Gentiana clausa Calopogon and sphaerocarpa

and sphaerocarpa

Phlox subulata 'Nettleton's Variation' is an English discovery of our North American (Maine to Wisconsin

'Gold Regal' x an H

with flower clusters that are much more orange-red compared to the blood red of the other forms in the trade

it doesn't smell like lilacs) flowers

Gentiana clausa Calopogon and sphaerocarpaGentiana clausa, a North American native with a natural range from Maine south to western North Carolina, is a superb garden perennial. The deciduous stalks emerge in spring, stretching to 18", clothed with smooth green finger sized leaves. In late summer, the upper part of the stalks are adorned with axillary clusters of 1 2" long royal blue flowers that never open. Native bees are one of the few insects with the brute force to be able to open the