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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Paeonia tenuifolia

(Paeoniaceae)

Fernleaf Peony

18” x 18”

Gracious single cup-shaped blooms of vivid crimson with a mound of bright yellow stamen over compact feathery foliage. Rare and flashy. se Europe to s Russia. 2 year old plants.

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$8.00

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Paeonia mlokosewitschii

Molly the Witch Peony

28” x 2’

Seductive, single, bowl-shaped blooms of primrose yellow, with masses of golden stamen, are nestled above soft blue-green foliage with pinkish undertones on the new growth. Caucasus. 4” pots

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$15.00

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Papaver anomalum v. album (Papaveraceae)

8” x 6”

Blowzy pure white poppies bloom all summer over neat mounds of dissected hairy foliage.

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$5.00

 

Papaver atlanticum

 12” x 8”

Delicate pastel flowers of soft orange are borne from chubby nodding buds throughout summer above basal rosettes clothed in silky hairs. Morocco.

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Currently unavailable

 

Papaver dahlianum

Swalbard Poppy

4” x 3”

Small tufts of coarsely haired dissected foliage and delicate petals of white to soft yellow. Greenland, Norway.

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$5.00

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Papaver kluanense

 

 4" x 3"

A choice elfin native with dainty soft yellow tissue-paper blooms, over fine gray-green hairy foliage. Rocky Mts.

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$5.00

 

Papaver lapponicum ex Tromso

Artic Poppy

6” x 3”

A pretty poppy with large yellow flowers. May be short lived but self sows to keep the colony going. Norway

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Currently unavailable

Papaver kluanense

Papaver miyabeanum ex ‘Takewoki’

Japanese Alpine Poppy

5” x 5”

Delightful yellow tissue paper flowers are held atop mounds of hairy, dissected foliage. 

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$5.00

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Pelargonium endlicherianum

 (Geraniaceae)

Rabbit Ears

 8" x 12"

Late summer delights us with abundant showy deep-pink flowers, veined with red over handsome mounds of dark green scalloped foliage.A hardy and coveted plant!   s Asia. 

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$7.00 limited supply

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Pellaea atropurpurea

(Adiantaceae)

 Purple Cliff Brake

8” x 12”

A dainty evergreen fern with lance-shaped blue-green fronds and black-purple stocks. Does well in a partially sunny limestone crevice and tolerates some drought if well established. N. America, Mexico.

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  $8.00     4” pot

 

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Penstemon albertinus

(Scrophulariaceae)

Alberta Penstemon

 8” x 5”

Bright azure-blue flowers in summer over mats of dark green leaves with a deep red-violet reverse. w N. America

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$5.00

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Penstemon albidus

White Penstemon

10” x 5”

A beautiful little prairie plant with clusters of white to lilac tubular flowers in June. Manitoba to TX

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Penstemon alpinus

12” x 8”

 Clump-forming with blue-green leaves and aqua-blue flowers, tinged purple, held in tight clusters in summer. WY to NM. 

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Penstemon ambiguous

Bush Penstemon

15” x 15”

Beautiful light pink phlox-like flowers in early summer on a symmetrical bush. KS, CO

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Penstemon angustifolius

Penstemon angustifolius v. vernalensis

‘Narrow-leafed Penstemon’

 12” x 16”

Fleshy pale glaucous blue lanceolate leaves and lovely summer flowers of robin’s egg blue. A fine Colorado native. w Great Plains. 

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 $5.00

 

Penstemon arenicola

Red Desert Penstemon

 6” x 6”

This ‘sand dweller’ bears intense blue flowers in early summer from electric-blue buds over mounds of waxy blue foliage. WY, UT.

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Penstemon aridus

Arid Penstemon

5” x 3”

A choice dwarf with bright blue flowers that are produced over tidy mats of linear leaves. MT, ID, WY. foothills to subalpine woods.

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Currently unavailable

 

Penstemon auriberbis

 6” x 8”

Large gaping pale lavender flowers on one-sided spikes over compact rosettes of narrow gray-blue leathery leaves in early summer. w USA. 

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$5.00

 

Penstemon barrettiae

10” x 12”

 Spreading mounds of large thick blue-gray leaves set off the huge rose-purple blooms with golden wool covered anthers. Endemic to the Columbia River Gorge in WA and OR. 

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Penstemon brandegei

 18” x 7”

 Thick spikes of huge azure-blue flowers over tufts of waxy green leaves.. A glorious long-lived plant for the dry garden. CO. 

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Penstemon cardinalis v. regalis

Cardinal Penstemon

 to 3’ x 2’

A hummingbird favorite with deep red slender tubular flowers that hang delicately poised from tall spikes in summer over glossy green leaves. NM, on rocky, wooded ridges.

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Penstemon cardwellii ‘Roseus’

 6” x 12”

 Shrubby mats of broad, finely serrated evergreen leaves projecting short racemes of lovely large rose-pink flowers.  

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$5.00

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Penstemon carnosus

Fleshy Penstemon

 12” x 8”

 “Queen of the San Rafael Swell” Lavender-grape flowers in whorled tiers over rosettes of thick glaucous leaves. Limited supply. UT.

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Currently unavailable

 

Penstemon caryi

5” x 5”

Distinctive gaping blue-purple flowers crowded on short racemes over mats of slender deep green foliage. Bighorn Mts, WY. 

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Penstemon cinicola

Ash Penstemon

6” x 12”

 Short wands of small blue-purple flowers in summer over tufts of slender foliage. nw USA. in dry sandy volcanic soils in sagebrush.

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Penstemon clutei

Penstemon clutei

Sunset Crater Penstemon

to 3’ x 1’

Pudgy bright pink flowers over waxy blue-green evergreen foliage from mid-late summer. AZ, in volcanic soils.

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Penstemon cobaea

Wild Foxglove

 18” x 12”

 Intriguing white to purple flowers possessing a faint honey scent known to attract bumblebees in summer. NE to TX.

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 $5.00

 

Penstemon commarrhenus

 Dusty, Furry Haired Penstemon

18” x 9”

A taller native species but a nice addition for the dry, wild garden with summer flowers of pale violet with fine white hairs on the anthers. CO, UT, AZ. sagebrush-grasslands to fir-aspen forests. 

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$5.00

 

Penstemon confertus

 12” x 10”

 Tiers of curious creamy yellow flowers atop mounds of rich green foliage through summer. Rocky Mts. in moist mountain meadows. 

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Penstemon crandallii

Crandall’s Penstemon

3” x 8”

 A highly desirable native forming attractive neat mats of narrow glaucous green foliage and decumbent stems that carry wide-open flowers of azure-blue with a purple throat. CO, UT. pinon-juniper & spruce-fir forests.

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 $6.00

 

Penstemon cyananthus

Wasatch Penstemon

 12”x 8”

 Large vivid blue flowers are held tightly on several stems arising from a basal clump of glossy green leaves. A stunning show when planted in a mass. WY, UT, ID.   

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Penstemon davidsonii v. davidsonii

3” x 6”

 Large lavender-blue flowers grace compact evergreen mats of pale green egg-shaped leaves. nw USA, montane to alpine. 

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 $5.00

 

Penstemon davidsonii v. menziesii

 4” x 8”

Blue-violet blooms adorn short stems clothed in small serrated leaves on shrubby compact mats. Choice. 

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Currently unavailable

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Penstemon davidsonii v. menziesii ‘Microphyllus’

 2” x 8”

A choice, rarely offered, subshrubby cultivar forming compact, creeping mats studded with large blue-violet trumpets on prostrate stems in summer. OR, CA.

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$5.00

 

Penstemon davidsonii v. praeteritus (Dwarf Form)

4” x 12”

Compact twiggy domes of small thyme-like gray-green leaves bear huge wide open blossoms of lavender-blue from late spring into summer. Spectacular! nw USA, on alpine ridges.

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Currently unavailable

 

Penstemon digitalis

Foxglove Beardtongue

2-3’ x 18”

 A profusion of pure white flowers sometimes tinged with pink appear in June and continue into mid-summer providing nectar for hummingbirds, bees and butterflies. The lustrous dark green leaves turn red in fall.

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Penstemon eatonii

Firecracker Penstemon

24” x 24”

Pendant scarlet-red tubular flowers on wand-like stems resembling firecrackers that put on quite a show in early summer. Often attended by hummingbirds and butterflies when in bloom. CA, NV.

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$5.00

 

Penstemon ‘Edithae’

10” x 8”

A hybrid between P. rupicola & P. ellipticus. Lavender-pink flowers contrasting nicely with mats of handsome glaucous blue-green foliage.

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Penstemon eriantherus

Penstemon eriantherus

8” x 6”

 Small rosettes of narrow serrated gray-green leaves bear clusters of large violet flowers with dense frizzy yellow beards in early summer. WA, on dry exposed gravely slopes.

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Penstemon fruticosus ex ‘Pink Holly’

6” x 8”

A compact hybrid with tiny waxy blue holly-like foliage and pretty bright pink flowers.

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Currently unavailable

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Penstemon fruticosus v. serratus

Woody Penstemon

8” x 16”

Bushy with very serrate, holly- like leaves and pinkish-lavender flower clusters in summer. ID, WA. 

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$6.00

 

Penstemon gairdneri

10” x8”

Narrow lavender-rose tubular flowers with some white in the throat over finely pubescent, narrow leaves in April-May. nw USA

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Currently unavailable

Penstemon glaber

Penstemon glaber

Smooth Penstemon

10” x 8”

Sky-blue flowers crowded on one-sided inflorescence in summer over a crown of thick glaucous green leaves. Very hardy. w USA.

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$5.00

 

Penstemon grandiflorus

 Shell-leaf Penstemon

to 2’

Large soft pink flowers produced amid handsome clumps of glaucous-blue foliage in early summer. A bit large for the rock garden but irresistible none the less. ND to TX, on the plains

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Currently unavailable

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Penstemon hallii

Hall’s Penstemon

 3” x 6”

A highly valued miniature alpine with blue-violet blooms in spring just above a tidy mound of linear, deep green foliage. Best tucked up against the north side of a rock; tolerates more moisture than most penstemons. CO.

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$5.00

 

Penstemon havardii

Big Bend Beardtongue

15” x 1’

Long blooming bright red flowers in spring over rosettes of glaucous blue-green foliage. TX

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$6.00

 

Penstemon heterodoxus v. heterodoxus

 3” x 6”

 Small compact mats of leathery oval leaves carry pinwheel-shaped heads of large rich dark blue blooms in summer. w USA.

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Penstemon hirsutus v. pygmaeus

Penstemon hirsutus ‘Pygmaeus’

4” x 6”

Loosely mat-forming with dark green leaves, purple flushed in winter, and pale purple flowers coated in fine fuzzy hairs in summer.

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Currently unavailable

 

Penstemon humilis v. brevifolius

4” x 6”

Dark blue glistening blooms over mats of dark green shiny leaves. UT.   

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Currently unavailable

 

Penstemon humilis v. humilis

 4” x 6”

Small basal rosettes of softly hairy spoon-shaped leaves overtopped by deep blue golden-bearded flowers in summer. w USA, in sagebrush and pinyon juniper communities.  

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$6.00

Penstemon hybrid (rupicola x cardwellii)

Penstemon hybrid

(rupicola x cardwellii)

10” x 12”

 Mounds of large thick blue-gray leaves set off the huge bright rose-pink blooms with golden wool covered anthers. 

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$5.00

 

Penstemon jamesii

James’ Penstemon

8” x 6”

Large pretty flowers of lavender-pink with exerted stamens and a yellow beard embrace tall stems over basal tufts of narrow wavy-toothed foliage in mid-summer. One of the best. NM, TX & CO. Very limited supply.

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Currently unavailable

 

Penstemon kunthii

2’ x 1’

Long blooming rosy-purple flowers with some light penciling in the throat over long slender bright green leaves. Color variations may occur. Mexico

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Penstemon laricifolius v. laricifolius

Penstemon laricifolius ssp. laricifolius

Larchleaf Penstemon

 4” x 3” (

A petite gem. Small tuffets of fine grass-like leaves bear numerous pretty pink blooms in early summer. WY, ID.

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Penstemon mensarum

Mesa Penstemon

 18” x 12”

Endemic to Grand Mesa, CO. with intense cobalt-blue flowers prolifically produced in summer. 

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$5.00

 

Penstemon neomexicanus

18” x 10”

Basal rosettes of smooth leathery leaves and one-sided inflorescences of blue-purple with dense white beards and a dark line on the lower petal lobe that seduces insects into the flower in late summer. NM- Mexico in pine & spruce communities.

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Currently unavailable

 

Penstemon newberryi

1’ x 1’

Tubular rose-red flowers over basal rosettes of finely serrated foliage in June to August. CA.

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$6.00

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Penstemon nitidus

Shining Penstemon

8” x 6”

Brilliant turquoise buds open to heavenly aquamarine-blue atop arching stems over neat tufts of powder-blue rosettes in spring. Sask. to Mexico, on open grassy hillsides and and plains.  

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 $6.00

 

Penstemon ovatus

Broad Leaved Penstemon

2’ x 1’

Showy deep blue open flowers appear in early summer above shiny, bright green, egg-shaped leaves. Hummingbirds are frequent visiters. Cascade Mtns.

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Currently unavailable

 

Penstemon pachyphyllus v. congestus

Thickleaf Beardtongue

 8” x 10”

Compact gray-green rosettes of wide leathery leaves and whorls of intense purple-tipped violet flowers in summer. UT, CO.

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$5.00

Penstemon payettensis

Penstemon payettensis

Payette Penstemon

 

24” x 12”

Produces bright lavender-blue flowers in May-June above leathery, rich green foliage. ID

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Penstemon paysoniorum

6” x 5”

Gorgeous bright blue flowers arise from clumps of smooth bright green leaves in summer. A splendid dwarf from the deserts of sw WY.

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 $5.00

 

Penstemon ‘Prairie Fire’

18” x 16”

 Vigorous clusters of deep green glaucous leaves support showy spikes aflame with bright red flowers in summer. 

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Penstemon procerus v. formosus 

Alpine Penstemon

2” x 8”

Low mat-forming with deep violet-blue flowers held above rosettes of ovate foliage in summer. nw USA.  

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$5.00

 

Penstemon procerus v. tolmei

Alpine Penstemon

2” x 8”

Large deep blue-purple flowers atop compact rosettes of egg-shaped foliage in early summer. WA to BC.

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$5.00

 

Penstemon procumbens

 

2” x 12”

Formerly offered as P. caespitosus ‘Claude Barr’; mat-forming evergreen groundcover with striking bright-blue flowers just above the tiny leaves in spring. CO high plains, WY, UT.

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Currently unavailable

 

Penstemon pruinosus

 4” x 6”

Clusters of beautiful dark blue-purple flowers with bright blue lobes over clumps of sharply toothed green foliage changing to wonderful dark purple in winter. WA to BC. 

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Penstemon pseudospectabilis

Arizona Penstemon

 2-3’ x 1’

Dark green, toothed leaves become fused as they move up the stem toward the shocking rose-pink trumpets in early summer. NM, AZ, CA in rocky washes and gravelly slopes.

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Currently unavailable

 

Penstemon pumilus

 5” x 5”

 A choice dwarf endemic to central Idaho, with lovely blue-violet flowers on prostrate stems over tufts of narrow gray-green foliage. Well deserving of a place of honor in the garden or trough.   

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Penstemon purpusii

 6” x 10”

A lovely dwarf decorated with rich purple-blue blooms in summer over low spreading luxurious mats of soft velvety, blue-gray leaves clothing short prostrate stems. A favorite! n CA, on dry stony slopes.

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Currently unavailable

 

Penstemon ramaleyi

8” x 6”