Code Plant Name Description Zone Currently
Available
Price

achkin
Achillea 'King Edward' A hybrid of A. tomentosa and A. argentea with pale lemon flowers above carpets of grey-green foliage. 6" x 18" 4 Y $5.00

achage
Achillea ageratifolia Mat forming silver foliage with numerous 1" white daisy flowers with off white centers. May-July. 6" x 12". Sun. 5 Y $5.00
alcpum Alchemilla alpina A tiny lady's mantle (3-4"), with thumbnail-sized scalloped leaves and short stemmed sprays of yellow-green flowers. Happiest in pt. shade with a well-drained soil that does not dry out. A good trough plant! 5 Y $5.00
allthu Allium thunbergii 'Ozawa' This rosy purple allium is one of the last plants to bloom (Sept.-Oct.) in the rock garden. 8-10". 4 Y $4.00

alyser
Alyssym sepyllifolium a miniature 'Basket-of-Gold' with citron yellow flowers and tiny silver leaves. 2-3", perfect for troughs! 5 Y $4.00

alywul
Alyssum wulfenianum Long blooming golden yellow flowers May-june above silvery foliage. Compact habit, around 6". Sun. 3 Y $4.00

antneg
Antennaria neglecta var. gaspensis Petite silver leaves, spreading by stolons forming dense mats. Suitable for troughs or between stepping stones. 2" x 12". Sun. 3 Y $4.00
anthis Antirrhinum hispanicum A small creeping Snapdragon for the rockery with soft succulent grey-green foliage and pink flowers in summer. 10" x 12" in a sunny well drained soil. 5 Y $5.00
arafer Arabis ferdinand-cobergii 'variegata' Such a big name for such a little plant! A wonderful choice for trough gardens where its dainty variegated foliage and small white blossoms can be viewed up close. 6 Y $4.00

arebal
Arenaria balearica Forms a bright green moss-like sheet of foliage dotted with starry white flowers on 1" stems in early summer. Useful in troughs! 5 Y $4.00
artass Artemisia assoana A tiny plant with silky silvery foliage, it needs sun and very well-drained soil. 3" x 6". Excellent in troughs! 5 Y $5.00
asapro Asarina procumbens A little creeper for dry and partially shaded, rocky crevices with soft grey-green foliage and creamy yellow snapdragon like flowers. Self-sows. 6 Y $4.00
astper Astilbe x 'Perkeo' Dark rose flowers on 4-6" stems with deeply crinkled foliage. A cuty for the shady rock garden or trough.3 Y $5.00

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