Alpines in June

Leftwood,

These look like seed pods but they are flowers:)
It produces beautiful red berries in autumn though, they are uneatable.
The elementary species are not variegated and mine is cv.

Oh yes, I see now, Goldenfish. I zoomed in on the flowers, and there are indeed sexual parts of the flowers peaking inside. Strange flowers, but very interesting.

Prunus aff. prostrata.

Haplopappus lyallii:

Potentilla porphyrantha:

Flowers of Potentilla porphyrantha:

My Campanula saxifraga, from seed last year, are starting to bloom - I like the colour!

This is supposed to be Androsace septentrionalis, though the form differs greatly from those I see in the mountains. It does form a very nice, airy panicle of flowers, though, and has been in bloom since some time in April.

A very charming small erigeron, that was mislabelled... I don't know what it is, unfortunately.

Physaria didymocarpa:

Astragalus gilviflorus:

Aethionema lepidioides:

Iris timofejewii:

Not an alpine but here's Primula polyneura:

Aquilegia laramiensis:

A little bitty Lesquerella arizonica:

Centaurea epirote - from one small plant last year, there are now three. I think I'll be having to control this one soon!

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Dianthus microlepis, almost done blooming.

Myosotis decumbens has been blooming since about May 22.

Salix cf. kurilensis, showing catkins:

From not a single bloom in about 10 years, to one bloom last year, this year Rhododendron mucronulatum 'Crater's Edge' has decided to perform! I don't know if it was the fact that we actually had snow cover this winter, or what. I guess we'll see what next year brings.

Flowers on Rhododendron mucronulatum 'Crater's Edge':

Astragalus purshii var. lectulus, from seed last year:

Another non-alpine, Primula saxatilis, from seed last year:

WOW alta! - Gorgeous plants! :-)

Thanks, Rannveig! There are so many beautiful plants in this thread!
Delosperma aff. congestum, from seed in 2003.

Lewisia longipetala - I'm very impressed with this species, for the volume and continuity of bloom.

Oxalis enneaphylla 'Minutifolia Rosea':

More beautiful plants Alta :-) Love them all!

Here's Campanula alpestris:

Wow..what an array of alpines! I just got back froma week long trip so I have not had a chnace to take any pics....I'll have to get at it! Must be Oxalis season as mine are having a show too.

The snow cover makes all the diff for that rhody....I used to have that one but too much snow one winter crushed it to the ground.

Jeffersonia dubia seeds are ripening now.

It's interesting to see how the "trap door"opens on the pod.

Compare that to Jeffersonia diphylla:
http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/fp.php?pid=6611972

Like a jar with a lid.

Edriainthus pumilio. Not from seed, I bought it from Rice Creek Gardens in 2007.

I love this forum! Such amazing plants. I'll have to get my camera out
again. I got two Jeffersonia Dubia at our chapter sale this weekend. We
had wonderful donations for the sale.

Tam

Got around to taking some pics today...Androsace sarmentosa..this plant is over 20 years old! It gets knocked back some winters like this past.

Cytissus X kewenensis 'Cottage'...another 20 year old.

Close-up of Penstemon cardwellii 'Roseus'

Lewisia 'Pinkie'

Aster himalaicus...at least thats what the seed source calls it!