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An indispensable Port Townsend plant. This rugged South African is sun, wind and drought tolerant and absolutely hardy here. One of the most admired plants in our border for its profuse display of large yellow to orange daisies on low stems. Good drainage.

Hybrid seedling that came up in OSU Grevillea researcher Neil Bell's garden at the base of his Grevillea victoriae so carries a preponderance of the all the good traits of the parent. What are those good traits, you say? Hardiness, showy reddish flowers in summer, evergreen, tough, hummingbirds love it, deer hate it. Grow dryish and lean.

Received as Edward Whittall group but lacking the features of that mixed up group. Not to say this isn't worth having in its own right. Quite a distinct form that we can't quite put a name to, lacking in the usual double inner markings of elwesii. These have a large, nearly x-shaped green marking and at times produce 3 rather than the usual 2 leaves. A charming curiosity, pin your own favorite name on it Xcellent, Xstatic, X-Out, Xerox, Xenon, X-marks-the-spot, you get the gist.

Carrington Falls Grevillea. Of limited distribution in New South Wales Australia where it is found along streambanks, this was not formally described until 1960. To 6' tall and spreading, this has great foliage coupled with light pink flowers with long stamens. Mr. Grevillea, Ian Barclay, rates this as good to 10F but grow it lean and low to no phosphorous for best results when it gets to the mid to low teens.

Heyrick Greatorix hybridized Galanthus plicatus with G. nivalis 'Flore Pleno' and selected several outstanding double seedlings to name and these are part of the group known as the Greatorix Doubles. 'Dionysus' is one of the earliest of these to flower and and has large white flowers with petals parted to show the well-marked green inner perianth with its packed green inner petals with their white picotee. An excellent one for the garden both in persistence and increase. And might I say right here that thank the gods that Heyrick Greatorix did some excellent Galanthus hybridizing so that future generations might have the benefit of not only enjoying his snowdrops but also his name. Hopefully some of you with children pending might set aside the names of reality tv stars (research shows that these are the popular names) in favor of a name that has and will stand the test of time. While I might not legally change my name Heyrick Greatorix, a tattoo is not out of the question.

This is one snowdrop sure to win over both the dedicated galanthophile and those less enthused about the minute variations that drive them wild. This variety boasts 6 outer and inner petals, for you devotees of the invisible hand that's an extra 50% free! Gives a beautiful and distinct star-shaped silhouette that's truly unique.

This has had its fair share of names but we love this current iteration as it perfectly describes the condition resulting from eating the berries "Mental confusion, madness and permanent insanity". At least we would have an excuse. We've safely grown this for many years with no ill effects although our staff might disagree. White flowers, pinkish fruit. Enjoy the flowers, don't eat the fruit. Likes plenty of moisture in a draining peaty, organic soil and best in light to part shade. Not the hardiest plant as it is coastal to low elevations in Chile but good in zone 9 or as a container plant which is what we do.

A fine selection with seasonally variable light blue trumpet flowers which we received from our friend Urs Baltensperger. Most folks instantly gravitate towards the impossibly dark blue selections and while these are critical to have, consider how much darker they will look with this growing alongside. Just sayin'. Evergreen mats in rich soil.

A strong-growing form favored among some of the remaining specialty nurseries in Oregon. Dense evergreen mats of tight foliage erupt in spring and sporadically thereafter, with improbably large and impossibly saturated deep blue trumpets. This mountain species is no effete alpine, moist rich soil is its cup of tea.

Narrow evergreen leaves and clusters of rusty yellow flowers suitable for hummingbirds on this zone 8 hardy Aussie shrub. In the family Proteaceae which for garden purposes could be Latin for "hates phosphorous" so no need to fertilize. perfect for the gravel garden in full sun. Young plants, fast growing. Hardiness is increased by withholding water in later summer and fall to harden off and by growing it lean in soils low in organic matter. Can easily prune to size.

Evergreen mat-former with very large cobalt blue trumpets spring to early summer. This might ruin your other blue flowers for you as they will look embarrassingly insipid in comparison. A rich moist soil in full to mostly sun is best. Despite popular opinion, these are pigs and thrive on a good manure mulch! Thanks to our friend Urs for sharing.

Rare introduction of an incredibly attractive Gaultheria species. This low-growing species seldom exceeded 2'-3' in height. The reticulate evergreen leaves on reddish stems often were chalky white underneath and the white flowers mingled with young red fruit and black mature fruit. Hardiness unknown but we're guessing light frosts only as it was not far from cardamom plantings in the forest. A Far Reaches Botanical Conservancy offering.

A southeastern native in one of our favorite families, the Diapensiaceae, this has unapologetic beautiful evergreen foliage and wands of white flowers which evoke our native Vanilla Leaf, Achlys triphylla. This form, we assume from Watnong Nursery in Morris Plains, NJ, is notable for very good vigor and garden adaptability. Spreads not fast enough by runners and appreciates looser forest-type soil. Light shade to cool mostly sun.

Someone was doing that odd thing where you name a kid the opposite of what you want it to be to ward off evil or some such when they described this one. Despite the humorously offputting nomenclature this is actually a surprisingly cute and fairy-like little ginger relative with stalks of tiny golden flowers in a shape almost akin to a paper crane. Almost unheard of in cultivation, especially outside of botanic gardens so cultural information is scarce to say the least but given the Sichuanese origins and Zingiberaceae nature it likely wants a moist rich soil and to be kept protected from strong frosts.

Our collection of this as yet unidentified Gentian from an isolated peak with difficult access. This was growing on steep open banks overhung with Schefflera fengii and Rhododendron sinofalconeri where it made rounded small shrublets with semi-woody stems covered in clusters of shades of blue flowers.

This is one of the hardier of the larger Grevilleas handling temps down to 10F and being quite drought tolerant. A good drying off in late summer and fall and grown in lean soil will add to its hardiness. Flowers for months in the yellow to salmon range. This was grown at Heronswood as miqueliana but Ian Barclay sleuthed the subspecies. As with all Protea family members, don't fertilize with any fertilizer except low phosphorous but you don't need to really fertilize this anyway unless it is looking hungry which is unlikely.

Gonads and Phlegm, all I can think of when I see the vomitous new Latin name. I swear sometimes it feels like the taxonomists really have it out for us poor laborers. Luckily the associations stop there (other than the phlegmatic coloration perhaps). This neat little epiphytic fern picked up on a brief stint in Taiwan resembles the more commonly grown Polypodium formosanum (so much so that we originally collected it as such) in its thick vivid green rhizomes that provide a wholly unexpected dimension of appeal. The fronds however differ with the pinnules in unbelievably precise rows undiminished in length until nearly the tip, reminds me of those brain-becalming social media videos of things so perfectly arranged it just triggers something primal in the mind. Likely happy with similar treatment to more common Polypodiums just with an extra dose of warmth and humidity preferred, as of yet untrialed outdoors here but we are guessing not very hardy. We're thinkin' first intro to cultivation in the U.S.

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Our collection from the the summit of Guizhou Province's highest mountain in the southern Wumengshan. This was an area of severe deforestation and grazing but we secured 5 seeds of this very nice pink flowered species hiding at the edge of a boulder in the cropped turf and after propagation, can now offer this rare and possibly new to cultivation beauty. We have been thrilled with the performance of this in our garden where it grows at the foot of a large Baptisia where it wends it way through the stems to 3' tall and fronts the Baptisia with a skirt of pink flowers for going on three months. It is actually giving the Baptisia a bit of a complex because the Baptisia flowers for about a week and takes up a lot of space while meantime the Geranium is just a little energizer bunny.

Cool little gesneriad which recently was transferred from the now defunct genus Briggsia Glabrella. We only call this molecular meddling when we are updating our various database entries and pot tags. Shaded moist areas in Guangxi and SE Yunnan and can take light frosts. White/pale pink flowers.

Tender South American shrubby succulent making a 3'x4' mound of thin stems with small fleshy leaves Flowers unknown and we are perfectly willing to accept that this might well be a different genus entirely! Pairs well with cactus, bromeliads and xeric shrubs. Let us know what it looks like when it flowers! A Far Reaches Botanical Conservancy Offering.