Wonder pics, all! I'm taking pics, but just don't have time to "process" them. I am falling way behind, our Chapter plant sale that I organize is this Saturday, and everything is exploding in growth, including the weeds! Oh and then my truck almost lost a wheel last week. Yow!
Looking at some old pics of my Saxifraga crustata in flower, they have spots, too, similar to yours but not as prominent, Dirtdorphins. My flower stalks always are taller than yours, but this year, with all the extra rain they will be taller than ever. This sax is the easiest for me to grow and propagate. And luckily it is also very popular at our plant sales, so they always command a price.
A really nice astragalus, too. I wouldn't mind seed of that, either. I just collected fresh seed of Corydalis nobilis and Claytonia virginica, will have fresh seed of Pulsatilla turczaninovii/ambigua. (The same as Lori's.... her's is from my seed.) When the plant matures, it can look like this:
Fresh pulsatilla seed germinates very easily. Dried seed is more difficult.
Plenty of other stuff, too.
Digitalis lanata
Dalea candida
Allium stellatum (our native phenotype)
Dracocephalum ruyschiana
Hystrix patula
Iris tectorum
Iris sintenisii ssp. brandzae
Phemeranthus calycinus
Penstemon grandiflorus (our native phenotype)
Scilla numidica
I didn't get to send seed in to the NARGS seed ex last year, so I have a good bunch.
