Abies lasiocarpa or Rocky Mountain Fir, is a very large evergreen, reaching 100 to 160 feet tall, with a typical spire form. The needles are pale blue-green above, silvery gray below. The bark ...
Soldanella villosa ( Alpine Snowbell )
Vigorous perennial that forms clumps. Leaves are hairy, green and lighter green beneath. Bell-shaped, nodding, violet flowers with fringed petals bloom in early spring. Usually found in alpine ...
Soldanella alpina ( Alpine Snowbell )
Perennial that forms clumps. Dark green leaves are thick and round or kidney-shaped. Erect, nodding, funnel-shaped blue-violet flowers with fringed petals bloom in early spring. Usually found i...
Lychnis alpina ( Alpine Catchfly )
Dwarf, tufted perennial. Leaves grow in rosettes of lance-shaped dark green leaves. Purplish pink flowers 1 inch across with frilly edges, in rounded terminal cymes present from spring to early...
Kalmia latifolia ( Alpine Pink Mountain Laurel )
This bushy eastern native shrub, which is grown for its showy flowers, is best suited in an informal border or woodland setting. Leaves are oval, dark green, glossy, to 5 inches long. Pink cup-...
Juniperus horizontalis ( Alpine Creeping Juniper )
Low growing, evergreen with dense foliage and a uniform growth habit. Dwarf creeping form, growing 2 feet high by 5 feet. Leaves are awl-shaped, bluish or grey-blue, changing to dull-purple in ...
Aster alpinus ( Alpine Aster )
This spreading perennial, which forms clumps, has spoon-shaped leaves and purple flowers with yellow centers from early to mid summer. Grow in full sun where soil is moderately fertile and well...
Alchemilla alpina ( Alpine Lady’s Mantle )
Excellent ground cover for shady areas, this clump-forming perennial has wavy, rounded, 5 to 7 lobed, soft-green leaves. Reaches 3 to 5 inches tall and spreads up to 20 inches. Leaves are dark ...
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