Photos of hardy North American drought resistant plants and alpines

Pictures from Benny's cactus garden

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North American drought resistant plants and alpines:

Aquilegia jonesii
A tall form of this nice species,
unfortunately is it short lived (3-4 years), but it's easy from seeds.

Aquilegia saximontana X jonesii

Aquilegia elegantula.
New Mexico Mts. 2500 m., New Mexico.
Is unfortunately short lived (3-4 years), but it's easy from seeds,
if the seeds are stored dry for at least 1 year, before sowing!

Betula glandulosa, Boulder Co., Colorado 12000'

Betula glandulosa,
Grown from seeds collected Boulder Co., Colorado 12000'

This plant is every year visited by some kind of larvae that eat all the leaves on the plant, but soon after the larvae's has left the plant the plant will grow new leaves!

Eriogonum pauciflorum var. nebraskense
Grown from seeds collected in Weld Co., Colorado.

Eriogonum umbellatum var. aureum
Grown from seeds collected at Mt. Sherman, Colorado, 3000 m.

Eriogonum umbellatum var. porteri.
3100 m. Utah.

Lesquerella alpina
Moffat Co., Colorado 5800',
Very short-lived and difficult to cultivate in Denmark!

Penstemon davidsonii ssp. menziensis.
Oregon.
Seeds from AGS 1997, # 184.
Hardy in Denmark.

Penstemon rupicola, Siskiyou Mts. Oregon

Penstemon rupicola,
Grown from seeds collected at Siskiyou Mts. Oregon,
NARGS97-5554
Short-lived in Denmark.

Penstemon virens
Grown from seeds collected at 6500' in Douglas Co., Colorado.

Phlox 'Cracker Jack'
This is one of my favorite Phlox's.

Phlox multiflora
Grown from seeds collected in Larimer Co., Colorado

Telesonix jamesonii
Grown from seeds collected at Beartooth plateau Wyoming
Very slow growing plant, but worth waiting for!

Townsendia rothruckii
Very short-lived in Denmark, but gets 3-4 years if grown in an unheated greenhouse!

Townsendia incana var. minima
Very short-lived in Denmark, but gets 2-34 years if grown in an unheated greenhouse, or in a protected bed!

Zigadenius nuttallii.


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