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A species not often encountered for sale, the 2019 RHS Plant Finder lists but two sources in the UK and they won't have many. Neither do we but we want someone else besides us here in the colonies to enjoy this plus this will give that collector's itch a good scratching. A stout, smaller species with yellow flowers that is related to R. humeana. This was described as a species in 1982 from a George Forrest collection near Dali in Yunnan.

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Primula sieboldii 'Onigokko'

1800

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Primula sieboldii 'Onigokko'

1800

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Wide petals of bright fuchsia pink tempered by a pale white eye simply cannot fail to please. Unless of course you don't do pink, but this could be that gateway plant to that wanton world where pink plays such a big role.

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Polypodium cambricum 'Omnilacerum Superbum'

2500

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Polypodium cambricum 'Omnilacerum Superbum'

2500

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Also sometimes found as Polypodium cambricum 'Omnilacerum Oxford' this form of welsh polypody likes to get a bit wavy, so a perfect one to bring along with your mates to that all night rave. Or if instead of a slightly addled teenager you tend more towards florid Victorian you may describe it more viscerally as 'all lacerated'. Basically the usually entire margins of the pinnae can go from a gently undulating curvature to a starkly incised jagged edge, these forms tend to express a bit variably and develop with age but nonetheless add some extra character to an already excellent all-rounder fern.

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Scutellaria prostrata

1800

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Scutellaria prostrata

1800

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This is loving our crevice garden but might be better in our rock garden as the 20" mat of trailing stems clad in small rumpled leaves is a tad big for the crevice. A profusion a creamy, violet-striped erect flowers sporting a purple hooded upper petal. From the Himalaya & Everest National Park, to nearly 15000'.

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Cheilanthes argentea

1800

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Cheilanthes argentea

1800

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Silver Cloak Fern. At home over a broad stretch of Asia from Vietnam up to Siberia where it favors growing on rocks or walls in degraded - some say rotted - moss and organic matter. A low growing evergreen fern with startling white undersides to the leaves. Low water requirements once established. Most folks say zone 5 but we'll say 6.

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Closeup of the white and pink flowers of Weigela japonica var. sinica

Kelly Dodson holding a stem of Weigela japonica var. sinica with pink flowers

Weigela japonica var. sinica CGG 14063

1600

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Weigela japonica var. sinica CGG 14063

1600

$16.00

Our collection of this large species from Fanjinshan in China where we saw it growing in the open with mixed scrub. This was a leafless 10' rounded open shrub with seed capsules at the ends of the branches. We have not yet flowered this but Flora of China has this as the only species that grows in this area so that works for us. Expect white flowers tinged pink aging to red or some variation thereof and being fairly profuse in May. May is always a safe month to say when you have not flowered something. Gives you a little wiggle room. If you've got the room in a naturalistic wild garden or want something big summer screening, this could be the ticket. This would be excellent backing for tall Joe Pye Weed for example. Aside from appealing to hummingbirds with its broadly tubular flowers, this is the type of shrub that is begging to be nested in. Good branch angles, nice shell of exterior concealing foliage and relatively open interior. Channeling my inner bird.

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Saxifraga paniculata ssp. cartilaginea 'Foster's Red'

1600

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Saxifraga paniculata ssp. cartilaginea 'Foster's Red'

1600

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Presumably a selection by rock garden pioneer H. Lincoln Foster. Tight rosettes of silver-encrusted leaves are complemented by tall sprays of deep red flowers in spring. Thrives in the rock garden, containers, or other sunny areas with excellent drainage. Classic choice for tufa planting should you be so lucky.

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Hepatica transsilvanica

2800

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Hepatica transsilvanica

2800

$28.00

Choice Romanian species with evergreen leaves and blue flowers. This spreads by creeping rhizomes and in time, you can divide and spread about the garden or dangle as elite trade bait among your gardening friends. Grown from seed given us by our friend and Hepatica King, John Massey.

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Athrotaxis cupressoides

1600

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Athrotaxis cupressoides

1600

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Pencil Pine. Very interesting conifer from the highlands of Tasmania where it is threatened due to fires and degradation of habitat from grazing and too many Eucalyptus. The leaf scale are tightly appressed to the stem so the green branchlets do look very pencil-like. A moderate grower with old-growth trees 30'-60' but you won't have to worry about it - it takes a while.

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Gentiana 'Goetterdammerung'

1600

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Gentiana 'Goetterdammerung'

1600

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A good dark blue Asiatic Gentian which true to name, brings a turbulent close to the summer with a vivid display of rich blue flowers held above the low mat of needle-like foliage. Variously seen offered as a selection of sino-ornata or veitchiorum, this seems more likely to be the love child between the two species as the dense and vigorous habit is more sino-ornata and the deep mid blue color perhaps a nod to the luscious intensity of dark blue in veitchiorum. A fine addition to the gentian collection and best in rich moist soil in half to full sun. Hardy to zone 4 anyway.

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Hepatica nobilis - lavender

2500

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Hepatica nobilis - lavender

2500

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Lavender flowered version of the typically blue-flowered European species. Thanks to our friend and Hepatica guru John Massey of Ashwood Nurseries for sharing seed. We have flowered these plants and they are indeed lavender! Perfect in the woodland garden, very hardy and with impeccable provenance.

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Corydalis - Far Reaches Select

1500

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Corydalis - Far Reaches Select

1500

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A chance seedling in our gardens with some affinity to "Purple Leaf' and other clones out of England. The similarities are such that we were reluctant to clutter the field with another named Corydalis but it is good enough to share so an "unofficial" descriptive is our solution. Purplish new leaves and scented lavender-blue flowers,

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Trillium rugelii 'Little's Snowy Giant'

4000

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Trillium rugelii 'Little's Snowy Giant'

4000

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A vigorous selection from Piping Tree Gardens Nursery some years back. We have not offered this before and finally a few divisions deemed expendable thanks to the Covid-19 loss of retail, lectures, tours and offsite plant sales. There is a silver, or rather, a snowy lining to this pandemic. Sizable, white pendulous flowers nod beneath the leaves and this will increase nicely in a few years.

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Salvia cf. dolichantha

1600

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Salvia cf. dolichantha

1600

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Bold gray-green foliaged Chinese Salvia collected by plantswoman June Sinclair. Deciduous species and tough as nails. Multiple arms of flowering stems splay out from the leafy crown bearing many rich purple tubular pouchy flowers. This has been a trooper in our garden. We previously offered this as S. bulleyana but are refining our best guesses. Oh to have more time with a hand lens and the Flora of China.

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Ornithogalum regale syn. Galtonia regalis

1800

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Ornithogalum regale syn. Galtonia regalis

1800

$18.00

Very cool South African bulb grown from seed we received from English plantsman Harry Hay many years ago. Harry was a discriminating collector of plants and generous in sharing. This has broad strap leaves and tall stems bearing pendulous flowers of softly muted green. Truly regal. This has been amply hardy for us and appreciates a bit of shade from the hottest part of the day and will do well on an eastern aspect which where we have ours planted on our sunny border.

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Luma apiculata 'Glanleam Gold'

2500

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Luma apiculata 'Glanleam Gold'

2500

$25.00

Gold Chilean Myrtle. This outrageous evergreen shrub is best suited for mild gardens such as the urban heat sink of Seattle, against a wall or near the water. Fragrant white early summer flowers, cinnamon peeling bark, pink tints on the new growth, blue-black edible but insipid fruit.

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Primula wilsonii var. anisodora

2400

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Primula wilsonii var. anisodora

2400

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Very cool Candelabra type Primrose with whorls of rich black cherry flowers. Very distinctive and definitely eue-catching. Loves a moist rich soil where it will gently self sow and frankly boogie until dawn.

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Crocosmia 'Nimbus'

1800

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Crocosmia 'Nimbus'

1800

$18.00

One of our favorites - and we know you have seen this on other Crocosmia labels here - but it is even more true with this one! Not to say the others are less favored, mind you. Large, wide open orange-yellow flowers with a vivid dark orange ring in the center surrounding a slightly paler throat. Well-displayed to nearly 3' tall.

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Iris cristata 'Merle's Ruby'

2000

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Iris cristata 'Merle's Ruby'

2000

$20.00

Most cultivars of the dwarf crested iris fiddle about with the original flower's saturation filter, Merle however has added a splash of new hue giving rise to a richly royal purple colored flower that may even have a tinge of deep red to the discerning eye. Certainly one of the most vibrant selections of this universally good species and one I wouldn't mind on a brooch or ring.

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Hepatica 'Millstream Merlin'

6000

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Hepatica 'Millstream Merlin'

6000

$60.00

This delightful hybrid Hepatica selection originates from Connecticut grower Lincoln Foster and more than keeps up with even the best of those produced by the British Hepatica elite. Impossibly rich purple flowers which do away with the distraction of stamens in favor of variably semi-double petals and a bright yellow button of stigmas.

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