Alpines - June, 2012

[Hoy]

Todd, you have some pretty plants yourself although you say you can't grow blue corydalises (or onosmas)!

More gems, Lori! Sorry, can't help with the Saponaria or whatever it is

[Todd Boland]

Could the mystery be Silene davidii?

Good suggestion but I don't think so... doesn't seem to match what I have as Silene davidii/Lychnis kantzeensis (bad photo but only one readily available:
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I bought S. davidii from Beaver Creek this year...it is a dead ringer for your mystery...does not look like what you already have as S. davidii...perhaps what you thought was S. davidii was mislabelled?  Or Roger mislabeled his (heaven forbid!)

[Lori S.]

Here's the entry for Silene davidii/Lychnis kantzeensis in eflora of China:
http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=242000737

Most of the photos look like this:
http://www.efloras.org/object_page.aspx?object_id=88339&flora_id=800

This one has elongated foliage but the same flowers as the rest of the photos:
http://www.efloras.org/object_page.aspx?object_id=88330&flora_id=800

I'd guess your new Beaver Creek one is mislabelled if it's a dead ringer for my mystery plant, as the flowers don't match the eflora of China examples of Silene davidii.  I don't believe the foliage matches either, though it is not too dissimilar from the one with elongated leaves.

[Todd Boland]

It would not be the first mis-ID'ed plant I got from beaver creek!  His plants are great whatever they are!

[Lori S.]

His plants are great whatever they are!

Agreed!!