Ferula assa-foetida ‘Bin laden’s Fetish’        PRICE 1@ $15.00

Who needs women when you have such a loyal multipurpose beast of burden to haul your sorry ass from cave to cave, stinking fleshy thick Iranian dildo roots, wait this is getting more confusing than a Taliban press release. Screw it, by the time you read this they will probably have vacuum bombed the bastard out of existence anyway.

 

Festuca ovina glauca 'ELIJAH Blue' PRICE 1@ $8.00

This is perhaps the bluest of all the Festuca we grow, neat tufts so blue they look spray -painted.

 

Filipendula palmata 'Kokome' PRICE 1@ $8.00

A very dwarf form with nice pink flowers atop compact 6-8" high plants, I like it a lot.

 

Filipendula rubra venusta PRICE 1@ $12.00

The largest most spectacular species attaining 8' in height with huge plumes of deep rose flowers, a rare prairie species in Michigan with only a few colonies statewide.

 

Filipendula ulmaria ALBA plena PRICE 1@ $12.00

As above but with airy cloud-like masses of double white flowers; this is being distributed by several large nurseries as Filipendula rubra venusta Alba; no way.

 

Filipendula ulmaria aurea PRICE 1@ $8.00

A nice gold leafed form that we got from Heronswood back in 1998, we finally have enough divisions to offer it, it has been slow.

 

Filipendula ulmaria variegata PRICE 1@ $12.00

Beautiful broad white variegation this can have some of the finest variegated foliage you can imagine, unfortunately it is not particularly stable and has the annoying habit of changing to green or nearly green forms. To be its best you must cut out any green shoots once each season. Punnett had a faster approach he sprayed his entire patch with Roundup. We couldn't believe it; we had been searching unsuccessfully for propagation stock for a couple of years (he did bring us one tiny piece he missed.)

 

Gaillardia

A fine Native American plant Gaillardia is native from western Canada south to New Mexico. There are actually 20 or so species but the garden forms are all hybrids or selections of G. aristata. It will bloom for months and months producing a seemingly endless supply of large brightly colored daisies. It is best on dry sandy soils and will recover from damage if even a scrap of root is still alive propagating readily from root cuttings if you wish clonal material or easily from seed if you want some variation. We are pleased to offer the following forms

 

Gaillardia aristata 'Amber Wheels' PRICE 1@ $6.50

Large yellow flowers with a reddish disc

 

Gaillardia aristata 'Biuou' PRICE 1@ $6.50

Much like goblin but even more compact only 25cm high

 

Gaillardia aristata Burgundy PRICE 1@ $6.50

Deep wine red flowers

 

Gaillardia aristata goblin (kobold)     PRICE 1@ $6.50

Yellow tipped red flowers and a dwarf compact habit

 

Gaillardia aristata 'Primavera' PRICE 1@ $6.50

A fleuroselect winner with brilliant red and yellow flowers above compact 30 cm plants, considered by many to be the very best.

 

Gaillardia aristata tokajer PRICE 1@ $6.50

Bright orange and red flowers

 

Gallium nevadense ........... PRICE 1@ $6.50

Mojmirs collections from Spain, treat it like one of the choice asperulas, it detests too much wet.

 

Gallium odoratum ............. PRICE 1@ $6.50

A popular ground cover sweet woodruff is a classic with vanilla scented foliage and white flowers in spring, whether you use it to flavor spring wine or to feed the gorgeous gallium sphinx is up to you.

 

Gaura lindheimeri 'Corries Gold' (variegata)       PRICE 1@ $6.50

Variegated form; flowers and habit the same as for the species; it is a very striking plant that combines first-rate foliage and abundant shimmering white flowers.

 

Gaura lindheimeri 'Siskiyou PINK’ PRICE 1@ $6.50

Exciting pink cultivar, the arching stems of deep pink flowers are produced all summer, foliage is maroon mottled, an added plus; drought tolerant, this is an outstanding plant and a big break from the white forms.

 

Gazania linearis .................. PRICE 1@ $6.50

A hardy species from South Africa with evergreen mats comprised of rosettes of linear leaves and big gaudy yellow daisies often with interesting basal blotches and markings

 

Gentiana acaulis 'Rannoch' PRICE 1@ $12.00

These should probably now be referred to as G. kochiana, however acaulis is such a familiar name I hate to obliterate it, by any name it is a spectacular gentian, with huge stemless blue trumpets in spring, occasionally reblooming in fall. This one prefers acid soils and can be finicky as to site, simply refusing to flower well in some spots and flowering it’s head off in others.

 

Gentiana asclepidae rosea PRICE 1@ $12.00

The famous Willow Gentian of the Alps 3’ wands with pink to sapphire trumpets tucked in the leaf axils gracefully swaying in the late summer breeze. Unlike most Gentians, this will tolerate a bit of shade and may scream what’s my name bitch during sex.

 

Gentiana tibetica 05 ch 176 PRICE 1@ $6.50

Hans at Shady Oaks collected these in China, big and unkillable, the foliage gives a bold look but the flowers are white and on the small side, but hey it’s unkillable.

 

Geranium cantabrigense 'Karmina' PRICE 1@ $8.00

Deep raspberry pink flowers this is very free blooming and great as a ground cover.

 

Geranium cinereum 'Lawrence Flatman'        PRICE 1@ $8.00

A Blooms introduction, 'Lawrence Flatman' is similar to ‘Ballerina’ but the petals have a dark triangular mark near the apex.

 

Geranium DALMATICUM ..... PRICE 1@ $6.50

6" low compact habit suitable for the rock garden, soft pink flowers, this is easy and long lived in the garden and unlike many geraniums has never been a weed for us.

 

Geranium 'Elizabeth Ann' PRICE 1@ $12.00

Dark chocolate brown foliage topped with lilac pink flowers

 

Geranium himalayense 'Birch Double' PRICE 1@ $12.00

Himalayense hybrid, with charming double flowers that are lighter than the type and with less deeply divided leaves, which turn brilliant in autumn. It's worthy of a special place in the garden.

 

Geranium macrorrhizum 'Bevans' PRICE 1@ $12.00

Flowers are deep magenta with clashing red sepals, a fine old variety with aromatic foliage and flowers held well above the leaves, spectacular when planted en masse. It tolerates dry shade; the leaves are almost evergreen and have good fall color.

 

Geranium macrostylum Talish PRICE 1@ $12.00

A tuberous species similar to geranium tuberosum but smaller that Janus Ruksins collected in the talish mountains. the finly cut foliage and neat habit make it perfect for a trough and considering it’s origins it should be fully hardy. I got to meet Janus this year and was very impressed, a great botanist with funny stories and no love lost for the former soviet union

 

Geranium meeboldii .......... Price  -   $12.00

An outstanding introduction from the Pamirs of Kyrgyzstan, Mojmir found it growing near water at 3500m, plants resemble a more robust G. cinereum with white flowers on branched stems to 25cm. to the best of our knowledge this is the first time it has been offered in the states, don’t bother trying to look it up, the literature is sparse.

 

Geranium hyb. 'Nimbus' . PRICE 1@ $12.00

A sterile hybrid between G. collinum and G. clarkei ‘Kashmir Purple’; lavender blue flowers are produced for months on somewhat trailing stems.

 

Geranium palmatum ......... PRICE 1@ $8.00

Native to Madiera and on the tender side palmatum resembles canariense with purplish red flowers.

 

Geranium phaeum 'Sambor' PRICE 1@ $8.00

An outstanding clone with dark purplish zoning on the leaves and the typical dark sinister flowers, it originated in the former Yugoslavia.

 

Geranium pratense .......... PRICE 1@ $8.00

A classic meadow cranesbill, naturalizes quickly, substantial clumps to 3' or more, saucer shaped delicately veined blue flowers an inch and a half or more across; spectacular en-masse. It often re-blooms in autumn. 

 

Geranium pratense 'Album' PRICE 1@ $8.00

As above but obviously white pratense is lovely with good fall color but a prolific seeder, its great for naturalizing but take care about where you put it.

 

Geranium pratense mrs. kendall clark        PRICE 1@ $12.00

This is the version the Blooms distributed, violet blue flowers with white veining, not the pearly gray rose flushed original from Ingwerson, which may be lost to cultivation.

 

Geranium prostratum .... PRICE 1@ $8.00

It’s a SEX thing seed exchange that is, my advice is to give it some Avadart and hope it stays small (* women should not handle avadart…bla Bla…)

 

Geranium psilostemon 'Fluorescent' PRICE 1@ $8.00

Flourescent is right, hot pink with a black center, they are almost garish, I love them.

 

Geranium renardii 'Tschelda Blue' PRICE 1@ $8.00

Naturally occurring blue form of renardii, gorgeous velvety wrinkled crepe like leaves. This was the most popular geranium in the catalog the last time we listed it.

 

Geranium sanguineum 'Tiny Monster'   PRICE 1@ $12.00

Great name remember the 6” tall fear daemon from Buffy the vampire slayer, this is even more indestructible and not all that tiny.

 

Geranium wlassovianum PRICE 1@ $8.00

A great plant despite the unpronounceable name, 4cm wide violet flowers with darker veins produced in abundance, its native from Siberia through Mongolia and into China.

 

Geum fareri x kamtchatka PRICE 1@ $6.50

A cute little geum the name may well be corrupt, it’s worth growing in any event.

 

Geum rivale ............................. PRICE 1@ $6.50

Commonly known as Indian Chocolate or Chocolate Root I think I’ll stick to Hershey’s but the flowers are nice, cymes of campanulate nodding brownish purple blooms it is a wide ranging plant native from China through Europe to North America, thriving in moist soils.

 

Glaucium grandiflorum PRICE 1@ $6.50

Native to Turkey and Iraq great foliage brilliant poppy flowers like all Glauciums this will seed around especially if there is bare ground. The key to keeping Glaucium happy is sterile sandy soil, if grown lean they have more silvery foliage and tend to be perennial. As foliage plants, they are excellent and the orange flowers really stand out in the garden.

 

Globularia cordifolia ex julian alps             PRICE 1@ $6.50

Wild collected in the Julian Alps, where it forms broad mats of leathery 1-2cm evergreen leaves, the stems becoming woody with age; small globular heads of tiny five lobed two lipped blue flowers are produced on short stems in spring.

 

Globularia nana #168 select PRICE 1@ $6.50

The tiniest form we grow, selected from a group of Pavelka seedlings, this diminutive clone has the small leathery leaves tightly packed to form impenetrable tangled mats; in the spring round heads of deep blue flowers rise on inch high stems above the cushion. 

 

Globularia spinosa .......... PRICE 1@ $8.00

For years we have been slowly building stock of this unique plant (with rather poor success I might add), it is a tough thing to root from cuttings). Amazingly last year Mojmir offered wild collected seed, he managed to locate the glaucous spiny leaved tufts near Sierra Segura at 1800m, where it forms compact woody based mounds topped by balls of dark blue flowers. By far the most spectacular plant in the genus.

 

Globularia vulgaris 1400m ne spain     PRICE 1@ $6.50

On the quest for spinosa in the stony hills of N.E. Spain Mojmir found this, it forms woody-based cushions of glaucous leaves and globular heads of blue flowers atop 1-10cm scapes.

 

Gypsophila

The alpine Gypsophilas don’t get nearly the attention they deserve, the genus contains some of the finest cushion plants but because they are so easy to grow the elite rock gardeners focus their attentions elsewhere. The truth is my cushion of Gypsophila aretioides is still an incredible green rock as hard and tight as you could possibly wish for long after its Dionysia companions have turned to mush. The species listed below are more then choice enough for troughs and perfect for things like model railroad gardens where a neat compact habit and longevity matters most.

 

Gypsophila ARETIOIDES .. PRICE 1@ $6.50

The gem of the race, cuttings grown from Punnett's plants, this is the ultimate Baby's Breath, it almost never flowers but so what. It would make the ultimate golf green if you could ever grow enough - no mowing required, ever.

 

Gypsophila briquetiana PRICE 1@ $6.50

Forming broad intricately branched cushions densely clad in glabrous fleshy three edged (triquetrous) leaves; briquetiana is endemic to limestone cliffs in Turkey and central Armenia at altitudes between 1,700 and 2,500m. Flowers are quite large, white, or pale pink, with distinctive purple veining atop 2-8cm stems.

 

Gypsophila bungeana ..... PRICE 1@ $6.50

The tight rounded cushions were collected from limestone crevices by one of the Czechs in the western Caucasus at 1,900m. Flowers are white on 5-10cm stems; its no aretioides but attractive enough and well worth growing.

 

Gypsophila LIBONOTICA .. PRICE 1@ $6.50

Obscure and rarely seen little species, flowers are white to pale pink, Lebanon.

 

Gypsophila paniculata 'Perfecta' PRICE 1@ $12.00

Bred for the cut flower market this is by far the best Baby’s Breath for cut flowers, branching stems of large fully double pure white flowers it is a vast improvement over Bristol Fairy and will bloom for months. A row of these and some leatherwood ferns and you are in the cut flower business, back in the early days when we did market we sold over a hundred bouquets a week.

 

GYPSOPHILA PETREA (TRANSYLVANICA) PRICE 1@ $6.50

Dense mounds somewhat like Saponaria caespitosa with white flowers in ball-like clusters on short stems. Petraea is cute enough for a trough but so easy to grow that even a beginner will have no problems.   

 

Gypsophila tenuiifolia . PRICE 1@ $6.50

Similar to imbricata but smaller Mojmir collected these from the limestones of the western Caucasus at 2200m.  All of these little alpine baby’s breaths are easy long-lived garden subjects and attract quite a bit of attention from those who only know the florist’s cut flower types.