Seed list 2011-12

Acer cf. campbellii #6 - Hailuogou, Luding, Sichuan, 2750m

Tall and wide maple with small, glossy "palmatum-like" leaves. Scarce. 8 seeds per package (moist packed one month after harvest).

Acer cf. laxiflorum #1 - Hailuogou, Luding, Sichuan, 3000m

Small, multistemmed tree; 3-5m tall. 15+ seeds per package (moist packed one month after harvest).

Acer cf. laxiflorum #3 - Hailuogou, Luding, Sichuan, 2800m

As above.

Acer cf. laxiflorum #4 - Hailuogou, Luding, Sichuan, 2800m

As above.

Acer cf. pectinatum #2 - Hailuogou, Luding, Sichuan, 3000m

Medium sized, single-stemmed tree with leaves ~8x10cm. 15+ seeds per package (moist packed one month after harvest).

Acer cf. pectinatum #5 - Hailuogou, Luding, Sichuan, 2800m

As above.

Acer cf. sterculiaceum ssp. franchetii #7 - Hailuogou, Luding, Sichuan, 2700m

Tall, upright, large-leaved maple species. 10 seeds per package (moist packed one month after harvest).

Aconitum scaposum - Hailuogou, Luding, Sichuan, 2800m

Lovely little monkshood, 30-40cm tall, growing in shade/woodland. 20+ seeds per package (moist packed one month after harvest).

Actinidia sp. - Hailuogou, Luding, Sichuan, 2800m

With delicious, brown fruits the size of small grapes. Very scarce. 10 seeds per package.

Adenophora sp. - Napa Hai, Zhongdian, Yunnan, 3300m

25+ seeds per package.

Aletris sp. - Tianchi Lake, Zhongdian, Yunnan, 3400m

25+ seeds per package.

Allium ?ovalifolium - Hailuogou, Luding, Sichuan, 2800m

25+ seeds per package (moist packed one month after harvest).

Angelica sp. - Pujigou, Baoxing, Sichuan, 2300?m

25+ seeds per package.

Aquilegia rockii - ShikaShan, Zhongdian, Yunnan, 3400m

In bright woodland, 50cm tall. 15+ seeds per package.

Arisaema sp. aff. asperatum - Hailuogou, Luding, Sichuan, 2900m

Should be both bone hardy AND very tolerant of winter moisture. Photo taken a few miles to the west of where I collected it. 15+ seeds per package.

Aruncus sp. - Hailuogou, Luding, Sichuan, 2800m

Presumably A. sylvester, 60cm tall with a nodding inflorescence. Collected in 2010. 25+ seeds per package.

Buddleja davidii - Hailuogou, Luding, Sichuan, 3100m

25+ seeds per package.

Caulophyllum robustum - Hailuogou, Luding, Sichuan, 2800m

Very scarce. 5 big seeds, moist packed since harvest.

Cimicifuga foetida - ShikaShan, Zhongdian, Yunnan, 3300m

2 meter tall, with a massive inflorescence over lovely foliage. 25+ seeds per package (moist packed one month after harvest).

Clematis rehderiana - Mugecuo Lake, Kangding, Sichuan, 2650m

Collected in 2010. 25+ seeds per package.

Clematis ?repens - Hailuogou, Luding, Sichuan, 2750m

Found growing in bright woodland, both climbing and trailing. Hailuogou is both cold and wet, so this clone should be quite hardy. 25+ seeds per package.

Clematis sp. sect. Campanella - Baoding Temple, Baoshan, Yunnan, 2500m

Sprawling species close to, but different from C. ranunculoides. Collected in 2010. 20+ seeds per package.

Clematis sp. - Hailuogou, Luding, Sichuan, 3100m

20+ seeds per package.

Clematis sp. 3 - Hailuogou, Luding, Sichuan, 2800m

Similar to the above species, but with smaller seeds.

Clematis sp. - JiuchongShan, Chengkou, Chongqing, 1400?m

Small climber with small seed heads. Scarce. 15+ seeds per package.

Clintonia udensis - Hailuogou, Luding, Sichuan, 2900m

Easy woodland species with white flowers in spring followed by bright blue berries in autumn. 25+ seeds per package.

Codonopsis aff. forrestii - Lenshuiqin, Baoshan, Yunnan, 2100m

Lovely, compact form with glaucous foliage and a red ring in the flower. Collected in 2010. 15 seeds per package.

Codonopsis sp. - Pujigou, Baoxing, Sichuan, 2300-2500?m

15 seeds per package.

Codonopsis subglobosa - Daocheng, Sichuan, 3800m

Lovely little species, growing in alkaline clay on a dry, sunny hill among Cotoneasters and Scottish backpackers. Collected in 2010. 15 seeds per package.

Corylus ferox - Pujigou, Baoxing, Sichuan, 2300-2500?m

A lovely tree with edible nuts hidden deep within thorny bracts - a literal pain to collect! I've seen this species at 2900m in Hailuogou, so it should be reasonably hardy. 8 nuts per package.

Cremanthodium sp. 1 - ShikaShan, Zhongdian, Yunnan, 3500m

15+ seeds per package.

Cremanthodium sp. 2 - ShikaShan, Zhongdian, Yunnan, 3400m

15+ seeds per package.

Cremanthodium sp. aff. campanulatum - Xuemenkeng pass, GonggaShan, Kangding, Sichuan, 3750m

Small species with kidney-shaped leaves, probably C. campanulatum or a close relative. 15+ seeds per package.

Decaisnea fargesii - Hailuogou, Luding, Sichuan, 2750m

20+ seeds per package.

Decaisnea fargesii - Pujigou, Baoxing, Sichuan, 2300-2500?m

20+ seeds per package.

Deutzia sp. - Fengtongzhai, Baoxing, Sichuan, 1800?m

Small shrub growing on shaded cliff. This is wild panda territory, and apparently also panda tick territory, I got bitten by one larger than your average Norwegian spider - about the size of a small raisin. Scarce. 15+ seeds per package.

Deutzia sp. - Hailuogou, Luding, Sichuan, 2750m

1,5m tall shrub growing in gravel on sunny slope. 15+ seeds per package.

Deutzia sp. - Pujigou, Baoxing, Sichuan, 2300-2500?m

3-4m tall shrub, must be very free flowering as it was covered in seed pods. 25+ seeds per package.

Disporum aff. cantoniense - Pujigou, Baoxing, Sichuan, 2300-2500?m

Very scarce. 8 seeds per package.

Ephedra sp. - Litang, Sichuan, 4000m

Small, alpine shrub with decorative (and tasty, although I have no idea if they're considered edible) red fruits. Collected in 2010. Scarce. 10 seeds per package.

Gamblea ciliata - Pujigou, Baoxing, Sichuan, 2300-2500?m

Shrubby Aralia with trifoliate, leathery leaves. 1,5m. Scarce. 15 seeds per package (moist packed one month after harvest).

Gentiana aff. atuntsiensis - ShikaShan, Zhongdian, Yunnan, 3500m

25+ seeds per package.

Gentiana aff. atuntsiensis - Xuemenkeng pass, GonggaShan, Kangding, Sichuan, 3750m

25+ seeds per package.

Gentianopsis barbata - ShikaShan, Zhongdian, Yunnan, 3400m

Self-seeding annual for a sunny spot in the garden. 10-15cm tall with big, deep blue/purple flowers. (Picture from Baoshan, the plants differ slightly from those in Zhondian.) 25+ seeds per package.

Halenia corniculata - ShikaShan, Zhongdian, Yunnan, 3400m

Lovely, hardy and easy biennial covered in sky blue flowers in July/August. 30-60cm tall, self-seeds sparingly in the garden. (Plants in Zhongdian are bluer than those in Nujiang where the picture was taken.) 25+ seeds per package.

Halenia corniculata - Tianchi Lake, Zhongdian, Yunnan, 3400m

As above.

Helwingia sp. - Hailuogou, Luding, Sichuan, 3000m

10 seeds per package.

Iris bulleyana - ShikaShan, Zhongdian, Yunnan, 3500m

20+ seeds per package.

Iris ?tectorum - LuojiShan, Xichang, Sichuan, 2700m

Collected in 2010. 20+ seeds per package.

Lilium ?duchartrei - Pujigou, Baoxing, Sichuan, 2300-2500?m

Most likely this widespread species, called Baoxing Baihe in Chinese. Easy in the garden, flowering in its third year from seeds. 20 seeds per package.

Lilium duchartrei - Napa Hai, Zhongdian, Yunnan, 3300m

As above, but collected in the limestone hills above Napa Hai lake, and positively ID'ed in flower earlier this summer. 20 seeds per package.

Lilium lophophorum - Mugecuo Lake, Kangding, Sichuan, 3900m

Collected in 2010. Lovely species, quick and easy from seeds. 20 seeds per package.

Lilium souliei - Tianchi Lake, Zhongdian, Yunnan, 3850m

Incredible species with nodding, deep burgundy to black flowers. Found growing in acid and constantly moist peaty muck alongside small Rhododendron, Rheum alexandrae and Cremanthodium campanulatum.

Very scarce! 12 seeds per package.

Lilium ?taliense - Tianchi Lake, Zhongdian, Yunnan, 3400m

Tall, beautiful and easy species for a sunny spot in the garden. Found growing inbetween shrubs and birches alongside Cypripedium flavum and Morina alba. 20 seeds per package.

Meconopsis cf. impedita - ZheduoShan pass, Kangding, Sichuan, 4300m

(Picture of cultivated plant ex Zheduo.) Collected in 2010. 25+ seeds per package.

Megacodon stylophorus - Tianchi Lake, Zhongdian, Yunnan, 3800m

Incredible Gentiana-relative with big, lime-green bells on 1,5m tall stems. Slow but easy from seeds, and definitely worth waiting for! 20 seeds per package.

Morina alba - Tianchi Lake, Zhongdian, Yunnan, 3400m

15 seeds per package.

Nomocharis aperta – Tianchi Lake, Zhongdian, Yunnan, 3500m

Perhaps the most beautiful Nomocharis, with deep pink flowers spotted in black, on 30-40cm tall stems. Easy in the garden, should flower in 3-4 years time from seeds. This particular form used to be known as N. forrestii. 25+ seeds per package.

Panax japonicus - Hailuogou, Luding, Sichuan, 3000m

Terrible picture of a lovely woodlander, but at least it shows the curious, bicoloured fruits. Very scarce, rare in cultivation. 10 seeds per package (moist packed three weeks after harvest).

Podophyllum hexandrum var. chinense - ShikaShan, Zhongdian, Yunnan, 3500m

The plants at Shika had pink and rather large flowers in addition to the lovely foliage. 15 seeds per package (moist packed since harvest).

Polygonatum anomalum - Hailuogou, Luding, Sichuan, 3100m

Extremely rare in cultivation, this lovely species is restricted to a small area of the Gongga Shan massif where it grows epiphytically on Abies. Very hardy, and has so far proven very easy to grow in free-draining, peaty compost. 15 seeds per package.

Polygonatum sp., verticillate - GonggaShan, Luding, Sichuan, 3600m

Big species, 1,5 meter or more, with thick rhizomes and dark blue berries. 15 seeds per package.

Polygonatum sp., verticillate - Hailuogou, Luding, Sichuan, 3000m

25-40cm tall, upright species with narrow leaves and magenta berries. Scarce. 10 seeds per package.

Polygonatum sp., verticillate - Laojunshan, Lijiang, 2600?m

Similar to, but most likely different from the above. Scarce. 10 seeds per package.

Polygonatum aff. yunnanense - Pujigou, Baoxing, Sichuan, 2300-2500?m

Lovely little species, very different from P. nodosum. Extremely scarce. 6 seeds per package.

Primula ?beesiana - Laojunshan, Lijiang, 2600?m

Magenta. Growing in wet, peaty soil. 25+ seeds per package.

Primula polyneura - ShikaShan, Zhongdian, Yunnan, 3300m

25+ seeds per package.

Primula sp. sect. Crystallophlomis - Mugecuo Lake, Kangding, Sichuan, 3900m

Collected in 2010. 25+ seeds per package.

Primula sp. sect. Crystallophlomis - ZheduoShan pass, Kangding, Sichuan, 4300m

Collected in 2010. 25+ seeds per package.

Primula sp. sect. Muscarioides - Hailuogou, Luding, Sichuan, 3700m

Collected in 2010. 20+ seeds per package.

Przewaldskia tangutica - Litang, Sichuan, 4000m

Solanaceae with big, limegreen bells. Collected in 2010. 25+ seeds per package.

Pterocephalus hookeri - Napa Hai, Zhongdian, Yunnan, 3300m

Lovely little perennial with pale pink, nodding flower heads. 20+ seeds per package.

Rheum alexandrae - Tianchi Lake, Zhongdian, Yunnan, 3850m

Easy and quick from seeds. 10 seeds per package.

Rhododendron ?aganniphum - Xuemenkeng pass, GonggaShan, Kangding, Sichuan, 3750m

Compact shrub, 40-50cm tall. 25+ seeds per package.

Rhododendron ?pachytricum (#1) - Hailuogou, Luding, Sichuan, 3000m

3m tall, upright shrub, with branches covered in brown fur. 25+ seeds per package.

Rhododendron ?prattii (#2) – GonggaShan, Luding, Sichuan, 3600m

Seeds collected from a massive, 8m tall tree that had toppled over. 25+ seeds per package.

Rhododendron sp. - LuojiShan, Xichang, Sichuan, 3650m

4-5 meters tall and wide, with lovely foliage. Collected in 2010. 25+ seeds per package.

Rhododendron ?watsonii (#1) – GonggaShan, Luding, Sichuan, 3500m

Another 3-4 meter tall shrub with an upright habit. 25+ seeds per package.

Rosa sp. - Pujigou, Baoxing, Sichuan, 2300-2500?m

Small shrub, about a meter tall. Scarce. 8 seeds per package.

Rosa sp., long hips - ShikaShan, Zhongdian, Yunnan, 3500m

Big, 3m tall and wide shrub with "calabash-shaped" yellow and red hips. Probably the same as the white-flowered species below. Scarce. 12 seeds per package.

Rosa sp., long hips - Tianchi Lake, Zhongdian, Yunnan, 3850m

As above. Scarce. 12 seeds per package.

Rosa sp., round hips - ShikaShan, Zhongdian, Yunnan, 3500m

12 seeds per package.

Rubus sp. aff. ourosepalus - Hailuogou, Luding, Sichuan, 3000m

Compact and decorative species, about 40cm tall, with simple leaves and tasty, orange fruits. 20 seeds per package.

Salvia przewalskii - Napa Hai, Zhongdian, Yunnan, 3300m

20 seeds per package.

Salvia sp., yellow - Hailuogou, Luding, Sichuan, 3000m

Scarce. 12 seeds per package.

Saussurea sp. - Xuemenkeng pass, GonggaShan, Kangding, Sichuan, 3750m

20+ seeds per package.

Schisandra sp. - Pujigou, Baoxing, Sichuan, 2300?m

Large climber with decorative, red fruits. 15 seeds per package.

Silene davidii - ZheduoShan pass, Kangding, Sichuan, 4300m

Collected in 2010. 20 seeds per package.

Smilacina ?henryi - Hailuogou, Luding, Sichuan, 2900m

Lovely, fragrant and easy woodlander. 12 seeds per package.

Sorbus sp. - Xuemenkeng pass, GonggaShan, Kangding, Sichuan, 3750m

Lovely and very compact species, about 1 meter tall, with glossy foliage and pale pink berries. Very scarce. 8 (cleaned) seeds per package.

Sorbus sp., shrub, pink fruits - Hailuogou, Luding, Sichuan, 3100m

Multistemmed shrub, 4-6 meter tall, with pink berries. 6 dried berries per package. (So not for Aus/NZ/US.)

Sorbus sp, tree, brown fruits - Hailuogou, Luding, Sichuan, 2800m

Large multi-stemmed shrub or single-stemmed tree with simple leaves and big, pale brown fruits. Scarce. 10 (cleaned) seeds per package.

Soroseris sp. - ZheduoShan pass, Kangding, Sichuan, 4300m

Very strange acaulescent plant with decorative foliage and yellow flowers. Monocarpic. Collected in 2010. 12 seeds per package.

Souliea vaginata - ShikaShan, Zhongdian, Yunnan, 3300m

A beautiful Cimicifuga-relative that I've been searching for for years, now sadly rare in nature due to over-harvesting for Chinese medicine. Grow in bright woodland. Very scarce. 10 seeds per package (moist packed one month after harvest).

Streptopus parviflorus - Hailuogou, Luding, Sichuan, 2800m

15 seeds per package.

Swertia mussotii or punicea - Baoding Temple, Baoshan, Yunnan, 2400m

Annual or biennial species with black flowers, 30-60cm tall. Collected in 2010. 25+ seeds per package.

Syringa sp. - ShikaShan, Zhongdian, Yunnan, 3300m

3-4m tall, lovely shrub with very fragrant, pale pink flowers. Very scarce. 8 seeds per package.

Thalictrum aff. delavayi - Hailuogou, Luding, Sichuan, 1950m

Collected in 2010. 20 seeds per package.

Thalictrum delavayi ?var. decorum - ShikaShan, Zhongdian, Yunnan, 3300m

Stunning plant with huge sprays of large, pinkflowers on 1,5-2m tall stems. 20+ seeds per package.

Thalictrum sp. - Hailuogou, Luding, Sichuan, 3100m

Small species, 30-40cm in seed, with aromatic foliage. 15+ seeds per package.

Trillium tschonoskii - Hailuogou, Luding, Sichuan, 2800m

Scarce. 12 seeds per package (moist packed two weeks after harvest).

Triosteum himalayanum - ShikaShan, Zhongdian, Yunnan, 3500m

Scarce. 8 seeds per package (moist packed one month after harvest).

Viburnum propinquum - JiuchongShan, Chengkou, Chongqing, 1500-1800?m

Lovely, narrow, evergreen species with steel blue fruits. 15+ seeds per package.

Viburnum sp. 1 - Hailuogou, Luding, Sichuan, 3000m

3-4m tall shrub with decorative, red fruits. Scarce. 10 seeds per package.

Viburnum sp. 2 - Hailuogou, Luding, Sichuan, 3000m

As above.

Viburnum sp. - Pujigou, Baoxing, Sichuan, 2300-2500?m

As above.