Laporte Avenue Nursery Fort Collins Colorado Plants for Alpine and Rock Gardens

Over 350 Species of choice and unusual plants for rock and alpine gardens.

Alpine and Rock Garden Plants

 

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Name

Size

Description

Culture

Price

08030029

Edraianthus dalmaticus (Campanulaceae)

3” x 6”

Clusters of showy violet-blue flowers on erect stems over tight rosettes of grassy foliage. Yugoslavia.

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Currently unavailable

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Edraianthus pumilio

1” x 5”

 Pretty amethyst-violet bells crown tight grassy cushions of silver-green leaves in early summer.   

S-P

Currently unavailable

 

Edraianthus serbicus

3” x 5”

Amethyst-violet bells over nice compact tufts. Bulgaria, Yugoslavia

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Currently unavailable

 

Edraianthus tenuifolius

 

8” x10”

A gorgeous bellflower that forms mats of dark green linear leaves with reddish stems capped by large blue bells. Balkans.

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Currently unavailable

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Epilobium crassum

(Onagraceae)

Willowherb

 4” x 8”

Mats of fleshy dark green glossy leaves suffused with red-purple beneath carry sweet solitary pink flowers on short stems in summer. A highly desirable and hardy species. New Zealand.  

S-P

$5.00

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Epilobium obcordatum

 Rock Fringe

 4” x 6”

Glorious pink blossoms in summer over mats of blue-green leaves. w USA.

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Erica carnea ‘Springwood’

(Ericaceae)

Alpine Heather

6” x 12”

Tiny rose-pink urns dangle over low politely spreading needle-like foliage in late winter-early spring. 

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$7.00

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Erigeron compositus v. glabratus

(Asteraceae)

1” x 3”

Bright yellow button flowers over tight cushions of gray hairy leaves. Marmot Pass, WA

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Currently unavailable

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Erigeron compositus ‘Pink’

 

 2” x 5”

 Pale lavender daisies on short stems nearly hide the nice compact cushions of dark green leaves. w N. America. 

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$5.00

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Erigeron compositus ‘Red Desert’

2” x 6”

Cute while daisies on short stems over a bed of deeply cut silver-green foliage.

S-T

$5.00

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Erigeron chrysopsidis

Dwarf Yellow Fleabane

4” x 3”

Sunny yellow daisies over hairy linear leaves in summer. OR, WA

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Currently unavailable

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Erigeron leiomerus

Smooth Daisy

4” x 8”

Pale lilac daisies are held over tufts of spathulate foliage in summer, often producing a second crop of bloom in late summer if cut back after flowering. w USA, subalpine to alpine. 

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$5.00

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Erigeron melanocephalus

Blackheaded Daisy

 

6” x 4”

White daisies open from wooly black-purple bracts in summer. A unique dwarf alpine. CO, WY

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$5.00

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Erigeron montanensis

1” x 3”

Sweet frilly white petals surround large yellow centers over tight buns of miniature narrow gray-green foliage. WY.

S-T

$5.00

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Erigeron nanus

6” x 6”

A delightful miniature with tidy mounds of blue-green foliage smothered by multi-petaled mauve-lavender daisies in mid-summer.   w USA.mauve-lavender. x USA

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$5.00

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Erigeron pinnatisectus

Pinnate Daisy

3” x 4”

Violet flowers with bright yellow-orange centers dance above gray-green finely cut foliage in early summer. Rocky Mts.

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Erigeron scopulinus

Rock Daisy

1” x 10”

A drift of white daisies covers this dark green mat of tiny spoon-shaped leaves in spring. Mountains of AZ. 

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$5.00

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Erigeron simplex

One-Flower Daisy

 6” x 3”

 A compact tuft of spathulate foliage carrying in early summer a long-lasting display of large rich purple solitary daisies with white wooly hairs on the base of the flower. w USA, in subalpine to alpine. 

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Erigeron vagus

2” x 7”

Compact rosettes of fuzzy, gray-green ruffled foliage topped by pretty white-pale pink daisies all summer. Choice. OR, CO. Limited supply. white-pale pink. OR, CO

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Currently unavailable

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Erinus alpinus

(Scrophulariaceae)

Alpine Balsam

3” x 8”

A classic alpine with dark green cushions that are smothered in rose-purple flowers in spring-summer. Reseeds nicely into rock crevices. Europe. 

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 Currently unavailable

 

Erinus alpinus v. hirsutus

 3” x 5”

 Similar to the above but the foliage is hairy.

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Eriogonum arcuatum v. xanthum

(Polygonaceae)

6” x 5”

Yellow flower clusters over mounds of wooly silver-green leaves. nw USA

S-X

Currently unavailable

 

Eriogonum brevicaule

Shortstem Buckwheat

6” x 8”

Olive-green leaves and small heads of yellow flowers with reddish tints. WY

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Eriogonum caespitosum

( Polygonaceae)

Silver Buckwheat

 1” x 12”

Chartreuse flowers that age to scarlet over very tight mats of silver-gray foliage. w USA

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Currently unavailable

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Eriogonum jamesii v. flavescens

 James’s Wild Buckwheat

 6” x 8”

 Umbrellas of bright sulfur yellow flowers in early summer over white felted sage-green leaves accented in fall with a nice copper tones. sw USA, in sagebrush, pinyon-juniper communities.

S-X

Currently unavailable

 

Eriogonum incanum

Frosty Buckwheat

 3” x 10”

 Bright yellow flowers with maroon markings are produced over mats of small olive-gray densely-woolly leaves in summer. CA, NV.

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Eriogonum kennedyi

4” x 10”

Dense cushions of tiny, silver-gray leaves and clusters of white-pink flowers on short stems. CA

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Currently unavailable

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Eriogonum ovalifolium

3” x 10”

Cushions of oval-shaped sage-green felted leaves with pink tinged puff-balls. w N. America.

S-X

Currently unavailable

 

Eriogonum thymoides

Thyme-leaved Buckwheat

 6” x 12”

A choice dwarf shrub with tiny, deep green, needle-like leaves and yellow flowers that age to burnt orange and red. WA.

S-X

 Currently unavailable

 

Eriogonum umbellatum

v. polyanthum

 3” x 12”

Dense mats of silver-blue foliage that changes to burgundy in fall and flowers that start out creamy yellow and change from orange to maroon. w N. America. 

S-X

Currently unavailable

Eriogonum wrightii v. subscaposum

Eriogonum wrightii v. wrightii

8” x 8”

A shrubby cushion with slender stems and silvery leaves covered in white felt with clusters of white-pink flowers in summer. sw USA

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Currently unavailable

 

Erodium castellanum

(Geraniaceae)

6” x 8”

Compact tufts of fuzzy, fern-like leaves and pretty rose-pink flowers with darker blotches. Blooms all summer long. Spain

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Erodium petraeus ‘Hybrids’

 6” x 12”

Low tufts of silver-green foliage, some more fern-like than the others, produce pretty long-blooming flowers in shades of pink and lavender. A grab bag but each is unique in its’ own right. We suggest you try more than just one!

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$5.00

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Erysimum capitatum

(Brassicaceae)

 8” x 6”

Tufts of stiff narrow leaves and a profusion of short-stemmed bright yellow flowers in spring. c & w USA. 

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$5.00

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Erysimum capitatum ‘Red Chile Form’

 8” x 6”

Rosettes of narrow evergreen leaves and clusters of orange-red flowers in early summer. c & w USA.

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 $5.00

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Erysimum kotschyanum

1-2” x 6”

Tufts of tiny leaves smothered in small brilliant yellow flowers in early summer. Asia, Turkey.

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Currently unavailable

Escobaria vivipara v. radiosa

Escobaria vivipara v. radiosa

Cactaceae

3” x 4”

Showy magenta flowers atop small clusters of spiny domes. Texas 

S-X

$6.00

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Euphorbia clavarioides

Euphorbiaceae

2” x 6”

Very tight compact clusters of small succulent pillars, devoid of spines, with a tiny pale yellow flowers at the tips. Choice! S. Africa

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$7.00

 

Eumorphia sericea ‘Tiffendell’ (Asteraceae)

1’ x 1’

 An evergreen subshrub with silky silver-gray foliage and white tinged pink flowers in late summer. S. Africa. 

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Currently unavailable

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Euryops decumbens

(Asteraceae)

3” x 8”

A low evergreen shrublet with finely cut silvery green foliage covered in summer with gleaming yellow daisies. Definitely worthy of a position in the rock garden. S. Africa. 

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 $5.00

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