This beautiful phlox is a selected form of Phlox adsurgens found growing in southern Oregon by Rick Lupp and named 'Mary Ellen'.

 

 

Below is Peter Erskine's selection of Oxalis laciniata from the Estancia Stag River in southern Patagonia in December 1992. Being an ex naval man he named it 'Seven Bells' (11.30 pm) reflecting the darkness its petals.

On the left we have Iris 'Gingerbread Man'. A fine garden iris as long as the slugs leave it alone.

Below is an alpine house specimen of Penstemon eriantherus just 15 cms tall.

 

Below are some plants in the alpine house.

 

 

 

 

Phlox nana on the left has been blooming in my alpine house for a couple of weeks now but I wish its propagation was as easy as it is to grow.

 

 

Gentian newberryi below needs plenty of water during the growing season and with a few leaks in the roof it gets all it wants.

 

 

Physoplexis comosa is a strange looking plant but is superb for exhibition. With Silene hookeri ssp. ingramii and Penstemon uintahensis it made a good three pan exhibit at Southport.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And here is a fine form of Hymenoxys acaulis var. nana grown from a collection made by Ron (Northwest native seed) Ratko. Just one seed germinated but has grown into a lovely silver leaved plant with large golden stemless flowers.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Penstemon janishiae on the left grows well either as an alpine house plant or in a trough that is uncovered all year round. The same goes for Penstemon leiophyllus francisci-pennellii below. A beautiful pent that has much shorter stems than this when grown in the rock garden.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aquilegia flabellata var. pumila (syn. A. f. akitensis) on the left is a very easy garden plant. Here it is in one of my troughs. It sets plenty of seed and comes true.  

 

 

 

 

 

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