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Daphne is a genus with a justifiable reputation for being finicky to downright contrary. This species is not so and is as amenable as they come. Evergreen shrub with narrow leaves and lots of nicely scented white flowers that are purple-pink on the outside. Blooms in spring and sporadically thereafter into fall. The origins of this particular form is that seed from a good reblooming clone in England was sent to the former proprietor of Siskiyou Rare Plant Nursery, Baldassare Mineo (quite a rarity himself) who then shared seed from his plants with us. Is it any better than the typical species which tends to rebloom? We have not grown it long enough to compare but you can't go wrong with this sturdy and rewarding species.

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Grevillea rivularis

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Grevillea rivularis

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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.

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Gentiana acaulis 'Sternschnuppe'

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Gentiana acaulis 'Sternschnuppe'

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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.

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Epilobium canum ssp. latifolium CEH 2229

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Epilobium canum ssp. latifolium CEH 2229

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Seed collected by FRBC botanist Dr. Cody Hinchliff in Arizona from a summer rainfall area. Don't panic - this will still be tolerant of dry but will be more amenable to summer water than others. Wider than tall as it spreads by underground stems, the narrowly tubular scarlet flowers are a late summer to fall delight. Formerly Zauschneria. A Far Reaches Botanical Conservancy Collection

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Anisodus carniolicoides (Previously listed as A. tanguticus)

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Anisodus carniolicoides (Previously listed as A. tanguticus)

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Interesting member of the Solanaceae which we collected in Bita Hai in Yunnan waaaay back in 1997. Totally dormant in winter, this bursts forth in late spring and rapidly makes a multi-stemmed plant up to 5' high with curious nearly waxy 1.5" pale greenish flowers like overturned spittoons. Poisonous rhizomes are used medicinally. Thanks to Cody Hinchliff for keying.

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Agapanthus 'Black Buddhist'

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Agapanthus 'Black Buddhist'

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This is a fine selection quite comparable to "Back in Black" but a bit more compact in stature aspiring to attain 3' in height. This makes it much more workable for the front of the bed or as a container element. Dark stems holding dark blue-purple flowers in late summer. Mulch if very cold but has been fine here in the Puget Sound area.

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Vaccinium x intermedium

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Vaccinium x intermedium

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A hybrid between V.myrtillus and V. vitis-idaea making a dense little shrub 2' high. Why stiff yourself with a boring beyond belief Boxwood when you could have this splendid little gem with pinky-white flower bells in late spring and small blueberries in late summer? Good organic soil.

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Rhododendron pachypodum MD97

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Rhododendron pachypodum MD97

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A regrettably tender species of the Maddenia section which we brought back as a cutting from the Cangshan in the fall of 1997 and these are cutting-grown from that plant. Every terminal bud bursts into large white flowers with a soft yellow throat which are sweetly scented. Sunroom in winter.

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Rhodohypoxis baurii 'Ruth'

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Rhodohypoxis baurii 'Ruth'

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Small but rapidly clumping bulb from South Africa with dense grassy leaves and small white flowers, produced with some say reckless abandon during summer. Named after Ruth McConnell who was one of the foremost growers and hybridizers of the genus in the UK. These have been easy in the garden here.

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Rhododendron occidentale

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Rhododendron occidentale

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Western Azalea native to southern OR and northern CA. I've seen this ringing Darlingtonia bogs in the Siskiyous in full bloom in shimmering 100 degree heat and it is a sight to behold. Quite fragrant. These are grown from a plant from Leo Hitchcock's garden, guru of PNW natives.

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Primula sieboldii 'Uchu'

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Primula sieboldii 'Uchu'

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Bold white flowers with broadly rounded petals on this Japanese selection of the species. In Japan in the wild, this primrose is found on grassy edges and mixed with other plants which provide a dappled light. It is also more adapted than most Primula to a bit of summer dry if need be. There is a plant society in Japan devoted solely to this one species and all of its cultivars - truly a descent into a maelstrom to contemplate the infinite variety and permutations that they have with this one Primula species. Love it when something gets taken to the limit.

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Iris wattii CPC

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Iris wattii CPC

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For those whom bigger is better but biggest is best comes this larger of the two "Bamboo Iris" species. The name refers to its habit of forming tall upright canes which hold the fans of foliage and flowers ever higher aloft. While bamboo might be a slight exaggeration in the case of I. confusa (only reaching 3ft or so) this species can reportedly top out at 6'+. I envy legendary plant breeder and Iridophile Darrell Probst who collected this species for what must have been a truly incredible encounter in the wild. Needs a fairly sheltered/mild spot to reach full potential.

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Heptapleurum minutistellata MD 12-53 (syn.Schefflera)

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Heptapleurum minutistellata MD 12-53 (syn.Schefflera)

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A 2012 Chinese collection of one of our favorite Schefflera species (and Schefflera is a favorite genus!) remarkable for its second layer of leaflets and tendency to be extremely floriferous with globose white flowers aplenty. This was a small multi-trunked tree in the wild and is shaping up to be very similar in our collector's garden where it was knocked back by a particularly cold winter but has excelled since.

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Hepatica nobilis var. japonica - Dark purple-pink, Dark anthers

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Hepatica nobilis var. japonica - Dark purple-pink, Dark anthers

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One of our treasured Hepatica selections rarely offered due to jealous hoarding and nature's snail-like pace. These woodland delights are one of our favorites, so much so that they have a whole house dedicated to their culture! This form is for fans of bold saturated colors, with hot pink flowers only further juiced up by dark red anthers, this one pops even among the varied jewel-like hues of our Hepatica house.

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Trillium oostingii

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Trillium oostingii

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While only given its proper species status relatively recently we can all be thankful that the original collector circa 1935 got his credit in the end lending us his zippy name, Oosting, and giving us this excellent and avant-garde Trillium found only in a few South Carolina locations. It’s not just the rarity that makes this haute-couture on the Trillium red carpet, though it has that well-covered too. Eschewing the standard Trillium garb of plain reds and whites this bold beauty pairs a bright acid green with a darkly alluring maroon base while the well-dappled leaves prove it knows how to accessorize.

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Chionanthus pygmaeus

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Chionanthus pygmaeus

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An exquisite and rare shrub both in cultivation and in nature. This dwarf fringetree is found only in small Florida populations and is facing possible disappearance in the wild much like it's textile fashion equivalent but at least in the case of the plant not for lack of visual appeal. This unsuspecting tree explodes head to to skirt in a riot of long-petalled white flowers dangling gracefully like sleeves at a discotheque.

*For sale only to Washington customers*

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Aspidistra vietnamensis 'Amanogawa'

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Aspidistra vietnamensis 'Amanogawa'

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Despite it's translation this is not to be confused with what is often sold as Aspidistra 'Milky Way' instead the leaves of this supremely variegated cultivar are painted in broad strokes of cream and white, further accented with the more commonly seen white speckling, creating an effect well deserving of the more literal translation 'Heavenly River'. As with other cast iron plants this is highly tolerant of deep shade, plays nice indoors, stands up to roving bands of deer and offers foliage bliss all year long.

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Trillium chloropetalum

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Trillium chloropetalum

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Giant trillium, that's right I said giant trillium, like something from a waking dream that word combination is. California endemic and worthy of it's own star on the Hollywood walk of fame. A robust stalk lifting aloft a trinity of bracts and that classic sessile trillium flower reaching up to nearly 2ft tall at maturity, force majeure king of the shade woodland. These are seedlings from a population of variable color but we'd expect something along the spectrum of tints and shades of pink and red.

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Syringa reflexa (syn. komarowii ex DJHC)

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Syringa reflexa (syn. komarowii ex DJHC)

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Second generation seedlings from a Hinkley collection in Sichuan of this fine Lilac which can be kept as a large shrub or trained up to be a small tree. Pendulous flowers white to pale pink inside with a lavender-pink reverse. Very attractive and trouble free.

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Olsynium douglasii FRF7885 - tall purple

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Olsynium douglasii FRF7885 - tall purple

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An especially tall, purple-flowered form in this selection. Like all of our Olsynium selections, this has been a long process of a decade or so to get this to a size where division is possible and we feel like we can safely release a few. Early flowering in Feb-Mar and fully dormant by summer. Myriad variants can be found in flower shape, color, size, time of bloom etc. and it would be easy to go Galanthus on this species in terms of collecting mania. We speak from first-hand experience on our Olsynium descent into madness. Multiple shoots which may or may not flower as it is hard to tell when dormant. This is a winter-spring moist plant which goes dry in summer in the wild where it grows in fairly heavy soil.

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