Hokonui Alpines
Plant Catalogue

NOTES: Plants available are top quality new season's stock ready for planting now, mostly in 1 litre or smaller RX90 pots.
Our large collection of alpine plants and dwarf perennials
includes many unusual and uncommon varieties difficult to find elsewhere in New Zealand.

NEW CATALOGUE ENTRIES for DECEMBER indicated by •
UNDERLINED ENTRIES - Click on these for a photograph of the plant.
H x W = the approximate height and width of the plant in flower.

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AETHIONEMA pulchellum $7.50
Heads of clear pink flowers in abundance make a lovely display on this little bushy plant with its blue grey foliage. Early summer. Sun. Free-draining soil with lime. H15cm x W25cm.

• ANAGALLIS monelli $7.50
An uncommon species for a sunny position and free-draining light soil, this has showy brilliant blue flowers with red eyes from early summer until autumn. Low mound of deep green foliage on branching stems. H15-20cm.

• ANCHUSA caespitosa $7.50
Brightest blue stemless flowers, each with a snow white eye, nestle amongst the compact rosettes of deep green foliage. Sun. Deep gritty soil. H3 x W12.

• ANDROMEDA polifolia macrophylla $7.50
A low evergreen shrub with a fine display of lovely pink hanging bells every spring. Sun or part sun and a cool fertile peaty soil, mulched to keep its surface roots moist during the hotter months.

• ANDROSACE carnea Val d'Eyne $7.50
Cushion of bright green needles and good-sized deep pink flowers on short stems in spring. H6cm x W10cm.

ANDROSACE laevigata ciliolata $7.50
A compact cushion of rosettes flushed with red. Similar to the variety below but the individual rosettes are smaller and the flowers are a deeper pink.

ANDROSACE laevigata Gothenburg $7.50
Tidy low domes of fresh green foliage with large clear pink flowers on short stems in late spring. Sun. Gritty fertile soil. H7cm x W10cm.

• ANDROSACE mucronifolia $7.50
Short-stemmed umbels of pale creamy pink yellow-eyed flowers in spring. Little light green rosettes in a tight cushion/mat. A beautiful little Himalayan treasure for a crevice on the rockery or in a trough. Part sun and a cool gritty soil. H5cm x W10cm.

ANDROSACE sarmentosa Lilac Form $7.50
A carpet of grey green rosettes spreading by stolons. Pretty pale lilac pink flowerheads. H10cm x W30cm.

ANEMONE magellanica $7.50
This South American species has deeply divided foliage with 25cm stems of primrose yellow bowls in spring. Winter dormant. Sun.

• ANTIRRHINUM hispanicum roseum $7.50
A delightful perennial Snapdragon with lightly perfumed chubby pink flowers over most of the summer. Low-growing shrubby habit. Makes a lovely display in containers and sheltered corners with plenty of sun and fertile soil. Hardy to about -5 Celsius.

AQUILEGIA jonesii $7.50
The Creme de la Creme of alpine Columbines. A classic species found on limestone rubble in its North American home. Compact blue grey foliage and large upturned short-stemmed blue flowers in spring. Part sun or crevice with morning sun. Well-drained limey soil. H8cm x W10cm.

• AQUILEGIA saximontana $7.50
A very dwarf species with pert little flowers of pale blue and white. H10cm x W7cm.

ARENARIA ledebouriana $7.50
A cushion of grey green needles with clouds of tiny white flowers on fine branching stems. Resembles a dainty miniature Gypsophila! Sun. H20cm x W35cm

• ARENARIA tetraquetra $7.50
Low congested mats of tiny green intricately arranged leaves. Snowy white little flowers in early summer. Perfect for a sunny trough garden or rockery. H3cm x W20cm.

ASTER alpinus Blue $7.50
Large showy lavender blue daisies on short sturdy stems. A colourful easy variety. Sun. H12cm x W30cm.

ASTER frikartii Monch Temporarily out of stock
A fine perennial with lovely lavender blue daisies from Christmas until Easter. Highly regarden for its long flowering period, freedom from mildew, and abundance of flowers. Winter dormant. To approx 80cm high. Sun.

ASTRAGALUS candolleanus $7.50
A prostrate shrubby peaflower from the Himalayas. Yellow flowers in summer. Sun. Good soil, not dry.

• AUBRIETIA Pink Double $7.50
Double flowers of clear pink appear on this neat cushion in spring. Sun. H7cm x W20cm. Excellent on the rock garden, walls.

AZORELLA trifurcata $7.50
Previously offered as Bolax. Broad spreading hummocks of crispy apple green foliage. Dusted in summer with little greeny yellow flowers. Always immaculate. Sun. H15cm x W1m+

BLETILLA striata $12.50
A hardy terrestrial Orchid, growing from corm-like pseudobulbs on short rhizomes. Up to twelve pink bells are carried in upright racemes amongst the pointed linear leaves. Moist free-draining soil with humus, with mulch, and part shade in summer. Lovely woodland variety.

• CAMPANULA arvatica $7.50
This is a delightful little creeping mat with upturned violet stars on short stems during summer. Ideal for a sunny crevice, paving, raised bed or trough garden.

CAMPANULA aucheri $7.50
Compact non-running habit. Large upturned violet blue bells. Sun. H10cm x W25cm.

CAMPANULA betulaefolia $7.50
Low clumps of toothed foliage and lovely pendant white bells in summer. A gem for the connoisseur and delightful over the edge of a trough or in a crevice on the rock garden. Winter dormant. Sun. Gritty fertile soil.

• CAMPANULA cashmiriana $7.50
A choice species from the Western Himalayas, this grey-foliaged gem is very free with its pale blue bells during late summer. Protection from heavy rain in winter with a pane of glass is worthwhile while it is semi-dormant.Well-drained soil.

• CAMPANULA fenestrellata $7.50
A cushion of light grey green wreathed in soft lavender blue flowers during summer. Sun. H15cm x W40cm.

• CAMPANULA isophylla $7.50
Downy grey green foliage with abundant light blue saucers carried on trailing stems in early summer. A beautiful variety for a warm sunny position on the rock garden or a wall. H10cm x W40cm.

• CAMPANULA Maie Blyth $8.00
This choice and sought-after Bellflower originated in Maie's garden in Timaru. Very compact foliage and short-stemmed powder blue saucers with very distinctive puckering on the petals. Open sunny rockery or a trough garden. Fertile free-draining soil. In short supply.

• CAMPANULA raineri $8.50
Large upturned flowers of powder blue appear just above a mat of grey green ground-hugging rosettes. A very choice Bellflower for a sunny position and free-draining soil with a dusting of lime forked in. Spreads slowly and perfect for that special corner or crevices on the rock garden.

• CENTAURIUM scilloides $7.50
Lovely little mat plant with plenty of clear pink flowers over light green foliage. Sun. H5cm x W10-15cm.

CHAMAECYPARIS pisifera Snow $12.50
This is a handsome little dwarf Conifer which makes a rounded bush of feathery bluish green foliage beautifully splashed all over with cream. Looks fresh all year round. Part sun.

• CHEIRANTHUS Taieri Sunset $7.50
Bronze buds opening to deep orange flowers over many months, with the typical Wallflower perfume which is an added attraction. Sun. Fertile free-draining soil and regularly pinching back of stems which have finished flowering keeps it bushy and colourful. H40cm x W40cm.

CHRYSANTHEMUM mawii Ruapuna $7.50
This forms a low bushlet with daisies which are just a little smaller than our usual form of Ch.mawii, of deep pink with a suggestion of terracotta. A welcome addition to the sunny rock garden.

CISTUS Silver Pink $7.50
A sun-loving low shrub with large satiny saucers of soft pink over grey-green foliage during summer. Drought tolerant once established. H60-90cm.

CRASSULA sarcocaulis $7.50
One of the best little plants for late colour in the smaller garden. It makes a rounded low shrub of succulent leaves covered with gazillions of little ruby buds which open to tiny pink flowers by late February. Never needs trimming. After flowering just brush your hand over the plant and all the faded flowers fall off leaving a tidy little bush. Simple! Sun. H20cm x W35cm.

• DAPHNE blagayana $10.00
This is a desirable prostrate Daphne with olive green foliage and clusters of very spicily scented cream flowers in late spring. Plant with woolly thyme or thymus integer which make ideal companions. Approx 30cm high x 1m wide. Not readily available.

DAPHNE retusa $7.50
An evergreen species for the larger garden. Glossy very dark green foliage and heavily scented waxy white flowers flushed purple on the outside. Cool leafy soil. H50cm x W50cm.

DELOSPERMA congestum White Form $7.50
A succulent cushion with large white stemless daisies from pale primrose buds. Distinctive and unusual. An exceptionally hardy species for a sunny position

DELPHINIUM vestitum $7.50
For a cool soil and part shade we offer this species from the Western Himalaya which features stems of up to nine tubular flowers in shades of lavender blue to purple. Tufts of hairy rounded foliage. H25-40cm.

DIANTHUS Cherry Ripe $7.50
This forms a tuft of blue green foliage and has perfumed flowers of luscious cherry rose red. Dwarf. Sun.

• DRABA bryoides imbricata $7.50
Mossy light green dome. Threadlike stems of wee yellow flowers in spring, summer, autumn. An excellent species for the open garden as it doesn't mind winter wet. Sun. H10cm x W15cm.

ERIOGONUM grande rubescens $7.50
Red Buckwheat. A grey green mound with sturdy stems carrying clusters of strawberry pink flowers in summer. Sun. Good drainage. H30cm x W30cm.

• ERIOGONUM umbellatum Sulphur Ball $7.50
Grey green mat. Luminous sulphur yellow powderpuffs in summer. Relishes hot sunny positions. H15cm x W25cm.

• ERIOPHYLLUM lanatum $7.50
Also known as Oregon Sunshine, this has semi-prostrate soft grey foliage with a wealth of golden yellow daisies in early summer. Excellent easy-to-grow sun-loving variety for banks, walls and rockeries. A light trim just after flowering keeps it smart. H15cm x W40cm.

ERODIUM chrysanthum $7.50
This attractive Greek species makes a mound of deeply divided grey green foliage with slender stems of light creamy yellow flowers in summer. Sun. Approx 15cm high by 30cm wide.

ERODIUM chamaedryoides Bishops Form $7.50
Soft downy cushion. Showy short-stemmed flowers which are larger and a richer pink than the usual form. Sun. H5cm x W20cm.

• ERODIUM roseum plenum $7.50
Compact mats of softly downy lobed leaves and pretty pink double flowers on short stems. A gem and popular as late summer colour in a sunny trough garden. H5cm x W15cm.

GENISTA pulchellum $7.50
Grey green leafless rock-hugging mat. Prolific golden yellow stemless flowers. Perfect for the edge of a trough garden. Sun. H5cm x W20+cm.

• GENTIANA Alistair Blee $8.00
This attractive Autumn Gentian is the last plant retrieved from Alistair Blee's garden after his death. He loved the Asiatic Gentians and grew many hybrids from seed. This variety has light blue flowers with a speckled white throat which has a zone of deeper blue at the mouth merging into pale mauve blue corolla margins. Fertile lime-free soil, moist in summer. For this and the following variety pull the finished flowering stems right out of the tuft when you tidy up in autumn.

• GENTIANA carolii x prolata $7.50
This is a rare seedling from Gentiana x carolii. Mid to late summer flowers of beautiful bright blue appear over a neat little tuft of deep green foliage. Part sun or cooler aspect on the rock garden or a trough garden, with cool fertile lime-free soil. Not difficult to grow if it has plenty of water while in growth.

• GENTIANA septemfida $7.50
A showy species with semi prostrate stems carrying many blue trumpets in mid summer. Sun or part sun and a fertile free-draining soil. Deciduous in winter.

• GENTIANA VIP strain $7.50
A very neat compact Asiatic Gentian with short-stemmed deep inky blue trumpets in autumn. Cultivation as for the two varieties above.

GERANIUM renardii $7.50
Clumps of sage grey green deeply lobed leaves with a quilted texture to them. Large white flowers with fine blue violet veining. Sun or part shade. H15cm x W25cm.

GERANIUM subcaulescens $7.50
Showy rosy carmine flowers with striking sooty black stamens over neat tuft in summer. Sun. H12cm x W25cm.

• GYPSOPHILA cerastioides $7.50
Creeping soft green mats produce a plentiful summer display of white flowers finely veined with rosy purple. Sun. H5cm x W30cm.

GYPSOPHILA repens alba $7.50
A prolific pure white-flowered rockery Gypsophila which really 'froths' over during summer. Marvellous on walls and banks. H12cm x W45cm.

• HAPLOPAPPUS macrocephalus $7.50
Short stems of tomato orange daisies with gold centres in summer. Compact mounds of grey green toothed foliage. Sun. H15cm x W30cm.

HELIANTHEMUMS $7.50 each
You may know these by their other names as Sun Roses or Rock Roses. They aren't true roses but the flowers look rather like single roses, over a low bush of soft grey or green foliage. They love plenty of sun, are frost tolerant and take dry conditions well once established. Clip back as soon as the early summer flowers have dropped - this will produce masses of flowers for the following year. H20cm x W30cm. Ideal for edging, sunny banks and dry walls. We have the following varieties available: $7.50 each. Annabel (midpink double), Ben Affleck (single orange, dark eye), Ben Fhada (clear lemon yellow single), Chelsea Gem (pink single, yellow eye), Copper Pin (coppery red single), Cream Bouquet (cream double), Double Deep Rose (deep rose pink double), Henfield Brilliant (brilliant tomato red single), Jubilee (light yellow double), Lois (peach pink single), Mrs C.W.Earles (fire engine red single), Snow Queen (cream single, yellow eye).

• HELICHRYSUM milfordiae $7.50
Furry silver cushions studded with shining ruby red buds opening to stemless silver paper daisies in summer. Sunny positions on the rock garden or a crevice in a trough. Free-draining soil with moisture at the business end of the roots in summer. Planting between two rocks ideal. H5cm x W25cm.

HELONIOPSIS orientalis $7.50
Evergreen clumps of sharply pointed foliage with sturdy stems carrying several lilac pink flowers with bluish stamens, in spring. A charming species for a cool fertile soil in part shade.

• HEPATICA pyrenaica $7.50
Pure white flowers with white stamens from a green centre. Beautifully marbled foliage on this species. Part shade. Moist cool humus-rich soil.

HIRPICIUM armerioides $7.50
This resembles a miniature Gazania whose pale creamy lemon daisies have a satin sheen to them and the petals sport a navy blue-black reverse. Spreads gradually to make a group of compact tufts. Sun. H10 x W35

HOSTA yakushimana $7.50
A very dwarf variety for Hosta enthusiasts. Forms a little mound of sharply pointed foliage with 20cm stems carrying several purple flowers veined with white inside. Part shade.

INCARVILLEA zhongdianensis $7.50
Large attractive deep rose pink trumpets with widely flared lobes at the mouth, the throat golden yellow inside with bands of white. Palm-like foliage from a fat winter-dormant root.

• IRIS barbatula $7.50
We have a few young plants of this uncommon dwarf species available. The lovely little lavender flowers each last a day but are soon followed by others. Winter dormant. Moist fertile soils. H10cm.

IRIS cristata alba $7.50
Dwarf Crested Iris. Pure white flowers with a little gold crest on the falls. Winter dormant. Early summer. Part shade and moist leafy soil. H15cm x W25cm.

IRIS gracilipes alba $7.50
A dwarf rhizomatous species with fans of light green leaves. Slender stems carrying pure white flowers in spring. Winter dormant. Shade. Moist fertile soil. H20cm x W20cm.

IRIS hookeri $7.50
Clumps of narrow grass-like foliage. Flowers of deep lavender finely pencilled with white veins in early summer. Dwarf enough for the rock garden or front of the border.

IRIS innominata Wine/Terracotta $7.50
Brick tan flowers with a wine flush, and a brownish gold band and dark veining on the falls.

IRIS lacustris $7.50
A dear little species, smaller than I.cristata, with short pale green leaves and chubby lavender flowers, spotted deep lavender over a white blotch on the falls. Part shade.

• IRIS suaveolens $7.50
A free-flowering dwarf species with primrose yellow standards flecked with brown at the base, and paler yellow falls. Sun. H15cm x W30cm.