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ACHILLEA	(YARROW, MILFOIL)	Family: COMPOSITAE
A large genus of hardy plants with aromatic, fernlike leaves and flowers in open clusters of dense, flat heads. The generic name commemorates Achilles, the Greek hero, who was taught the healing properties of the plant by his teacher. Cultivated since medieval times, Achillea grows best in a sunny, well-drained site in average to poor soil.

ACHILLEA nobilis Summer achillea07 Noble or Creamy Yarrow 60cm  Zone: 4 Native to southern Russia and the Meditteranean. Pale ochre flowers above soft grey dissected foliage. Full sun and ordinary soil. Germination Instructions: Easy, warm germinator. 20 seeds  $4.00

ACHILLEA sibirica var. camtschatica Summer to Fall achillea03 60cm  Zone: 3 A wonderful Achillea, blooming the first year from seed. The species hails from Japan, and is a rather dull white, but this variety has wonderful large soft pink flowers in distinct, strong corymbs. The foliage is substantial in texture, dark green, sturdy and upright. A very attractive addition to the border in full sun and ordinary soil. Germination Instructions: Easy warm germinator. 30 seeds  $3.75

ACHILLEA millefolium hybrid mix Summer to Fall achillea04 60cm  Zone: 2 This is a mix of millefolium hybrids in shades of pink, reddish, apricot, salmon, yellow, beige and white. Will bloom first year from seed. Germination Instructions: Easy, warm germinator. 50 seeds  $3.00

ACONITUM	(MONKSHOOD)	Family: RANUNCULACEAE
100 species of summer to fall-flowering plants of great importance. Native from asiatic mountains to the Appalachians. The common name refers to the hooded, or helmet-shaped flowers, borne in erect racemes. Dark, delphinium-like leaves. For moist well-drained soil in full sun to part shade. All species are poisonous. Most should be sown as soon as possible from freshly harvested seed.

ACONITUM aff. orientale (Moist Packed) Summer aconitum43 90-200cm  Zone: 4? This Aconitum has close affinities to A. orientale (the Caucasian or Oriental Aconitum). A tall species wih unusually large, lobed leaves (up to 40cm across). Long, dense, narrow racemes carry tall, narrow yellowish helmets in summer. Germination Instructions: Seed has been moist-packed to preserve viability. Cold treatment required. 30+ seeds  $4.50

ACTAEA	(BANEBERRY)	Family: RANUNCULACEAE
Derives its common name from the very poisonous berries. Genus is comprised of 8 species of elegant perennials native to rich moist woods in the North Temperate zone with large compound leaves, small white flowers in racemes and showy, oval, glossy berries in the Fall. Baneberries are woodland species and do well in shady locations, particularly in moist, humus-rich soil.

ACTAEA pachypoda Spring actaea01 White Baneberry 90cm  Zone: 3 Native to eastern North America and a handsome plant for the shaded area of a woodland or border. Deep green compound leaves similar to Astilbe form an elegant clump. Fluffy, fringed white flowers in late spring and showy pea-sized white berries in the fall on thick scarlet stalks. The foliage remains fresh all season and the berries are a treasure into late fall. Seed wild collected in Ontario. 20 seeds  $4.00

ACTAEA rubra Spring actaea02 Red Baneberry 60cm  Zone: 3 Native to central and eastern North America and one of our most handsome native plants. White flowers in Spring are followed by spikes of glistening red berries carried well above clumps of ferny green leaves in late summer. The berries hang on the plants for a long period, greatly expanding its intererst in the garden. For a cool place in the woodland. Seed wild collected in Ontario. 20 seeds  $4.00

ACTAEA rubra f. leucocarpa Spring actaea07 White Fruited Red Baneberry 60cm  Zone: 3 This is the white-fruited form of Red baneberry. Seed wild collected in Ontario. Germination Instructions: Cold treatment is required. 15 seeds  $4.25

ACTAEA spicata Spring actaea03 30-50cm  Zone: 4 This rarely available species is native from Europe to Asia. Leaves are pinnate and unequally toothed. White flowers in spikes followed by black berries. This species is usually found in open conifer woods where only ferns tolerate the shade and is therefore a very valued addition to the densely shaded woodland garden, where it will make a beautiful ground cover. Limited this year. 20 seeds  $4.25

ADENOPHORA
About 40 species of hardy, summer-blooming plants native to Eurasia and Japan, similar to Campanula because of their nodding, blue, bell-shaped flowers. For full sun or part shade in average garden soils. Adenophora and Campanula are often confused Here is a simple test for distinguishing the two. Take a flower and gently pull off the petals, leaving the style standing in the center. You will be left holding the base of the flower with a bumpy appendage (the ovary) in the middle and the style sticking straight up out of the center. VERY CAREFULLY peel off the outside of the bumpy appendage, leaving the style standing. If underneath, all you see is a flat base to which the style is attached, then you have a campanula. If, however, you see, after the peeling, another bulb-like appendage surrounding the style, then you have an adenophora. An easy way to rogue out all those imposters!

ADENOPHORA bulleyana Mid to Late Summer adenophora05 60-90cm  Zone: 3 This native of Eurasia and Japan is a charming perennial with a branching, airy habit. Delicate flaring lavender-blue bells. Particularly wonderful en masse in light shade. Germination Instructions: Easy, warm germinator. 30 seeds  $4.00

ADENOPHORA remotiflora Late Summer adenophora02 45cm  Zone: 3 Native to Japan, Korea and Manchurica. Flowers are blue in panicles. For full sun to light shade in ordinary soil. Germination Instructions: Easy, warm germinator. 50 seeds  $4.00

ADENOPHORA taquetii Late Summer adenophora06 15cm  Zone: 3 (Formerly listed as A. nikoensis). Native to Korea. A beautiful tiny Adenophora with deep bluish-purple bells. This is the latest Ladybell to bloom in our gardens in very late summer into fall. For light shade. Germination Instructions: Easy, warm germinator. 30 seeds  $4.25

ADENOPHORA triphylla Late Summer adenophora01 30-50cm  Zone: 3 This native of eastern Siberia, China and Japan is a very elegant species bearing flared open blue bells in whorls around the stem. A charming Ladybell for full sun to light shade. Germination Instructions: Easy, warm germinator. 100 seeds  $4.00

AGAPANTHUS	(African Blue Lily)	Family: LILIACEA
A genus of 10 South African perennials with strap-shaped leaves and showy flowers in umbels.

AGAPANTHUS africanus albus Summer agapanthus02 White African Lily 60cm  Zone: 8 Native to the mountains of the Cape in South Africa. A wonderful, bulbous perennial with long, strap like, evergreen leaves and large, showy umbels of tubular white flowers borne on scapes up to 45cm tall. This plant is hardy in Zones 8-10 and makes a wonderful tub plant elsewhere. Requires about 12 months to bloom from seed. Germination Instructions: Easy, warm germinator. 20 seeds  $4.00

AGAPANTHUS hybrid Summer agapanthus01 Lily Of The Nile 40-100cm  Zone: 6 These bulbs, native to South Africa are evergreen in habit, with fleshy foliage and leaves reaching 70cm when mature. Beautiful blue flowers are held aloft on succulent stems, each cluster resembling a burst of fireworks. Excellent for cutting. Often grown as a houseplant or for interiorscape. Also excellent for outdoor containers; grown in large pots to display during the summer and brought inside for the winter months. Good near ponds and pools. Blooms in about 12 months from seed. Germination Instructions: Easy, warm germinator. 20 seeds  $4.25

AGASTACHE	(GIANT HYSSOP)	Family: LAMIACEAE
A genus of 30 species native to North America and Mexico; one to Japan. Wonderfully aromatic flowers arranged in dense spikes. Most flower the first year from seed.

AGASTACHE foeniculum Late Summer agastache01 Giant Blue Hyssop 60-90cm  Zone: 2 Native North American with dense spikes of lavender flowers. Entire plant is anise-scented. For full sun to light shade in ordinary soil. Drought tolerant. Germination Instructions: Easy, warm germinator. 120 seeds  $3.50

AGASTACHE foeniculum 'aurea' Late Summer agastache07 60-90cm  Zone: 2 Beautiful light lime-green-yellow foliage on the familiar and very hardy Blue Hyssop. Dense spikes of lavender contrasts wonderfully with the foliage colour. Entire plant is anise-scented. Blooms first year from seed. The yellow foliage is most pronounced in spring. Germination Instructions: Easy, warm germinator. 50 seeds  $4.00

ALCEA	(HOLLYHOCK)	Family: MALVACEAE
Tall, easy to grow old-fashioned plants thriving in moist, sunny, well-drained soil. They are however highly adaptive and will grow just about anywhere. Stately at the back of the border or simply growing wild in an alleyway.

ALCEA apterocarpa alcea15 This Turkish endemic was originally collected by Paul Olsson in Cappadocia in 2003. A largely unknown, rare Hollyhock for a a sunny spot in well drained, dry soil. Flowers can be pink, violet, white or yellow. Photograph by Paul Olsson. 15 seeds  $4.25

ALCEA rugosa Summer alcea08 180cm  Zone: 4 Exquisite single Hollyhock with large satiny yellow flowers. May behave like a short-lived perennial but will self-sow. A beauty. Germination Instructions: Light sandpapering of seed recommended. 15 seeds  $3.75

ALCEA rosea mix Summer alcea05 1.5-3m  Zone: 2 Becoming more difficult to find, this is the charming, single, old-fashioned biennial species. Flowers in shades of red, pink, maroon, white, cream, yellow, mauve. A delight. Self-sows to perpetuate. 50 seeds  $3.50

ALCHEMILLA
200 species of low-growing plants with highly decorative foliage and masses of greenish-yellow flowers. Excellent for edging, in the border, rock garden or as a groundcover. Grow in a sunny to partly shaded location, preferably in moist soil.

ALCHEMILLA mollis Summer alchemilla02 Lady's Mantle 30-45cm  Zone: 2 Treasured since antiquity, Lady’s Mantle has been a must for cottage gardens because of its hardiness, grey-green foliage and frothy sprays of lime-green flowers. As a groundcover, preferably in light shade or moisture-retentive soil in full sun. Germination Instructions: Cold treatment required. 50 seeds  $3.50

ALFREDIA		Family: COMPOSITAE
3 species of perennials native to central Asia and Siberia with thistle-like flower heads.

ALFREDIA cernua Summer alfredia01 2.7m  Zone: 3 Best used as a foliage plant at the back of the border. Large, almost glabrous green spiny leaves, white beneath. Thistly flowers composed of yellow florets surrounded by a black bract at the end of branching stems. Germination Instructions: Easy, warm germinator. 15 seeds  $3.00

ALLIUM
A large genus with upwards of 700 bulbous species native throughout the northern hemisphere. Many are beautiful ornamentals. A NOTE ON ALLIUM GERMINATION Many species of Allium requiring cold treatment can be sown in late summer to early fall, with pots kept outdoors until late fall to early winter. This short, superficial cold treatment is often enough to have seedlings sprouted before the onset of winter; which can then be brought indoors and grown on.

ALLIUM aflatunense Early Summer allium50 90cm  Zone: 3 One of the best Alliums for the border. Large globes of deep purple on long stems. Very ornamental. Germination Instructions: Cold treatment required. 20 seeds  $4.00

ALLIUM cernuum Early Summer allium03 Wild Nodding Onion 30cm  Zone: 2 The city of Chicago was named after the Algonquian word for this plant "chiggagou". Native to the United States and central Canada its pink flowers are borne in a cluster atop the stalk which is bent over so that the flowers nod toward the ground. Easy to naturalize in garden or grassland. Germination Instructions: Cold treatment recommended. 30 seeds  $3.50

ALLIUM cernuum (Early Blooming) allium72 This form with light pink blooms is slender, taller-growing and earlier-flowering than the species. 30 seeds  $3.75

ALLIUM cernuum album allium73 A beautiful white form of the species. 20 seeds  $4.00

ALLIUM cernuum mix Mid Summer allium80 A mix of the lovely, widespread nodding onion which occurs in innumerable forms, varying both in flower color, size and the shape of the umbels. Photograph: Mark McDonough 40 seeds  $4.25

ALLIUM christophii Summer allium04 Star of Persia 40cm  Zone: 3 Native of Turkey and Afghanistan and one of the showiest flowering species. The flower head is often 10-12" in diameter, composed of a myriad of metallic-blue star-shaped flowers. Spectacular! Germination Instructions: Cold treatment required. 20 seeds  $4.00

ALLIUM cyathophorum Early Summer allium06 20cm  Zone: 2 This small and charming species is quite robust and hardy, ideal in gardens with high rainfall. Will also tolerate a remarkable degree of shade. Flowers are a deep reddish-purple and bell-shaped in a one-sided, pendulous umbel. Germination Instructions: Easy, warm germinator. 25 seeds  $3.75

ALLIUM fistulosum Early Summer allium07 Japanese Bunching Onion 60-90cm  Zone: 1 Emerges very early in the season, so can be used as a winter onion. Hollow, cyclindrical stems carry yellowish-white bell-shaped flowers in a round head. Not widely grown as an ornamental. I, however, like its architecture and plant it in prominent spots in the border. Germination Instructions: Easy, warm germinator. 30 seeds  $3.25

ALLIUM flavum Late Summer allium27 30cm  Zone: 3 Native from Europe into southern Russia, growing naturally on dry slopes. Glaucous grey foliage. Loose, open umbels of dangling, bell-shaped, straw-yellow flowers. Very elegant and valued for its colour (yellows are rare in this genus) as well as its impeccable good manners. Floriferous. 30 seeds  $4.00

ALLIUM flavum tauricum color mix New Summer allium45 15-20cm  Zone: 3/4 The well known Allium flavum is a yellow flowered species, but the lesser known Turkish variety tauricum has flowers that are tinged with other colors in a variety of pastel shades. This is a mix of various colours which we are happy to have back in our list. Very limited this year. 30 seeds  $4.25

ALLIUM lenkoranicum Mid to Late Summer allium68 30-50cm  Zone: 4/5 Hailing from Azerbaijan. The almost threadlike foliage is topped by an open umbel of outward facing bells coloured lilac-rose and striped maroon. 25 seeds  $4.25

ALLIUM maximowiczii New Late Summer allium82 15cm  Zone: 3 Native to China, Japan, Korea, Mongolia and Russia, growing in meadows and on riversides. Allied to A. schoenoprasum; it forms dense tufts of grayish foliage, above which are held masses of pink flowers in late summer. This is the small form of the species, growing to 15cm. Germination Instructions: Easy, warm germinator. 20 seeds  $4.25

ALLIUM meteoricum Summer allium67 15-20cm  Zone: 3 A dwarf, refined species from Greece, Albania and Croatia, with umbels of pink, nodding flowers above linear foliage. Individual flowers are narrow tubes, slightly pinched at the ends, with flared tips. Germination Instructions: Easy, warm germinator. 20 seeds  $4.25

ALLIUM moly Summer allium11 15cm  Zone: 3 Native of southern Europe. References to this species can be found in Homer's Odyssey as the "moly" who safeguarded Ulysses. Wide, flat leaves and starry golden yellow flowers in umbels. Quick to increase and will naturalize if happy. Flowers in one year from seed and will tolerate semi-shade. 15 seeds  $4.00

ALLIUM nutans Late Summer allium77 Siberian Garlic Chives 30-50cm  Zone: 2 A variable species native to Siberia, growing in meadows and damp areas. Spherical mauve/pink flower heads with protruding stamens. The flat foliage has a mild onion-garlic flavour which can be put to various culinary uses. Many plants of nutans in culture are actually A. senescens, or of hybrid origin. Seed offered is grown out from plants of wild origin. 25 seeds  $4.00

ALLIUM obliquum Summer allium22 45-75cm  Zone: 3 The flowers of this rare species from Romania to northwestern China are an unusual shade of acid-yellow carried in a tight umbel on top of tall stems. Tolerates heavy soil and summer moisture. Full sun to light shade. Germination Instructions: Cold treatment required. 25 seeds  $4.25

ALLIUM oreophilum New Early Summer allium25 Alpine Rosy Bells 15cm or taller  Zone: 3 Native across a very wide range from the Caucasus, Turkey and Pakistan. A long lived and lovely dwarf species.Loose umbels of star-shaped, flowers for 2-3 weeks in late spring. The flowers are a rich dark lilac with dark purple tint. Very limited this season. Germination Instructions: Cold treatment required. 20 seeds  $4.25

ALLIUM paniculatum New July allium46 30cm  Zone: 3 Allium paniculatum is a variable species in terms of size with a range of flower color from white, pink, red, yellow and green. It flowers later than many Allium and is a joy to have in the July garden. Seed is from one of our taller beautiful light pink clones. Very limited this year. 15 seeds  $4.00

ALLIUM pendulinum Summer allium65 25cm  Zone: 5 Native to the mediterranean and south central Europe, this species is quite rare in cultivation. Odyssey Bulbs has this to say: "Very close to the alluring A. triquetrum, and like that species favoring partial shade and moist woodsy soil, this beauty differs in that its white, green-midribbed flowers occur in a symmetrical rather than a one-sided umbel. Germination Instructions: Cold treatment required. 20 seeds  $4.25

ALLIUM ramosum Early Summer allium66 Chinese Chives 60-90cm  Zone: 2/3 A tallish species native to central Asia, Siberia and the Far East growing in meadows and sandy places. Above narrow, linear leaves, ample heads of star-shaped white flowers, each tepal touched with fine red nerves on the outside. This is an early summer blooming species that is often confused with Allium tuberosum (which blooms in the fall). Well-known in Asian cuisine, the flavor of garlic chives is more like garlic than chives, though much milder. Germination Instructions: Cold treatment required. 25 seeds  $3.50

ALLIUM schoenoprasum New Mid Summer allium24 Chives 30cm  Zone: 2 The familiar Chives for the perennial or herb garden making a clump of bright green foliage topped by dense umbels of pink to mauve flowers. For eating and ornament. Germination Instructions: Easy, warm germinator. 30 seeds  $3.00

ALLIUM subhirsutum Spring allium75 Hairy Garlic 20-40cm  Zone: 5/6 Native to the Mediterranean with narrow, slightly hairy foliage along the edges of the leaves. When bruised, they smell of onion. Six-petalled white flowers with a faint pink line running lengthwise. Germination Instructions: Cold treatment required. 20 seeds  $4.00

ALLIUM tricoccum Early Summer allium19 Wild Garlic or Leek 15-50cm  Zone: 4 The Wild Leek is included for its culinary rather than ornamental value. Native to rich, moist woods of eastern North America and a spring delicacy in the farmers markets here, as both the leaves and bulbs are delicious in soups and salads. The leaves rise and wither before the flowers appear, leaving a naked stem topped by clusters of creamy white flowers. Seed wild collected in Rideau Township, Ontario. Germination Instructions: Cold treatment required. 20 seeds  $4.25

ALLIUM tuberosum Late Summer allium14 Garlic Chives 30-60cm  Zone: 2 This edible, flat-leaved native of Japan is grown for its gorgeously showy white, globe-shaped flower heads in late summer to early autumn. Foliage has a strong, upright habit, making it a fine architectural plant for the border. Leaves used like regular chives for cooking. Germination Instructions: Easy, warm germinator. 25 seeds  $3.25

ALLIUM ursinum New Spring allium81 Wild Garlic, Ramsons 50cm  Zone: 4 In many ways, the European wild garlic is the counterpart of our wild leek, A. tricoccum. It too inhabits woodlands, where the wide foliage and white flowers can often carpet large areas. Flowering is in spring and the entire plant goes dormant by mid summer. All parts are edible and, as the plant comes into growth in late winter, very early spring, the delicious leaves can already be harvested then. It has a distinct garlic flavour. Germination Instructions: Cold treatment required. 20 seeds  $4.00

ALLIUM validum Summer allium78 Pacific Onion 30-90cm  Zone: 5 Native to moist and wet areas of western North America. This rhizomatous species can occur in large patches in the wild. The flat, upright leaves are edible and delicious and flowering stalks carry purple-pink flowers in tight clusters. 25 seeds  $4.00

ALLIUM victorialis Summer allium47 Victory Onion, Alpine Leek 30-50cm  Zone: 3 Native from Europe to Asia and a rarely grown Allium notable for it's shade tolerance. The wide foliage is wonderful even when not it bloom and the spherical heads of white flowers outstanding. Very limited. Germination Instructions: Cold treatment required. 15 seeds  $4.25

ALTHAEA		Family: MALVACEAE
This genus contains 12 annual and perennial species. Grow in full sun in ordinary soil. Particularly tolerant of seaside conditions.

ALTHAEA cannabina Late Summer althaea01 1.2m  Zone: 4 Native from Europe to Asia, a branched perennial with pubescent leaves, the underside grayish-white. Small lavender-pink or rose flowers, often with dark eyes. Suitable for a moist spot in full sun. Germination Instructions: Sandpapering of seed required. 25 seeds  $3.50

ALTHAEA officinalis Summer althaea02 Marshmallow 90-120cm  Zone: 3 This gray, soft-velvety plant has rose, mauve or most normally, white cup-shaped flowers. Roots used in making marshmallows. Germination Instructions: Sandpapering of seed required. 20 seeds  $3.25

AMSONIA	(BLUE STARS)	Family: APOCYNACEAE
Genus of 20 species native to North America and east Asia. Handsome foliage and star-shaped blue flowers. Prefers light shade but will tolerate full sun if the soil is moist.

AMSONIA illustris Early Summer amsonia01 Texas Blue Star 60-90  Zone: 4 A particularly handsome species, taller and showier than many of the other species and flowering significantly earlier. Flowers are a rich light blue, in panicles. Grows naturally on gravel bars by sunny prairie streams, but adapts to average garden soils, even clay. Germination Instructions: Cold treatment required. 30 seeds  $4.25

AMSONIA orientalis Early Summer amsonia10 45cm  Zone: 5 One of the few bluestars not from North America. This long-blooming species is native to NE Greece and NW Turkey. It is a small plant with narrowly ovate leaves and relatively deep lavender-blue flowers in early summer. The foliage colours yellow in autumn. 18 seeds  $4.25

AMSONIA rigida Summer amsonia08 Stiff Bluestar 90cm  Zone: 3 Originally from the New England Wildflower Society, and native to the southern USA. To our surprise it survived lows of -40C. Loose cymes of blue flowers, a much deeper blue than most other species we grow. Germination Instructions: Cold treatment required. 15 seeds  $4.25

AMSONIA tabernaemontana Summer amsonia04 Willow Blue Star 60-90cm  Zone: 3 Handsome and underutilized native. Glossy, willow-type leaves and clusters of star-shaped blue flowers. Tough and low maintenance. Germination Instructions: Cold treatment required. 25 seeds  $4.00

AMSONIA tabernaemontana v. salicifolia Late Summer amsonia05 60-90cm  Zone: 3 This variety blooms slightly later in the summer than the species and sports significantly narrower, graceful (willow-shaped) leaves. Germination Instructions: Cold treatment required. 25 seeds  $4.00

ANAPHALIS	(PEARLY EVERLASTING)	Family: COMPOSITAE
A small genus of perennials native to Europe, North America and Asia. Most have white, woolly stems and white flowers with yellow eyes. One of the few silvery-leaved plants that will tolerate some shade and moist soil.

ANAPHALIS margaritacea Late Summer anaphalis02 Pearly Everlasting 30cm  Zone: 2 North American native and an excellent border plant. A bushy perennial with lance-shaped gray-green leaves with white felt beneath and masses of pearly white flowers in flat clusters. Seed wild collected in Ontario. Germination Instructions: Easy, warm germinator. 100+ seeds  $3.50

ANDROSACE		Family: PRIMULACEAE
A large genus of alpines native in the Primula family native to the mountains of the northern hemisphere. Most are cushion or mat-forming alpines.

ANDROSACE albana Late Spring androsace09 15cm  Zone: 4 Native to the Caucasus. Makes a tiny, neat mound of foliage, above which are pinkish-white flowers on 10-12cm stems. A monocarpic species, but self-sows to perpetuate. Germination Instructions: Easy, warm germinator. 30 seeds  $4.00

ANDROSACE carnea mix Early Summer androsace02 Pink Rock Jasmine 2-8cm  Zone: 2 Native to the Alps and Pyrenees. A delightful, cushion- forming species with hedge-hog-like foliage. The clusters of white or pink flowers have a yellow eye. Prefers a gritty, well-drained soil, well-drained, in full sun or light shade. Germination Instructions: Cold treatment required. 30 seeds  $4.00

ANDROSACE carnea ssp. brigantiaca Early Summer androsace03 5cm  Zone: 2 Native to the mountains of western Europe. A tufted, alpine forming small cushions. White flowers on short stems in early spring. One of the easiest species in the garden, requiring a well-drained soil in half shade 25 seeds  $4.25

ANEMONE	(WINDFLOWER)	Family: RANUNCULACEAE
A large genus of notable garden plants ranging from woodland flowers to robust border plants. Native to wide areas of the northern hemisphere ranging from high alpine meadows to lowland pastures. For fertile, moist, but well-drained soil.

ANEMONE multifida Early Summer anemone09 Cut-Leaf Anemone 20-40cm  Zone: 2 Growing in dry fields, open woods and on hillsides throughout western Canada, into the Yukon. A variable species with deeply cut hairy foliage. Flowers are creamy white. Germination Instructions: Easy, warm germinator. 30 seeds  $3.75

ANEMONE nemorosa (Moist Packed) Early Spring anemone13 Wood Anemone 20cm  Zone: 3 This is the beautiful old world Wood Anemone, which carpets the European forest floor in very early spring. It spreads slowly but not aggressively by underground rhizomes; over time forming long-lived clumps which can be 90-120cm across. Emerging very early in spring, it goes dormant by mid-summer, making it an excellent early ground-cover under deciduous trees and shrubs, and wonderful underplanted with small bulbs. The Royal Horticultural Society has given it its prestigious Award of Garden Merit. This years' seed was wild collected in Sweden. Germination Instructions: Seed is ephemeral and has been moist-packed since collection. Cold treatment required. 20 seeds  $4.50

ANEMONE vitifolia Late Summer anemone17 Grapeleaf Anemone 90-120cm  Zone: 5/6 This is a tall and bold native of western China, Nepal and Afghanistan. Above, large, toothed and lobed foliage, umbels of white flowers in late summer to early autumn. Plants in the trade as Anemone vitifolia 'Robustissima' should really be A. tomentosa 'Robustissima'. Germination Instructions: Easy, warm germinator. 30 seeds  $4.25

ANGELICA		Family: UMBELLIFERAE
50 species of herbs with domed flower heads and dramatic, dissected aromatic leaves. Wonderful in the border or as specimen plants. Particularly effective next to a stream or pondside. For sun or part shade in rich, moist soil.

ANGELICA lucida Summer angelica07 Seaside Angelica 45-90cm  Zone: 2 Found on coastlines of North America and Asia, growing on beaches and rocky areas. Umbels of greenish-white flowers above glabrous, divided foliage. Seed wild collected in Nova Scotia. Germination Instructions: Cold treatment required. 20 seeds  $3,75

ANGELICA taiwaniana Vicar's Mead angelica08 3m The description of this monocarpic/biennial species is Dan Hinckley's: "The first season the plant grew as a folial component in the border, with large pinnate foliage in arresting blackish-purple tones. The following spring it emerged in hues of varnished ebony fading to plum as it soared skyward to 3m offering a full summer of lovely pink umbels to 12.5cm across." Very limited. 20 seeds  $3.75    Sorry...Sold Out

ANTENNARIA	(PUSSYTOES)	Family: COMOSITAE
15-75 species of dioecious, usually tomentose, often stoloniferous, low perennials used as groundcovers. These usually form an attractive, silver-white carpet in full sun and dry soil.

ANTENNARIA alpina Spring antennaria01 2-8cm  Zone: 2 Circumpolar distribution, usually found growing on rocks and in heaths and developing an almost prostrate, tight mat of very grey woolly leaves. Flowering stems 5-10cm high. This is a wonderful small species that we use to great effect at the base of our crevice garden, allowing it to tumble over and disguise the railway ties that border it. Germination Instructions: Easy, warm germinator. 200+ seeds  $4.25

ANTENNARIA neglecta Summer antennaria06 Field Pussy-Toes 2.5-15cm  Zone: 4 Native to eastern North America growing in dry prairie, fields or open slopes forming mats of silvery, wooly spoon-shaped basal leaves. These are topped by clusters of white flowers turning fuzzy at maturity. Best grown in lean, gritty to rocky, dry well-drained soils in full sun where it will form an attractive ground cover. Seed wild collected in Ontario. Germination Instructions: Easy, warm germinator. 50 seeds  $3.50

ANTENNARIA plantaginifolia Summer antennaria07 Plantain-Leaved Pussytoes 15-30cm  Zone: 4 Native to eastern North America growing in fields, pastures and open woods. Rosettes of broad, cottony, grey-green paddle-shaped leaves topped by white flowers in clusters. A stoloniferous, mat-forming species useful as a grey, soft ground cover in full sun and well-drained soil. Seed wild collected in Ontario. Tony Avent, of Plant Delights has this to say about this very underated genus. "One of my favorite ground covers is the hairy silver grey leaf pussy toes, especially our native Antennaria plantaginea. You will often see this durable ground cover on sunny road cuts, where nothing else will grow. You can also find pussy toes hiding in dense shade underneath giant oaks in the driest of shade." Germination Instructions: Easy, warm germinator. 100 seeds  $3.50

ANTENNARIA rosea Early Summer antennaria02 15cm  Zone: 4 Native to the mountains of western North America with spathulate, grey-tomentose foliage with clusters of flowers with reddish-pink bracts. Germination Instructions: Easy, warm germinator. 20 seeds  $4.00

ANTHEMIS	(CHAMOMILE)	Family: COMPOSITAE
A genus of sun-loving plants with a wide distribution and one of the best daisies. Bloom abundantly over a long period, reblooming in the fall. Excellent for cutting and easy in ordinary to poor soil.

ANTHEMIS tinctoria Summer anthemis02 Golden Marguerite to 90cm  Zone: 3 Aromatic, silvery-green leaves and long-lasting yellow daisies. Blooms abundantly in dry, sunny positions. Will rebloom in fall if cut back. Germination Instructions: Easy, warm germinator. 150 seeds  $3.25

ANTHERICUM	(ST. BERNARD'S LILY)	Family: LILIACEAE
A genus of 50 species from Europe, south America, Africa and Mexico. Grassy leaves with lily-like, usually white flowers on slender stems. Grow in a well-drained, fertile soil in a warm, sunny spot.

ANTHERICUM liliago Mid Spring to Early Summer anthericum02 St. Bernard's Lily 60-90cm  Zone: 6 Native to Europe and Turkey growing in dry pastures, stony places and open woods. Produces small, lily-like, white flowers on slender stems that rise from a clump of narrow, almost grassy leaves. A drift of these, or the hardier A. ramosum, is quite lovely. Photograph: Wikipedia Germination Instructions: Cold treatment required. 25 seeds  $4.25

ANTHERICUM ramosum Summer to Fall anthericum01 60-90cm  Zone: 4 Native to western and central Europe and an excellent, underused species. Narrow, linear grasslike foliage is handsome all season. Wiry branches support reflexed, starry white flowers blooming over a long period. Germination Instructions: Cold treatment required. 20 seeds  $4.25

ANTHRISCUS		Family: UMBELLIFERAE
A small genus of plants with pinnate foliage and compound umbels of white flowers. The annual herb, Chervil, belongs in this genus.

ANTHRISCUS sylvestris 'Ravenswing' Summer anthriscus01 90cm  Zone: 3 This elegant form of Cow Parsley is still a relatively unknown plant in North American gardens, although it has been grown in Britain for the past decade. Ravenswing is a self-perpetuating biennial with purple-black ferny foliage; a stunning contrast to the white flower umbels. Grow in moist, good soil in full sun to light shade. About 95% of the seedlings will produce the dark leaved form. Germination Instructions: Cold treatment required. 25 seeds  $4.25

ANTHYLLIS		Family: LEGUMINOSAE
About 50 species of plants native to Europe, north Africa and Asia with flowers in dense cloverlike heads.

ANTHYLLIS vulneraria Summer anthyllis02 Kidney Vetch 15-30cm  Zone: 4 A procumbent, mat-forming species with pinnate foliage and showy yellow/red pea-like flowers on crowded heads. Allow to naturalize in a dry, hot area. Often flowers first year from seed. Germination Instructions: Sandpapering of seed recommended. 20 seeds  $3.00

AQUILEGIA
A genus of 65 species. Columbines are one of the most valuable garden perennials and old-fashioned favorites, grown for their beautiful foliage and graceful spurred flowers. As they hybridize freely, the resultant seedlings may produce interesting variation. Seed sown early may bloom late the first season. Sun or shade and moist soil. The germination of all columbines stimulated by the use of GA-3.

AQUILEGIA atrata aquilegia33 Dark Columbine 40-60cm  Zone: 3 Native to the European Alps, the aptly named dark columbine has deep-purple, almost black coloring. 30 seeds  $4.00

AQUILEGIA bertolonii Early Summer aquilegia25 10-20cm  Zone: 3 Native to the European Alps, growing on limestone. A beautiful dwarf columbine, much more reliable and permanent than most of the temperamental American alpine species. Dark green, glaucous foliage, and spurred rich blue flowers in early summer. Germination Instructions: Either treat with GA-3, or provide cold for germination. 20 seeds  $4.00

AQUILEGIA buergeriana Spring to Fall aquilegia28 30cm  Zone: 4 Native to Japan and Korea. Nodding flowers have brown-purple petals and narrow pale-yellow tube-shaped corollas with a purple spur. This columbine has an extremely long bloom period in late spring to early summer, then blooms again in late July into August. Germination Instructions: Cold treatment or GA-3 required. 20 seeds  $4.00

AQUILEGIA canadensis Summer aquilegia14 Canadian or Wild Columbine 15-30cm  Zone: 2 Our own eastern wild columbine and one of the most beautiful species. Grayish-green compound leaves and elegant nodding scarlet and yellow flowers. Prefers an open, sunny site in dryer conditions than many other species. Wild collected in Ontario. Germination Instructions: Easy, warm germinator. 20 seeds  $4.00

AQUILEGIA flabellata Early Summer aquilegia02 Japanese Fan Columbine 20-45cm  Zone: 2 From Japan. Very thick, glaucous blue-green foliage; the round leaf segments fan-shaped and overlapping. Short-spurred blue flowers on short stems. A beauty. 30 seeds  $4.00

AQUILEGIA flabellata alba Early Summer aquilegia23 20-45cm  Zone: 2 From Japan. Very thick, glaucous blue-green foliage; the round leaf segments fan-shaped and overlapping. Short-spurred flowers on short stems. This is the white form of the species. Very beautiful. 30 seeds  $4.00

AQUILEGIA flabellata nana aquilegia26 15cm The dwarf form of this lovely Japanese species. 30 seeds  $4.25

AQUILEGIA flabellata nana alba aquilegia19 10-15cm The delightful and long-lived small white-flowered form of A. flabellata for the rock garden. 30 seeds  $4.25

AQUILEGIA glandulosa var. jacunda aquilegia34 25-30cm  Zone: 2 This variety is smaller than the species, with a white interior and broader petals. 20 seeds  $4.00

AQUILEGIA Ruby Port Spring aquilegia35 60cm  Zone: 3 A monastery gardens heirloom variety dating from 1600. Double flowers of rich, dark red with small yellow stamens. The foliage emerges burgundy-maroon, aging to blue-green. 30 seeds  $4.00

AQUILEGIA saximontana Early Summer aquilegia07 Mountain Columbine 10-15cm  Zone: 2 A gem from the Rocky Mountains. This dwarf alpine Columbine has short-spurred nodding clear blue sepals and white petals above glaucous foliage. For the rock garden. A beauty. 30 seeds  $4.25

AQUILEGIA vulgaris Early Summer aquilegia08 Granny's Bonnet 30-60cm  Zone: 3 The wonderful, old-fashioned Granny's Bonnet with short-spurred, nodding violet-blue flowers. Will thrive in sun or shade. Durable and persistent as well as beautiful. 30 seeds  $3.50

AQUILEGIA vulgaris (Pink) aquilegia15 The exquisite pink form of Granny's Bonnet. Easy, lovely and persistent. 30 seeds  $4.00

AQUILEGIA vulgaris (Nora Barlow) Early Summer aquilegia09 to 60cm  Zone: 2 An old variety, mostly coming true. This sepaloid double is in shades of deep old-rose-pink through cream ending in green tips. 30 seeds  $3.50

AQUILEGIA long-spurred mix Early Summer aquilegia20 60cm  Zone: 3 This is a mix of long spurred Columbines with large flowers in a beautiful range of colours. Germination Instructions: Easy, warm germinator. 30+ seeds  $3.25

ARABIS	(ROCK CRESS)	Family: BRASSICACEAE
100 species distributed throughout the northern hemisphere. Most are alpine species and cool climate plants that perform well in the north. The name is derived from Arabia, a reference to the dry habitats preferred by many species.

ARABIS blepharophylla Spring arabis04 Coast Rock Cress 20cm  Zone: 3 This sweetly-scented California endemic is a very hardy spring bloomer. Above low, tight rosettes of glossy, dark green foliage, vibrant rose-purple flowers in spring. Photograph: California Native Plant Society Germination Instructions: Easy, warm germinator. 30 seeds  $3.50

ARABIS caucasica Spring arabis02 10cm  Zone: 3 A tough mat-forming species. Gray leaves in rosettes and showy, sweetly fragrant white flowers in loose, unbranched heads in spring. Germination Instructions: Easy, warm germinator 30 seeds  $3.00

ARABIS caucasica 'rosea' Spring arabis01 Wall Rock Cress 10cm  Zone: 3 This is the beautiful pink-flowered form of rock cress. Germination Instructions: Easy, warm germinator. 50 seeds  $3.00

ARALIA	(ARALIA)	Family: ARALIACEAE
Over 30 species of perennials, shrubs and trees in the Ginseng family, often with spiny stems, native to North America and Asia growing in rich soils, mostly in shady woods. Flowers in attractive umbels. Black or red berried fruit in the fall. All require space and a fertile, moist, deep humus soil. Intolerant of full sun and drought. G.S. Thomas finds these to be "easily grown plants, for the connoisseur of the elegant."

ARALIA californica Summer aralia08 Elk Clover 2-3m  Zone: 6/7 A statuesque species native to western North America. The bold leaves bear greenish-white flowers in large compound umbels followed by dark purple or black fruit on maroon-streaked, thick stems. For moisture-retentive soil in the shady garden. Photograph: CalPhotos 30+ seeds  $4.00

ARALIA hispida Early Summer aralia07 Dwarf Elder, Bristly Sassparilla 30-60cm  Zone: 4 Native to northeastern North America, a perennial with a woody base growing in a great variety of environments - usually in exposed, dry, sandy,open spots. Leaves are divided, roughly pinnate. The stems have bristly hairs. Flowers in early summer are white, arranged in large, rounded, globular umbels followed by clusters of black berries. Germination Instructions: Cold treatment required. 15 seeds  $4.00

ARALIA nudicaulis Summer aralia03 Wild Sarsaparilla 45cm  Zone: 3 From the Latin "nudus" (naked, bare), and the Greek "kaulos" (stem). This member of the Ginseng family is an understory plant found in mixed forests across Canada. Large compound leaves radiate at the top of naked stems. White flowers in clusters are followed by clusters of blue-black berries in summer. For light shade in the woodland garden. The fruit is edible, but not very palatable. The aromatic roots were once used in a drink called sarsaparilla, which developed into root beer. Young plant shoots were used as herbs, and the berries were made into jelly. Seed wild collected in Nova Scotia. Germination Instructions: Outdoor treatment over winter recommended. 20 seeds  $3.75

ARALIA racemosa Summer aralia01 American Spikenard to 2m  Zone: 3 Native to North America, growing in fertile woodlands. A refined and upright perennial with maroon stems, abundantly branched and widely spreading with a large, aromatic rootstock. Greenish-white flowers in showy spikes in summer and red or purplish berries in the fall. Wild collected in Ontario. Germination Instructions: Outdoor treatment over winter recommended. 100 seeds  $4.25

ARENARIA	(SANDWORT)	Family: CARYOPHYLLACEAE
About 160 species of annuals, perennials and subshrubs scattered througout the world. Most are small and procumbent, with grassy foliage and white, sometimes pink or red flowers. For sunny sites in well drained, infertile soil.

ARENARIA stricta Summer arenaria01 Rock or Stiff Sandwort 2-10cm  Zone: 3 With a circumpolar distribution in the northern hemisphere, including the low Canadian arctic, normally growing in dry, hot, rocky sites. Forms low, needle-like cushions covered with notched white blooms over a long period in late spring to summer, often re-blooming in fall, assuming sufficient moisture. Seed wild collected in Ontario. Germination Instructions: Easy, warm germinator. 200 seeds  $3.75

ARGEMONE	(PRICKLY POPPY)	Family: PAPAVERACEAE
A genus of 28 annual or perennial plants in the poppy family often with blue foliage and prickly stems and leaves. Most are natives of North America.

ARGEMONE polyanthemos Summer to Fall argemone01 30cm  Zone: 4 Likely to act as a reliable self-sowing annual. Huge, ruffled, brilliant white flowers the entire season. Lethal prickles and spines, even on the seed pods! A dryland species, grown in our sand bed in full sun. Germination Instructions: Cold treatment required. 25 seeds  $3.50

ARISAEMA	(JACK IN THE PULPIT)	Family: ARACEAE
A large group of perennials native to Asia and North America with new species coming into cultivation yearly. The spathe and spadix, which constitute the flowers, are typical of the Aroids. Spikes of decorative berries appear later. For fertile, moisture-retentive, but well-drained soil in light shade. The species most likely to be (outdoor) hardy for gardeners in really cold regions of Canada are A. amurense, dracontium, flavum, sikokianum and triphyllum.

ARISAEMA candidissimum Early Summer arisaema20 45cm  Zone: 5/6 A spectacular, late-appearing species native to China, growing on rocky, sunny slopes. Short stalks carry fragrant pink pitchers striped with white vertical veins. Large, glossy, lobed foliage emerges next to the flowers. Offsets freely and best grown in a well-drained site in the garden. Photograph by Seneca Hill Perennials: Used with permission. Germination Instructions: Easy, warm germinator. 20 seeds  $5.25

ARISAEMA ciliatum liubaense Summer arisaema10 Chinese Jack In The Pulpit 80cm  Zone: 5/6? A recently accepted variety named after the village close to where it was collected in China. A beautiful, stonoliferous Arisaema with snakeskin-mottled stems topped by a much divided radiating leaf. The rich maroon-chocolate-brown spathe is dramatically striped with emerald green to white and ends in a very long mouse tail. Germination Instructions: Easy, warm germinator. 20 seeds  $4.50

ARISAEMA consanguineum Summer arisaema18 1.2m  Zone: 5/6 From temperate east Asia and affectionately termed "the weed of Yunnan." This tall and handsome species has an elegant, long-tipped, greenish spathe stained purple, under an umbrella of a radiate leaf. Not only is this Sino-Himalayan species hardy and adaptable, it exhibits some amazing foliar variations, so you may be surprised by what you get. Photograph: Ian Young's Bulb Log SRGC Forum Germination Instructions: Easy, warm germinator. 20 seeds  $4.50

ARISAEMA consanguineum (Poseidon) arisaema16 1.1m In describing her 'Poseidon' Ellen Hornig of Seneca Hill Perennials says: "Introduced in fall 2004, this is a massive plant in which the base color of the leaflet is a steely blue-green, the silver center is pronounced, and the leaf edges are strongly crimped and waved. Everything about this one is big (even the seeds are twice normal size) leading us to wonder about tetraploidy. The sea god should be proud to lend it his name." Photograph by Phoenix Perennials: used with permission. Germination Instructions: Easy, warm germinator. 30 seeds  $4.75

ARISAEMA consanguineum (Siren's Song) arisaema17 90cm Of course, it's Ellen again. "We're delighted to introduce another of our A. consanguineum selections, completely different from 'Poseidon' and just as exciting. 'Siren Song' is every bit the seductress, with huge wide, undulating deep bright green leaflets with high-contrast silver centers, and distinctly reddish stems. Photograph Ellen Hornig: Used with permission. Germination Instructions: Easy, warm germinator. 20 seeds  $4.75

ARISAEMA dracontium Summer arisaema03 Green Dragon 90cm or taller  Zone: 4 Native to eastern and central North America growing in wet woodlands, low rich ground and along stream banks in neutral soil. Size will vary in the wild depending on moisture availabllity. It easily reaches 3'or taller in cozy garden conditions and is the most noticed Jack-In-The-Pulpit in our gardens.. The hood (spathe) is less dominant than in A. triphyllum. An interesting long-tipped spadix (the "dragon's tongue") protrudes several inches beyond the narrow spathe. Leaves are single, compound and long-stalked to 8". 20 seeds  $4.00

ARISAEMA dracontium (Grey Form) arisaema23 45cm A selection of Green Dragon exhibiting a dusty grey overlay on the green foliage. 15 seeds  $4.50

ARISAEMA dracontium (Large Form) arisaema22 90-150cm  Zone: 4 We thank Gene Bush for sharing seed of this very tall form of Green Dragon. This is what he has to say: "...from a selection in my garden that I found years ago. It consistently reaches well above the average height for this species. Some are well over 5 feet, most come in at about 3 to 4 feet. Foliage is one leaf divided into twelve or more segments on a single stem. Bloom is a long tube about mid way up the stem from the tuber and is green with a yellow twisted “tongue” sticking out and around." 15 seeds  $4.50

ARISAEMA fargesii Summer arisaema13 Chinese Dragon 60cm  Zone: 5/6 Native to China, with beautiful, huge leaves topping the large blackish-purple, striped-white pitcher with a long graceful "drip tip" on the spathe. Stunning.Limited quantity. Order early. Picture by Ellen Hornig: Used with permission. 15 seeds  $4.75

ARISAEMA flavum Summer arisaema04 30cm  Zone: 4 A small species from the Himalayas whose inflorescense has been described as looking like a yellow owl. It makes a great companion to yellow and green variegated plants. Very robust and accepting of both sun and shade. It has a subtle, elf-like presence. Germination Instructions: Easy, warm germinator. 15 seeds  $4.25

ARISAEMA jacquemontii June/July arisaema21 30-60cm  Zone: 5 Native to western Asia (Afghanistan to India and China), growing in humousy soil and rocky substrates, in sub-alpine areas, emerging late in the season. The white-striped spathe has a long upwardly curving green to dark purple tail-like tip. Leaves are digitate with narrow or long pointed leaves. Grow in a cool part of the woodland garden. Germination Instructions: Warm germinator. 12 seeds  $4.50

ARISAEMA triphyllum Late Spring arisaema05 Jack In The Pulpit 40-60cm or taller  Zone: 3 Our own native Jack In The Pulpit. Common in woodlands throughout eastern North America with large 3-lobed leaves and a hooded spathe, striped green and purple in late spring followed by orange-red berries in autumn. Seed wild collected in Ontario. Germination Instructions: Outdoor treatment over winter recommended. 20 seeds  $4.00

ARTEMISIA	(WORMWOOD)	Family: COMPOSITAE
A large genus of 300 species of mostly aromatic plants. Most come from dry regions of the Northern Temperate zone. Leaves fine, pinnately cleft. Frequently the entire plant is gray-green or whitish. Flowers in a panicled inflorescence.

ARTEMISIA stelleriana Late Summer artemisia09 Beach Wormwood 30-60cm  Zone: 3 Native of northeastern Asia and naturalized in eastern North America and Europe, growing in sandy to ordinary soil in full sun. Deeply-lobed silvery felt-like foliage. Picture by Trond Steen: Used with Permission. Germination Instructions: Easy, warm germinator. 30 seeds  $3.25

ARUM	(BLACK CALLA)	Family: ARACEAE
12 species of aroids; tuberous, stemless plants vaguely resembling Calla. A spathe surrounds a spadix in spring with showy orange berries following in summer. Distribution of the species in Europe and the Mediterranean is primarily on soil moist in winter and spring, dry in summer and in semi-shaded sites. The magnificent foliage of these plants retains its startling presence throughout the fall, as everything else in the garden slowly dies back.

ARUM italicum (Pictum type) arum03 Italian Arum 30cm  Zone: 5 This is an Arum italicum 'Pictum' form, the dark-green undulating leaves broadly veined in white. Derived from the British cultivar 'White Winter'. Very limited. Photograph: Ellen Hornig Germination Instructions: Cold treatment required. 12 seeds  $4.50

ARUM italicum ssp. albispathum Autumn arum06 30-40cm  Zone: 5 This rare subspecies is native of the Black Sea region, growing in open woods or semi-wet grasslands. Large, dark green arrow-shaped foliage. The spathe is almost white, followed by beautiful red berries. Germination Instructions: Cold treatment required. 20 seeds  $4.75

ARUNCUS	(GOATSBEARD)	Family: ROSACEAE
A small genus of 12 species notable for their abundance of rich green, fern-like foliage, topped by plumes of silky flowers. A deservedly popular perennial that revels in rich, moist soil, preferably in semi-shade.

ARUNCUS aethusifolius Late Summer aruncus01 15cm  Zone: 2 An utterly charming little Aruncus with deeply divided, olive-green ferny foliage and creamy white flower spires. Extremely lovely and useful as a groundcover in the woodland garden. Will grow in sun if the soil is consistently moist. Germination Instructions: Cold treatment required. 100 seeds  $4.00

ARUNCUS dioicus Summer aruncus02 Goatsbeard 120-210cm  Zone: 2 A spectacular plant given sufficient moisture, semi-shade and space and an excellent plant for the north. Toothed leaflets give the foliage an airy, deceptively delicate appearance. Plumes of creamy white flowers in long panicles. Germination Instructions: Cold treatment required. 100 seeds  $3.50

ASARINA	(TWINING SNAPDRAGON)	Family: SCROPHULARIACEAE
A genus of 16 twining tender perennials native to Mexico, the southwestern USA and Europe.

ASARINA procumbens All Season asarina02 Climbing Snapdragon 8-10cm  Zone: 6/7 This perennial native to the mountains of southern Europe can be grown as an annual where it is not hardy and will self-sow if happy. Once included botanically with the snapdragons as Antirrhinum asarina, it is a procumbent perennial noted for its trailing stems to 45cm and fragrant, two-lipped, soft yellow snapdragon-like flowers all season long. Grow in sun to part shade in well drained, sandy soil. Use in rock gardens, trailing down banks or over walls or in hanging baskets. Germination Instructions: Easy, warm germinator. 30+ seeds  $4.00

ASARUM	(WILD GINGER)	Family: ARISTOLOCHIACEAE
About 60 species native to North temperate areas. The common name refers to the ginger-like smell when the roots are bruised or cut. All species prefer woodland conditions, slightly acid soil, shade and constant moisture.

ASARUM canadense (Fresh, 2011) Spring asarum01 Canadian Wild Ginger 15cm  Zone: 2 Native North American with low tufts of green heart-shaped leaves. Brown, bell-shaped flowers are inconspicuous and hidden under the leaves. A wonderful groundcover for the woodland garden. Wild collected in Ontario. Germination Instructions: Seed is sold out for 2010, but will be sent out again from fresh harvest, 2011. 30 seeds  $5.00

ASCLEPIAS	(MILKWEED)	Family: ASCLEPIADACEAE
A large genus of almost 200 species, with a wide distribution, but most are concentrated in North America and Africa. The primary host plant for the Monarch butterfly.

ASCLEPIAS incarnata Late Summer asclepias01 Swamp Milkweed 120-150cm  Zone: 2 Native to eastern North America and a magnificent, accomodating perennial. Grows best in moist soils, but also thrives in ordinary garden conditions. Tight umbels of amazingly intricate bright pink flowers and linear, pointed leaves. Seed wild collected in Ontario. 25 seeds  $3.50

ASCLEPIAS incarnata 'Ice Ballet' asclepias02 White Swamp Milkweed The species is native to eastern North America and a magnificent, accomodating perennial. Grows best in moist soils, but also thrives in ordinary garden conditions. Tight umbels of amazingly intricate flowers and linear, pointed leaves. This variety has pure white flowers in late summer. Open pollinated. 20 seeds  $3.75

ASCLEPIAS speciosa Summer asclepias15 Showy Milkweed 90cm  Zone: 2 Native to central and western North America. Very fragrant globose umbels of rose-coloured flowers on a tall Milkweed. Seed wild collected in Washington state. Germination Instructions: Easy, warm germinator. 20 seeds  $3.75

ASCLEPIAS sullivantii Late Spring to Summer asclepias16 Smooth or Prairie Milkweed 60-90cm  Zone: 3 Native to central North America, growing in moist meadows and prairies. Resembles A. syriaca. Upright stems are clothed in large leaves with a stripe of pinkish-red in the midrib. Umbels of pinkish-white star-like flowers appear in the upper leaf axils over a long bloom period from late spring well into summer. Germination Instructions: Easy, warm germinator. 20 seeds  $4.00

ASCLEPIAS tuberosa Mid Summer asclepias05 Butterfly Weed 30-75cm  Zone: 4 One of the most beautiful North American natives. Brilliant, waxy tangerine flowers in clusters. This species is essential to the Monarch butterfly. Interesting variations are obtainable from seed, including deep yellow and bright orange. Drought tolerant and sun loving. Flowers first year from an early start indoors. 30 seeds  $4.25

ASCLEPIAS viridis Summer asclepias13 Green Antelopehorn 50cm  Zone: 4 Native to the central USA, growing on roadsides, rocky, dry prairies and glades. This is a stunning milkweed with large clusters of green flowers with purple crowns. As the seedpods elongate and begin to curve, they resemble the horns of an antelope. This is undoubtably one of the showiest of all Asclepias species. Germination Instructions: Cold treatment required. 15 seeds  $4.25

ASPARAGUS	(ASPARAGUS)	Family: LILIACEAE
A genus of 300 perennials with small, needle-like foliage, inconspicuous flowers followed by berries.

ASPARAGUS pseudoscaber 'Spitzenschleier' asparagus01 Ornamental Asparagus 90cm  Zone: 4 Native to eastern Europe and Russia. This very hardy and ornamental Asparagus is a flower arrangers dream. The leaves are lacy and finely cut; roughly similar to ordinary edible Asparagus but with exceptionally graceful foliage. Late in the season, bright red berries add to its appeal. We grow it as a textural addition in the garden. While it's eventual height is 100cm, the foliage is not upright, but arches outward, and visually appears much smaller. Germination Instructions: Easy, warm germinator. 20 seeds  $4.00

ASPHODELINE	(JACOB'S ROD)	Family: ASPHODELACEAE
A small genus of plants native to the Mediterranean and Asia growing on rocky slopes and in scrub. Linear leaves topped by tall candles of flowers. Striking, prominent and unusual perennial. For full sun in well drained soil.

ASPHODELINE lutea Summer asphodeline01 King's Spear, Jacob's Rod 60-90cm  Zone: 4 Native to the Mediterranean, growing on rocky, hot slopes. A striking member of the Lily family with grassy, gray-green foliage. Shiny, fragrant, star-like, yellow flowers in long racemes (often up to 45cm) flowering from early to late summer. Germination Instructions: Easy, warm germinator. 15 seeds  $4.00

ASPHODELUS

ASPHODELUS aestivus Spring to Early Summer asphodelus01 50-150cm  Zone: 6 Native to southern Europe, Turkey and northern Africa, this tall member of the Liliaceae carries white pinkish-brown veined flowers on a much-branched stem above flat, narrow grey-green foliage. Germination Instructions: Easy, warm germinator. 15 seeds  $4.00

ASTER		Family: COMPOSITEAE
A large genus of 600 species predominantly native to the Americas. Generally sun-loving perennials with daisy-like flowers. The name aster from the Latin "star" refers to the shape of the flowers. Plant in sunny or partially shaded locations in moist, well-drained soil.

ASTER divaricatus June-July aster15 White Wood Aster 30-60cm  Zone: 3 Native to eastern North America, typically growing in dry, open woods and along forest edges. Wiry dark stems carry small but abundant white daisies with yellow to red centers in late summer to early fall. Attractive to butterflies. Germination Instructions: Easy, warm germinator. 25 seeds  $4.00

ASTER novae-angliae mix Autumn aster05 New England Aster 90-1.75m  Zone: 3 While our region contains many representatives of the genus Aster, the New England aster is one of the most distinctive and beautiful. It is found in meadows and damp thickets throughout northern North America where it dramatically colours our landscape in early autumn. A tall, showy and large-flowered species that occurs in the wild in many color forms; most commonly a rich lilac-purple with yellow centers. This mix also contains pink and white forms. Seed wild collected in Nova Scotia and Ontario. Germination Instructions: Easy, warm germinator. 30 seeds  $4.00

ASTER novae-belgii mix Late Summer aster16 New York Aster 60-120cm  Zone: 4 It's been wonderful to discover species here in my new Nova Scotia home that were not native to Ontario. New York Aster is among them. The parent of hundreds of cultivars, this is a showy species, similar to A. novae-angliae, but with fewer petals. Heights can vary from dwarfs to waist-high in an equally wide variety of colour from white to pink and purple. This is a selection of them, wild collected in Nova Scotia. Germination Instructions: Easy, warm germinator. 30 seeds  $4.25

ASTILBE	(FALSE SPIREA)	Family: SAXIFRAGACEAE
A genus of 25 attractive summer-flowering perennials with ferny foliage and flowers in feathery panicles. Look particularly stunning massed. Astilbe prefers a rich, moist, even boggy soil in part shade. Can be grown in full sun if moisture is assured.

ASTILBE chinensis pumila Late Summer astilbe02 25cm  Zone: 3 The is a wonderful small species native to China and Japan sporting densely clustered panicles of rose to magenta flowers in late summer. A great choice for a groundcover in the woodland garden, looking especially grand near water. Germination Instructions: Easy, warm germinator requiring light. 30 seeds  $4.00

ASTILBE mix Summer astilbe01 Zone: 3 This is a mix of Astilbe species and hybrids, tall and small in a range of colour including red, pink, white and purples. Germination Instructions: All species in mix are easy, warm germinators requiring light to sprout. 100 seeds  $4.25

ASTILBOIDES		Family: SAXIFRAGACEAE
A one species genus.

ASTILBOIDES tabularis Summer astilboides01 Shield-Leaf Roger's Flower 1.5m  Zone: 3 From Manchuria and North Korea with very large, umbrella-shaped leaves, irregularly incised along the margins. Inflorescence is a white, slightly nodding panicle. For semi-shade in a cool, moist humusy soil. Perfect under deep-rooted trees, or along water in semi-shade. Germination Instructions: Easy, warm germinator. 100 seeds  $4.25

ASTRAGALUS	(MILK VETCH)	Family: LEGUMINOSAE
A large genus of over 2,000 species of annuals, perennials and shrubs native throughout the temperate world with pinnate foliage and pea-like flowers in spikes or racemes.

ASTRAGALUS canadensis Summer astragalus03 Canadian Milkvetch 60-120cm  Zone: 2/3 Native to North America, growing in prairies, thickets and woodland borders, moist meadows near rivers and fields. A robust plant with compound foliage topped by a whorled raceme crowded with creamy flowers, which sometimes have yellow or green tints. These are followed by oval pods with pointed tips. This striking member of the pea family is an important food for birds, as it retains its seed late into the fall and early winter. Germination Instructions: Sandpapering of seed required. 15 seeds  $4.00

ASTRAGALUS neglectus Early Summer astragalus04 Cooper's Milkvetch 30-90cm  Zone: 3 Native to north-eastern North America growing on alvar or in oak barrens. An uncommon to rare species with compound foliage and a leafy stem. Clusters of white to cream flowers. Ovoid seed receptacles follow (these differentiate it from A. canadensis). Seed wild collected in Ontario. Germination Instructions: Sandpapering of seed required. 25 seeds  $4.00

ASTRANTIA	(MASTERWORT)	Family: UMBELLIFERAE
A genus of nine species of hardy perennials with flowers of subtle beauty. They are charming cottage garden plants grown for their bold foliage and cushions of long-lasting lacy flowers encircled by a collar of bracts. Excels as a cut flower. Moist, rich soil in sun to part shade but will tolerate less than ideal conditions.

ASTRANTIA major - White (Moist Packed) astrantia06 Seed from the white-flowered form of the species. Germination Instructions: Cold treatment required. 20 seeds  $4.50

ASTRANTIA maxima (Moist Packed) Late Spring to Mid Summer astrantia07 Greater Masterwort 45-60cm  Zone: 4 Above bold, lobed foliage, rose-pink flowers surrounded by unusually coloured greyish-pink bracts. Flowering is over a long flowering period in late spring to mid-summer. AGM Award of Merit. Limited quanties. Germination Instructions: Cold treatment required. 20 seeds  $4.50

ASTRANTIA major mix (Moist Packed) Summer astrantia01 Great Masterwort 60cm  Zone: 4 Handsome palm-shaped, toothed foliage and a mix of flower colours in white, pink and maroon. Germination Instructions: Cold treatment required. 30 seeds  $4.50

AUBRIETA	(ROCK CRESS)	Family: CRUCIFERAE
About 12 species of low, creeping mat or cushion- forming plants from the Mediterranean, the Balkans and Asia Minor.

AUBRIETA pinardii Summer aubrieta02 Rock Cress 8cm  Zone: 3 A compact species from the mountains of Turkey. It has done well in my rock garden for years making a low spreading mat of green foliage. In early summer and over a long period of weeks, it becomes smothered with rich-purple flowers. Germination Instructions: Easy, warm germinator. 30 seeds  $4.00

AURINIA	(BASKET OF GOLD)	Family: CRUCIFERAE
7 species of yellow-flowering, sun-loving plants formerly in the genus Alyssum. Adds bold sweeps of colour and silver-grey foliage to the spring garden. For full sun to produce neat, compact plants. A showy low maintenance addition to the garden.

AURINIA saxatilis Spring aurinia01 Basket Of Gold 15-30cm  Zone: 3 Formely Alyssum saxatile. Radiant yellow flowers on this classic rock garden and wall plant. Reliable and tough, producing brilliant colour in the spring garden. Germination Instructions: Easy, warm germinator. 20 seeds  $3.00

BAPTISIA	(FALSE INDIGO)	Family: LEGUMINOSAE
25-35 species of perennials native to North America. These handsome plants with attractive foliage and long racemes of pea-like flowers make an outstanding addition to the border. Best grown in full sun and rich soils, but will tolerate part shade, poor soil and drought. Extremely long-lived plants.

BAPTISIA alba var. macrophylla Late Spring to Mid-Summer baptisia03 90cm  Zone: 4 This is a stunningly beautiful, very long-lived species native to eastern North America growing in dry prairies to wet streambanks, in full sun. Above trifoliate grey-green foliage, erect racemes hold showy white flowers over a long period late spring to mid summer. Germination Instructions: Sandpapering of seed recommended. 20 seeds  $4.00

BAPTISIA australis Early Summer baptisia01 Blue False Indigo 90-120cm  Zone: 2 Deep indigo-blue flowers, followed by attractive seedpods. Clover-like blue-green foliage that stays fresh and attractive all season. Flower racemes are up to 25cm/10" long. This is an extremely long lived plant and slow to mature in the garden. Please allow it at least 3 years to flower and 2 more to reach its full majesty. Germination Instructions: Sandpapering of seed required. 20 seeds  $3.50

BEGONIA	(BEGONIA)	Family: BEGONIACEAE
A large genus of perennials native to the tropics and subtropics of the Americas. Known and grown by many gardeners as annuals in temperate climates.

BEGONIA grandis All Season begonia01 Hardy Begonia 30-45cm  Zone: 6 This tuberous species native to China and Japan occurs the most northerly and is believed to be hardy to Z6. I have not overwintered it but know it sometimes survives Z5 with a heavy winter mulch. Otherwise, it can be grown as an annual, dug and stored in damp peat over winter, or by collecting the bulbils which form in the leaf axils and starting again. Thrives in moist, humusy soil in semi-shade. Gorgeous red-veined yellow-green foliage, the leaves red underneath. Fragrant pink to rose-pink flowers on red stems. Very floriferous. Germination Instructions: Easy, warm germinator. 100 seeds  $4.25

BELAMCANDA	(BALCKBERRY LILY)	Family: IRIDACEAE
A genus of two species, related to Iris and native to the far east, growing in scrub, open woods and grassy places.

BELAMCANDA chinensis Mid to Late Summer belamcanda01 Blackberry Lily 60cm  Zone: 4 A dramatic perennial valued for its Iris-like sword-shaped leaves, and dramatic flowers with orange-peach blooms, spotted red or purple-brown. Beautiful seed pods resembling blackberries are valued for dried arrangements. Shallow, fibrous-rooted plant that requires good drainage and thrives in light or sandy soils in full sun. Germination Instructions: An initial 4 weeks at cold is beneficial and will produce a higher percentage of germination. Or, seeds may be sprouted at warm for lower rates. 12 seeds  $4.00

BOEHMERIA

BOEHMERIA sieboldiana Mid Summer to Fall boehmeria03 Siebold's Boehmeria 1.2-1.8m  Zone: 7? From Asia, a large, bold plant, grown primarily for it's addition of great texture to the garden. The shiny green, veined foliage and dangling wands of tan flowers creates a striking backdrop in the shaded or sunny garden in moisture-retentive soil. Photograph by John Gregg: used with permission Germination Instructions: Easy, warm germinator. 50+ seeds  $4.25

CALAMINTHA		Family: LABIATAE
A small genus of plants native to Europe and Asia. The name, from the Greek, means "beautiful mint." Long-flowering, aromatic plants.

CALAMINTHA grandiflora All Season calamintha01 30cm  Zone: 4 A dense, bushy plant for the front of the border or large rock garden bearing a profusion of very showy lipped, bright pink, sage-like flowers the entire gardening season. Delightfully fragrant. Germination Instructions: Cold treatment required. 20 seeds  $3.25

CALLA	(WATER ARUM)	Family: ARACEAE
A one species genus native throughout the temperate regions.

CALLA palustris July calla01 Wild Calla 30cm  Zone: 4 A wetland plant found on the edges of ponds, lakes, streams and pools, in shallow water or on wet soil. Beautiful, glossy, heart-shaped leaves, 16cm long, rising on stems from long underwater rhizomes. Flower is a white spathe, surrounding a yellow knob-shaped spadix. Often fertilized by snails that laboriously crawl up and down the stems of one flower after another, attracted by a rather unpleasant smell. Followed by showy, bright red pods with pear-shaped berries covering the spadix in fall. A very elegant addition to the water garden. Seed wild collected in Ontario. 50 seeds  $4.25

CALLIRHOE	(POPPY MALLOW)	Family: MALVACEAE
8 species of mallow-like perennials native to North America.

CALLIRHOE involucrata All Season callirhoe01 Wine Cups, Prairie Rose 15cm  Zone: 3 Native to the short-grass prairie and sandy, dry soils of western and mid-western North America and an outstanding plant for the garden. Inappropriately, it seems the generic name of this denizen of dry places honors Callirrhoe, the daughter of Achelous, a minor Greek river god. The flowers are glowing, satiny magenta cups, up to 2" across which begin in June and never cease until frost. Its leafy flowering stems are prostrate and will spread out 1-3' from the crown by midsummer, so give it plenty of space in a sun-baked spot. Germination Instructions: Has an extremely hard seed-coat requiring serious sandpapering. 30 seeds  $4.25

CAMPANULA	(BELLFLOWER)	Family: CAMPANULACEAE
A large genus of over 300 species widely distributed in the Northern Hemisphere, especially the Mediterranean. "Campa" comes from the Latin "bell" and refers to the predominantly bell-shaped flowers. A genus of great diversity, ranging from stately border plants to rock garden specimens. Easy to grow and do well in any fertile soil in sun or light shade.

CAMPANULA alliariifolia Late Summer campanula01 30cm  Zone: 3 One of the few white-flowering species bearing nodding, white bellflowers. Attractive heart-shaped grey-green foliage. Germination Instructions: Easy, warm germinator. 50 seeds  $3.50

CAMPANULA barbata Early Summer campanula35 Bearded Bellflower 25cm  Zone: 3-7 This is a delightful bellflower native to mountainous regions of Europe. The plant gets is common name from the delicate fringe of hairs at the mouth of the blue nodding flowers. Even though short lived, it self-seeds and can be reliably treated as a perennial. Provide a well-drained soil in full sun or very light shade. Germination Instructions: Easy, warm germinator. 30 seeds  $4.00

CAMPANULA cervicaria Summer campanula37 Bristly Bellflower 120cm  Zone: 3 Native to northern and central Europe and endangered or protected in some areas. A tall biennial Campanula which would look very fine and be happy naturalized on the edges of a woodland. The flowers are blue and clustered, reminiscent of C. glomerata, except that the clusters line the solitary, tall stems. Wild collected in Sweden. Germination Instructions: Easy, warm germinator. 200 seeds  $4.25

CAMPANULA collina Summer campanula31 Blue Dwarf Bellflower 15-30cm  Zone: 3 From the Caucasus, a lovely bellflower with satiny, dark purple-blue flowers gracefully held on 6-12" stems, flowering in summer. It likes a loamy, moist, but well drained soil in sun to light shade, where it will modestly spread. Germination Instructions: Easy, warm germinator. 30 seeds  $4.00

CAMPANULA grossekii Summer campanula42 Forest Bellflower 50-90cm  Zone: 4 Native to eastern Europe, this is an erect bellflower with hairy, toothed, heart-shaped leaves and reddish stems. The large, open, lavender-blue bells are showy and out-facing. Looks wonderful in the border, or at the edge of the woodland. Germination Instructions: Easy, warm germinator. 50 seeds  $4.00

CAMPANULA latifolia Mid to Late Summer campanula10 Giant Bellflower 120cm  Zone: 3 A great bellflower for the border with erect blue bells. This species does best in moist soil in light shade. Germination Instructions: Easy, warm germinator. 50 seeds  $3.25

CAMPANULA latifolia 'alba' campanula11 As above but the pure white form. Germination Instructions: Easy, warm germinator. 50 seeds  $3.50

CAMPANULA makaschvilii Summer campanula33 30-45cm  Zone: 3 From the Caucasus and superficially similar to C. alliarifolia. This is a smaller and more floriferous species with neat, sturdy grey-green foliage. The flower stems are shorter, and more numerous, carrying large open bells of pure white. Very lovely. Germination Instructions: Easy, warm germinator. 50 seeds  $4.00

CAMPANULA medium Summer campanula13 Canterbury Bells 30-60cm  Zone: 2 Biennial Canterbury Bells are an essential feature of cottage gardens. A mix of beautiful huge bells in shades of purple, pink and white. Often reblooms if the flower stalk is cut back. Self sows to perpetuate. Germination Instructions: Easy, warm germinator. 50 seeds  $3.00

CAMPANULA medium album campanula51 From white-flowered, open-pollinated parents. Germination Instructions: Easy, warm germinator. 30+ seeds  $3.00

CAMPANULA patula Late Spring to Mid Summer campanula14 45cm  Zone: 4 From Europe to western Siberia, this is a floriferous, lovely biennial bellflower with a slender, erect habit and pretty blue-purple flowers over a long period early to mid summer. Self-sows to perpetuate. Wild collected in Lepsama, Nyland Finland. Germination Instructions: Easy, warm germinator. 100 seeds  $3.75

CAMPANULA persicifolia Summer campanula15 Peach Leaved Bellflower 60-90cm  Zone: 2 The best-known hardy Campanula for the border. Large 5cm nodding blue flowers and leathery, toothed leaves, blooming in summer and sporadically onwards right through the first frosts if the individual flowers are pinched off as they fade. Germination Instructions: Easy, warm germinator. 50 seeds  $3.25

CAMPANULA persicifolia alba campanula16 The lovely pure white form of the species. Germination Instructions: Easy, warm germinator. 100 seeds  $3.25

CAMPANULA pyramidalis Late Summer campanula55 Chimney Bellflower 1.5m  Zone: 3 Native to southeastern Europe and the western Balkans, A late-blooming, tall, striking biennial bellflower forming a basal clump of foliage from which rise pyramidal spires densely covered with blue saucers. Quite magnificent in full bloom. Should self sow to perpetuate. Germination Instructions: Easy, warm germinator. 100 seeds  $4.00

CAMPANULA rotundifolia All season campanula20 Harebell 30cm  Zone: 2 This species is native throughout the northern hemisphere. Also known as the Bluebells of Scotland, it is well entrenched in the verse and song of that country. Rounded basal leaves account for the species name. Wide, pendulous blue-violet bells the entire gardening season. Should be in every garden. Performance is best in northern climates. Wild collected in Ontario. Germination Instructions: Easy, warm germinator. 200+ seeds  $3.50

CAMPANULA trachelium Summer campanula25 Coventry Bells 60-90cm  Zone: 4 This old fashioned cottage garden plant is native to Europe and the Near East, growing naturally in woods and along forest margins. Wide blue bells carried up the stems, thickly set with hairy, leaves. Germination Instructions: Easy, warm germinator. 30 seeds  $3.50

CAMPANULASTRUM

CAMPANULASTRUM americanum Late Summer to Fall campanula47 American of Tall Bellflower 60-200cm  Zone: 4 This is Campanula americana with a name change: reassigned to its own genus because of the unique structure of the flowers. Native to eastern North America, a very pretty biennial growing in open, moist woods, on streambanks and in thickets. This species rangies into the southern part of Ontario. A tall and erect, usually unbranched plant with lance-shaped leaves. An elogated raceme carries open rich purple-blue flowers with a white center. The flower has a distinctive long, curving style at its center. Persists reliably through self-sowing and is a very lovely thing weaving it's way through the woodland garden. Germination Instructions: Easy, warm germinator. 50 seeds  $4.00

CARDIOCRINUM	(GIANT LILY)	Family: LILIACEAE
A small genus of Asian bulbs, formerly classified as Lilium.

CARDIOCRINUM giganteum (Moist Packed) Summer cardiocrinum02 1.3-4m  Zone: 6 Native to central and western China, this is a very tall Cardiocrinum topped by enormous, fragrant white bells. Cool, rich, humusy soil in part shade. Germination Instructions: Seed has been moist packed to preserve viability. 20 seeds  $5.00

CARYOPTERIS		Family: VERVENACEAE
Small, showy late summer flowering shrubs with aromatic leaves, best grown in well drained soil and full sun. Caryopteris make lovely garden shrubs. Their leaves, stems and flowers are pleasantly scented. Their late flowering period makes them valuable garden plants. Provide a well-drained loose soil and a sunny position and they will prosper for years. Since flowering occurs on new growth of the season nothing is lost by vigorous pruning in the spring, or die-back during the winter.

CARYOPTERIS divaricata Late Summer to Early Fall caryopteris04 Bluecurls 90-150cm  Zone: 5/6 This is a herbaceous species native to the Himalayas. Ovate to lance-shaped, fuzzy leaves. Unusual deep blue flowers in clusters appear at a very valuable time- from late summer into fall. May flower the first year from an early start. Crowns may rot in wet, poorly-drained soils; thus recommended for a well-drained spot in light shade to sun. 25 seeds  $4.25

CASTILLEJA
Paintbrush roots are parasitic, attaching to a nearby host plant by haustoria roots that take nutrients from the host plant. This has led to the suggestion that a host is required for germination, which is not the case. However, it is true that seedlings will lose vigour and die at about the 5-10 leaf seedling stage unless they have a host (normally a small ornamental grass, such as Bouteloua) keeping it company.

CASTILLEJA miniata July to September castilleja02 Scarlet Paintbrush 20-80cm  Zone: 1/2 A widespread and variable paintbrush native from northwestern Ontario to BC, south into the USA and north to the Yukon and Alaska. The flower cluster, composed of a hidden flower surrounded by showy-coloured bracts is normally red. Seed was collected wild in Alberta in an area where scarlet and coral pink were predominant; but plants also ranged to cream, yellowish, and many combinations of these, which should result in some fascinating plants. From Thoreau: "The Painted Cup is in its prime. It reddens the meadow, - Painted Cup meadow. It is a splendid show of brilliant scarlet, the colour of the Cardinal Flowers, and surpassing it in mass and profusion. I do not like the name. It does not remind me of a cup, rather of a flame when it first appears. It might be called Flame Flower, or Scarlet-tip. Here is a large meadow full of it, and yet very few in the town have ever seen it. It is startling to see a leaf thus brilliantly painted, as if its tip were dipped into some scarlet tincture surpassing most flowers in intensity of colour." Photograph: Cohan Fulford. Germination Instructions: Cold treatment required. 30 seeds  $4.25

CAULOPHYLLUM	(BLUE COHOSH)	Family: BERBERIDACEAE
2 species of erect, rhizomatous perennials native to moist woods of North America and eastern Asia with compound leaves, small flowers in clusters and showy berries in the fall.

CAULOPHYLLUM giganteum Spring caulophyllum01 1m  Zone: 3 (Formerly listed as Caulophyllum thalictroides). Native to rich, rocky woods in eastern North America. Grown for its blue seeds and handsome foliage, which resembles Meadowrue (Thalictrum). Good companion for Virginia Bluebells since the foliage fills in as the bluebell foliage turns yellow. For light to heavy shade in humus, woodland soil. Wild collected in Rideau Township, Ontario. Germination Instructions: Cold treatment required. 20 seeds  $4.00

CEPHALARIA		Family: DIPSACACEAE
A magnificent, undemanding addition to the garden, grown extensively in Europe for its abundant foliage (dark green and divided) and large scabiosa-like pale yellow flowers. For ordinary soil in sun or part shade.

CEPHALARIA gigantea Summer cephalaria01 180cm  Zone: 3 Something for those of you who love big plants. A very tall native of Sibera and the Caucasus. Slender, branching stems rise far above the mass of handsome foliage and bear yellow flower heads, reminiscent of Scabiosa. A plant with presence. Birds love the seed. Photograph by Trond Steen. Germination Instructions: Cold treatment required 20 seeds  $3.75

CERASTIUM	(SNOW IN SUMMER)	Family: CARYOPHYLLACEAE
Mat-forming plants which have been described as "sheets of grey leaves and snowfields of flower." In the North, plant in full sun and poor soil. Cerastium will grow in pure sand, so avoid a rich diet for best growth.

CERASTIUM alpinum lanatum Early Summer cerastium01 5cm  Zone: 2 Diminutive species perfect for the rock or crevice garden. Mat-forming woolly grey foliage and delicate star-shaped white flowers. Provide very sparse conditions; full sun and sandy, gravelly soil so that plants do not melt away. Germination Instructions: Easy, warm germinator. 100 seeds  $3.75

CHAENORRHINUM	(DWARF SNAPDRAGON)	Family: SCROPHULARIACEAE
A genus of 20 annual or perennial plants native to Europe, the Mediterranean and Asia Minor closely related to Linaria. Most species are not hardy, but they are wonderful and delicate plants which flower all season and persist by self-sowing. Great for walls, scree or large rock garden, where they can romp around.

CHAENORRHINUM origanifolium 'Blue Dream' June to August chaenorrhinum01 10cm Native to the Pyrenees growing on limestone. A charming compact plant with lilac-blue lipped flowers and a yellow throat. Small, round foliage. Flowers the entire season first year from seed and persists reliably through self sowing. Zone 7-8. Germination Instructions: Easy, warm germinator. 50 seeds  $4.00

CHAMAEPERICLYMENUM

CHAMAEPERICLYMENUM canadensis Spring chamaepericlymenum02 Bunchberry 10cm  Zone: 2 (Cornus canadensis) The herbaceous members of the genus Cornus have had a name change. One of our most beautiful native groundcovers found in moist, acid woods. Leaves in whorls and white flowers. Clusters of red berries follow. Wonderful under evergreens or with other acid loving plants. Seed wild collected in Ontario. Germination Instructions: GA-3 recommended for germination. 30 seeds  $4.25

CHELIDONIUM		Family: PAPAVERACEAE
A one-species genus in the Poppy family native to Europe and western Asia.

CHELIDONIUM majus flore pleno Mid Spring to Fall chelidonium01 Greater Celadine 30cm  Zone: 4 The species is native to Europe and western Asia and naturalized in the eastern USA. A member of the poppy family, often confused with our native Stylophorum diphyllum. A tough plant and vigorous self-sower which will grow happily in difficult dark corners or in wild areas. Above scallped foliage are doble yellow poppies. Photograph: M. Larochelle Germination Instructions: Easy, warm germinator. 50 seeds  $3.50

CHELONE	(TURTLE HEAD)	Family: SCROPHULARIACEAE
A genus of 6 perennials native to North America with large snapdragon-like flowers in pink, red or white. They resemble the head of a turtle with its mouth open. Their colour range is much appreciated in the late summer and fall. Moisture lovers and wonderful for the semi-shaded border or waterside.

CHELONE glabra Late Summer chelone01 White Turtlehead 60-180cm  Zone: 3 Flowers are white with a red or rose tinge blooming over a long period. Will grow in full sun in a moist spot, or in semi shade. The contrast between the very dark green foliage and white flower makes this species particularly handsome. Will grow tallest in moist soil. Seed wild collected in Ontario. 50 seeds  $4.00

CHELONE lyonii Late Summer chelone02 Pink Turtle Head 90cm  Zone: 4 Dark green, glabrous foliage with heavily toothed outer margins. Tight clusters of hooded rose-purple flowers with a yellow lip. The most common turtle head in North America. Will tolerate full sun if in moist soil. May flower first year from seed. 20 seeds  $4.00

CHIMAPHILA	(PRINCE'S PINE)	Family: PYROLACEA
A small genus of 6 shrubby, evergreen perennials native to North America, Europe and eastern Asia with a creeping rootstock and whorled glossy foliage.

CHIMAPHILA umbellata Summer chimaphila01 Pipsissewa 15cm  Zone: 2 Native throughout most of North America, but not frequently encountered in our woods. An elegant native woodland plant in the Wintergreen family with evergreen, glossy, dark green lance-shaped and serrated foliage and alternate leaves (appearing whorled). Delicate waxy and nodding white or pink flowers in summer. The Cree name "pipsisikweu" means "it-breaks-into-small-pieces" , because it's leaves contain a substance that was thought to dissolve kidney stones. Seed wild collected in dry coniferous woods in Ontario, Canada. Germination Instructions: There is no known method for germinating this species in an artificial setting. It is believed that a natural fungi found in its environment is required for sprouting. In the wild, this species grows in well-drained, dry woodlands, in acid conditions, wit 500 seeds  $4.25

CHIONODOXA	(Glory Of The Snow)	Family: LILIACEAE
Common name derives from the Greek (chionodoxa) because of their very early bloom. A small genus of 6 bulbous perennials native to Turkey, Crete and Cyprus with linear foliage and loose racemes of flowers.

CHIONODOXA luciliae alba (Moist Packed) New Early Spring chionodoxa01 15cm  Zone: 3 Native to western Turkey with often recurved foliage. Star-shaped white flowers in an erect raceme. This is a great naturalizer which will self sow to form wonderful colonies. Full sun to light shade. Germination Instructions: Seed is moist packed as it cannot tolerate dry storage. It should be sown immediately and kept outdoors over winter. 20 seeds  $4.50

CHRYSOSPLENIUM

CHRYSOSPLENIUM macrophyllum New Early Spring chrysosplenium01 15cm This member of the Saxifraga family native to China is rare in cultivation. Evergreeen rosettes of large, hairy, rounded-oval foliage, reminiscent of Bergenia are topped in very early spring by unusual blooms comprised of bracty umbels of white tinged green flowers, with conspicuous pink stamens. Has a (non invasive) stonoliferous habit, thus making a good groundcover for the woodland garden. Germination Instructions: Cold treatment required. 30 seeds  $4.50

CHRYSOSPLENIUM macrostemon v. shiobarense New Spring chrysosplenium02 A little-known species; originally from Crug Farm as BSWJ6173 with their description: "From moist well shaded hillsides of Central Kyushu Japan. Our collection of this creeping perennial, forming large rosettes of prettily marked and serrated ovate leaves. Rooting at the nodes it produces an impenetrable mat, covered in early-late spring with bright pale-yellow bracts. Best in a moist acid soil." Germination Instructions: Cold treatment required. 30 seeds  $4.50

CIMICIFUGA	(BUGBANE)	Family: RANUNCULACEAE
The stately Bugbanes form large clumps of divided foliage, above which rise tall spires of white flowers, with a fluffy effect. Very dramatic among shrubs or grouped at the back of the border. Requires deep humus soils in sun or part shade.

CIMICIFUGA foetida Summer cimicifuga01 90-120cm  Zone: 3 Native to eastern Europe, Siberia to western Asia. An early-blooming species with serrate and deeply incised foliage. Branching and elegantly nodding spikes of pale yellow flowers. Germination Instructions: Cold treatment required. 30 seeds  $4.25

CIMICIFUGA racemosa Late Summer cimicifuga02 Black Snakeroot 90-240cm  Zone: 3 Native to eastern North America, our own Black Snakeroot. Dark green leaves and wandlike racemes of fragrant white flowers in summer. Germination Instructions: Seed requires a warm-cold-warm cycles to germinate. 30 seeds  $3.75

CIRSIUM	(PLUME THISTLE)	Family: COMPOSITAE
A genus of about 200 biennial or perennial plants with spiny leaves and flowers.

CIRSIUM eriophorum Summer cirsium01 Wooly Thistle 1.8m  Zone: 4/5 There are thistles....and then there are thistles and this is a simply wonderful species, native to Europe. Tall, with grey-green, spiny, lance-shaped foliage topped by deep purple flowers in summer emerging from beautifully-patterned, spherical buds. Much loved by bees and butterflies. Either biennial or monocarpic. Germination Instructions: Easy, warm germinator. 15 seeds  $4.00

CLINTONIA		Family: LILIACEAE
5 species of rhizomatous perennials native to the moist, cool woodlands of North America and east Asia, with broad, glossy foliage and bell or star-shaped flowers. Showy berries in the fall.

CLINTONIA borealis (Moist Packed) Spring clintonia01 Blue Bead Lily 20-30cm  Zone: 3 A beautiful native of eastern North America. Leaves are glossy green and tongue-shaped. A loose cluster of elegant, nodding, bell-shaped greenish-yellow flowers in spring, followed by showy, dark-blue, pea-sized berries in summer. A wonderful addition to the woodland garden. Seed wild collected in Nova Scotia. Germination Instructions: Seed is moist packed, as an aid to germination. Cold treatment required. 50 seeds  $4.75

COLCHICUM

COLCHICUM autumnale New Autumn colchicum01 Autumn Crocus 10-15cm  Zone: 4 This European species is the best known and earliest- blooming of the fall-flowering bulbs. It is particularly dear to me as a vivid childhood memory of meadows in southern Germany in solid bloom. Commonly referred to as the autumn crocus colchicums are not related to crocus at all, but are actually members of the lily family. Beginning in mid-September they produce large, goblet-like blooms in shades of pink, violet or white. Colchicum bloom without leaves leading to common names such as "naked ladies" and are quite beautiful in their simplicity. The leaves do not appear until spring, arising then without flowers, but (hopefully) with large seed pods, a fascinating delayed mechanism of seed production. 20 seeds  $4.25

COLCHICUM neapolitanum Autumn colchicum02 Naples Autumn Crocus 10cm  Zone: 6 Native to the Mediterranean and related to C. autumnale. This rarely available species has pink flowers over linear foliage. Germination Instructions: Cold treatment required. 12 seeds  $4.25

COPTIS	(GOLDEN THREAD)	Family: RANUNCULACEA
A genus of 10 small perennials native to north temperate regions with characteristic bright yellow runners connecting plants.

COPTIS trifolia ssp. groenlandica Spring to Summer coptis01 Threeleaf Goldthread 7cm  Zone: 2 Native to cool, moist woods of north-east North America and Greenland. A small, beautiful and extremely shade tolerant plant with 3-part glossy, toothed, evergreen leaflets. The small white flowers appear in late spring to summer. The roots as indicated by their common name are golden yellow in color. Seed wild collected in Nova Scotia. Germination Instructions: Cold treatment recommended. 100 seeds  $4.25

COREOPSIS	(TICKSEED)	Family: COMPOSITAE
A large and important genus with yellow daisylike flowers blooming in summer and autumn. Most are North American natives. Useful for their long flowering period and easy culture. Sun loving and drought resistant.

COREOPSIS tripteris Late Summer coreopsis03 Tall Tickseed 2m  Zone: 4 This is a tall native Tickseed possessing many admirable virtues; late summer flowering, tolerance of semi-shade, strikingly upright habit, self-supporting, tidy glabrous foliage and long-lived. The flowers have light yellow rays and yellow disk florets, turning purple. 20 seeds  $3.50

CORTUSA		Family: PRIMULACEAE
About 8 species of plants closely related to Primula. Very lovely woodland plants for the cool, shady garden in fertile, peaty loam which never dries out.

CORTUSA turkestanica Early Summer cortusa02 40-60cm  Zone: 3 Native to Turkey and originally from a Halda collection. Sprays of nodding magenta bells on a robust plant. For the woodland garden in adequate sun for best flowering. Also along streams or in moist areas. Germination Instructions: Easy, warm germinator. 30 seeds  $4.50

CORYDALIS	(CORYDALIS)	Family: FUMARACEAE
300 species with finely dissected, often blue-green foliage and yellow, blue, pink or rose-purple tubular, spurred flowers in the spring. "Corydalis" is Greek for "lark" referring to the lark-like spurs of the flowers. Many species cannot tolerate dry storage and must be sown fresh. Source: Liden & Zetterlund, Corydalis, Timber Press.

CORYDALIS aurea Summer corydalis03 Golden Corydalis 15-30cm  Zone: 1 Glaucous self-perpetuating biennial or annual growing in dry places. Gray-green finely divided foliage and golden-yellow spurred flowers in summer. Germination Instructions: Cold treatment recommended. 30 seeds  $3.50

CORYDALIS nobilis (Moist Packed) Early Spring corydalis02 Sibirian Corydalis 45cm  Zone: 3 From the Altai mountains south to the Tienshan and considered by many the most conspicuous and showy member of the genus. Beautiful ferny foliage, blue-green and deeply-divided. Fragrant yellow flowers with a brownish-purple edge. This is a tuberous species which goes completely dormant after flowering and seed production, so is wonderful to plant between late-emerging Hosta in the shade garden. A very desirable perennial and one of the plants I look most forward to in the spring, when almost nothing is blooming in the garden. Germination Instructions: Seed is moist-packed to preserve viability. Cold treatment required. 30 seeds  $5.00

CORYDALIS ochotensis var. raddeana (Moist Packed) New Autumn corydalis17 60cm  Zone: 4 Native to eastern Siberia, Korea, China and red-listed in Japan. This biennial species has been romping around our late season garden for some time. Bloom begins sometime in early August, continuing well into late September, filling in empty spaces in the woodland garden with it's unusual salmon-orange flowers, with a darker nose blooming on branching maroon-coloured stems over ferny foliage. Biennial. Self-sows to perpetuate. Germination Instructions: Seed has been moist packed to preserve viability. Cold treatment required. 20 seeds  $4.75

CORYDALIS sempervirens Summer corydalis26 Rock Harlequin 75cm  Zone: 2 (Capnoides sempervirens) A beautiful and graceful native with blue-grey glaucous foliage. Tubular, spurred pin flowers with a yellow tip in summer. Self perpetuating biennial or annual. Grows in rocky clearings in woods and on disturbed sites in full sun. Germination Instructions: Cold treatment recommended. 30 seeds  $4.00

CROCOSMIA	(MONTBRETIA)	Family: IRIDACEAE
A genus in the Iris family.

CROCOSMIA ex Ember Glow crocosmia02 60cm Seed from this burnt-orange-red form of Crocosmia. Germination Instructions: Easy, warm germinator.  $4.00

CROCOSMIA Lucifer Summer crocosmia01 60cm  Zone: 4 This cultivar has flowers and foliage that are similar to gladiolus. A clump-forming plant with tubular, nodding, scarlet red, one-sided flowers borne along the upper portions of arching, sometimes branched flower stems. Frequently used in the cut flower industry. Prefers moist soils in full sun. Perfectly hardy in our area. Germination Instructions: Easy, warm germinator. 20 seeds  $4.25

CYCLAMEN	(ALPINE-VIOLET)	Family: PRIMULACEAE
About 15-18 species of plants in the Primula family native to the Mediterranean, central Europe and the Caucasus. These are utterly charming plants, with often dramatically marked foliage and elegant flowers.

CYCLAMEN graecum New Fall cyclamen17 Zone: 7/8 Native to Greece, southern Turkey and the Aegean Islands, this lovely plant is not reliably winter hardy in areas colder than about Zone 7. Fortunately makes a superb container plant; improving each year with larger, bolder leaves and a mass of stunning flowers. It also displays an almost unending variation of leaf patterns on the heart-shaped foliage. Picture: Cyclamen Society 30 seeds  $4.25

DECODON		Family: LYTHRACEAE
A small genus of wetland plants.

DECODON verticillatus July-August decodon01 Water Willow 1m  Zone: 4 Native throughout eastern North America. This native perennial with long 4 to 6-sided arching stems gives the plant a shrubby appearance. Branches can be up to 2m in length, but because of their arching habit, the entire plant is not normally over 1m in height. Branch tips commonly form roots where they touch the ground. Grows at the edges of ponds and streams, and in marshes and swamps. Dense clusters of pinkish-purple flowers appear in the leaf axils in late summer. The whorled, lance-shaped leaves often develop strong pink colouration in fall. Good for pond margins, where its arching habit can be seen to best advantage, but adaptable to any consistently moist soil in fun sun to part shade. Seed wild collected in Ontario. 30 seeds  $4.00

DEINANTHE		Family: HYDRANGEACEAE
A genus of two woodland perennials from eastern Asia originally introduced by Ernest Wilson. Depending on source they are either classified as Hydrangea or in the Saxifrage family.

DEINANTHE bifida Fall deinanthe01 bifida 40cm  Zone: 4 This rarely offered Japanese native produces hydrangea-like heads of nodding white flowers above green glossy foliage. An elegant addition to the woodland garden. Germination Instructions: Easy, warm germinator. 200 seeds  $4.50

DELOSPERMA		Family: AIZOACEAE
A genus of 150 mat-forming perennials, annuals or biennials with showy, daisy-like flowers. Most are native to Africa.

DELOSPERMA aff. congestum Spring to Fall delosperma01 Prostrate  Zone: 3 (Formerly listed as D. basuticum) Originally grown from seed collected in the Drakensberg. South Africa. It has proven to be a suprisingly hardy species, growable even by gardeners in very cold regions of Canada such as Calgary, Alberta. Wonderful succulent foliage with a prostrate habit covered over a long season with yellow flowers of incredible intensity. Despite its appearance, do not treat this as a dry-land plant. It appreciates a good, moisture-retentive soil in full sun. Germination Instructions: Easy, warm germinator. 50 seeds  $4.25

DELPHINIUM
About 300 species, of which fewer than 100 are known in cultivation. Delphiniums are one of the first plants to come to mind when we think of the traditional perennial garden. Prized for the exceptional beauty of their flowers. Grow in a sunny or semi-shady location in rich, moist soil. Will rebloom if flowering stalks cut back.

DELPHINIUM elatum Summer delphinium09 120-180cm  Zone: 2 Native from Siberia and Asia. Large palmate leaves and blue flowers with a dark, almost black eye. This species is the principal ancestor of many important modern hybrids. Germination Instructions: Easy, warm germinator. 25 seeds  $3.75

DELPHINIUM exaltatum Summer-Late Summer delphinium14 Tall Larkspur 1.5m  Zone: 4 Native to eastern North America, growing on wooded slopes and forest edges. A rare, tall native Delphinium that prefers shade. Loose, unbranched terminal racemes of purple-blue asymmetrical flowers in late summer over palmately divided, lobed, deep green leaves. This is a slender and airy species, never needing staking and looks wonderful massed in the woodland garden. Tolerates summer heat and humidity better than most Delphiniums. Photograph: New England Wildflower Society. Germination Instructions: Cold treatment required. 20 seeds  $4.25

DELPHINIUM glaucum Summer delphinium08 Tall Delphinium 1-2m/3-6'  Zone: 2 A tall, stately species, ranging as far north as the Yukon, growing in woodlands and moist meadows. Above deeply lobed glaucous foliage, purplish-blue spurred flowers in summer. Seed wild collected in Alberta. Germination Instructions: Cold treatment required. 30 seeds  $4.25

DELPHINIUM oreophilum Summer delphinium13 30-45cm  Zone: 3 A small, very hardy species from the Far East. Open-faced, rich purple/cobalt blue flowers in summer. Photograph by Magnar Aspaker, used with permission. 30 seeds  $4.25

DESMODIUM	(TICK TREFOIL)	Family: LEGUMINOSAE
300 species with pinnate foliage and pea-like flowers in racemes.

DESMODIUM canadense Mid to Late Summer desmodium01 Canada or Showy Tick Trefoil 60-180cm  Zone: 3 Showy native species ranging from Nova Scotia to Saskatchewan and into the eastern and central USA growing in open woods and along woodland edges. The alternate grey-green leaves are divided into 3 leaflets, each leaflet long and triangular. The showy bright pink, pea-like flowers with an elongated lower lip are arranged on erect, densely crowded racemes. A deep taproot makes this plant very drought-resistant and the seeds are used by a variety of birds and other wildlife. Loves clay, but will grow on most soils. Full sun. Seed wild collected in Ontario. Germination Instructions: Easy, warm germinator. 50 seeds  $4.25

DESMODIUM glutinosum Summer desmodium02 Pointed Leaf Tick-Trefoil 60-100cm  Zone: 4 Native to eastern North America and the plains regions, growing in low woods, thickets, roadsides and streamside. This elegant woodland perennial sports lovely whorled foliage above which are found wands of delicate pink to purplish pea-like flowers followed by fascinating, linked seed pods. A nice addition to the woodland garden. Seed wild collected in Ontario. Germination Instructions: Easy, warm germinator. 15 seeds  $4.25

DESMODIUM paniculatum Summer desmodium03 Panicled of Narrow-Leaf TickTrefoil 60cm  Zone: 3 Native to eastern North America, growing in clearings or on the border of dry or moist woodlands. This is a delicate and elegant, rather than showy woodland species. Above lovely alternate lanceolate foliage is a much branched terminal panicle carrying small pinkish-purple flowers in summer. Seed wild collected in Ontario. Germination Instructions: Easy, warm germinator. 15 seeds  $4.25

DIANTHUS	(PINK)	Family: CARYOPHYLLACEAE
350 species of important and desirable garden plants. The genus name is from dios, the Greek "divine", and anthos for "flower". The hardy perennial species are generally low, mounded, evergreen plants with 5-petalled, often fragrant, flowers usually white, pink and red.

DIANTHUS allwoodii alpinus Early Summer dianthus20 Allwood Pink 15cm  Zone: 2/3 Compact cushions of lovely gray-green, grassy foliage smothered with deep pink, fragrant flowers with a darker eye. Long flowering period. Full sun and well drained soil. Photograph: Denyse Simpson Germination Instructions: Easy, warm germinator. 20 seeds  $3.75

DIANTHUS amurensis Late Summer dianthus02 Amur Pink 10cm  Zone: 3 From the Amur region of Siberia, a species valued for its very long and late flowering period. Loose, green foliage covered with large reddish-violet blooms. Flowers first year. Germination Instructions: Easy, warm germinator. 20 seeds  $3.75

DIANTHUS arenarius Early Summer dianthus03 Sand Pink 5cm  Zone: 1 Completely prostrate, mat-forming species with beautiful, needle-like tight, gray-green foliage. Fringed white, flowers in summer. Would grow happily in pure sand. Germination Instructions: Easy, warm germinator. 100 seeds  $3.50

DIANTHUS barbatus Summer dianthus04 Sweet William 30cm  Zone: 2 The popular biennial Sweet William has been grown in cottage gardens for hundreds of years. Lightly scented and in a colour range from white through pink, red to purplish-crimson, some varicoloured. Mass for ultimate charm. Long lasting and charming cut flower. Germination Instructions: Easy, warm germinator. 30 seeds  $3.25

DIANTHUS barbatus (Almost Black) dianthus21 This is a rich, deep-burgundy-red Sweet William, so dark it almost appears black. Flowers are large and spicily fragrant. Germination Instructions: Easy, warm germinator. 25 seeds  $3.50

DIANTHUS carthusianorum Summer dianthus05 Clusterhead Pink 60cm  Zone: 3 Heads of magenta clustered on the ends of long, wind-resistant stems. Narrow green grass-like foliage. Mass plant for best effect. Often flowers first year. Germination Instructions: Easy, warm germinator. 30 seeds  $3.50

DIANTHUS deltoides colour mix Early Summer dianthus06 Maiden Pink 10cm  Zone: 2 Bright green turf-like foliage, with slightly fragrant flowers in various colours from white to pink to red. Long blooming. Blooms by midsummer from an early seeding. For full sun but will tolerate light shade. Germination Instructions: Easy, warm germinator. 30 seeds  $3.25

DIANTHUS deltoides Flashing Lights dianthus08 This form is intense deep red. Open pollinated. Germination Instructions: Easy, warm germinator. 20 seeds  $3.50

DIANTHUS gratianiopolitanus (ex La Bourboule) Early Summer dianthus17 Cheddar Pink 3-5cm  Zone: 2 I am always searching for Dianthus species with low, tight, attractive foliage having flowers on such short stems that they appear to be "sitting" on the foliage. This D. gratianopolitanus cultivar comes true from seed and is such a plant. It forms handsome dwarf gray-green mats of spiky foliage which becomes smothered by large, fragrant pink flowers with overlapping petals, on very short stalks. Germination Instructions: Easy, warm germinator. 20 seeds  $3.50    Sorry...Sold Out

DIANTHUS myrtinervius Summer dianthus22 Field Pink 8-10cm  Zone: 4 Native to southern Europe, forming a mat of bright green foliage smothered by dark pink flowers with a darker ring in the center. For full sun in a well-drained spot. Germination Instructions: Easy, warm germinator. 50 seeds  $3.75

DIANTHUS rock garden mix dianthus12 Under 15cm  Zone: 3 A selection of our smallest species suitable for the rock garden. Germination Instructions: All species in mix are easy, warm germinators. 100 seeds  $4.50

DICENTRA	(BLEEDING HEART)
A genus of about 20 very graceful plants, mostly native to North America. Leaves are blue-green and finely divided and flower color ranges from yellow, white to pink.

DICENTRA eximia (Moist Packed) All Season dicentra01 Wild Bleeding Heart 30cm  Zone: 3 Native to eastern North America with fernlike, grey-green foliage. Pendulous deep pink flowers over a long period; the main flush being spring, but continuing into summer. Wonderful as a groundcover in part shade to sun in moisture retentive soil. Germination Instructions: Seed has been moist packed since harvest and will retain viability the entire seed season. All you will have to do is provide an initial cold period after which time the seed will germinate abundantly when brought into the warm. 30 seeds  $4.75

DICENTRA eximia alba (Moist Packed) dicentra02 The white form of the eastern Wild Bleeding Heart; open pollinated. Limited. Order early. Germination Instructions: Seed sent out moist packed to retain viability. Cold Period required. 30 seeds  $4.75

DICENTRA spectabilis (Moist Packed) Early Summer dicentra04 Bleeding Heart 60-90cm  Zone: 2 This native of China and Japan is a popular cottage garden plant grown for the beauty of its foliage and arching stems of heart-shaped, rose-red flowers with white protruding inner petals. Foliage sometimes dies down by midsummer. 50 seeds  $4.50

DICENTRA spectabilis alba (Moist Packed) Early Summer dicentra05 White Bleeding Heart The white form of the tall Bleeding Heart. Particularly lovely. 75 seeds  $4.75

DIERAMA

DIERAMA pulcherrimum Mid to Late Summer dierama01 Angel's Fishing Rod 150cm  Zone: 7/8 If you can overwinter it, this spectacular South African species is an enchanting, drought-tolerant and trouble-free perennial and one of the highlights of the mid-summer, full-sun garden. Resembling a fishing rod, long, aching spikes rise above the grass-like leaves, each one drooping under the weight of elegant, pendular pink bells. Can be grown in containers and overwintered in colder zones. Photograph: Mike Ireland: Used with permission. Germination Instructions: Easy, warm germinator. 30 seeds  $4.00

DIERAMA pulcherrimum (Purple) New Summer dierama02 Angel's Fishing Rod Zone: 7 A beautiful rich purple color form of this enchanting South African species. Long, aching spikes rise above the grass-like leaves, each one drooping under the weight of the elegant, pendular bells. Normally listed as Zone 7/8. However can be grown as a container plant and given winter protection in a greenhouse or similar structure. Texts also suggest lifting the corms in autumn, cleaning them, and overwintering, as gladioli. We have not tried this. Germination Instructions: Easy, warm germinator. 30 seeds  $4.00

DIGITALIS	(FOXGLOVE)	Family: SCROPHULARIACEAE
Genus of summer-flowering biennials and perennials bearing tubular flowers with wonderful speckled throats. The common name Foxglove was originally "folks-glove", the glove of the good folk, or fairies, who inhabited the woodland where foxgloves naturally grow. Of easy culture, thriving in moist soil in part shade or sun. This year we had the pleasure of connecting with Graham Veals of Enfield Gardens in the UK, whose gardens are open under the National Garden Scheme and house a large collection of Digitalis species and hybrids. Graham contacted us because he had been searching for seed of Dr. Frank Skinner's Digitalis 'Dropmore Yellow' which was not yet part of his collection and which, in recent years, has become very difficult to find. As a result, he also very generously donated seed of D. davisiana. D. stewartii and D. viridiflora to our catalogue this year. His website includes a good descriptive list and pictures of Digitalis species. Do visit www.EnfieldGarden.talktalk.net

DIGITALIS 'Dropmore Yellow" digitalis24 Zone: 3 Seed from Dr. Skinner's prairie-bred digitalis, very difficult to come by these days. Yellow flowers in summer. Germination Instructions: Easy, warm germinator. 30 seeds  $4.00

DIGITALIS ferruginea Summer digitalis01 Rusty Foxglove to 180cm  Zone: 4 Large, impressive, honey-brown flowers and a soft, hairy upward-curving lip. The flowers are marked with buff-tan to red veining, in tall, thick racemes. Germination Instructions: Easy, warm germinator. 75 seeds  $4.00

DIGITALIS ferruginea 'Gigantea Gelber Herald' Early Summer digitalis13 to 1.5m  Zone: 4 This cultivar, originally a wild sport found on Krk Island, off the coast of Jugoslavia was introduced in 1990 by the German seedhouse Jelitto. It features larger flowers than the species, yellow with heavy interior rusty veining. These are borne on tall sturdy spikes and make a strong statement in the garden. Also wonderful on the edge of a shade or woodland garden, where enough sun is assured. Germination Instructions: Easy, warm germinator. 100 seeds  $4.25

DIGITALIS grandiflora Early Summer digitalis02 Yellow foxglove 60-75cm  Zone: 3 Native of Greece and a soundly perennial foxglove. Large pale yellow flowers with brown-speckled throats on a densely-packed, one sided raceme. Often reblooms if faded flower heads are removed. Will tolerate dry shade. Very hardy. Germination Instructions: Easy, warm germinator. 30 seeds  $3.75

DIGITALIS lanata Early Summer digitalis04 Grecian Foxglove to 100cm  Zone: 4 Found on stony ground. This is a perennial foxglove, usually grown as a biennial in Canada. Honey-coloured with intricate netting of brown markings. Large, drooping white or greyish lip. Very limited. Germination Instructions: Easy, warm germinator. 40 seeds  $4.00

DIGITALIS lutea Early Summer digitalis05 Small Yellow Foxglove 60-90cm  Zone: 3 This species is native to Europe and North Africa and is reliably perennial. Glossy green leaves and wiry, elegant metre-high stems of small, well-proportioned pale yellow flowers. For a sunny or part shade position. Germination Instructions: Easy, warm germinator. 50 seeds  $4.00

DIGITALIS parviflora Summer digitalis12 60cm  Zone: 4 This foxglove from Spain and Portugal is an extremely elegant and subtle species, best suited for dappled shade, where it's unusual chocolate brown colouring can be best appreciated. Germination Instructions: Easy, warm germinator. 20 seeds  $4.25

DIGITALIS purpurea Summer digitalis07 Foxglove 120cm  Zone: 4 Naturalized throughout Europe and North America, this biennial may persist for more than one year under good conditions. Normally, it relies on its self-sowing to perpetuate itself. One of the most delightful of plants, it bears tall, elegant spikes of drooping tubular flowers with speckled throats in purple, pink, white or maroon. The species is the source of the powerful drug "digitalin" and should be treated respectfully around children. Germination Instructions: Easy, warm germinator. 30 seeds  $3.25

DIGITALIS purpurea 'Alba' digitalis08 The pure white form of purpurea, always particularly lovely, especially in a dark corner of the shade garden. Open pollinated. Germination Instructions: Easy, warm germinator. 20 seeds  $3.75

DIGITALIS purpurea (Pure White) New digitalis10 This is a stunning all white form without spotting inside the flower. Germination Instructions: Easy, warm germinator. 50 seeds  $3.50

DIPSACUS	(TEASEL)	Family: DIPSACACEAE
Native to Europe and North Africa, with many species naturalized in the USA. Interesting thistle-like heads. Of ornamental value for their architectural effect in the garden or in dried flower arrangements.

DIPSACUS fullonum ssp. sylvestris Late Summer dipsacus01 Common Teasel 150cm  Zone: 3 (Dipsacus sylvestris) A dramatic addition to the garden. Teasel develops into a "strikingly handsome candelabrum" in its flowering year. Flower heads are thistly and purple, emerging in July, after which the plant dries "to a fine skeleton, attractive to behold." Germination Instructions: Easy, warm germinator. 20 seeds  $3.25

DODECATHEON	(SHOOTING STAR)	Family: PRIMULACEAE
About 14 species of perennials native to North America with a wide distribution. All are similar in effect, having a fleshy rosette from which rises a flower stem carrying at the end an open umbel of cyclamen-like blossoms with reflexed petals and a narrow cone of protruding anthers. The swept-back petals gives them their common name. All want a simple rich soil with plenty of moisture in spring. As most species go dormant during the summer, drought is not catastrophic during that time period.

DODECATHEON amethystinum Late Spring to Early Summer dodecatheon10 Jeweled Shooting Star 15-45cm  Zone: 4 With a very limited distribution in 5 US states, threatened in some; this species grows on moist slopes and limestone cliffs mainly in hardwood woodlands. Closely allied to D. meadia. Pink to purplish flowers in spring to early summer. Germination Instructions: Cold treatment required. 25 seeds  $4.25

DODECATHEON meadia Early Summer dodecatheon02 30cm  Zone: 4 Native to eastern North America with glabrous foliage. Exquisite flowers in umbels, pale to dark pink. Germination Instructions: Cold treatment required. 30 seeds  $4.25

DODECATHEON meadia 'alba' dodecatheon03 The lovely white flowered form of Shooting Star. Germination Instructions: Cold treatment required. 30 seeds  $4.25

DODECATHEON mix dodecatheon04 Shooting Star Zone: 4 This mix includes D. meadia, meadia alba, amethystinum and pulchellum. All are wonderful plants for the spring woodland garden. Germination Instructions: Cold treatment required for all species in mix. 50 seeds  $4.50

DORONICUM	(LEOPARD'S BANE)
30 species of plants with large, daisy-like flowers from spring to early summer. Prized as cut flowers.

DORONICUM macrophyllum Spring doronicum03 Caucasian Doronicum 1m  Zone: 3 This little known spring blooming species is native to the Caucasus, growing in open woodlands. Above large foliage, yellow daisies in profusion. Germination Instructions: Easy, warm germinator. 30 seeds  $4.25

DRABA	(WHITLOW GRASS)	Family: CRUCIFERAE
A large genus of 250 species of rock garden species. Diminutive mound-forming plants with often dense basal rosettes and wiry stems holding the usually yellow flowers in racemes. Over time, many develop thick mats. Draba are the first herbaceous species to flower in our garden, often in April and early May; many years battered by blizzards or ice storms. Loved even more so because they thrive in the cold.

DRABA lasiocarpa Spring draba08 9-20cm  Zone: 4 A densely tufted species with deep-green bristly, hairy foliage native to the mountains of Europe. Deep yellow flowers in spring. Seed wild collected in Hungary. Photograph by: Kata Jozsa Germination Instructions: Easy, warm germinator. 20 seeds  $4.00

DRABA mix draba03 Zone: 3 Draba tend to be mislabeled in the trade; understandably so, as identification is often difficult, sometimes impossible. Although we grow a large quantity of seemingly distinct species, I am not confident enough of their identity to offer many of them separately. This mix of species is therefore a good way to grow a variety of these wonderful rock plants. Germination Instructions: All species in mix are easy, warm germinators. 50+ seeds  $4.50

DRACOCEPHALUM	(DRAGONHEAD)	Family: LABIATAE
The common name refers to the shape of the flowers. The genus is not widely grown, which is unfortunate, as their lovely foliage, blue flowers and hardiness make them an outstanding addition to the northern garden. Grow in well-drained soil in full sun.

DRACOCEPHALUM argunense Mid-Summer dracocephalum03 30cm  Zone: 3 Native to northeastern Asia forming clumps of lanceolate foliage topped in mid-summer with spikes of violet-blue tubed flowers. This is a splendid perennial providing a long season of vibrant color in summer. The foliage turns fiery colours in autumn, greatly extending its interest in the garden. 20 seeds  $4.00

DROSERA	(SUNDEW)	Family: DROSERNACEAE
A genus of 100 carnivorous plants with a cosmopolitan distribution.

DROSERA intermedia New Summer drosera02 Spoon-Leaved Sundrop 6-15cm  Zone: 3 An insectivorous species of open bogs with a circumboreal distribution. The upper surface of the oblong leaves is covered with reddish, glandular hairs tipped with a sticky, glutinous secretion that traps insects. Flowers are white, borne on one side of a leafless stalk. For an acidic peat bog garden or can be grown in containers set in shallow trays of water. Seed wild collected in Nova Scotia. 30 seeds  $4.25

DRYMOCALLIS		Family: ROSACEAE
A new genus of species formerly known as Potentilla.

DRYMOCALLIS rupestris Summer drymocallis01 Cliff or Rock Cinquefoil 30-45cm  Zone: 4 (Potentilla rupestris) Native to temperate Asia and Europe growing on dry, sunny rocky slopes in the mountains. Above pinnate leaves, white yellow-centered flowers in summer. Picture by Trond Steen, used with permission. Germination Instructions: Easy, warm germinator. 20 seeds  $4.00

ECHINACEA	(CONEFLOWER)	Family: COMPOSITAE
A small genus of summer-flowering perennials native to North America that bear large daisylike rose, purple and yellow flowers with cone-shaped centers.

ECHINACEA angustifolia Spring through Summer echinacea01 60cm  Zone: 3 Native to the prairies of North America, a species with elegant, narrow drooping pink petals. Utilized medicinally as an immune-system stimulant. Germination Instructions: Requires cold treatment. 30 seeds  $4.00

ECHINACEA atrorubens Early Summer echinacea09 60-120cm  Zone: 4 A little known, rare and endangered Echinacea in some parts of North America, growing in a narrow region through the eastern grasslands of Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas. The species has very broad ligules that are shorter than or equal to the length of the head and pink to reddish flowers. The ray flowers are short, similar to Echinacea angustifolia, but so deeply reflexed they may touch the stem. Another distinguishing feature is the lack of hairy leaves. Rarely offered. Germination Instructions: Cold treatment required. 20 seeds  $4.25

ECHINACEA pallida Early to Late Summer echinacea02 Pale Purple Coneflower 90-150cm  Zone: 4 Showy large flowers with narrow drooping petals flushed rose-purple and large dark purple-brown centers. A superb, striking plant for naturalizing in the sunny border. Germination Instructions: Cold treatment required. 20 seeds  $4.00

ECHINACEA paradoxa Early Summer echinacea03 Yellow Coneflower 90cm  Zone: 4 Restricted to a few dry prairies in the USA. Strongly upright perennial with a sparsely branching habit. Flowers are showy and very fragrant with large, brilliant yellow rays surrounding an equally large, high-domed chocolate-brown disk. Leaves are narrow and lance-shaped. Outstanding, unusual coneflower for prairie plantings and sunny borders. Germination Instructions: Cold treatment required. 20 seeds  $4.00

ECHINACEA purpurea Summer-Fall echinacea04 Purple Coneflower 60-150cm  Zone: 3 Sturdy stems support huge pinkish-purple flowers with drooping rays protruding from raised disks. Butterfly plant. It is a very easy, low maintenance plant that should be in every garden. Blooms for almost 9 weeks in late summer! Germination Instructions: Easy, warm germinator. 30 seeds  $3.25

ECHINACEA purpurea 'alba' echinacea05 As above, but creamy-white, coming true from seed. Germination Instructions: Easy, warm germinator. 30 seeds  $3.50

ECHINACEA simulata June echinacea10 Wavyleaf or Glade Purple Coneflower 45-60cm  Zone: 3 A small and very pretty species. Native to the Ozarks; growing wild on rocky outcrops. The showy flower heads have long, drooping, dark-pink petals around a dark brown, dome shaped central disk. It does not have the stiff and upright habit of E. purpurea; but a wonderful flowing and playful quality that is well-combined with a lowish, airy grass, such as Stipa. Germination Instructions: 6-8 weeks cold treatment is ideal. 30 seeds  $4.25

ECHIUM		Family: BORAGINACEAE
A genus of 40 plants native to Europe, western Asia, Africa and the Canary Islands.

ECHIUM russicum Summer echium01 60-90cm  Zone: 2 This striking plant forms a rosette of coarsely hairy leaves from which emerge thick flower spikes (often 30cm long) clothed in a myriad of burgundy-red blooms. For full sun and ordinary soil. While listed in most texts as biennial, it is, for some gardeners, monocarpic, and for others (like ourselves) seemingly perennial. Germination Instructions: Easy, warm germinator. 15 seeds  $4.25

EDRAIANTHUS	(GRASSY BELLS)	Family: CAMPANULACEAE
A genus of 24 tufted perennials closely related to Campanula with upfacing bell flowers, frequently in a cluster at the tips of procumbent leafy branches that radiate out from the crown like wheel spokes. All suitable for dryish, sunny sites doing best in rock crevices, scree and dry stone walls.

EDRAIANTHUS graminifolius Summer edraianthus06 10-15cm  Zone: 3 Native to alpine areas of Europe, growing on rocky slopes. Forms a small tuft of narrow, grass-like foliage, purple-blue flowers in clusters. For full sun and poor, well-drained soil. Germination Instructions: Easy, warm germinator. 30 seeds  $4.00

EPILOBIUM	(WILLOW HERB)	Family: ONAGRACEAE
A genus of 200 perennials and subshrubs widely distributed in the temperate world. Whorled leaves and flowers in spikes.

EPILOBIUM fleisheri Spring to Fall. epilobium06 Alpine Willowherb 45cm  Zone: 3 Chosen by the Plant Select program in 2002. This compact species has rich purple-pink flowers borne on reddish stems over gray-green linear foliage. Flowers over a long period from spring to fall. Germination Instructions: Easy, warm germinator. 30+ seeds  $4.00

ERANTHIS

ERANTHIS hyemalis (Moist Packed) New Very Early Spring eranthis01 Winter Aconite 12cm  Zone: 3 A very hardy species native to southern Europe. It emerges very early, about the same time as Galanthus. The cup-shaped, upward-facing, bright yellow flowers are subtended by a collar of leaf-like bracts. A true harbinger of spring, these rugged plants often send their shoots up through snow. Lobed, basal, green leaves emerge after the flowers. . Germination Instructions: Germinates in a warm-cold-warm pattern. Has been moist packed since harvest as an aid to germination. 25 seeds  $4.75

EREMURUS
There are about 40-50 species of Eremurus which typically grow in dry, rocky, almost barren, semi-desert habitats of western Asia to dry, subalpine, grazed, grasslands in Afghanistan and western China. Foxtail lilies are stately plants that produce a magnificently tall flower spike, which can exceed 3m in height. The natural colour range of the species is yellow, pink or white. The flower spike is produced from a fleshy rooted crown with a central growing point. Tuberous roots are like an octopus, fanning out in all directions from the central point. "Eremurus" comes from the Greek "eremia" (desert) and "oura" (tail) from the appearance of the flower spike and the desert conditions that the plants inhabit.

EREMURUS stenophyllus (bungei) New Midsummer eremurus01 1m  Zone: 4 Native to the middle east. Narrow, grassy foliage. Dramatic flower spike reaches 40cm with densely arranged, canary yellow flowers which age to burnt orange. Good drainage. Limited quantity. Germination Instructions: Cold Treatment required. 12 seeds  $4.25

ERINUS	(LIVER BALSAM)	Family: SCROPHULARIACEAE
A genus of two species from the mountains of Europe.

ERINUS alpinus Summer erinus01 Alpine Balsam 8cm  Zone: 3 From the Alps and Pyrenees growing on barren slopes, screes and in rock crevices at alpine elevations. This pretty little alpine forms a loose mat of green, clustered basal leaves. Purple, lipped flowers on short stems. For rock garden, dry wall or scree in full sun and well-drained soil. Germination Instructions: Easy, warm germinator. 20 seeds  $3.75

ERODIUM

ERODIUM castellanum erodium02 15cm This geranium relative is native to Spain, forming compact tufts of fuzzy, fern-like foliage. Bright magenta blooms with distinctive dark blotches on 15cm scapes, blooming all summer. Very limited. Photograph: Paul Olsson Germination Instructions: Easy, warm germinator. 10 seeds  $4.00

ERYNGIUM	(SEA HOLLY)	Family: UMBELLIFERAE
Sadly neglected by North American gardeners, the long-flowering sea-hollies bear round flower heads of blue, green or white surrounded by a decorative, shiny bract. They thrive in full sun and poor soil and are excellent cut or dried.

ERYNGIUM agavifolium Summer eryngium09 Agave Leaf Eryngium 50cm  Zone: 5 Native to Argentina, so named because the narrow, toothed leaves are reminiscent of Agave. This is a texturally terrific plant, with rich green, sword-like leaves. The stalks are topped by spiny (but soft to the touch), subtle sage-green thistly flowers in summer. We can sometimes overwinter it here and believe location, rather than temperature is the variable. Full sun. Poor, gravelly, infertile soils. Can be grown as an annual, if set out early enough. Germination Instructions: Easy, warm germinator. 20 seeds  $4.25

ERYNGIUM alpinum Summer eryngium01 75cm  Zone: 3 Blue-green foliage and the largest flowers of the genus. Blue flowers surrounded by a large ruffled frilly bract. A vigorous grower, with strong stems and a floriferous habit. It has been said of the species "when well grown, is not surpassed in beauty by any plant." Germination Instructions: Cold treatment required. 30 seeds  $4.25

ERYNGIUM yuccifolium Mid to Late Summer eryngium06 Rattlesnake Master 120cm  Zone: 3 This North American native is too rarely seen in Canadian gardens. Handsome silvery foliage with long, strap-shaped leaves, like a Yucca, from which rise the flowering branches, each carrying almost perfectly spherical 1" greenish-white flower heads. A very dramatic and architectural addition to the garden. Germination Instructions: Cold Treatment required. 25 seeds  $4.25

ERYSIMUM	(WALLFLOWER)	Family: CRUCIFERAE
A genus of 80 annual or perennial plants, often woody-based with narrow leaves and often fragrant flowers in corymbs.

ERYSIMUM allionii Spring erysimum01 Siberian Wall Flower to 45cm  Zone: 4 It has been years since we have grown this self-perpetuating biennial and I had forgotten how much I missed its beautiful fragrance in the spring. A tuft-forming plant with lance-shaped leaves and a woody base. Corymbs of bright orange, sweetly fragrant flowers. Will self sow. Full sun. Germination Instructions: Easy, warm germinator. 30+ seeds  $3.00

ERYSIMUM allionii (Country Cream) erysimum02 This is a beautiful creamy-yellow form of the well-known wallflower. Will self-sow to perpetuate. Germination Instructions: Easy, warm germinator. 30 seeds  $3.25

ESCOBARIA		Family: CACTACEAE
17 species of low-growing, ball to barrel-shaped cacti, native to dry, sandy soils in North America, Mexico and Cuba.

ESCOBARIA vivipara Summer escobaria01 Pincushion Cactus 10cm  Zone: 2/3 (Corypantha viviparia). In Canada, native to BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. This is a small clumping species even suitable for a trough, with large showy, rich-pink flowers in summer. Seed collected in the Red Deer River Valley of Alberta. Germination Instructions: Easy, warm germinator. 30 seeds  $4.25

ESCOBARIA vivipara var. neomexicana Early Summer escobaria08 10cm  Zone: 4 This is a clustering variant with rounded stems native to New Mexico and Texas. The central spines are colored pink to red. Pink, pointed-petal flowers. Germination Instructions: Easy, warm germinator 20 seeds  $4.25

EUPATORIUM	(BONESET)	Family: COMPOSITAE
An American genus, the best species of which are wonderful garden subjects. They form large bushy plants with flower heads in purple, rose or white, grouped into corymbs.

EUPATORIUM purpureum Mid Summer to Fall eupatorium05 Joe Pye Weed 1.5-2m  Zone: 4 Native to north-eastern North America, found in low moist ground, on wooded slopes, wet meadows and thickets and stream margins. This is an outstanding, tall and architectural ornamental; spectacular when massed. Clump-forming, with large, serrated, lance-shaped, dark-green leaves in whorls. Sturdy, erect green stems with purplish leaf nodes carry vanilla-scented, pinkish-purple flowers in large, domed inflorescences, very attractive to butterflies. 30 seeds  $3.75

EUPATORIUM rugosum Fall eupatorium02 White Snakeroot 60-120cm  Zone: 3 Slender, branching stems clothed in toothed leaves with brilliant white flower heads grouped into flat-topped corymbs. Appreciated in the late summer garden, when whites are rare. The most attractive and widely-grown of several white-flowered Eupatoriums. Will flower the first season. Wild collected in Rideau Township, Ontario. Germination Instructions: Easy, warm germinator. 50+ seeds  $3.75

EUPHORBIA	(SPURGE)	Family: EUPHORBIACEAE
A very large and diverse genus of over 1800 species. The hardy, herbaceous sorts are robust, easily cultivated plants that are long lived and generally free of pests or diseases. Most flower in early spring adding a welcome freshness to the garden at a time when few perennials are in bloom. For ordinary soil in full sun.

EUPHORBIA myrsinites Spring euphorbia01 5cm  Zone: 3 From a central rosette radiate stems of snake-like spirals, glaucous blue-green, terminating in flower umbels with showy yellow bracts. A glorious trailer for a hot, sunny spot. Ours grow en masse in pure sand, combined with cacti and yucca. Germination Instructions: Easy, warm germinator. 25 seeds  $3.25

FRANCOA

FRANCOA sonchifolia Late Summer to Fall francoa01 Maiden's Wreath 60cm  Zone: 6/7 This long-blooming member of the Saxifraga family is native to Chile. Above a rosette of deeply lobed, succulent-like foliage spikes of pretty pink flowers with darker pink markings. Photograph: The Saxifraga Society. Germination Instructions: Easy, warm germinator. 30 seeds  $4.00

FRITILLARIA	(CHECKERED LILY)	Family: LILIACEAE
A genus of 100 species found throughout temperate and subtropical zones. Spring-flowering bulbous plants with erect stems and scattered or whorled leaves. Flowers are campanulate, nodding.

FRITILLARIA meleagris mix (Moist Packed) Spring fritillaria09 Checkered Lily 30cm  Zone: 3 This is a well-known species in cultivation and a good doer in the northern garden. Native to Europe and the Balkans, growing in moist meadows. Leaves are linear and grey-green. Flowers are campanulate; this mix including both the white and the dark wine-purple checked form. One of the prettiest and hardiest species, spreading and improving with age. Perfect for the woodland garden. Germination Instructions: Seed of this species is short lived and has been moist packed since harvest. Cold treatment required on receipt. 20 seeds  $4.25

FRITILLARIA pallidiflora Spring fritillaria06 10-15cm  Zone: 2 Native to central Siberia. Leaves are gray-green in whorls. Flowers are elegant, down-facing and in a wide bell-shape, a beautiful pale yellow, occasionally mottled with brown. This is a very valuable, hardy and early flowering species, wonderful in the rock garden or shady woodland. Germination Instructions: Cold treatment required. 20 seeds  $4.25

GAILLARDIA	(BLANKET FLOWER)	Family: COMPOSITAE
Easy to grow North American natives that brighten the late summer and fall garden over a long bloom period. Drought tolerant,they prefer lean soil and full sun.

GAILLARDIA Mostly Bicolors gaillardia05 A mix of long-blooming Gaillardias in shades of red and yellow. Open pollinated. Germination Instructions: Easy, warm germinator. 30 seeds  $3.50

GAILLARDIA Mostly Red Summer to Fall gaillardia02 60-90cm  Zone: 2 Large, showy mostly red to deep wine coloured flowers blooming over an extended period from summer into early fall. Open pollinated. Germination Instructions: Easy, warm germinator. 20 seeds  $3.50

GAILLARDIA Mostly Yellow gaillardia04 A mix of mostly yellows blooming almost the entire summer. Germination Instructions: Easy, warm germinator. 30 seeds  $3.50

GAILLARDIA mix gaillardia03 Zone: 3 A mix of these cheery and very long blooming perennials for the sunny garden. Will include various colours and forms. Germination Instructions: Easy, warm germinators. 50 seeds  $3.50

GALANTHUS

GALANTHUS nivalis (Moist Packed) New Early Spring galanthus01 Snowdrop 15cm  Zone: 3 The Snowdrop is the true herald of spring. This exceptionally hardy and lovely plant can be found pushing their way right through the snow in very early spring. The lovely pure-white blooms are marked green. Wonderful in the woodland garden. Award of Garden Merit by the RHS. Germination Instructions: Seed will be sent out from fresh 2010 harvest; moist packed to preserve viability. Germinates after approximately 6 months at warm. 20 seeds  $4.75

GENTIANA	(GENTIAN)	Family: GENTIANACEAE
A large genus of 400 species, the majority of which are low-growing alpines. Most are notable for their strong blue flowers. Source: Halda, The Genus Gentiana

GENTIANA andrewsii Late Summer gentiana01 Closed or Bottle Gentian 30cm  Zone: 3 A North American native found throughout Ontario. Species name derived from the fact that the club-shaped, dark-blue flowers do not open, but remain in a blue bud. The flowers are borne in the leaf axils and in clusters at the top of the stem. Although unopen, they are distinctive, elegant and beautiful. Dark green lance-shaped leaves. Seed wild collected in Rideau Township, Ontario. Germination Instructions: Cold treatment required. 200 seeds  $4.25

GENTIANA asclepiadea Late Summer gentiana02 Willow Gentian 45cm  Zone: 3 This graceful, well-loved gentian has a graceful arching habit. Stems of willow-like leaves and bell-shaped flowers in shades of dark rich blue, with purple spotted throats, grouped in the leaf axils. For the shady, cool garden. Germination Instructions: Cold treatment. Or, GA-3 for warm germination. 30 seeds  $4.00

GENTIANA cruciata Mid to Late Summer gentiana18 Cross Gentian 15-40cm  Zone: 3 Native to eastern Europe and Asia, and an easy gentians in the garden. Leathery, dark green, lance-shaped foliage. The blue flowers are nestled at the end of the leafy stem as well as in the leaf axils. Germination Instructions: Easy, warm germinator. 30 seeds  $4.00

GENTIANA lutea Summer gentiana03 Great Yellow Gentian 90-150cm  Zone: 3 From the mountains of Europe. Extremely handsome plant for border or woodland with yellow wheel-like flowers in dense false whorls or clusters up the tall stems. The foliage is almost as spectacular, leaves are large (30cm), elliptic with prominent, curved veins, almost pinched, and bluish-green. Rootstock becomes as thick as an arm. Has medicinal properties; also used to flavor vermouth and to produce gentian schnapps. A robust and splendid gentian for moist, well-drained soil in light shade. Germination Instructions: Cold treatment required. 30 seeds  $4.00

GENTIANA septemfida Fall gentiana21 Crested Gentian 15cm  Zone: 3 Native to the Caucasus and nearby mountains in Turkey, Iraq, and Iran. Prostrate, leafy stems carry large, trumpet-shaped flowers ranging from a dark true-blue to purple-blue in autumn. Referred to as "everyman's gentian" because it is one of the easiest gentians to grow. It is not particular about soil and grows well in half shade to almost full sun. Picture by Trond Steen. Germination Instructions: Easy, warm germinator. 50 seeds  $4.25

GENTIANA tibetica Late Summer gentiana14 Tibetan Gentian, Qin Jiao 30-60cm  Zone: 4 A tallish gentian from the Himalayas, growing in meadows and thickets. Above broad, shiny and distinctly veined dark green foliage, clusters of creamy-white to greenish flowers in late summer. Germination Instructions: Easy, warm germinator. 100 seeds  $3.75

GENTIANOPSIS	(FRINGED GENTIAN)	Family: GENTIANACEAE
25 species of annual or biennial plants, formerly classified as Gentians with blue, fringed flowers and primarily native to North America.

GENTIANOPSIS crinita Fall gentianopsis01 Fringed Gentian 30-45cm  Zone: 3 One of our most beautiful natives, found in eastern and midwestern North America. This biennial has narrow, opposite leaves and striking fringed blue flowers, facing the sky, opening in sun and closing at night or on overcast days. In the wild grows in wet thickets and meadows and on seepage banks, usually in full sun. Germination Instructions: Cold treatment required. 100 seeds  $4.75

GERANIUM
Not to be confused with the annual geraniums (Pelargoniums.) Hardy geraniums comprise a large genus of over 400 species widely distributed over the temperate regions of the world. They are valuable as groundcovers, in the border or as accent plants. Many are long-flowering and will rebloom. Derive their common name from the Greek geranos, "crane" in reference to their beak-like seed heads. Very easy plants: satisfied with ordinary soil, sun or part shade and are essentially free of pests and diseases.

GERANIUM nodosum All Season geranium15 30-45cm  Zone: 4 A wonderful and relatively unknown species from the forests in the mountains of Europe. It has the typical clean Geranium foliage and the very fine habit of blooming the entire gardening season. Flowers are a soft lilac-pink. Spread gently to form a wonderful low groundcover for the woodland garden. Germination Instructions: Cold treatment recommended. 15 seeds  $4.25

GERANIUM pratense (Dark Leafed Form) New Late Spring to Summer geranium04 Meadow Cranesbill 60-90cm  Zone: 2 Clumps of branching stems of deeply cut dark purple foliage. Blue saucer shaped flowers over a long period in late spring to summer. About 60-70% will come true from seed, 15 seeds  $4.00

GEUM	(AVENS)	Family: ROSACEAE
50 species of clump-forming plants valued for their handsome foliage and cheerful 5-petalled flowers.

GEUM coccineum New Late Spring geum05 Scarlet Avens 30-45cm  Zone: 2 In late spring, bright orange flowers with conspicuous yellow stamens on a compact plant with hairy, divided foliage. 20 seeds  $3.00

GEUM rivale Late Spring geum01 Water Avens 30cm  Zone: 2 Clumps of dark green foliage and nodding, bell-shaped dark dusky-maroon flowers in spring followed by feathery seed heads. Excellent for damp areas. This year's seed comes wild collected from Finland. Germination Instructions: Easy, warm germinator. 20 seeds  $3.50

GEUM rivale ssp islandicum Late Spring geum04 Zone: 2 This rarely-available subspecies is a dwarf plant from northern Scandinavia with larger pink flowers and more deeply and roughly incised leaves. Germination Instructions: Easy, warm germinator. 20+ seeds  $4.25

GILLENIA	(BOWMAN'S ROOT)	Family: ROSACEAE
A completely overlooked genus. Contains two species of woodland plants native to North America. Beautifully ornamental, growing best in moist areas in part sun to light shade.

GILLENIA trifoliata Summer gillenia01 90cm  Zone: 3 Native to eastern North America and traditionally used for medicinal purposes. This graceful perennial is strangely absent in most gardens. Leaves are arranged in threes along wiry stems topped by loose panicles of white flowers emerging from tubular wine-coloured sepals. Flowers are produced so freely as to appear, from a distance, like foam or "clouds of butterflies." Germination Instructions: Cold treatment required. 20 seeds  $4.25

GLADIOLUS	(GLADIOLA)	Family: IRIDACEAE
A genus best known for barely hardy perennials with swordlike leaves and showy flowers. The majority of tender species come from Africa. However, there exists a small race of hardy Glads hailing from Europe through the Near East, fairly rare in the trade, but well worth growing.

GLADIOLUS imbricatus Early Summer gladiolus01 60cm  Zone: 3 Native from Europe to the Caucasus and Turkey. An absolutely hardy species of Gladiolus with lovely purplish-red flowers. Occurs naturally in fertile, wet meadows. For a sunny spot in rich, well drained soil, moist in spring. Germination Instructions: Cold treatment required. 50 seeds  $4.25

GLADIOLUS oppositiflorus salmoneus Late Summer gladiolus06 60-90cm  Zone: 5/6? Native to the Drakensberg Mountains, this stunning high-altitude South African is now being grown in a number of North American gardens. The graceful and flared salmon-pink blooms have darker pink-streaked lower petals, openly arranged on long slender stems above grassy foliage. Ordinary soil in full sun. Germination Instructions: Easy, warm germinator. 20 seeds  $4.25

GLADIOLUS tenuis July gladiolus10 60cm  Zone: 3/4 Native to the Greater Caucasus, growing in subalpine zones in boggy meadows. A rarely available, hardy species with slender flowering stems carrying purple-violet flowers, the lower perianth segment light blue or rarely, white. Germination Instructions: Cold treatment required. 20 seeds  $4.50

GLAUCIDIUM

GLAUCIDIUM palmatum Spring glaucidium01 60cm  Zone: 3 An exquisite Japanese woodlander always in demand, always lusted after, but rarely available. Topping palmate foliage are large open-faced lilac-pink flowers in spring. This extremely hardy and beautiful plant is the ultimate in elegance for the shaded garden. Germination Instructions: The use of GA-3 produces a quicker and higher germination rate, but is not required for germination. If not using GA-3, germination occurs over an extended period at warm. 15 seeds  $4.50

GLAUCIUM	(HORNED POPPY)	Family: PAPAVERACEAE
About 25 species of plants with spectacular blue-gray foliage and poppy-like flowers. Particularly suitable for xeric gardens. Full sun, well-drained soil.

GLAUCIUM flavum All Season glaucium01 Yellow Horned Poppy 30-60cm  Zone: 4 Native to the European seacoast. A voluptuous mound of dissected, intensely silver foliage. Yellow poppies for most of the summer. This tender perennial is Z7 hardy, but self sows nicely, always coming up exactly where it was the year previous and reaching flowering size each season. We therefore come to think of it as a permanent part of the garden Germination Instructions: Cold treatment required. 30 seeds  $3.75

GLAUCIUM flavum aurantiacum New Early Summer glaucium02 Horned Poppy 45cm  Zone: 4 Native to the Atlantic coast of western Europe, the Mediterranean and Asia. Above an enticing rosette of deeply-cut, wavy-edged, blue-gray foliage, large, burnt orange, poppy-like blooms are borne on branching stems. These are followed by long, narrow seed "horns." A lover of xeric conditions. 30 seeds  $3.75

GLOBULARIA	(GLOBE DAISY)	Family: GLOBULARIACEAE
Genus of mostly evergreen plants from the Mediterranean, Europe and Asia with woody stems and leathery, dark green foliage. Globose blue or pink flowers. Tough, undemanding plants for the rock garden.

GLOBULARIA nudicaulis Early Summer globularia01 25cm  Zone: 4 From the Alps and Pyrenees, forming a non-rhizomatous, creeping mat of low glossy, dark green foliage. Flowering stems produce lovely round blue flowers. For the rock garden in full sun. Germination Instructions: Easy, warm germinator. 100 seeds  $4.00

GLORIOSA

GLORIOSA superba 'Rothschildiana' Summer gloriosa01 Climbing Lily 1.2-1.8m  Zone: 9 Native to Tropical Africa and Asia, a tender perennial which can be grown as a container plant, placed outdoors in summer and overwintered dry and cool indoors. This beautiful species is a twining vine that grasps with tendrils formed at the tips of the leaves. It has an unusual, exotic flower - a crimson and yellow vision to behold. In bud, the pale green petals face downward. As the blossom matures, the petals elongate and wrinkle and gradually arch backward while sequencing through a spectrum of color from green to yellow to scarlet. The stamens are extremely prominent and spread outward in graceful curves that follow the petals in their backward progression. Germination Instructions: Easy, warm germinator. 8 seeds  $4.00

GYPSOPHILA	(BABY'S BREATH)	Family: CARYOPHYLLACEAE
Large genus with only a few species in general cultivation. Noted for their light masses of dainty flowers. Well drained soil in full sun.

GYPSOPHILA acutifolia Summer gypsophila04 Sharp-Leaf Baby's Breath 1.6m  Zone: 4 Native to the Caucasus, with larger, pale rose to white flowers in open, airy panicles. Germination Instructions: Easy, warm germinator. 30 seeds  $4.00

GYPSOPHILA oldhamiana Summer gypsophila03 Manchurian Baby's Breath 60-120cm  Zone: 3 A very hardy Baby's Breath native to northern China and Korea with pink flowers in dense heads. Full sun. Well-drained, dry, calcareous soil. Used to treat typhoid fever, jaundice, arthritis, and lung ailments in China. Germination Instructions: Easy, warm germinator. 40 seeds  $4.25

GYPSOPHILA paniculata Summer-Fall (Reblooms) gypsophila01 Baby's Breath 45-120cm  Zone: 2 This is the most important large species in the genus which produces a profusion of pure white flowers on branched stems. Will often produce a second flush of bloom, greatly expanding the season. Excellent for cutting, it also dries wonderfully if gathered in full bloom. Preference for alkaline soil. Germination Instructions: Easy, warm germinator. 30 seeds  $3.25

GYPSOPHILA repens New Summer (Reblooms) gypsophila02 20cm  Zone: 2 Native to meadows and rocky areas in the mountains of Europe; a trailing plant with light gray-green foliage and masses of white flowers in early summer. Not as sensitive to soil acidity as paniculata. Reblooms if cut back. Great on walls, or tumbling over rocks. Germination Instructions: Easy, warm germinator. 30 seeds  $3.00

HANABUSAYA

HANABUSAYA asiatica Summer hanabusaya01 20-60cm  Zone: 4 This rare member of the bellflower family was once classified as a Symphyandra although it strikes me that its affinities are closer to Adenophora. It is endemic to mountainous regions of the eastern-central Korean peninsula, growing in grasslands and thickets. Above a tuft of basal leaves, stems carry elongated, tubular, pendant bells of good lilac-blue flowers. For a cool, moist spot at the edge of the woodland garden. 30 seeds  $4.25

HEDYSARUM		Family: LEGUMINOSAE
A genus of 100 perennials, shrubs and subshrubs with pea-like flowers in racemes.

HEDYSARUM boreale Summer hedysarum01 Northern Sweet Broom 30-70cm  Zone: 1 A very pretty and hardy legume, with a widespread distribution; growing as far north as the Northwest Territories, usually in dry, hot places. The luscious deep-pink pea-like flowers are held in a raceme above grey, hairy, pinnate foliage. Seed wild collected in Colorado. Germination Instructions: Easy, warm germinator. 15 seeds  $4.00

HELENIUM	(SNEEZEWEED)	Family: COMPOSITAE
40 species mostly native to North America. Essential in the late summer garden for their abundant, long-lasting flowers. Strong, erect stems with solitary or clustered daisy flowers. Best in full sun and moist soil, but also tolerant of dry, poor conditions.

HELENIUM autumnale Early Fall helenium01 Helen's Flower 120-150cm  Zone: 3 Flowers reputed to spring from the ground watered by Helen of Troy's tears. For the back of the border. Yellow daisies with drooping ray florets flowering over a long period. Seed wild collected in Ontario. Germination Instructions: Easy, warm germinator. 40 seeds  $4.00

HELENIUM flexuosum Summer to Fall helenium05 Purple-Headed Sneezeweed 30-90cm  Zone: 5 Native to eastern and central North America, growing in moist places in the wild. It is originally a south-eastern species, that has slowly been making it's way north. Rarely found in gardens, perhaps overshadowed by it's better known cousin, H. autumnale, this is a handsome and very floriferous species with a distinctly raised, almost globose, purple-brown cone, surrounded by a fringe of wedge-shaped, bright yellow, reflexed petals. For a moisture-retentive spot in full sun. Germination Instructions: Easy, warm germinator. 25+ seeds  $3.75

HELENIUM hoopesi Early Summer helenium03 Orange Sneezeweed 60-90cm  Zone: 3 Native to western North America, and a very showy species. Large 3" diameter orange-yellow flowers and wonderful grey-green foliage. Excellent cut flower. For full sun and ordinary soil. An exceptional species too rarely found in gardens. Seed wild collected in Colorado. Germination Instructions: Easy, warm germinator. 30 seeds  $4.25

HELIANTHEMUM	(ROCK ROSE)	Family: CISTACEAE
The sun roses are evergreen shrubs with woody stems and persistent foliage, although they are often thought of as perennials. Provide well-drained soil. Full sun.

HELIANTHEMUM canadense Early Summer helianthemum03 Frostweed 15cm+  Zone: 4 Native to eastern North America growing on rocky or sandy soils. A very delicate plant with small leaves, hairy underneath. Erect stems carry conspicuous rich yellow 5-petalled flowers. It is quite rare in our area, occurring in dry, acid sandy woods, so we are very pleased to finally be able to offer this seed. Seed wild collected. Germination Instructions: Cold treatment recommended. 30 seeds  $4.25

HELIANTHUS
About 150 species of tall plants, mostly native to North America. Large, long-blooming daisy for the back of the border or wild garden. For full sun and tolerating a wide range of soils.

HELIANTHUS divaricatus Late Summer helianthus03 Woodland Sunflower 60-120cm  Zone: 3 Native throughout eastern North America, growing in dry woods and open areas. Hairy, lance-shaped foliage. Golden-yellow daisies in summer to fall. Seed wild collected in Ontario. Germination Instructions: Cold treatment required. 25 seeds  $4.00

HELIANTHUS maximilliani Fall helianthus02 Maximillian Sunflower 240cm  Zone: 3 Native to southern Canada and the USA. A magnificent and imposing perennial with lance-shaped leaves and large, bright-yellow daisies lining the flowering stem late in the season. Germination Instructions: Cold treatment recommended. 30 seeds  $4.00

HELIOMERIS

HELIOMERIS multiflora July-October heliomeris01 Showy Goldeneye 90cm  Zone: 4 Native to southwestern North America, growing in meadows and on roadsides, often colonizing areas in the wild. The showy, bright yellow daisies top wiry, branching stems in summer to fall. Germination Instructions: Easy, warm germinator. 20 seeds  $3.75

HELIOPSIS	(FALSE SUNFLOWER)	Family: COMPOSITAE
North American native closely related to the sunflower. Place among shrubs or in informal areas. Long bloom period, tolerant of drought and poor soil, relatively free of pests and diseases. Seldom requires staking. Will do well in hot, dry areas.

HELIOPSIS helianthoides Late Summer heliopsis01 150cm  Zone: 2 Yellow daisies blooming throughout the late summer and fall. Regular deadheading extends the season. A tough plant for any setting. Wild collected in Rideau Township, Ontario. Germination Instructions: Easy, warm germinator. 30 seeds  $3.25

HELIOPSIS helianthoides (variegata) heliopsis03 The variegation on this form is unique and comes true- dark green veining on a white leaf. The same yellow flowers and very long bloom period as the species. Seedlings emerge green; variegation appears as plants mature and are exposed to sun. Germination Instructions: Easy warm germinator. 25 seeds  $4.25

HELLEBORUS	(HELLEBORE)	Family: RANUNCULACEAE
A small genus of desirable perennials native to Europe, Turkey, Russia and western China.

HELLEBORUS caucasicus (Moist Packed) New Early Spring helleborus25 30cm  Zone: 3 Ornamental Plants Of Russia describes a large-flowered plant, which, at maturity, can have as many as 20 flowering stems. Native to the Caucasus (Transcaucasus, Talysh) and Asia Minor, growing in broadleaved or coniferous forests. This is from an original collection in the Caucasus; which resulted in large white to greenish-white flowers, without spots. In some circles, considered part of the general Helleborus orientalis complex. Germination Instructions: Seed is moist packed to preserve viability. 20 seeds  $5.25

HELLEBORUS foetidus (Moist Packed) New Spring to Summer helleborus01 Stinking Hellebore 45-60cm  Zone: 5 Native to western Europe. The handsome, evergreen, leathery foliage makes a great groundcover in the woodland garden, even under moisture-depleting large trees. Nodding, lime-green, cup-shaped flowers are borne in early spring and last for months. RHS award of garden merit. Germination Instructions: Has been moist packed to preserve viability. 25 seeds  $4.75

HELLEBORUS Woodland Mix (Moist Packed) New Spring to Summer helleborus19 45cm  Zone: 3 This is a wide mix of Hellebores: pinks, white, yellow, green, maroon to near black – fantastic for naturalizing in the woodland. Only a few packs remaining from my fresh harvest shipment. Germination Instructions: Will be sent out from fresh harvest, 2010 30 seeds  $5.00

HEMEROCALLIS	(DAY LILY)	Family: LILIACEAE
We are very interested in finding seed of daylily species, from wild origin. If you are able to help, please contact us.

HEMEROCALLIS citrina var. vespertina Summer hemerocallis05 Citron Daylily 1.8-2m  Zone: 3 A tall and vigorous species native to Asia. It has a lemony scent and is nocturnal; flowers opening late in the day and remaining open through midday the following day. Large, light yellow spider-like blooms on branching stems in summer. Seed derived from plants grown from wild origins. Germination Instructions: Easy, warm germinato. 15 seeds  $4.50

HEMEROCALLIS middendorfii Summer hemerocallis04 60-80cm  Zone: 2 Native to the Far East, northwestern China, Korea and Japan growing in dry meadows, on mountain slopes, in woods, scrub and open places. Above clumps of tidy, linear, arching foliage, large, orange-yellow flowers early in the season. 10 seeds  $4.25

HEPATICA		Family: RANUNCULACEAE
A small genus of choice woodland plants native to the North Temperate zone.

HEPATICA nobilis (Fresh, 2010) Early Spring hepatica02 25cm  Zone: 2 This is the European Hepatica. The predominant colour is blue. Our 2010 wild collection comes from Sweden. Germination Instructions: Will be sent from fresh harvest, 2010. 20 seeds  $5.00

HEPATICA nobilis var. obtusa (Fresh 2010) Early Spring hepatica01 Round-Lobe Hepatica 25cm  Zone: 4 Formerly known as Hepatica americana (Round-Lobe Hepatica). Hepatica was formerly divided into numerous species, but today several that were formerly recognized as distinct are regarded as subspecies or variants or H. nobilis. Arguments remain which European or Asian variants of H. nobilis should remain separate species. The former "Sharp-lobe Hepatica", Hepatica acutifolia, is now known as H. nobilis var. acuta This variant is native to eastern North America and is a wonderful small plant for the woodland garden. Beautiful rounded and lobed leathery green foliage forming a superb groundcover year round. Exquisite pink, white or purplish flowers appear in very early spring, before the foliage. Ideally for a moisture retentive spot in shade, but very drought resistant. In the wild grows in deciduous forests competing heavily with moisture-depleting trees such as sugar maple. Germination Instructions: Will be sent out from fresh harvest, 2010. 30+ seeds  $5.00

HESPERIS	(SWEET ROCKET)	Family: CRUCIFERAE
24 species of plants native from southern Europe to central Asia. The name "hesperis" refers to the generic habit of perfuming the evening air when Hesperus, the evening star, is in the sky. Easy to grow and will tolerate less than ideal conditions. Sun to part-shade in moist, rich soil.

HESPERIS matronalis Late Spring hesperis01 Dame's Rocket 60-90cm  Zone: 2 Deliciously fragrant, this is one of the traditional cottage garden plants and a favourite of Marie Antoinette. It has been offered in seed catalogues as far back as 1838. Usually massed in the border, or naturalized, the charming pink, lilac or white flower clusters will scent an entire room when used as a cut flower. Perpetuates by self-sowing. Germination Instructions: Easy, warm germinator. 40 seeds  $3.25

HEUCHERA	(ALUMROOT)	Family: SAXIFRAGACEAE
About 70 species of low-growing perennials native to mountains and woodlands of North America. Invaluable, long-lived plants that are distinguished by their foliage, long flowering period and durability. Alumroot forms dense mounds of round or kidney shaped leaves above which rise wiry stems of delicate flowers. Thrive in full sun or part shade in moist soil. A first class plant.

HEUCHERA cylindrica Summer heuchera09 Roundleaf Arumroot 50cm  Zone: 3 Native to western North America, growing in moist spots, rocky places and slopes. Forms mounds of dark green, rounded and lobed leaves with wavy margins. Tall stems carry greenish-white flowers, which have a vertical presence in the garden. Seed wild collected in Alberta. Germination Instructions: Easy, warm germinator. 30 seeds  $4.00

HEUCHERA micrantha 'Palace Purple' Mid Summer heuchera02 45cm  Zone: 4 Bronze-red maple-like leaves. A superb foliage plant selected by the RBG, Kew, with white flower sprays late in the season. Seedlings emerge green and turn purple as growth progresses. Germination Instructions: Easy, warm germinator. 200 seeds  $4.00

HEUCHERA villosa Late Summer to Fall heuchera03 60-90cm  Zone: 4 This is a wonderful, very-late blooming, large species native to rocky wooded slopes from Virginia to Georgia and Tennessee. It is noted for its unique, triangular, green leaves with a velvety texture. Perhaps the latest blooming species in the genus, sending up airy panicles of creamy flowers in late summer. Because of it's size and presence, this is a perfect specimen plant to place in a prominent spot in light shade. Germination Instructions: Easy, warm germinator. 100 seeds  $4.25

HEUCHERA villosa (Purple Leaf Form) heuchera07 This is the purple-foliaged variant of the species, which is especially lovely. Germination Instructions: Easy, warm germinator. 50+ seeds  $4.25

HEUCHERA villosa macrorhizza Late Summer heuchera04 45-60cm  Zone: 4 The species is a wonderful, very-late blooming and very large species native to rocky wooded slopes from Virginia to Georgia and Tennessee. It is noted for its large triangular foliage. Perhaps the latest blooming species in the genus, sending up airy panicles of creamy flowers in latest summer. Because of it's size and presence, this is a perfect specimen plant to place in a prominent spot in light shade. This variety has beautiful light green foliage that is distinctly hairy and soft. Germination Instructions: Easy, warm germinator 50 seeds  $4.25

HIBISCUS

HIBISCUS moscheutos ssp. palustris Late Summer hibiscus02 Sea Marsh Hollyhock 90-240cm  Zone: 4 Native from Massachusets to North Carolina. Ovate to rounded leaves, often 3-lobed. Showy pink, rose or white mallow flowers, without a red band at the base. Prefers a moist situation in full sun. This species has shown exceptional hardiness over the years here, enduring at least a few winters to -40C or colder. Germination Instructions: Seed requires sandpapering. 20 seeds  $4.25

HIERACIUM