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ARGEMONE
—Argemone platyceras. (b,v) R-ARGE-19. Packet: $2.00 Click for photo » Photo Link » Whole Plant » Flower
Large pure white satiny flowers in summer, sometimes blushed pale yellow, to 4- 6" across,
followed by spiny pods. SW U.S. & México. "Perhaps the finest of the white prickly
poppies." —Grey-Wilson.
BACKHOUSIA (back-HOW-see-a)
MYRTACEAE. Subtropical evergreen aromatic Australian rainforest trees and shrubs. For mild
climates.
—Backhousia citriodora. (d,v) R-BACK-6. Packet: $2.00 Click for photo » Flowers
'LEMON-SCENTED MYRTLE'. Small white flowers in dense clusters in summer. They are strongly
lemon-scented. Small tree to 25 feet, with leathery 4" lemon-scented leaves. N. Australia. Zone
9. It has a true delicious lemon scent and is grown for food flavoring. Sow the individual pods on
sandy soil and keep evenly moist. Germination tricky!
BILLARDIERA
—Billardiera cymosa. (d,v) R-BILL-4. Packet: $2.00 Click for photo » Photo
'SWEET-APPLE BERRY'. Pale pink to mauve bell-shaped 3/4" wide flowers in spring and summer,
followed by delicious edible berries. Shrubby climber to 6 feet tall and wide, with narrow leaves.
S. Australia. Birds love the berries. Germination is very irregular, try GA-3 or smoke.
CALOCHORTUS
—Calochortus Weedii var. Weedii. (c,v) R-CALOC-102. Packet: $2.00 Click for photo » Photo
'WEED'S MARIPOSA LILY'. Orange to yellow bells to 1 1/4" long, downy inside. Bulb with a
long grass-like leaf, making 2 - 6 flowers on a stem to 2 - 4 1/2 feet tall. Stands temperatures
from 25°F in winter, to 110°F in summer. Southern California. Seed germinates after repeated
hot/cold cycles.
CARDIOCRINUM
—Cardiocrinum cordatum. (d,v) R-CARDI-8. Packet: $3.00 Click for photo » Photo
Gram: $10.00
Large fragrant creamy white 6" flowers in clusters of 4 - 24 blooms. Tall lily to 6 feet,
with heart-shaped foot-long leaves. Japan. Zone 6. Shade-lover. Start seed with 3 months cold, then
alternate temperatures and hold pots for five years for stragglers.
CAULOPHYLLUM (kal-o-FEE-lum)
BERBERIDACEAE. Two species.
—Caulophyllum thalictroides. (10,v) R-CAUL-8. Packet: $3.00
'BLUE COHOSH'. Yellow-green 1/2" flowers in early spring, followed by blue berries.
Handsome hardy woodland perennial to 3 feet, with divided blue-green leaves. Deep shady cool woods,
NE N. America. The root is an important women's medicine. Plant seed in pots of woodland soil and
keep shaded, to germinate the second or third spring.
FRITILLARIA (fri-ti-LAR-ee-a)
LILIACEAE. Hardy North Hemisphere bulbs with odd, often checkered, nodding bell-shaped flowers.
Most do well in any rich garden soil & part shade.
—Fritillaria tubaeformis. (d,v) FRIT-46. Packet: $3.00
Large dark red, bell-shaped, somewhat checkered 2" flowers in April and May. Hardy bulb to
10". SW Alps. Zone 6. Germination is irregular at cold to cool temperatures.
LESCHENAULTIA (le-shen-AUL-tee-a)
GOODENIACEAE. Small heath-like Australian shrubs and herbs. Showy, difficult, needs well-drained
soil.
—Leschenaultia floribunda Blue. (b,v) R-LESC-8. Packet: $2.00
Blue half-inch flowers abundantly produced on a small plant to 3 feet, with tiny leaves. W.
Australia.
Difficult germination. Try smoke or GA-3, if no sprouts, let pot bake dry in the sun over summer,
for sprouts the second spring.
LEUCOPOGON (loo-ko-PO-gon)
EPACRIDACEAE. Mostly Australian shrubs and small trees grown in warm regions for their
attractive flowers, foliage, and fruit. Good in California.
—Leucopogon parviflorus. (d,v) R-LEPG-64. Packet: $2.00
'COAST BEARD-HEATH'. Tiny white fragrant woolly flowers in spikes, followed by pink berries.
Tough beach shrub to 6 feet, with small needle-like foliage. Australia. Needs good drainage.
Germination difficult, try smoke, GA-3, up to 2 years.
STACKHOUSIA (stak-HOW-see-a)
STACKHOUSIACEAE. Graceful Australian plants, almost unknown in this country.
—Stackhousia monogyna. (c,v) R-STAK-16. Packet: $2.00
'CREAMY CANDLES'. Small starry white flowers in dense spikes at the tips of slender, almost
leafless stems. Summer bloom, fragrant at night, pollinated by moths. Graceful little plant to 2
feet tall, forming nice clumps. Germinates best with smoke treatment.
STAUNTONIA (STAUN-ton-EE-a)
LARDIZABALACEAE. Unusual Asian woody climbers.
—Stauntonia hexaphylla. (e,v) R-STAU-11. Packet: $2.00
10 grams: $8.00
'MUBE'. Fragrant white 3/4" flowers tinted violet, in summer, followed by edible purple 1 -
2" fruits. Tall woody climber to 40 feet, with dark green glossy leaves of 3 - 7 pointed oval
4" leaflets. Japan. Zone 8. The fruits have sweet white pulp with a honey-like flavor, and are
highly esteemed in Japan. Seed takes 18 months or more to sprout, hold pots.
STYPHELIA (sti-FEL-ee-a)
EPACRIDACEAE. Unusual Australian shrubs with odd tubular flowers and pointed leaves. Beautiful
and prized by collectors. Needs moist peaty soil.
—Styphelia aff. pulchella. (e,v) R-STYPH-19. Packet: $3.00
Australian shrub with tubular flowers and pointed leaves. 'Pulchella' means 'beautiful'.
Germination prolonged and erratic, hold pots several years.
TETRATHECA (te-tra- THEE-ka)
TREMANDRACEAE. Australian evergreen shrubs grown for their nodding bell-shaped flowers. Best in
part shade and rich moist soil.
—Tetratheca hirsuta. (e,v) R-TETR-18. Packet: $3.00
Bright rose bell-shaped flowers in spring. Small evergreen shrub to 2 feet, with tiny, downy
1/2" leaves. W. Australia. Choice. Smoke to germinate.
THOMASIA (TOM-a-SEE-a)
STERCULIACEAE. Small showy Australian shrubs.
—Thomasia quercifolia. (c,v) R-THOM-36. Packet: $2.00
'OAK-LEAVED THOMASIA'. Nodding white five-petaled flowers blushed pink towards the dark reddish
center. Shrub with fuzzy, lobed, oak-like leaves. S. Australia. Give seed smoke treatment.