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Name
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Size
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Description
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Culture
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Price
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Gentiana acaulis
(Gentianaceae)
Stemless Gentian
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3” x 12”
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Intense deep blue trumpets on glossy green rosettes in spring-early summer. Wow! Europe.
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P
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Currently unavailable
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Gentiana acaulis ‘Holzmanii’
(Gentianaceae)
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4“ x 6”
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Large indigo blue upturned trumpets with green outer markings. Very limited supply.
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P-T
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Currently unavailable
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Gentiana angustifolia
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3” x 12”
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Large upright heavenly blue trumpets swirl open in spring and are heavily borne above mats of narrow, glossy rosettes. Tops on my list! Alps.
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P-T
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$6.00
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Gentiana gelida
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6” x 8”
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Like a yellow form of G. septemfida with terminal clusters of pale yellow flowers in summer. Caucasus, in grasslands.
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P
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Currently unavailable
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Gentiana georgei
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2” x 3”
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Leathery cross-like rosettes with beautiful pale rose-violet purple flowers. Rare. China
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P-T
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Currently unavailable
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Gentiana hexaphylla
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2” x 3”
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Solitary sky blue funnel-form flowers in fall. China, in alpine meadows
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P-T
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Currently unavailable
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Gentiana paradoxa
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8” x 8”
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Clusters of starry bright blue flowers terminate upright stems with narrow leaves in late summer. Easy and long-lived.
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P
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$6.00
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Gentiana paradoxa ‘Hybrid’
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8” x 6”
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G. paradoxa x G. septemfida. They vary, but many have wider leaves than the straight species, all share late-season, exquisite blue trumpet flowers.
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P-T
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$6.00
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Gentiana parryi
Parry’s Gentian
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8” x 12”
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Clusters of plump deep-blue trumpets emerge in late summer over tufts of broad, glossy foliage. BC to CA and CO
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$6.00
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Gentiana parryi x septemfida
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6” x 8”
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The bees have been very busy in our rock garden so we have multiple variations of this classic plant. Some resemble one parent over the other but they all exhibit gorgeous blue flowers.
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$6.00
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Gentiana septemfida
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8” x 12”
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An essential gentian for the rock garden with clumps of glossy green leaves on arching stems with terminal clusters of bright blue flowers in summer. Asia.
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S-P
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Currently unavailable
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Gentiana verna
Star Gentian
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2” x 6”
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A petite gem, producing starry flowers of exquisite deep blue in spring over mats of sleek evergreen leaves. Europe, Asia.
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S-P-T
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$6.00
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Geranium dalmaticum
(Geraniaceae)
Dalmatian Geranium
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6” x 18”
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Shell-pink flowers in summer above glossy cushions of fragrant foliage coloring red in the fall. Balkans.
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S-F
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$5.00
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Geranium malviflorum
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6” x 12”
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Underground tubers give rise to mats of deeply dissected leaves and lovely lilac-pink, mallow-like flowers in late spring. Spain.
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S-P
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Currently unavailable
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Geranium magniflorum
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6” x 12”
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Possessing many charming qualities, this hardy geranium boasts delicate lacy foliage embraced in summer by rich bluish-purple flowers. S. Africa.
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S
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$5.00
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Geranium sanguinium ‘Nana’
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6” x 12”
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Low compact mounds of finely cut foliage and pretty cerise flowers with dark veins that guide bees & butterflies to their nectar source.
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Currently unavailable
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Geranium sessiliflorum
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3” x 6”
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Tufts of bronze foliage sprinkled with tiny white flowers in summer. Beautiful sunset orange foliage in winter. Australia, New Zealand, S. America.
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S-P
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Currently unavailable
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Geranium sp
ex Joseph Halda
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8” x 8”
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Impressive pink flowers abound over tight mounds of deep-green foliage. Nice!
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S-P
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$7.00
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Geranium viscosissimum
Sticky Geranium
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1’ x 1’
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Pink-purple flowers with red-purple veins are attractive to bees and butterflies. The foliage is quite sticky to the touch. w N. America.
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S-P-X
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Currently unavailable
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Geum triflorum v. ciliatum
(Rosaceae)
Prairie Smoke
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10” x 8”
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Pink nodding urn-shaped flowers hang over softly hairy fern-like foliage in summer, followed in autumn with bronze-red foliage and feathery plumes. N. America, plains to subalpine.
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P-C
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$5.00
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Gladiolus x hortulanus ‘Atom’
(Iridaceae)
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18-24” tall
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Willowy stems carry exotic scarlet red flowers with a silver-white picotee edge over clumps of slim, ribbed leaves in early summer. Hardy and hummingbirds love it too.
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S-P
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Currently unavailable
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Gladiolus italica
(syn. G. segetum)
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18-24” tall.
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Dainty spikes of pretty bright pink flowers frosted with white are borne in early summer.
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S-P
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Currently unavailable
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Gladiolus palustris
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1-2’ tall
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This dainty but hardy perennial glad looks wonderful poking out between mid-sized perennials or intermingled in a meadow or steppe planting, with graceful wands of rosy flowers. Europe.
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S-P
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$5.00
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Gladiolus saundersii (Iridaceae)
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to 3’
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We are thrilled with the performance vigor and hardiness this glad has to offer. Large lustrous scarlet-orange, white-throated flowers bloom for a long period in midsummer on sturdy stems attracting hummingbirds every year. S.Africa.
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S
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Currently unavailable
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Glaucium sp.
(Papaveraceae)
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1’ x 18”
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An unknown species from a British seed exchange with burnt orange horned poppy flowers and handsome scalloped foliage. Easy, and pretty in our region. (LSO)
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S-X
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Currently unavailable
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Globularia cordifolia
(Globulariaceae)
Mat Globularia
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3” x 12”
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Shiny dark evergreen mats with slate-blue pompoms in summer. Europe and Turkey, on limestone cliffs.
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S
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Currently unavailable
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Globularia repens
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3” x 12”
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Tight mats of tiny dark green leaves bear panicles of white lilac flowers in summer. Europe.
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S-P-T
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Currently unavailable
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Globularia trichosantha
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8” x 6”
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Handsome rosettes of rich green foliage and prominent round heads of blue powder puffs in late spring. Balkans.
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S
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Currently unavailable
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Grindelia chiloensis
(Asteraceae)
Gum Plant
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2’ x 2’
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Bushy evergreen subshrub carries 3” bright yellow flowers singly on tall stems. Argentina.
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S
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$5.00
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Gypsophila aretioides (Caryophyllaceae)
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1/2” x 5”
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Incredibly hard hummocks of tiny gray-green leaves with shy stemless blooms of pearly-white in summer. A superb trough plant! Iran, Caucasus, on open slopes.
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S-P-T
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Currently unavailable
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Gypsophila bungeana
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1” x 3”
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Tiny white flowers barely kissed with lilac are presented on wiry 6” stems in late spring-early summer over tidy mounds of grass-like foliage. Caucasus.
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S-T
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$5.00
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Gypsophila petraea
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4” x 6”
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Dense tufts of gray-green, grass-like leaves and globular clusters of white to pale purple flowers in summer. Carpathians.
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S-P
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Currently unavailable
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