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HARDY TEMPERATE PLANTS

These plants are hardy to the cold wet winters of the Northwest to at least zone 7, many are hardier.

Species
Size
Codes
Other
Codes
Price
For the Tropical Looking Garden
Alpina zerumbet "Variegata"
A compact heavily variegated shell ginger whose dramatic foliage is as impressive as the flowers. Grows to about 1.5m high. Zone 7.
6"
.
$16.50
Colocasia esculenta "Black Magic"
"Taro" The stems and leaves are a deep purple when grown in bright light and the plants of this cultivar do not grow as large as C. esculenta.
6"
.
$16.50
Curcuma roscoeana
"Jewel of Burma" Grows to 60cm high. Striking orange flowers in the shape of a pine cone. Zone 9 keep dry during winter dormancy.
6"
.
$12.50
Darmera peltatum
Native to the Siskiyou mountains of SW Oregon. The tropical looking leaves resemble lotus leaves and are round, peltate and 70cm wide and grow from rhizomes. Grows in very wet woil and prefers part shade.
12"
.
$19.50
Hedychium coronarium
Butterfly ginger. Native to the Himalaya mountains. White, fragrant flowers that bloom in late fall. Green foliage grows to 2m high.
6"
.
$16.50
Hedychium gardenerianum
"Kahili ginger" Native to N. India and grows to 2500masl. Grows to 1.5m high.
6"
.
$16.50
Musa basjoo Siebold
Native to the Ryukyu Islands of S. Japan. Proved hardy to -20F in Ottawa, Canada by cutting the trunk to 2' and mulching with the leaves and stems to a depth of 2'. Grows under cool or warm conditions to 18' high! Fruit is not eatable.
See Photograph
6"
.
$16.50
Musa sikkimensis Kurz
Syn. With M. hookeri. Native to Butan and N. India from about 2,000 masl. Hardy to about 0 to 10(f with mulch about 15(f without mulch. New leaves are copper to burgundy turning green with age, but sometimes leaf undersides retaining the color. More rapid grower than M. basjoo when warm. Does not grow under as cool of conditions as M. basjoo. Very dramatic foliage. Leaves and trunk cut back for shipping.
5 gal
.
$39.50
Musella lasiocarpa
Native to SE China where it grows to 9,000'. This banana relative has proved hardy to 10F with mulch like Musa basjoo. It is grown for its banana-like foliage and 6" wide waxy yellow flower. Grows to 5' high.
See Photograph
6"
.
$16.50
For the Hardy Desert Garden
Agave americana v. mediopicta alba
Hardy to about 20F and often used in a pot as a patio plant. Very dramatic mid-leaf variegation with gray-green edges. One of the most sought after garden Agaves. Grows to 1m wide.
4"
LS
$9.50
Agave parryi v. couesii (Engelm. Ex Trel.) Kearney & Peebles
Very similar to the above, but differing by having smaller flowers and leaves. From seed near Sedona, AZ.
2"
4"
LS
LS
$4.50
$8.50
Opuntia aff. laevis Coulter
Native to Arizona. Almost spineless pads grow to 12" long and plants grow to 6' high.
Pad

$4.50
Opuntia cycloides Rose
A native of New Mexico this grows erect to 6' high. The pads grow to 10" high and have solitary orange spines. One of the few hardy Opunitia that grow tall.
Pad
6"

ST
$4.50
$9.50
Opuntia fragilis (Nuttall) Haworth
This is the hardiest cactus known and grows as far north as Alberta. It has almost round pads about 2cm wide.
Pad
.
$3.50
Opuntia imbricata (Haworth) De Candolle
Wide spread from Colorado to Mexico. Grows tree-like to 6' high with oblong joints like a cholla. Magenta flowers.
Joint
6"

ST
$4.50
$9.50
Opuntia phaeacantha Engelmann
Native from Arizona, New Mexico, Texas and Mexico. Very fiercely spined 7" long pads make this species a topic in the garden. Yellow flowers.
Pad
6"

ST
$4.50
$9.50
Opuntia viridiflora Rose
Native to New Mexico near Santa Fe. It resembles O. imbricata but is shorter, has smaller spines, and is bushy in habit.
6"
ST
$9.50
For the Hardy Rock Garden
Cyclamen hederifolium Aiton
Native from S. France to Turkey. Hardy to at least -10( F, grows from a large tuber and flowers in the fall. Dormant in summer. Flowers are pink to white.
2"
4"
6"
C
C
C
$4.50
$9.50
$15.50

Lewisia are a delightful hardy succulent generally from the mountainous American West. They are very hardy (some to -45F) and have beautifully colored flowers. They prefer fast draining soil and like to be moist but not wet. They grow ell in temperate areas, but do not like hot desert conditions. Some are very rare. We recommend The Genus Lewisia by Brian Mathews for a complete description of the following Taxa.
Lewisia columbiana v. columbiana (Howell) Robins
BLM 0224 Munra Pt., Oregon. Rosettes grow to 20cm. Flowers white with pink stripes. Oblanciolate leaves.
6"
LS
$6.50
Lewisia columbiana v. rupicola (English) Ferris
Coast Mts., Oregon. Rosettes grow to 12cm wide. Leaves linear-obtuse. Flowers magenta, 13mm wide.
6"
LS
$6.50
Lewisia columbiana v. wallowensis (Hitchcock) Hohn
Wallowa Mts., Oregon. Rosettes grow to 15cm. Leaves linear. Flowers mostly white, to 10mm wide.
6"
LS
$6.50
* Lewisia cotyledon forma alba
Rare white flowered form.
6"
LS
$7.50
* Lewisia cotyledon Hybrids mixed
Unflowered, unknown flower colors from red, yellow and orange.
See Photograph
6"
LS
$6.50
* Lewisia cotyledon v. heckneri (Morton) Muntz
Trinity Co., California. Rosettes grow to 30cm wide. Leaves serrate, obovate. Flowers white & pink, to 2cm.
6"
LS
$6.50
* Lewisia cotyledon v. howellii (Watson) Jepson
Siskiyou Co., California. Rosettes to 30cm wide. Leaf margins crisped-undulate. Flowers pink & white to 2cm.
6"
LS
$6.50
Lewisia cv "Little Plumb"
A cultivar from Scotland. AL. cotgledon and L. longipetala hybrid.
6"
C,ST
$9.50
Lewisia leana (T. Porter) Robinson
Similar to above but from a disjunct population 400 miles distant from above. Leaves almost linear and longer.
See Photograph
6"
C,ST
$9.50
* Lewisia tweedyi (A.Gray) B.L. Robinson
Native to a small area in the Washington Cascades. White, pink flowers to 6cm wide. Rosettes to .4m wide!
6"
C,LS
$9.50
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