Rock Garden Quarterly Spring 2012 - (Page 131)

Primula laurentiana were past their prime but in shaded ravines, some pristine plants were still to be found. A white-flowered primrose was also very common. Initially identified as Primula mistassinica f. leucantha, there is now debate among local botanists as to whether these plants are in fact, a new, as of yet undescribed species, since plants consistently had 2–3 relatively large white flowers (never mauve or pink) and minute rosettes of only slightly dentate, efarinose leaves. Silene acaulis were also past their prime but I did manage to find a few plants with late blossoms, including the largest specimen I have ever seen, with a mound over 60 cm across. I even happened upon the rare alba form. Also lingering were late mats of Dryas integrifolia, whose flowers faithfully follow the sun. Cape St. George limestone barrens Newfoundland's Southern Limestone Barrens 131

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Rock Garden Quarterly Spring 2012

Geoffrey Charlesworth Writing Prize
2011 Photo Contest Winners
2012 Photo Contest Announcement
Seven Unheralded Axioms of Rock Gardening
Rock Gardening from Scratch: Vegetative Propagation - Understanding Cuttings
Newfoundland's Southern Limestone Barrens
William J. Dress, 1918-2011
DNA and the Changing Names of Plants ... and Making Sense of the Dicots
Jennings Prairie
Carl Gehenio, 1922-2011
Rock Gardening Roots
Plants that Dazzled me in 2011
Phipps Conservatory
Rock and Ink Struck into Flowers - A Response
Bulletin Board
2012 - Eastern Study Weekend: October, Pittsburgh - Registration form and details

Rock Garden Quarterly Spring 2012