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

 

Iberis saxatilis

(Brassicaceae)

2” x 8”

Compact tangled mats of leathery dark-green leaves are smothered in spring with sweetly fragrant pristine white flowers. Mediterranean.

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Iberis sempervirens ‘Nana’

Candytuft

2” x 10”

A nice compact evergreen ground cover with abundant clusters of white flowers in early summer. s Europe, n Africa, w Asia

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Currently unavailable

 

Iberis sp.

3” x 6”

Beautiful white and lavender flowers over dark green foliage. s Europe, Pyrenees.

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Iberis taurica

4” x 6”

Clusters of white & lilac flowers in spring over compact mounds of dark green hairy foliage.

S-P

Currently unavailable

 

Invarillea olgae

 (Bignoniaceae)

Hardy Gloxinia

to 3’ x 12”

A very pretty species with tall stems that carry exquisite rose-pink tubular flowers in early summer. c. Asia.

S-P

$5.00

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Incarvillea zhongdianensis

 

 Hardy Gloxinia

 8” x 12”

Clusters of spectacular crimson-magenta trumpet-shaped flowers with yellow throats. Asia. 

S-P

Currently unavailable

 

Iris aphylla

(Iridicaceae)

6” x 6”

A low growing bearded iris that blooms in spring with pale violet to deep purple flowers that have blue-white beard hairs tipped yellow. Europe

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Currently unavailable

 

Iris hartwegii v. hartwegii

 (Iridaceae)

Sierra Iris

8” x 6”

Attractive clumps of shiny green leaves and slender butter-yellow (rarely purple) flowers. CA.

S-P

$5.00

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          Iris hookeri      (syn. setosa ssp. canadensis ‘Nana’)

(Iridaceae)

Beach-head Iris

 8” x 12”

Nice porcelain-blue flowers in late spring to early summer over smooth blue-green foliage. ne N. America. 

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 $5.00

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Iris lactea

Mongolian Iris

20” x 10”

Clumps of narrow gray-green leaves sheltering elegant soft blue and white flowers lasting several weeks in late spring. e Asia. 

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Currently unavailable

 

Iris ‘Makin Eyes’

 1’ x 1’

A stunning dwarf bearded iris with white petals stroked with blue-purple

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Iris missouriensis

Blue Flag

12” x 12”

This stately early spring bloomer carries flowers of pale blue-violet, the falls prominently veined blue over mounds of elegant slender swords. USA, in moist meadows and stream banks. 

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Currently unavailable

 

Iris pseudacorus

to 3’

Long stiff sword-shaped leaves and delicate yellow blooms from June to August. A moisture loving robust iris. Europe

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Currently unavailable

 

Iris pumila ‘Little Dream’

6” x 12”

An enchanting low growing dwarf bearded iris with soft lavender blooms.

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Currently unavailable

 

Iris pumila ‘Denim Blue’

 12” x 8”

A sweet little dwarf bearded iris with linear foliage and soft blue flowers in spring.

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Currently unavailable

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Iris ruthenica

 6” x 6”

Tufts of grass-like leaves and lovely fragrant violet and white flowers in early summer. E. Europe, Asia.

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$5.00

 

Iris sanguinea ‘Alba’

 1’ x 1’

Beautiful pure white flowers, 2-3 per stem, over small clumps of long narrow foliage. Japan, Korea. 

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4” pots  $7.00

 

Iris versicolor ‘Kermesina’

2’ x 1’

Attractive wine-magenta flowers, the falls veined white, are produced in June over arching narrow strap-like foliage

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$5.00

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