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Exceedingly rare and only described in 2004, this species from Greece and Albania earns its price with beautiful single scarlet flowers and by being a serious collectible. We totally understand that you are buying this for the ornament and not because every serious gardener who sees this in your garden will weep with envy.

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Iris foetidissima 'Citrina'

2500

$25.00

Iris foetidissima 'Citrina'

2500

$25.00

An interesting version of this valuable evergreen Iris which has light lemon flowers instead of the typical uninspiring dull lavender mauve. The flowers are really just a teaser for the main show which is the big seed pods spitting open in late summer and fall showing brilliant red -orange seeds. Excellent evergreen foliage.

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Vaccinium glauco-album

1800

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Vaccinium glauco-album

1800

$18.00

Superb blue-green leaf selection of this exceptionally ornamental evergreen Himalayan Blueberry. We saw this in western Arunachal Pradesh in 2003 at 10,000' and discovered an eastern range extension of this in Sichuan in 2006. This is a superior form to both populations and likely has its origins with Barry Starling, UK Ericaceae expert. Fruit is edible but very tart, good only for special preserves and you might be better served eating the birds that came to eat the berries. Not that we would. Or do.

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Bistorta polymorpha (syn. Persicaria)

1500

$15.00

Bistorta polymorpha (syn. Persicaria)

1500

$15.00

A perennial mainstay in Europe and a key player in the Dutch and German Waves of garden design is this nearly perfect Fleece Flower and for darn good reason. This behaves itself and doesn't run or seed, just clumps and blooms all summer until frost. The white flowers provide critical contrast and a cooling point for the hot colors of the summer border - a visual iceberg for your fevered eye to stretch out belly flat like your hiking dog buddy does on that lingering snowbank high in the mountains in late summer. Very hardy, very easy, this works with nearly everything and will make you look like you have realized your potential.

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Polygonatum mengtzense f. tonkinense

3000

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Polygonatum mengtzense f. tonkinense

3000

$30.00

Great form of this epiphytic evergreen species from northern Vietnam with rich purple foliage when young which gradually fades in intensity as the summer turns to fall. Small red or green flowers in profusion followed by red fruit. This has been undamaged to overnight 10F for us which gave lie to our vaunted store of horticultural certainties so we expect hardiness to zone 7 maybe lower with mulch. If the nursery was burning, this would be among the 11 Polygonatum we would run in to get.

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Leptospermum lanigerum Purple Leaf Form

1800

$18.00

Leptospermum lanigerum Purple Leaf Form

1800

$18.00

Exceptional form of the species we received from the Master Of Leptospermum, Ian Barclay of Desert Northwest. This fast-growing Tea Tree will become a fine large shrub to 15' in mild areas. Silver-purplish needle-like leaves in summer turn darker purple in fall & winter. The small white flowers are visual madness. Ours has handled 10F in our dry garden. Deer proof.

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Ophiopogon planiscapus 'Edge of Night'

2000

$20.00

Ophiopogon planiscapus 'Edge of Night'

2000

$20.00

A subtle sport of the Black Mondo Grass 'Nigrescens' with the thinnest edge of white along one side of the leaf. This was introduced by Collector's Nursery and named by the late clever wordsmith Bill Jansen who was one of the owners. Bill had a gift for naming plants as many of you conifer collectors well know.

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Digitalis obscura

1600

$16.00

Digitalis obscura

1600

$16.00

A dwarf Foxglove from Spain and North Africa and a Plant Select introduction for those hot and cold Rocky Moutain gardeners. Bewitching spires of dark Baltic amber flowers in early summer, this perennial will form nice clumps with multiple flower stems. Evergreen narrow leaves in less harsh winters, this is hardy to zone 4b. Not too wet, don't overfeed.

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Hydrangea chinensis

2200

$22.00

Hydrangea chinensis

2200

$22.00

A superb form of this variable species obtained from the former Quarryhill Botanic Gardens. Green elliptical leaves pair nicely with the large flattened corymbs of white fertile flowers which are sporadically fringed in over-sized pure white sterile florets. This owns a spot in perpetuity on our personal list of faves.

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Moraea huttonii

1800

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Moraea huttonii

1800

$18.00

An intriguing Iris relative from higher elevations in South Africa which has narrow vertical foliage and dark yellow very Iris-like flowers. This has proven to be nicely hardy for us here and may well be hardy to Zone 6 especially with mulch. This provides that important vertical element in your design scheme.

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Roscoea scillifolia

1600

$16.00

Roscoea scillifolia

1600

$16.00

Diminutive member of the true Ginger family, this little tuberous jewel makes up in volume what it lacks in size. Exotic small orchid-like flowers of soft pink. These increase by offsets and self sow making a grand little patch time with loads of the intricate little flowers.

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Lomatia fraseri

2000

$20.00

Lomatia fraseri

2000

$20.00

The Tree Lomatia from Australia. As the name implies, this can get large - up to 20' or so. Here in the PNW, this will likely be a large shrub, getting taller as you move down the west coast. Bewildering array of leaf shapes within the species, this is but one form. White, scented flowers in summer.

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Oxalis versicolor

2200

$22.00

Oxalis versicolor

2200

$22.00

The enemies to lovers trope never gets old in my opinion, and we do our part to contribute by growing this twee South African delight. Banish thoughts of weedy wood-sorrel from your fraught gardening mind and simply embrace the saccharine sweet candy stripe flowers of this bulbous species. While unfortunately frost tender these are quite easy and adaptable as a houseplant, where it provides a pop of winter color in Dec-Feb. Goes dormant in Summer but the unique three-finger foliage arrives in Fall.

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Trillium vaseyi

4000

$40.00

Trillium vaseyi

4000

$40.00

Sweet Wakerobin. One of the best Trilliums you can grow, this has some of the largest flowers in the genus and the news just gets better because these flowers are not only big but deep red. Stunning, hanging ornaments. We seldom offer these which we have grown from seed but every so often we have to let a few go as proof of progress for our therapist that we are managing our plant hoarding dysfunction.

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Maianthemum fuscum

1600

$16.00

Maianthemum fuscum

1600

$16.00

If Thomas Hardy had written a book based on this plant, he would have tiltled it "Fusca the Obscure". Or Poe "Descent into the Plant Maelstrom". BIO -Botanical Interest Only. If you buy this we're doing an intervention on you and get you into the Plant 12-Step Program. You need help.

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Harpochloa falx

2000

$20.00

Harpochloa falx

2000

$20.00

Caterpillar Grass. This is a cool evergreen grass (semi-evergreen in our winters) from South Africa. The low grassy 15" mounds of leaves won't turn your head but the flowers will. Wiry stems bear seedheads looking like a Caterpillar on a stick with an amazing window where the yellow anthers dangle like little feet in motion. Seriously. It's serious fun.

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Penstemon pinifolius 'Mersea Yellow'

1800

$18.00

Penstemon pinifolius 'Mersea Yellow'

1800

$18.00

One of the most durable Penstemons for the rock garden with odd needle-like leaves almost coniferous in appearance but more surprising are the yellow tubular flowers which makes this a garden standout. To quote Katy Perry "This is the boom boom boom." Lean soil that is well drained with little or no supplemental water once established.

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Impatiens flanaganae

2000

$20.00

Impatiens flanaganae

2000

$20.00

An uncommon tuberous species from South Africa where it is rare in the wild and getting rarer from human pressure. This is Dahlia hardy here in the Northwest so can be left in the ground if the drainage is good and you are kind enough to muclh it in the winter. Big leaves, reddish stems and pink flowers with a long spur.

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Gaultheria longibracteolata YuGu 311

2500

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Gaultheria longibracteolata YuGu 311

2500

$25.00

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.

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Acanthus syriacus (syn. dioscoridis var. perringii)

1800

$18.00

Acanthus syriacus (syn. dioscoridis var. perringii)

1800

$18.00

An intricate departure from the coarser Acanthus commonly found in gardens, this far more diminutive with low, finely cut, thistle-like foliage less than a foot tall and short 16" flower spikes with pink flowers backed by gray-green calyces. Like all Acanthus, this will spread by suckering rhizomes. Unlike all Acanthus, this is frustratingly slow (from a nurseryman's standpoint) and very easily managed if indeed you feel compelled to manage this slow and desirable expansion.

Ours has been in the ground for several years and last year we finally were able to divide off a few pieces to pot up. Full sun and good drainage. Hardy here but perhaps mulch in cold zone 7. Might be ok with the same in zone 6 but we have no experience. Thanks to Panayoti Kelaidis for correctly identifying the species.

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