A Norwegian garden

[akoen]

One of my favourite colour combinations is in image 8442 - the iris is a fabulous velvet red wine colour, it seems, and shows the pretty pink and yellow Aquilegea off so well with a touch of russet behind - not sure what plant that is Anne Karin?

The plant in the background is a Rhodiola. I'm not quite sure of the name but I think it's Marcus.

[Ragged Robin]

Thanks for the photo, Anne Karin - a very unusual colour and I like the leaf and the dense flowerhead of your Rhodiola Marcus - very useful as a foil for other plants

[akoen]

Markus has emerged in Norway.
This plant shop has several red varieties. And Markus is a crossing between R. kirilowii and R rosea

http://www.stewo.no/stauder_r.htm

[TheOnionMan]

Markus has emerged in Norway.
This plant shop has several red varieties. And Markus is a crossing between R. kirilowii and R rosea

http://www.stewo.no/stauder_r.htm

Those Rhodiola species and cultivars are very attractive, such bright colors.  I don't think I've ever seen Rhodiola offered in nurseries in the USA, which is too bad 

[akoen]

Rhodiola integrifolia is from Noed America. Strange that it is not on sale over there.

I'll try to catch the seeds of Markus this year.

[Lori S.]

Seed is available from Alplains... for Rhodiola integrifolia, I meant to say (the species that is native in the mountains here - see previous photos from hikes).

[cohan]

pavelka and holubec each offer a number of asian species, as well...
and there are certainly plants available from some north american alpine/specialty nurseries (wrightman's has a couple of species);
probably mark meant not available at general nurseries, but they are certainly around..