bright violet-lavender heads about 2 inches in diameter light up the Snake River Plains of southern Idaho by the millions in late spring.

Allium atroviolaceum (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 campanulatum (32x10,Z6,P,C,3:8w) .............................................................. 100 seeds / $4.00 12062.18 (W) Trinity Co., CA, 5100ft, 1555m. Starburst clusters of white to pale pink flowers on longish stems.

Allium cratericola (Liliaceae) (3x9,Z5,P,C,3:8w) ......................................................... 60 seeds / $4.00 12740.17 (W) Lake Co., CA, 3475ft, 1059m. Dense umbels containing 30 to 40 pink, bell-shaped flowers atop a few narrow, channeled leaves. On exposed, W-facing serpentine slopes. May be challenging but this beautiful dwarf is worth the effort.   Photo

Allium crenulatum (4x9,Z6,P,C,3:8w) ............................................................................... 90 seeds / $4.00 12742.18 (W) Clatsop Co., OR, 2800ft, 854m. Pairs of flat leaves bear pink to cream heads on very short stalks. A superb tumbleweed allium sprouting out of basaltic screes.

Allium fimbriatum v. fimbriatum (4x7,Z6,P,C,3:8w) ................................................. 100 seeds / $4.00 30457.17 (W) Riverside Co., CA, 4050ft, 1235m. Thousands of these tiny alliums popped out of the desert soil this spring after all of the rains. Unusual color for the genus, deep violet to purple, the petal tips often shading to blue.   Photo

Allium fimbriatum v. purdyi (Liliaceae) (14x7,Z6,P,C,3:8w) ............................................ 90 seeds / $4.00 30459.24 (W) Colusa Co., CA, 1300ft, 396m. Umbels of white to pale lavender flowers with tapering petals shading to lilac on 4 to 6-inch stems. Photo

Allium geyeri (10x7,Z3,P,C,3:8w) ................................................................................ 70 seeds / $3.50 32296.13 (W) Gilpin Co., CO, 11360ft, 3463m. An alpine allium sprinkled across the tundra bearing pink umbels over grassy tufts.

Allium haematochiton (12x9,Z6,P,C,3:8w) ................................................................ 100 seeds / $3.50 35025.16 (W) Santa Barbara Co., CA, 3800ft, 1160m. Forms bulb clusters bearing multiple scapes terminating in white flowers, often tinged lavender or pink, especially in the throat.

Allium howellii v. clokeyi (16x10,Z6,P,C,3:8w) ....................................................... 100 seeds / $3.50 35692.16 (W) Ventura Co., CA, 4900ft, 1495m. Clusters of white flowers limned violet with a green throat sit atop single stems. In an ashy clay soil.   Photo

Allium macropetalum (9x10,Z5,P,C,3:8w) ................................................................. 100 seeds / $4.00 56014.41 (W) Grand Co., UT, 4270ft, 1302m. Umbels of white to pale pink, the petals with purple midveins. Growing in sandy soils.Photo

Allium membranaceum (15x5,Z6,P,C,3:6w) ............................................................... 15 seeds / $4.00 56256.13 (W) Tuolumne Co., CA, 3400ft, 1036m. Beautiful, delicate, almost diaphonous petals of very pale lavender, shading darker towards the petal tips as they age.   Photo

Allium parvum (3x4,Z4,P,L,3:6w) ................................................................................ 70 seeds / $4.00 30456.23 (W) Cassia Co., ID, 6350ft, 1936m. The tiniest allium with heads of violet. On a rocky trough on the north side of a mountain in southern Idaho.

Allium platycaule (8x8,Z5,P,C,2) .................................................................................. 60 seeds / $4.00 70540.18 (W) Placer Co., CA, 6430ft, 1960m. Between two thick falcate leaves arises an umbel of bright rosy-pink flowers, the stamens exserted, early in spring, shortly after snowmelt. Upon maturity, the umbels detach, dispersing seed in "tumbleweed" fashion. Photo

Allium robinsonii (2x9,Z6,P,C,3:8w) ............................................................................. 70 seeds / $4.00 74610.13 (W) Kittitas Co., WA, 775ft, 236m. Darling miniature with heads of long-tubed, raspberry-pink flowers over a few narrow, strapping leaves. Growing in volcanic sand.Photo

Allium siskiyouense (5x9,Z5,P,C,3:8w) ....................................................................... 80 seeds / $4.00 76476.57 (W) Del Norte Co., CA, 4050ft, 1235m. Sessile umbels of deep rose-pink to magenta flowers over two narrow, falcate leaves. This endemic to northern California and southern Oregon is a dwarf version of A. falcifolium growing on high serpentine ridge crests.

Allium sp. (Tuolumne River, CA) (8x10,Z6,P,C,3:6w) ............................................. 50 seeds / $4.00 12061.16 (W) Tuolumne Co., CA, 3400ft, 1036m. Was listed previously as A. aff. campanulatum but now I think it cannot be this after seeing the true species in northern California. This species, from the Tuolumne River drainages is much smaller in stature, almost a "tumbleweed" allium. Found only on northwest-facing, rocky cliffs above a waterfall.

Allium sp. (Illinois Valley, OR) (26x12,Z6,P,C,3:8w) ............................................. 60 seeds / $3.50 10654.12 (W) Josephine Co., OR, 1400ft, 427m. Heads of white flowers with green midribs. Too dissimilar to be A. bolanderi. I did find herbarium records matching this species but they were not named.

Aloinopsis luckhoffii (5x9, Z9, P, L, 1) ................................................................................. 100 seeds / $3.00

 54812.10  Ex Boonstevlei.  Flowers often two-toned, peachy-yellow to apricot.

Aloinopsis malherbei (6x8, Z9, P, L, 1) ……………………………………………............. 70 seeds / $3.00

 56054.00  Tufts of scalloped leaves fanning to whitish bumps on the edges.  Unusual flower colors in peach, apricot and tangerine shades.

Aloinopsis orpenii (6x9, Z9, P, L, 1) ...................................................................................... 60 seeds / $3.00

 67470.10  Ex E Kuruman.  Bluish-olive leaves with large bright yellow flowers.

Aloinopsis rosulata (4x9, Z9, P, L, 1) ………………………………………………............ 70 seeds / $3.00

 74676.10  Pug-like foliage with yellow flowers sporting midline stripes.

Aloinopsis rubrolineata (5x8, Z9, P, L, 1) ………………………………………...….......... 40 seeds / $3.00

 74810.10  Ex Graaff-Reinet.  Olive-green tongues bear large pale yellow flowers, each petal with a maroon midline strip.

Amelanchier alnifolia (Rosaceae) (180x90,Z4,P,C,4:12w) ............................................. 50 seeds / $3.50 05459.13 (W) San Juan Co., UT, 7870ft, 2400m. More shrub-like than tree-like with roundish, toothed leaves. White to pale pink flowers cover the plants in late spring, followed by pomes which mature to purple-black.

Amelanchier utahensis (Rosaceae) (240x200,Z4,P,C,4:12w) ......................................... 50 seeds / $3.50 87820.13 (W) San Juan Co., UT, 7870ft, 2400m. Small trees with roundish, pubescent, toothed leaves, smaller than those found on A. alnifolia. The plants are covered with white flowers in late spring, followed by small dry pomes.

Amorpha canescens (Fabaceae) (70x40, Z4, P, SC, 1) ......................................................... 50 seeds / $2.50

 12059.13  Herbaceous shrublets bedecked with long spikes (10 to 18 cm) of shimmering purple and orange pea-blossoms.  Adapts to most soils but prefers dry, sandy areas.

Amorpha fruticosa (120x100,Z5,P,SC,2) ........................................................................... 40 seeds / $3.00 30748.02 A rather large shrub with pinnate leaves and dark purple flower spikes, each blossom accented with yellow stamens.

Amorpha nana (40x60, Z4, P, SC, 1) .................................................................................... 50 seeds / $3.50

 58058.09    Small shrublets with olive-green, doubly-pinnate leaves bear blue-violet spikes in mid-summer.

Amsonia arenaria (Apocynaceae) (16x40,Z6,P,C,2) .................................................. 40 seeds / $4.00 07425.15 (W) Otero Co, NM, 4350ft, 1326m. (= A. tomentosa v. stenophylla.) Forms colonies of soft stems clothed in linear, silver-haired leaves. Clusters of pale lilac to mauve, fragrant flowers in early spring.

Amsonia eastwoodiana (Apocynaceae) (35x50,Z5,P,C,1) ......................................... 40 seeds / $4.00 20767.16 (W) Emery 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 fugatei (40x50, Z6, P, L, 3:8w) …........................................................................... 60 seeds / $3.00

 30832.15  (W) Socorro Co., NM, 5000ft, 1524m.  White flowers shading to a brownish throat with iridescent purple tubes.  Lanceolate leaves cover a forest of erect stems.  Growing in sandy soil.

Amsonia illustris (Apocynaceae) (70x40,Z5,P,C,3:8w) ................................................. 50 seeds / $3.50 45454.00 "Ozark Bluestar." Willow-like clumps with shiny leaves bear capitate clusters of blue flowers in early spring. Lovely golden foliage in the fall.

Amsonia jonesii (Apocynaceae) (40x40,Z5,P,L,3:8w) ............................................... 55 seeds / $4.00 50659.46 (W) Grand Co., UT, 4200ft, 1280m. Mature specimens bear 50 to 100 upright stems with ovate-lanceolate leaves of a deep, soft green. Heads of pale blue, long-tubed flowers. Growing in a shallow wash of sandy clay. This population has to be very drought and heat-resistant.

Amsonia palmeri (60x30,Z5,P,C,3:6w) .................................................................................. 55 seeds / $4.00 70057.40 (W) Yavapai Co., AZ, 4550ft, 1387m. Multiple stems from a crown clothed in lanceolate leaves bear dense apical clusters of pure white to very pale blue flowers. Very drought tolerant.

Amsonia peeblesii (50x50,Z5,P,C,3:6w) ................................................................................ 30 seeds / $4.50

 70221.70  Ex cult.  Mature plants are bright green due to the shining narrow leaves on scores of stems from a woody crown. The corolla lobes are white shading to tubes of purple. Seeds cultivated from plants grown from seeds of plants originally found on red sandstone Moenkopi formations. Exceedingly drought tolerant.

Amsonia tharpii (Apocynaceae) (35x16,Z7,P,C,2) ...................................................... 50 seeds / $4.00 78350.15 (W) Eddy Co., NM, 3050ft, 930m. Long, linear, falcate leaves, appearing overall like feathery spirals. Flowers not seen here but are reportedly white. Growing in calcareous rubble.

Amsonia tomentosa (Apocynaceae) (35x50,Z5,P,C,1) ............................................. 40 seeds / $4.00 78656.16 (W) Garfield Co., UT, 4750ft, 1450m. Multitudes of decumbent stems radiate from a central rootstalk clothed with linear, silvery-haired leaves. Basal clusters of pale-blue, tubular flowers appear in late spring. Growing in pink sand.

Androstephium breviflorum (Liliaceae) (9x6,Z5,P,CE,3:8w) ........................................ 40 seeds / $4.00 10743.12 (W) Mesa Co., CO, 4936ft, 1505m. (= Brodiaea breviflora.) Few-flowered umbels of pale purple flowers, veined blue-purple. Earliest blooming bulb on the Colorado Plateau.

Anemone occidentalis (Ranunculaceae) (40x15,Z4,P,C,3:8w) ...................................... 90 seeds / $3.50 61213.22 (W) Yakima Co., WA, 5500ft, 1677m. Bold clumps of laciniate foliage produce bowl-shaped creamy flowers. The silky seedheads look like woolly mops 3" to 4" long. Photo

Anemone tuberosa (16x8,Z7,P,C,3:8w) ....................................................................... 100 seeds / $5.00 78810.54 (W) Pima Co., AZ, 2925ft, 892m. White flowers with blushes of pink around the petal edges. Deeply-cut, lacy foliage. One of the earliest wildflowers to bloom starting as early as mid-Feb, peaking in March and dropping seed by early April.

Angelica grayi (Apiaceae) (20x18,Z3,P,L,3:8w) ........................................................... 50 seeds / $3.50 32742.24 (W) Chaffee Co., CO, 12000ft, 3660m. The diminuitive stature of this aromatic Angelica makes it a perfect candidate for the rock garden. White umbels of capitate flower clusters in summer.

Angelica roseana (Apiaceae) (65x35,Z4,P,C,3:8w) ...................................................... 70 seeds / $3.50 74679.12 (W) Sheridan Co., WY, 9200ft, 2805m. Thousands of white to pinkish florets in huge compound umbels over pinnate foliage. Alpine gullies in limestone substrate.

Antennaria carpatica (Asteraceae) (4x25,Z4,P,L,3:6w) ............................................... 100 seeds / $3.50 12076.14 A silver-green mat-former from the mountains of Austria with heads of white on short stalks in early summer.

Antennaria microphylla (10x20,Z4,P,L,3:8w) ............................................................... 100 seeds / $4.00 56431.12 (W) Uintah Co., UT, 8080ft, 2463m. Silvery-gray mats of the tiniest leaves. The height in the code includes the flower buttons held on 10 cm stems. The mats themselves are less than a centimeter tall.

Antimima argentea (Aizoaceae) (6x16, Z9, P, L, 1) …………………………...................... 90 seeds / $3.00

 07432.10  Deep pink flowers are abundantly produced over spiky succulent tufts.

Aquilegia barnebyi (mini form) (20x12,Z4,P,L,3:5w) ................................................... 100 seeds / $4.00 10074.36 (W) Rio Blanco Co., CO, 8450ft, 2576m. Miniature flowers of butter-yellow corollas and peachy-red sepals over finely-cut, blue foliage. I don't know if the dwarf stature of this population is genetic or due to the extremely exposed conditions here. On W-facing cliffs of oil shale. Photo

Aquilegia caerulea (Ranunculaceae) (40x30,Z3,P,L,3:4w) ........................................ 100 seeds / $3.50 12029.78 (W) Park Co., CO, 12100ft, 3689m. The lovely state flower of Colorado. White sepals and long spurs, deep sky-blue (occasionally pale blue) corollas. Along the base of a long line of small volcanic cliffs. Photo

Aquilegia caerulea (50x35,Z3,P,L,3:4w) .................................................................... 100 seeds / $3.50 12029.88 (W) Albany Co., WY, 10500ft, 3201m. Another population of the lovely state flower of Colorado found in the southern Wyoming mountains. Plants a bit larger here but maybe only because of the lower altitude, slightly shaded by fir trees.

Aquilegia caerulea f. daileyae (35x24,Z4,P,L,3:6w) .................................................. 50 seeds / $4.00 12026.19 (W) Jefferson Co., CO, 8285ft, 2526m. A spurless form of the common A. caerulea which looks very much like a miniature clematis. All of the plants in this fairly large colony were spurless but two miles away there were some spurred forms, so I can't be certain what percentage of spurless forms this seed batch will yield. I would guess at least 50%, probably 75% or more.Photo1   Photo2

Aquilegia caerulea v. ochroleuca (40x30,Z3,P,L,3:4w) ............................................. 90 seeds / $4.00 12027.28 (W) Iron Co., UT, 11050ft, 3369m. Large, pure white, long-spurred flowers. On volcanic rock.

Aquilegia flabellata v. pumila (Ranunculaceae) (16x12,Z4,P,L,3:4w) ........................... 70 seeds / $3.50 30538.03 A good standard form in this seed batch from Austria. Blue and white flowers on compact plants.

Aquilegia flavescens (50x22,Z3,P,L,3:6w) .............................................................. 100 seeds / $4.00 30530.51 (W) Park Co., WY, 9400ft, 2866m. A hardier version of the yellow-flowered A. chrysantha, although the sepals and spurs tend to be more creamy-yellow. Photo

Aquilegia jonesii (6x12,Z3,P,GL,3:6w) ........................................................................... 50 seeds / $5.00 50658.19 (W) Big Horn Co., WY, 9715ft, 2962m. A classic alpine species with gorgeous royal-blue flowers and powder-blue foliage. Forms tufted mounds on limestone rubble. A challenge to cultivate.Photo1   Photo2

Aquilegia laramiensis (16x12,Z4,P,L,3:4w) ................................................................... 60 seeds / $5.00 54074.18 (W) Albany Co., WY, 7650ft, 2332m. A rare species endemic to the Laramie Peak area, with pretty, dainty white flowers. Grows on shaded ledges of granite.Photo

Aquilegia X micrantha (Ranunculaceae) (30x24,Z6,P,L,3:6w) ...................................... 100 seeds / $3.50 56413.34 (W) Montrose Co., CO, 5100ft, 1555m. The viscid leaves are pure A. micrantha but the flowers reflect influence from probably A. elegantula, yellow corollas and pink to peachy-red spurs.  Photo

Aquilegia scopulorum (10x10,Z4,P,GL,3:6w) ........................................................................ 60 seeds / $5.00

 76128.19  (W) Garfield Co., UT, 8450ft, 2576m.  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

Aquilegia scopulorum (20x16,Z4,P,GL,3:6w) .................................................................... 100 seeds / $5.00 76128.60 (W) Sanpete Co., UT, 10800ft, 3290m. Appears to me a bit larger than the Piute Co. population but still are beautiful plants with tight, glaucous, gray-green foliage and large, long-spurred, bi-colored flowers of blue and white. On south- and east-facing screes of dolomite near timberline.