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

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Lathyrus eucosmus

(Fabaceae)

8” x 24”

Graceful arching racemes of reddish-magenta pea-shaped flowers. CO. 

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Lavandula angustifolia ‘Nana’

(Lamiaceae)

Dwarf English Lavender

 10” x 16”

Spires of lavender-blue flowers waft a heady perfume held above dense mounds of aromatic blue-gray foliage. A terrific miniature landscape plant, small enough for the rock garden.

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Leontopodium alpinum

(Asteraceae)

Edelweiss

6” x 8”

Summer blooms consists of small yellow flower heads surrounded by stars of grayish-white flannel covered bracts. Europe

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Lesquerella alpina

Alpine Bladderpod

2” x 3”

Rosettes of narrow leaves covered with soft, silvery hairs and bright yellow flowers born in late May.

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$6.00

 

Leucanthemum weyrichii (Asteraceae)

8” x 18”

A handsome spreading mat of dissected foliage dressed in late summer with porcelain pink daisies. Japan, among seashore rocks

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Leucanthemum weyrichii ‘Round Leaf Form’

 8” x 18”

Similar to the above but the leaves are rounded and the large flowers are white. 

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$5.00

 

Lewisia columbiana v. rupicola

(Portulaceae)

4” x 5”

Airy sprays of pink flowers with darker veins are held above compact mounds of round fleshy evergreen rosettes. OR, WA

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Lewisia cotyledon ‘Rainbow’ (Regenbogen)

 6” x 8”

Flowers in enchanting shades of bright pink-salmon and yellow flaunt themselves in spring over flat, succulent-looking rosettes.

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$5.00

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Lewisia cotyledon ‘Sunset Strain’

6” x 8”

Large gold-pink to tangerine flowers opening from buds of delicious orange, blushed rose, in spring.

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Lewisia x ‘Edithae’

 

 6” x 8”

Low mounds of rich green leathery foliage are adorned with blooms of bright salmon-pink from spring to summer. Sure pleasure!

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$5.00

 

Lewisia longipetala

 4” x 6”

A charming little plant preferring to be dry, with white-soft pink flowers with interesting details over rosettes of fleshy linear leaves. The whole plant is fragrant. sw USA, CA.

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$5.00

 

Lewisia ‘Little Plum’

(L. colyledon x L. longipetala)

4” x 6”

Tight rosettes of fleshy evergreen leaves smothered with large flowers of intense rose-purple flushed with apricot when they first open in early summer. 

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Lewisia nevadensis

2” x 3”

Pristine white blooms are nestled within tufts of slender fleshy leaves in early summer. Keep on the dry side after it goes dormant. w USA. w USA

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Lewisia rediviva

Bitterroot

2” x 3”

Huge iridescent rosy-pink or white waterlily-like flowers appear in spring after their quill-like foliage goes dormant. Keep dry in summer. w USA, in open rocky places, foothills to subalpine.              

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$5.00

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Lewisia tweedyi

 8” x 12”

Irresistible, huge, apricot-pink to yellow flowers in spring over rosettes of succulent, greenish-purple leaves. Queen of the genus. WA, B.C. Limited supply.

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Liatris punctata

(Asteraceae)

Dotted Blazing Star

12” x 16”

Brilliant feathery lavender-pink flowers attract butterflies in late summer. Alberta to NM, plains to montane.

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$5.00

 

Liqularia przewalskii

5’ x 3’

Noble spires of golden yellow flowers held proudly atop purplish-black colored stems over a luscious mound of huge, deeply toothed, palmate leaves. China.

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$5.00

 

Lilium bulbiferum v. croceum

(Liliaceae)

Fire Liliy

15”

A splendid lily with brilliant tangerine-orange, upward-facing, cup-shaped flowers arranged in a bunch. Europe

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$5.00

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Lilium concolor

Morning Star Lily

1-2’

A pretty lily from Japan with dainty upfacing, star-shaped flowers lacquered orange-red with black spots.

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$5.00

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Lilium formosanum v. pricei

Taiwan Lily

to 1’

Elegant clump-former with fragrant white trumpets tinged purple outside, in late spring. Taiwan.

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$5.00ea 3/$12.00

 

Lilium lophophorum

 

8”-12”

Delicate light yellow nodding blossoms are initially joined at the tips creating curious lanterns. Lovely lemon fragrance. China

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Lilium pardalinum

Leopard Lily

 to 3’

Large nodding glossy orange-red, red-tipped, maroon-spotted flowers in summer. OR to CA. 

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$6.00ea

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Lilium philadelphicum

 Wood Lily

 to 18”

Rarely found in cultivation. Proud vivid orange- red, purple-spotted flowers atop robust stems in summer. Likes a humus-rich soil. e USA in woodlands, occasionally in the Rocky Mts, in plains to montane. 

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$5.00ea 3/$12.00

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Lilium pumilum

Turk’s Cap Lily

 to 18”

Slender stems clad with scattered narrow leaves are capped in early summer by fragrant scarlet-red nodding flowers comprised of strongly reflexed petals, sometimes spotted with black. An exceptional lily. e China and Siberia. 

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$5.00ea

 

Lilium regale

to 5’

Clusters of deliciously fragrant trumpet-shaped flowers in mid-summer, their petals white on the inside with a yellow throat and lilac-pink on the outside. Perhaps a bit big for the rock garden but lovely just the same. China

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$5.00

Linnaea borealis

Linnaea borealis

(Caprifoliaceae)

1” x 12”

A beloved woodland plant with low creeping mats of glossy paired leaves embellished in summer by fragrant twin dangling bells of soft pink. w N. America.

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Luetkea pectinata

(Rosaceae)

Partridgefoot, Alpine Spirea

 6” x 12”

Lush evergreen mats of delicate cut leaves, said to resemble tracks of the snow partridge, capped by domes of small white flowers with golden centers in late summer. AK to ID, CA, MT, subalpine, alpine.

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Lupinus albifrons

(Fabaceae)

6” x 6”

A beautiful dwarf lupine with silver-gray foliage and adorable blue pea-shaped flowers. Choice, but can be difficult. OR.

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$6.00

Lupinus argenteus

Lupinus argenteus

 

24” x 12”

Mounds of silvery fingered foliage silky haired on the underside, carry short dense spikes of deep blue-purple, the banners white to reddish. MT to NM. on rocky disturbed roadsides and sagebrush scrub. 

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Lychnis flos-jovis v. minor

(Caryophyllaceae)

Maltese Cross

 6” x 4”

Pretty apple blossom pink flowers compliment rosettes of gray fuzzy leaves. Alps. 

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Lysimachia atropurpurea

(Primulaceae)

 18” x 12”

A superb combination of wavy silver green lanceolate leaves and spikes of claret-red, almost black flowers in mid to late summer. A rare beauty. Greece.

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