 |
Abies concolor |
White Fir |
 |
|
None |
|
|
|
Tree |
|
|
|
Yes |
Full Sun / Partial Shade |
None |
|
|
Yes |
|
Moist |
Yes |
|
Light: /  Water:  Max Height: 50 ft. Max Width: 6 ft. Description: This tree produces blueish green needles that are 1 to 2 inches long. Its cones are 3 to 6 inches. Zone: 3  |
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|
 |
Abies grandis |
Grand Fir |
 |
|
None |
|
|
|
Tree |
|
Yes |
|
Yes |
Full Sun / Partial Shade |
None |
|
|
Yes |
|
Moist |
Yes |
|
Light: /  Water:  Max Height: 100 ft. Max Width: 6 ft. Description: Tall and straight tree. Its bark is greyish brown, while its needles are shiny, flat and green and grow from 1 to 2 inches long. The cones are 2 to 4 inches long. Zone: 4  |
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|
 |
Abies lasiocarpa |
Subalpine Fir |
 |
|
None |
Yes |
|
|
Tree |
|
|
|
Yes |
Partial Shade |
None |
|
|
Yes |
|
Moist |
|
|
Light:  Water:  Max Height: 15 ft. Max Width: 8 ft. Description: A medium size tree with flat needles, found at higher elevations, usually just below the tree line. A popular Christmas tree. Zone: 5-8  |
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|
 |
Acer circinatum |
Vine Maple |
 |
|
Spring |
|
|
|
Tree/Shrub |
|
|
|
Yes |
All |
White |
|
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Dry / Moist |
Yes |
|
Light: / / Water: /  Max Height: 25 ft. Max Width: 15 ft. Description: Upright small tree or multi-branched shrub. Displays an excellent fall color as its green leaves of spring turn yellow, orange and crimson in the fall. Zone: 5-7  |
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|
 |
Acer glabrum |
Rocky Mountain Maple |
 |
|
Spring |
|
|
|
Tree/Shrub |
|
Yes |
|
Yes |
All |
Yellow |
|
Yes |
Yes |
|
Dry / Moist |
Yes |
|
Light: / / Water: /  Max Height: 30 ft. Max Width: 15 ft. Description: A cold hardy, multi-trunked deciduous tree or small shrub. Its fall leaf color ranges from orange and red to yellow. Zone: 3-6  |
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|
 |
Acer macrophyllum |
Big Leaf Maple |
 |
|
Spring |
|
|
|
Tree |
|
Yes |
|
Yes |
Full Sun / Partial Shade |
Yellow |
Yes |
|
Yes |
|
Dry / Moist |
Yes |
|
Light: /  Water: /  Max Height: 100 ft. Max Width: 60 ft. Description: This is a massive deciduous tree that exhibits rapid growth and establishment. Zone: 5-7 
|
|
|
 |
Achillea millefolium |
Western Yarrow |
 |
Yes |
Summer / Fall |
|
|
|
Groundcover |
|
Yes |
|
Yes |
Full Sun / Partial Shade |
White |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Yes |
Dry / Moist |
Yes |
Yes |
Light: /  Water: /  Max Height: 18 in. Max Width: 12 in. Description: This is a perennial and very fragrant herbaceous plant with clusters of white to pink flowers. Zone: 3-9 
|
Yes |
|
 |
Achlys triphylla |
Vanilla Leaf |
 |
|
Spring |
|
|
|
Herbaceous / Forb |
|
|
|
Yes |
Full / Partial Shade |
White |
|
|
Yes |
|
Moist |
Yes |
Yes |
Light: /  Water:  Max Height: 12 in. Max Width: 6 in. Description: A perennial that spreads quickly by slender rhizomes. Its fan shaped basal leaves give off a vanilla-like fragrance when dry. Zone: 7-9 
|
|
|
 |
Adiantum aleuticum |
Maidenhair Fern |
 |
|
None |
|
|
|
Fern |
|
Yes |
|
Yes |
Full / Partial Shade |
None |
|
|
Yes |
|
Wet / Moist |
Yes |
Yes |
Light: /  Water: /  Max Height: 24 in. Max Width: 18 in. Description: A delicate fern grown from a stout rhizome. Its leaves are light green with lustrous purplish-black stems. Zone: 1-9  |
|
|
 |
Allium acuminatum |
Taper-tip Onion |
 |
Yes |
Spring |
|
|
Yes |
Herbaceous / Forb |
|
|
|
Yes |
Full Sun / Partial Shade |
Purple |
Yes |
Yes |
|
|
Dry / Moist |
Yes |
Yes |
Light: /  Water: /  Max Height: 12 in. Max Width: 4 in. Description: Perennial herb from a small, deeply-buried egg-shaped bulb. It has 1-2 basal grass-like leaves that wither before the flowers appear. Zone: 7-9 
|
Yes |
|
 |
Allium cernuum |
Nodding Onion |
 |
Yes |
Spring |
|
|
Yes |
Herbaceous / Forb |
|
|
Yes |
Yes |
Full Sun / Partial Shade |
White |
Yes |
Yes |
|
|
Dry / Moist |
Yes |
|
Light: /  Water: /  Max Height: 18 in. Max Width: 12 in. Description: A wild onion that has nodding pink and white flowers that appear in the spring. Very common on coastal bluffs. Zone: 7-9 
|
|
|
 |
Alnus incana |
Mountain Alder |
 |
|
Spring |
|
|
Yes |
Tree/Shrub |
|
Yes |
|
Yes |
Full Sun / Partial Shade |
White |
|
|
Yes |
|
Wet / Moist |
Yes |
Yes |
Light: /  Water: /  Max Height: 30 ft. Max Width: 15 ft. Description: A fast growing shrub like deciduous tree that is native to Eastern Oregon. Its bark is yellowish brown and its leaves are a dark, serrated green. Zone: 2-6  |
|
Yes |
 |
Alnus rhombifolia |
White Alder |
 |
|
Spring |
|
|
Yes |
Tree |
|
Yes |
|
Yes |
Full Sun / Partial Shade |
White |
|
|
Yes |
|
Dry / Moist |
Yes |
Yes |
Light: /  Water: /  Max Height: 80 ft. Max Width: 30 ft. Description: A deciduous tree that can withstand summer droughts as well as winter floods and is extremely important for restoration projects because its roots are densely tied together and hold stream banks intact. Zone: 6  |
|
Yes |
 |
Alnus rubra |
Red Alder |
 |
|
Spring |
|
|
Yes |
Tree |
|
Yes |
|
Yes |
Full Sun / Partial Shade |
White |
Yes |
|
Yes |
Yes |
Dry / Moist |
Yes |
Yes |
Light: /  Water: /  Max Height: 100 ft. Max Width: 30 ft. Description: This deciduous tree grows rapidly and most often occurs along mountain streams and moist slopes. In addition, it fixes nitrogen and helps restore poor soils. Zone: 6-7 
|
|
Yes |
 |
Alnus sinuata |
Sitka Alder |
 |
|
Spring |
|
|
Yes |
Tree/Shrub |
|
Yes |
|
Yes |
Full Sun / Partial Shade |
White |
|
|
Yes |
|
Moist |
Yes |
Yes |
Light: /  Water:  Max Height: 25 ft. Max Width: 10 ft. Description: A multi-trunked alder that is adapted to high elevation sites. It grows in thickets along moist slopes and streams. Zone: 3-6  |
|
Yes |
 |
Amelanchier alnifolia |
Western Serviceberry |
 |
|
Spring |
|
|
Yes |
Tree/Shrub |
|
|
|
Yes |
Full Sun / Partial Shade |
White |
|
|
Yes |
Yes |
Dry / Moist |
Yes |
|
Light: /  Water: /  Max Height: 25 ft. Max Width: 15 ft. Description: A deciduous shrub that displays white spring flowers, a deep green foliage that becomes very showy in the fall and produces tasty purple berries. It is highly tolerant of various soils, climates and drought. Zone: 3-6 
|
Yes |
|
 |
Anaphalis margaritacea |
Pearly Everlasting |
 |
|
Summer |
|
|
|
Groundcover |
|
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Full Sun / Partial Shade |
White |
Yes |
Yes |
|
|
Dry / Moist |
Yes |
|
Light: /  Water: /  Max Height: 36 in. Max Width: 36 in. Description: A vigorous clump forming plant with white papery bracts surrounding yellow flowers that begin forming in mid-summer. Its leaves are white and turn gray green on the top of the leaf as they age. Zone: 7-9 
|
Yes |
|
 |
Anemone deltoidea |
Three-Leaved Anemone |
 |
|
Spring |
|
|
|
Herbaceous / Forb |
|
|
|
Yes |
Partial Shade |
White |
Yes |
|
Yes |
|
Moist |
Yes |
Yes |
Light:  Water:  Max Height: 6 in. Max Width: 12 in. Description: Perennial herbaceous plant growing from slender, creeping rhizomes. Its leaves are deeply and coarsely toothed and its flowers are showy and white. Zone: 7-9 
|
|
|
 |
Aquilegia coerulea |
Blue Columbine |
 |
|
Spring |
|
|
|
Herbaceous / Forb |
Yes |
|
Yes |
Yes |
Full Sun / Partial Shade |
Blue |
Yes |
Yes |
|
|
Dry / Moist |
Yes |
|
Light: /  Water: /  Max Height: 12 in. Max Width: 12 in. Description: This herbaceous plant flowers in the summer and has a faint, sweet fragrance. It has five blue, pointed outer petals and five white, rounded inner petals. Zone: 7-9 
|
Yes |
|
 |
Aquilegia formosa |
Red Columbine |
 |
|
Spring |
|
|
|
Herbaceous / Forb |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Full Sun / Partial Shade |
Red |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Dry / Moist |
Yes |
|
Light: /  Water: /  Max Height: 36 in. Max Width: 12 in. Description: This is a perennial herbaceous plant that displays several beautiful red and yellow flowers as well as attractive green leaves. Zone: 4 
|
Yes |
|
 |
Arbutus menziesii |
Madrone |
 |
|
Spring |
Yes |
|
Yes |
Tree |
|
Yes |
|
Yes |
Full Sun / Partial Shade |
White |
|
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Dry |
Yes |
|
Light: /  Water:  Max Height: 75 ft. Max Width: 50 ft. Description: A unique evergreen tree with peeling, reddish-brown bark, and red edible berries. Zone: 7-9  |
Yes |
|
 |
Arctostaphylos columbiana |
Hairy Manzanita |
 |
|
Spring |
|
|
|
Shrub |
|
|
|
|
Full Sun |
White |
|
Yes |
|
|
Dry / Moist |
|
|
Light: Water: /  Max Height: 25 ft. Max Width: 10 ft. Description: A tree-like shrub with fuzzy, dull green leaves, and small white flowers. Covers forested areas after fires. Zone: 10-7 |
|
|
 |
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi |
Kinnikinnick |
 |
Yes |
Spring |
|
|
Yes |
Shrub |
|
Yes |
|
Yes |
Full Sun / Partial Shade |
White |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Dry |
Yes |
Yes |
Light: /  Water:  Max Height: 8 in. Max Width: 18 in. Description: A mat-forming evergreen shrub with smooth and dark reddish-brown bark, small red apple-like berries and alternating leathery leaves. Zone: 7-9 
|
Yes |
Yes |
 |
Armeria maritima |
Sea Pink |
 |
Yes |
Spring |
|
|
|
Groundcover |
Yes |
|
Yes |
|
Full Sun |
Pink |
Yes |
Yes |
|
|
Dry |
Yes |
|
Light: Water:  Max Height: 6� Max Width: 12� Description: Forms a dense green mat of grass-like blade and blooms bright pink in spring an early summer. Tolerates salt well, a great choice for seaside gardens or rock gardens, with well drained soil and low nutrients. Zone: 4-8
|
Yes |
|
 |
Aruncus dioicus |
Goat's Beard |
 |
|
Summer |
|
|
Yes |
Herbaceous / Forb |
|
Yes |
|
Yes |
Full / Partial Shade |
White |
|
|
Yes |
|
Wet / Moist |
Yes |
|
Light: /  Water: /  Max Height: 6 ft. Max Width: 12 in. Description: This is a robust perennial that displays thin cascading, cream colored flowers and attractive leaves. It is most often found on the moist edges of clearings and along streams Zone: 5-7 
|
|
|
 |
Asarum caudatum |
Wild Ginger |
 |
|
Spring |
|
|
Yes |
Herbaceous / Forb |
|
Yes |
|
Yes |
Full / Partial Shade |
Red |
|
|
Yes |
Yes |
Moist |
Yes |
Yes |
Light: /  Water:  Max Height: 8 in. Max Width: 18 in. Description: A perennial with large dark-green heart-shaped leaves and small reddish flowers. Zone: 7-9  |
|
|
 |
Asclepias speciosa |
Showy Milkweed |
 |
|
Summer |
|
|
|
Herbaceous / Forb |
|
|
|
Yes |
Full Sun / Partial Shade |
Pink |
Yes |
|
|
|
Moist |
Yes |
Yes |
Light: /  Water:  Max Height: 4 ft. Max Width: 12 in. Description: This plant has scented pinkish flowers and soft grayish leaves. Zone: 5-7 
|
|
|
 |
Aster modestus |
Great Northern Aster |
 |
|
Summer / Fall |
|
|
|
Herbaceous / Forb |
|
|
Yes |
Yes |
Full Sun / Partial Shade |
Purple |
Yes |
|
|
|
Moist |
Yes |
Yes |
Light: /  Water:  Max Height: 36 in. Max Width: 24 in. Description: A perennial wildflower that appears in moist places and begins flowering in late summer. Zone: 7-9 
|
|
|
 |
Aster subspicatus |
Douglas' Aster |
 |
|
Summer / Fall |
|
|
|
Herbaceous / Forb |
|
|
Yes |
Yes |
Full Sun / Partial Shade |
Purple |
Yes |
|
|
|
Moist |
Yes |
Yes |
Light: /  Water:  Max Height: 36 in. Max Width: 12 in. Description: A perennial wildflower that appears in moist places and begins flowering in late summer. Zone: 7-9 
|
|
|
 |
Athyrium filix-femina |
Lady Fern |
 |
|
None |
|
|
Yes |
Fern |
|
|
|
|
Full / Partial Shade |
None |
|
|
Yes |
|
Moist |
Yes |
|
Light: /  Water:  Max Height: 4 ft. Max Width: 4 ft. Description: A lacy, deciduous, densely clumping, perennial fern with bright green, tufted and erect fronds and stout roots. Zone: 7-9  |
|
|
 |
Balsamhoriza sagittata |
Arrow-leaf Balsalmroot |
 |
Yes |
Summer |
|
|
Yes |
Herbaceous / Forb |
|
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Full Sun |
Yellow |
Yes |
Yes |
|
|
Moist |
|
|
Light: Water:  Max Height: 8 in. Max Width: 24 in. Description: Silvery leaves with yellow, sunflower-like flowers. Zone: 3-9 
|
Yes |
|
 |
Betula occidentalis |
Water Birch |
 |
|
Spring |
|
|
Yes |
Tree |
|
Yes |
|
Yes |
Full Sun / Partial Shade |
White |
|
|
Yes |
|
Wet / Moist |
Yes |
|
Light: /  Water: /  Max Height: 50 ft. Max Width: 25 ft. Description: This deciduous tree has dark reddish brown bark and green leaves that turn yellow in the fall. It is heavily dependent on water, and therefore is usually found near a water source. It is cold hardy. Zone: 4  |
|
|
 |
Betula papyrifera |
Paper Birch |
 |
|
Spring |
|
|
Yes |
Tree |
|
Yes |
|
Yes |
Full Sun / Partial Shade |
White |
|
|
Yes |
|
Wet / Moist |
Yes |
|
Light: /  Water: /  Max Height: 100 ft. Max Width: 25 ft. Description: This deciduous tree produces green leaves that turn yellow in fall. Grows in moist soils. Zone: 2-6  |
|
|
 |
Blechnum spicant |
Deer Fern |
 |
|
None |
|
|
|
Fern |
|
Yes |
|
Yes |
Full / Partial Shade |
None |
|
|
Yes |
Yes |
Wet / Moist |
Yes |
|
Light: /  Water: /  Max Height: 36 in. Max Width: 48 in. Description: This evergreen plant has purple/brown stems and blooms continuously. Prefers rather wet,acidic soil. Deer and elk eat this fern in the winter. Zone: 7-9  |
|
|
 |
Boykinia occidentalis |
Boykinia |
 |
|
Spring |
|
|
|
Herbaceous / Forb |
|
|
Yes |
|
Full / Partial Shade |
White |
|
|
Yes |
|
Wet / Moist |
Yes |
Yes |
Light: /  Water: /  Max Height: 12-18 in. Max Width: 8-12 in. Description: A small woodland perennial with rounded leaves and clusters of white flowers that appear in the summer. Zone: 7-9
|
|
|
 |
Brodiaea congesta |
Harvest Lily |
 |
|
Spring |
|
|
|
Bulb |
|
|
|
Yes |
Full Sun / Partial Shade |
Purple |
Yes |
Yes |
|
|
Dry |
Yes |
|
Light: /  Water:  Max Height: 36 in. Max Width: 4 in. Description: A small bulb giving rise to grass like foliage and beautiful blue and white clusters of flowers. Zone: 5-7 
|
Yes |
|
 |
Brodiaea coronaria |
Harvest Brodiaea |
 |
|
Summer |
|
|
|
Bulb |
|
|
|
Yes |
Full Sun / Partial Shade |
Purple |
|
Yes |
|
|
Dry / Moist |
Yes |
|
Light: /  Water: /  Max Height: 12 in. Max Width: 4 in. Description: A small violet-purple flower common in grassy meadows as well as rocky areas. Zone: 5-7 
|
|
|
 |
Brodiaea hyacinthina |
Fool's Onion |
 |
|
Spring |
|
|
|
Bulb |
|
|
|
Yes |
Full Sun / Partial Shade |
White |
Yes |
Yes |
|
|
Dry |
Yes |
|
Light: Bulb Water:  Max Height: 24 in. Max Width: 4 in. Description: This perennial herbaceous plant is low growing and has purple and yellow flowers. Zone: 5-7 
|
Yes |
|
 |
Calamagrostis rubescens |
Pine Grass |
 |
|
Summer |
|
|
|
Grass/Sedge/Rush |
|
|
|
|
Full Sun / Partial Shade |
Yellow |
|
|
|
|
Moist |
|
|
Light: /  Water:  Max Height: 3� Max Width: 10� Description: A tall perennial bunch grass with feathery spike flowers. Zone: |
|
|
 |
Calocedrus decurrens |
Incense Cedar |
 |
|
Spring |
Yes |
|
Yes |
Tree |
|
Yes |
|
Yes |
Full Sun / Partial Shade |
Yellow |
|
|
Yes |
|
Moist |
Yes |
|
Light: /  Water:  Max Height: 125 ft. Max Width: 50 ft. Description: Evergreen conifer with scale like foliage arranged in twisted, flattened sprays and widely buttressed trunk base. Zone: 7-9  |
|
Yes |
 |
Calypso bulbosa |
Fairy Slipper |
 |
|
Spring |
|
|
Yes |
Herbaceous / Forb |
|
|
|
|
Full / Partial Shade |
Purple |
|
|
Yes |
Yes |
Moist |
Yes |
|
Light: /  Water:  Max Height: 8 in. Max Width: 6 in. Description: A small native orchid that blooms in early spring and has a delicate beauty. Zone: 7-9 |
|
|
 |
Camassia leichtlinii |
Great Camas |
 |
|
Spring |
|
Yes |
Yes |
Bulb |
|
|
|
|
Full Sun / Partial Shade |
Purple |
Yes |
|
|
|
Wet / Moist |
Yes |
|
Light: /  Water: /  Max Height: 36 in. Max Width: 6 in. Description: This plant is in the lily family and produces blue spiked flowers and grass-like leaves. It is more tolerant of shade and drought than the common camas and also more competitive. Zone: 5
|
|
|
 |
Camassia quamash |
Common Camas |
 |
Yes |
Spring |
|
Yes |
Yes |
Bulb |
|
|
|
|
Full Sun / Partial Shade |
Purple |
Yes |
|
|
Yes |
Wet / Moist |
Yes |
|
Light: /  Water: /  Max Height: 24 in. Max Width: 6 in. Description: This plant is part of the lily family and produces blue spiked flowers and grass-like leaves. Zone: 5
|
|
|
 |
Carex densa |
Dense Sedge |
 |
Yes |
Summer |
|
Yes |
|
Grass/Sedge/Rush |
|
|
|
Yes |
Full Sun / Partial Shade |
Yellow |
|
|
|
|
Wet / Moist |
Yes |
|
Light: /  Water: /  Max Height: 24 in. Max Width: 24 in. Description: This is a tufted sedge with flat blades about 1/4 inch thick. Zone: 7-9  |
|
|
 |
Carex obnupta |
Slough Sedge |
 |
|
Summer |
|
Yes |
|
Grass/Sedge/Rush |
|
|
|
Yes |
Full Sun / Partial Shade |
Yellow |
|
|
|
|
Wet / Moist |
Yes |
Yes |
Light: /  Water: /  Max Height: 48 in. Max Width: 48 in. Description: This is an evergreen tufted sedge with flat leaves. Zone: 7-9  |
|
|
 |
Carex stipata |
Saw-Beaked Sedge |
 |
|
Spring |
|
Yes |
|
Grass/Sedge/Rush |
|
|
|
Yes |
Full Sun / Partial Shade |
Yellow |
|
|
|
|
Wet / Moist |
Yes |
|
Light: /  Water: /  Max Height: 24 in. Max Width: 12 in. Description: This is a tufted sedge that has yellowish green leaves. Zone: 7-9  |
|
|
 |
Carex tumulicola |
Foothill Sedge |
 |
|
Spring |
|
Yes |
|
Grass/Sedge/Rush |
|
|
|
Yes |
Full Sun / Partial Shade |
Yellow |
|
Yes |
|
|
Dry |
Yes |
|
Light: /  Water:  Max Height: 18 in. Max Width: 12 in. Description: A fast-growing and easy to establish sedge with deep green evergreen blades that arch out from a clumping base. Zone: 7-9  |
|
|
 |
Castilleja miniata |
Indian Paintbrush |
 |
|
Summer |
|
|
|
Herbaceous / Forb |
|
|
|
|
Full Sun / Partial Shade |
Red |
Yes |
Yes |
|
|
Dry / Moist |
Yes |
|
Light: /  Water: /  Max Height: 12 in. Max Width: 9 in. Description: A herbaceous perennial with striking red and yellow colors. Zone: 7-9
|
Yes |
|
 |
Ceanothus cuneatus |
Narrow-Leaved Buck Brush |
 |
|
Spring |
|
|
|
Shrub |
|
|
|
Yes |
Full Sun / Partial Shade |
White |
Yes |
Yes |
|
|
Dry |
Yes |
|
Light: /  Water:  Max Height: 8 ft. Max Width: 6 ft. Description: 'This flowering evergreen shrub''s foliage is small and gray/green in color. It flowers in the spring.' Zone: 7 
|
Yes |
|
 |
Ceanothus integerrimus |
Deerbrush |
 |
|
Summer |
Yes |
|
|
Shrub |
|
Yes |
|
Yes |
Full Sun |
White |
Yes |
Yes |
|
|
Dry / Moist |
|
|
Light: Water: /  Max Height: 3� Max Width: 12� Description: A deciduous, drought tolerant shrub with creamy white flowers and nitrogen - fixing roots. Zone: 5-9 
|
Yes |
|
 |
Ceanothus sanguineus |
Redstem Ceanothus |
 |
|
Spring |
|
|
|
Shrub |
|
|
|
Yes |
Full Sun / Partial Shade |
White |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Dry |
Yes |
|
Light: /  Water:  Max Height: 8 ft. Max Width: 8 ft. Description: This shrub displays fragrant white flowers and has red/purple stems. Zone: 5 
|
Yes |
Yes |
 |
Ceanothus thyrsiflorus |
Blue-blossom Ceanothus |
 |
|
Spring |
Yes |
|
|
Shrub |
|
|
|
Yes |
Full Sun / Partial Shade |
Purple |
Yes |
Yes |
|
|
Dry |
Yes |
|
Light: /  Water:  Max Height: 15 ft. Max Width: 20 ft. Description: This evergreen shrub has oval shaped dark green shiny leaves and produces dense clusters of tiny blue flowers. Zone: 7-9 
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Yes |
Yes |
 |
Ceanothus velutinus |
Snowbrush |
 |
|
Summer |
Yes |
|
Yes |
Shrub |
|
Yes |
|
Yes |
Full Sun / Partial Shade |
White |
Yes |
Yes |
|
|
Dry / Moist |
|
|
Light: /  Water: /  Max Height: 12� Max Width: 8� Description: A deciduous, shrub with creamy white flowers, glossy leaves and nitrogen - fixing roots. Common after fires. Zone: 7-10 
|
Yes |
|
 |
Cercocarpus ledifolius |
Curl-leaf Mountain Mahogony |
 |
|
Summer |
Yes |
|
|
Tree/Shrub |
|
|
|
Yes |
Full Sun / Partial Shade |
White |
|
Yes |
|
|
Dry |
Yes |
|
Light: /  Water:  Max Height: 20 ft. Max Width: 15 ft. Description: Evergreen small tree or large shrub with reddish bark and twigs and attractive feathery fruit. Zone: 7-9  |
Yes |
|
 |
Cercocarpus montanus |
Birch-leaf Mountain Mahogony |
 |
|
Summer |
Yes |
|
|
Tree/Shrub |
|
|
|
|
Full Sun / Partial Shade |
White |
|
Yes |
|
|
Dry |
Yes |
|
Light: /  Water:  Max Height: 20 ft. Max Width: 15 ft. Description: Evergreen small tree or large shrub with reddish bark and twigs and attractive feathery fruit. Zone: 7-9  |
Yes |
|
 |
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana |
Port Orford Cedar |
 |
|
Spring |
Yes |
|
Yes |
Tree |
|
Yes |
|
Yes |
Full Sun / Partial Shade |
Yellow |
|
|
Yes |
|
Moist |
Yes |
|
Light: /  Water:  Max Height: 185 ft. Max Width: 50 ft. Description: Evergreen conifer with lacy, scale like foliage arranged in flattened sprays and graceful branches. Zone: 7-9  |
|
Yes |
 |
Cornus canadensis |
Bunchberry |
 |
|
Spring |
|
|
|
Herbaceous / Forb |
|
|
|
Yes |
Full / Partial Shade |
White |
Yes |
|
Yes |
Yes |
Moist |
Yes |
Yes |
Light: Full /  Water:  Max Height: 6 in. Max Width: 18 in. Description: A low-growing, mat-forming deciduous ground cover with tiny white clustered flowers that are surrounded by four large white bracts, giving the appearance of a single blossom. Zone: 7-9 
|
|
|
 |
Cornus nuttallii |
Pacific Dogwood |
 |
|
Spring |
|
|
|
Tree |
|
Yes |
|
Yes |
Full Sun / Partial Shade |
White |
Yes |
|
Yes |
Yes |
Moist |
Yes |
|
Light: /  Water:  Max Height: 60 ft. Max Width: 25 ft. Description: This flowering deciduous tree displays smaller flowers that are surrounded by whitish bracts. Also displays orange/red fruit. Zone: 4-6 
|
|
|
 |
Cornus sericea var. occidentalis |
Red-Osier Dogwood |
 |
|
Spring |
|
Yes |
Yes |
Shrub |
|
Yes |
|
Yes |
Full Sun / Partial Shade |
White |
Yes |
|
Yes |
|
Wet / Moist |
Yes |
Yes |
Light: /  Water: /  Max Height: 20 ft. Max Width: 15 ft. Description: This deciduous shrub stabilizes stream banks and also provides streams with a cooling shade and provides berries that birds love to eat. Zone: 3-6 
|
|
Yes |
 |
Corydalis scouleri |
Scoulers corydalis |
 |
|
Spring |
|
|
|
Herbaceous / Forb |
|
|
|
|
Full / Partial Shade |
Red |
Yes |
|
Yes |
|
Wet / Moist |
Yes |
Yes |
Light: Full /  Water: /  Max Height: 48 in. Max Width: 24 in. Description: A perennial with rosy colored flowers that resemble fairy hats. They appear late spring and early summer and spread by rhizomes. Zone: 7-9
|
|
|
 |
Corylus cornuta |
Beaked Hazelnut |
 |
|
Spring |
|
|
Yes |
Tree/Shrub |
|
|
|
Yes |
Full Sun / Partial Shade |
Yellow |
|
|
Yes |
|
Dry / Moist |
Yes |
|
Light: /  Water:  Max Height: 15 ft. Max Width: 15 ft. Description: A tall deciduous shrub to small tree. It is multi-trunked and has alternating bright green leaves and smooth light brown bark. Zone: 6-7  |
|
|
 |
Crataegus douglasii |
Oregon Hawthorn |
 |
|
Spring |
Yes |
|
Yes |
Tree/Shrub |
|
|
|
Yes |
Partial Shade |
White |
Yes |
|
|
|
Wet/Moist/Dry |
Yes |
|
Light:  Water: / / Max Height: 20� Max Width: 10� Description: This tall, thorny shrub has white flowers in the spring and clusters of dark purple fruit in the summer. Can thrive in a wide variety of habitats. Zone: 3-9 
|
Yes |
Yes |
 |
Danthonia californica |
California Oatgrass |
 |
|
Spring |
|
|
|
Grass/Sedge/Rush |
|
|
|
Yes |
Full Sun / Partial Shade |
Yellow |
|
Yes |
|
|
Dry / Moist |
Yes |
|
Light: /  Water: /  Max Height: 24 in. Max Width: 12 in. Description: This perennial grass prefers wet areas and its stems usually have hair. Zone: 7-9  |
|
|
 |
Delphinium pavonaceum |
Peacock Larkspur |
 |
Yes |
Summer |
|
|
|
Bulb |
Yes |
|
|
|
Full Sun |
White |
Yes |
Yes |
|
|
Moist |
|
|
Light: Water:  Max Height: 3 ft. Max Width: 6 in. Description: A hybrid larkspur found only in the Willamette Valley, it has numerous white flowers with purple centers,aturalizes easily from seed, and can tolerate drought and flooding when planted in well-drained soil. Zone: 8
|
Yes |
|
 |
Delphinium trollifolium |
Trollius Leaved Larkspur |
 |
|
Summer |
|
|
|
Bulb |
|
|
|
|
Partial Shade |
Purple |
Yes |
|
Yes |
Yes |
Moist |
Yes |
|
Light:  Water:  Max Height: 48 in. Max Width: 36 in. Description: A wildflower with splendid dark blue flowers that appear in mid to late spring. Zone: 7-9
|
|
|
 |
Deschampsia caespitosa |
Tufted Hair Grass |
 |
|
Summer |
|
Yes |
|
Grass/Sedge/Rush |
|
|
Yes |
Yes |
Full Sun / Partial Shade |
Yellow |
|
|
|
|
Wet / Moist |
Yes |
|
Light: /  Water: /  Max Height: 48 in. Max Width: 24 in. Description: This is a tall perennial bunch grass with hair-like tufts of seeds branching out at the top of the plant. Zone: 4  |
Yes |
|
 |
Dicentra formosa |
Western Bleeding Heart |
 |
|
Spring |
|
|
|
Groundcover |
|
|
|
|
Full / Partial Shade |
Pink |
Yes |
|
Yes |
|
Wet / Moist |
Yes |
Yes |
Light: Full /  Water: /  Max Height: 18 in. Max Width: 12 in. Description: A beautiful wildflower with fern-like foliage and heart-shaped flowers that appear in late-spring and summer. It spreads by seed and rhizome, and often forms large patches. Zone: 7-9
|
|
|
 |
Disporum hookeri |
Fairy Bells |
 |
|
Spring |
|
|
Yes |
Herbaceous / Forb |
|
|
|
Yes |
Full / Partial Shade |
White |
Yes |
|
Yes |
|
Moist |
Yes |
Yes |
Light: Full /  Water:  Max Height: 24 in. Max Width: 12 in. Description: This perennial grows from a stout rhizome and has broad bell-shaped leaves that are green in color and white flowers that appear in late spring and early summer and hang downward from the tops of the stems. Zone: 7-9 
|
|
|
 |
Disporum smithii |
Fairy Lantern |
 |
|
Spring |
|
|
Yes |
Herbaceous / Forb |
|
|
|
Yes |
Full / Partial Shade |
White |
Yes |
|
Yes |
|
Moist |
Yes |
Yes |
Light: Full /  Water:  Max Height: 24 in. Max Width: 12 in. Description: A slow-spreading, clump-forming perennial with white flowers that hang down from the wiry green stalks in the spring. Shiny orange berries appear in late summer and early fall. Zone: 7-9 
|
|
|
 |
Dodecatheon hendersonii |
Broad-Leafed Shooting Star |
 |
|
Spring |
|
Yes |
|
Herbaceous / Forb |
|
|
|
|
Full Sun / Partial Shade |
Purple |
Yes |
|
|
|
Wet / Moist |
Yes |
|
Light: /  Water: /  Max Height: 12 in. Max Width: 6 in. Description: A low growing perennial with pink star-like flowers. Zone: 5-7
|
|
|
 |
Dryas octopetala |
Mountain Avens |
 |
|
Spring |
|
|
|
Herbaceous / Forb |
|
|
Yes |
Yes |
Full Sun / Partial Shade |
White |
Yes |
Yes |
|
|
Dry |
Yes |
Yes |
Light: /  Water:  Max Height: 4 in. Max Width: 12 in. Description: A high elevation, mat-forming perennial with whitish cream flowers that appear in late-spring to early summer and dark green evergreen foliage. The seed heads form as airy white tufts and emerge in late summer. Zone: 7-9 
|
Yes |
|
 |
Dryopteris austriaca |
Wood Fern |
 |
|
None |
|
|
|
Fern |
|
|
Yes |
|
Full / Partial Shade |
None |
|
|
Yes |
Yes |
Wet / Moist |
Yes |
|
Light: Full /  Water: /  Max Height: 36 in. Max Width: 36 in. Description: A low elevation deciduous woodland fern with lacy fronds. Zone: 7-9 |
|
|
 |
Erigeron glaucus |
Beach Fleabane |
 |
|
Summer / Fall |
|
|
|
Herbaceous / Forb |
|
|
Yes |
Yes |
Full Sun / Partial Shade |
Purple |
Yes |
Yes |
|
|
Dry / Moist |
Yes |
|
Light: /  Water: /  Max Height: 18 in. Max Width: 18 in. Description: A low growing showy perennial that sometimes spreads to form mounds. It displays purple and yellow flowers that appear throughout the summer. Zone: 7-9 
|
Yes |
|
 |
Eriophyllum lanatum |
Wooly Sunshine |
 |
Yes |
Summer / Fall |
|
|
|
Herbaceous / Forb |
|
|
Yes |
Yes |
Full Sun / Partial Shade |
Yellow |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Yes |
Dry |
Yes |
Yes |
Light: /  Water:  Max Height: 12 in. Max Width: 12 in. Description: Perennial herbaceous plant with alternate silvery green leaves and yellow daisy-like flowers. Zone: 7-9 
|
Yes |
|
 |
Erythronium grandiflorum |
Glacier Lily |
 |
|
Spring |
|
|
Yes |
Bulb |
|
|
|
|
Full Sun / Partial Shade |
Yellow |
|
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Moist |
Yes |
Yes |
Light: /  Water:  Max Height: 14 in. Max Width: 12 in. Description: A perennial herb that develops from an underground corm. Its basal leaves are bright green and up to 8" in length. The flowers are golden-yellow and appear alone on a leafless, unbranched stem. Zone: 7-9
|
|
|
 |
Erythronium oregonum |
Oregon Fawn Lily |
 |
|
Spring |
|
|
|
Bulb |
|
|
|
|
Full / Partial Shade |
White |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Moist |
Yes |
Yes |
Light: Full /  Water: /  Max Height: 12 in. Max Width: 6 in. Description: This perennial herbaceous plant grows from a corm and has white flowers and mottled leaves. Zone: 5-7
|
|
|
 |
Erythronium revolutum |
Pink Fawn Lily |
 |
|
Spring |
|
|
|
Bulb |
|
|
|
|
Partial Shade |
Pink |
Yes |
|
|
|
Moist |
|
|
Light:  Water:  Max Height: 12� Max Width: 6� Description: This perennial herbaceous plant grows from a corm and has pink flowers and mottled leaves. Zone: 5-9
|
|
|
 |
Euonymus occidentalis |
Western Wahoo |
 |
|
Spring |
|
|
|
Shrub |
|
|
|
|
Full / Partial Shade |
Purple |
Yes |
|
Yes |
|
Moist |
Yes |
|
Light: Full /  Water:  Max Height: 15 ft. Max Width: 10 ft. Description: This shrub has green stems and produces small purplish-red flowers. Zone: 7-9
|
|
|
 |
Fragaria chiloensis |
Coast Strawberry |
 |
Yes |
Spring |
|
|
Yes |
Groundcover |
|
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Full Sun / Partial Shade |
White |
Yes |
Yes |
|
|
Dry / Moist |
Yes |
Yes |
Light: /  Water: /  Max Height: 4 in. Max Width: 24 in. Description: This strawberry has thick, shiny leaves. Prefers sandy areas where it can easily send out runners and provide binding and ground cover. Zone: 5-7 
|
Yes |
Yes |
 |
Fragaria vesca |
Wood Strawberry |
 |
Yes |
Spring |
|
|
Yes |
Groundcover |
|
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Partial Shade |
White |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Dry / Moist |
Yes |
Yes |
Light:  Water: /  Max Height: 4 in. Max Width: 24 in. Description: This drought tolerant strawberry has smaller fruit and is often found in more open parts of forests where it sends out runners and provides ground cover. Zone: 5-6 
|
Yes |
Yes |
 |
Fragaria virginiana |
Mountain Strawberry |
 |
Yes |
Spring |
|
|
Yes |
Groundcover |
|
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Partial Shade |
White |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Dry / Moist |
Yes |
Yes |
Light:  Water: /  Max Height: 4 in. Max Width: 24 in. Description: This strawberry is drought tolerant, sends out runners and provides ground cover. Zone: 3-6 
|
Yes |
Yes |
 |
Fraxinus latifolia |
Oregon Ash |
 |
|
Spring |
|
|
|
Tree |
|
|
|
|
Full Sun / Partial Shade |
White |
|
|
Yes |
|
Wet / Moist |
Yes |
|
Light: /  Water: /  Max Height: 80 ft. Max Width: 30 ft. Description: This deciduous tree usually grows near streams where it provides canopy cover. It will spread more when in the open and less when crowded. Zone: 7
|
|
|
 |
Fritillaria lanceolata |
Chocolate Lily |
 |
|
Spring |
|
|
|
Bulb |
|
|
|
Yes |
Full Sun / Partial Shade |
Brown |
Yes |
|
Yes |
|
Moist |
|
|
Light: /  Water:  Max Height: 12 in. Max Width: 12 in. Description: A small native bulb with mottled purple/brown and green flowers. It blooms in early spring and is found in grassy areas and the fringes of woodland shade. Zone: 5-9 
|
Yes |
|
 |
Fritillaria pudica |
Yellow Bell |
 |
|
Spring |
|
|
Yes |
Bulb |
|
|
|
Yes |
Full Sun / Partial Shade |
Yellow |
Yes |
Yes |
|
|
Dry / Moist |
|
|
Light: /  Water: /  Max Height: 8 in. Max Width: 6 in. Description: A small native bulb with yellow bell shaped flowers that blooms in early spring and is typically found East of the Cascade Mountain Range. Zone: 3-7 
|
Yes |
|
 |
Gaillardia aristata |
Blanket Flower |
 |
|
Summer |
|
|
|
Herbaceous / Forb |
|
|
Yes |
Yes |
Full Sun / Partial Shade |
Red |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Yes |
Dry / Moist |
Yes |
|
Light: /  Water: /  Max Height: 18 in. Max Width: 24 in. Description: A long-blooming perennial commonly occurring on prairies, dry meadows, and open woods. The yellow and brown flowers begin blooming in the summer and can continue into the fall. Zone: 7-9 
|
Yes |
|
 |
Garrya elliptica |
Silk-tassel Bush |
 |
|
Winter |
Yes |
|
|
Shrub |
|
|
|
Yes |
Full Sun / Partial Shade |
White |
Yes |
Yes |
|
|
Dry / Moist |
Yes |
|
Light: /  Water: /  Max Height: 12 ft. Max Width: 10 ft. Description: A dense growing evergreen shrub that can often resemble a small tree. Its leathery leaves are an attractive gray - green color. In the winter, the catkins elongate and form long chains of creamy flowers. Zone: 7-9 
|
Yes |
|
 |
Gaultheria shallon |
Salal |
 |
|
Spring |
Yes |
|
Yes |
Shrub |
|
|
|
Yes |
Partial Shade |
White |
Yes |
|
Yes |
Yes |
Dry / Moist |
Yes |
Yes |
Light:  Water: /  Max Height: 12 ft. Max Width: 12 ft. Description: A low-growing evergreen shrub with large alternate and egg shaped leaves that have fine teeth on the margin. Its flowers are pink clusters that begin appearing in late spring or early summer. Zone: 7-9 
|
|
Yes |
 |
Geranium oreganum |
Oregon Geranium |
 |
|
Summer |
|
|
|
Herbaceous / Forb |
|
|
|
Yes |
Full Sun / Partial Shade |
Pink |
Yes |
|
Yes |
|
Moist |
|
Yes |
Light: /  Water:  Max Height: 24� Max Width: 12� Description: A perennial forb that spreads easily. It has showy pink flowers from May to July on tall stalks and fuzzy green leaves that persist until frost. Zone: 7-8 
|
|
|
 |
Geum macrophyllum |
Oregon Avens |
 |
|
Summer |
|
|
Yes |
Herbaceous / Forb |
|
Yes |
|
Yes |
Full Sun / Partial Shade |
Yellow |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Dry / Moist |
Yes |
|
Light: /  Water: /  Max Height: 24 in. Max Width: 16 in. Description: This perennial herb has seeds that stick to passer-bys and small yellow flowers. Zone: 4 
|
|
|
 |
Geum triflorum |
Prairie Smoke |
 |
Yes |
Summer |
|
|
|
Herbaceous / Forb |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Full Sun |
Pink |
Yes |
Yes |
|
|
Moist |
Yes |
|
Light: Water:  Max Height: 6 in. Max Width: 2 in. Description: Low-growing perennial adapted to dry sites with striking pink flowers and feathery seed heads. Zone: 3-7
|
Yes |
|
 |
Goodyera oblongifolia |
Rattlesnake Plantain |
 |
|
Summer |
|
|
|
Herbaceous / Forb |
|
Yes |
|
|
Partial / Full Shade |
White |
|
|
Yes |
|
Dry / Moist |
Yes |
|
Light:  Water: /  Max Height: 12 in. Max Width: 8 in. Description: 'A native orchid common in coniferous forests. The rosette of basal evergreen leaves are often striped or mottled with white. Its'' greenish-white flowers begin appearing in late summer.' Zone: 7-9 |
Yes |
|
 |
Heracleum lanatum |
Cow Parsnip |
 |
|
Summer |
|
|
Yes |
Herbaceous / Forb |
|
|
|
Yes |
Full Sun / Partial Shade |
White |
Yes |
|
Yes |
|
Wet / Moist |
Yes |
Yes |
Light: /  Water: /  Max Height: 9 ft. Max Width: 4 ft. Description: This tall plant has very large leaves and white flowers produced in clusters. Zone: 4 
|
|
|
 |
Heuchera chlorantha |
Green-flowered Heuchera |
 |
|
Spring |
|
|
|
Herbaceous / Forb |
|
Yes |
Yes |
|
Full Sun / Partial Shade |
White |
Yes |
|
|
|
Moist |
Yes |
Yes |
Light: /  Water:  Max Height: 36 in. Max Width: 30 in. Description: A rhizomatous perennial with a clump of lobed leaves at the base and wands of greenish-white flower clusters that appear in early summer. Zone: 7-9
|
|
|
 |
Heuchera glabra |
Alumroot |
 |
|
Spring |
|
|
|
Herbaceous / Forb |
|
Yes |
Yes |
|
Full Sun / Partial Shade |
White |
Yes |
|
|
|
Wet / Moist |
Yes |
Yes |
Light: /  Water: /  Max Height: 18 in. Max Width: 12 in. Description: A perennial with stalks of conspicuous small white flowers and deep green leaves. Zone: 7-9
|
|
|
 |
Heuchera micrantha |
Small-flowered Alumroot |
 |
|
Spring |
|
Yes |
|
Herbaceous / Forb |
|
Yes |
Yes |
|
Full Sun / Partial Shade |
White |
Yes |
Yes |
|
|
Dry / Moist |
Yes |
Yes |
Light: /  Water: /  Max Height: 24 in. Max Width: 12 in. Description: A perennial with basal leaves and tall flowering stems with many small white flowers. Zone: 7-9
|
Yes |
|
 |
Holodiscus discolor |
Oceanspray |
 |
|
Spring |
|
|
Yes |
Shrub |
|
Yes |
|
|
Full Sun / Partial Shade |
White |
Yes |
|
Yes |
Yes |
Dry / Moist |
Yes |
|
Light: /  Water: /  Max Height: 12 ft. Max Width: 8 ft. Description: A loosely branched, deciduous shrub with distinctive triangular leaves that are smooth on the top and wooly underneath. Its white flowers form in large lace-like clusters and appear in late spring or early summer. Zone: 3-7
|
Yes |
Yes |
 |
Hydrophyllum tenuipes |
Pacific Waterleaf |
 |
|
Spring |
|
Yes |
Yes |
Herbaceous / Forb |
|
Yes |
|
|
Partial Shade |
White |
Yes |
|
Yes |
|
Moist |
Yes |
Yes |
Light:  Water:  Max Height: 30 in. Max Width: 12 in. Description: A spreading perennial herb with lush leaves and dense balls of greenish-white to lavender and purple flowers that appear late spring and early summer. Zone: 7-9
|
|
|
 |
Iliamna rivularis |
Streambank Globemallow |
 |
|
Summer |
|
Yes |
|
Herbaceous / Forb |
|
|
|
Yes |
Full Sun / Partial Shade |
Purple |
Yes |
|
|
|
Moist |
Yes |
|
Light: /  Water:  Max Height: 6 ft. Max Width: 3 ft. Description: This perennial herbaceous plant produces tall thick stems of hollyhock-like pink and lavender blooms, produced in spikes from June to August. Zone: 7-9 
|
|
|
 |
Iris chrysophylla |
Slender-tubed Iris |
 |
|
Spring |
|
|
|
Herbaceous / Forb |
|
|
|
|
Full Sun / Partial Shade |
Yellow |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Dry / Moist |
Yes |
Yes |
Light: /  Water: /  Max Height: 10 in. Max Width: 9 in. Description: This plant produces fragile looking cream, pale yellow, to deep yellow flowers with reddish brown veins. Zone: 7-9
|
Yes |
|
 |
Iris douglasiana |
Douglas Iris |
 |
|
Spring |
|
|
|
Herbaceous / Forb |
|
|
Yes |
|
Full Sun / Partial Shade |
White |
Yes |
Yes |
|
|
Moist |
Yes |
Yes |
Light: /  Water:  Max Height: 24 in. Max Width: 9 in. Description: This perennial plant produces purple and cream flowers. Zone: 7-9
|
|
|
 |
Iris missouriensis |
Mountain Iris |
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Spring |
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Yes |
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Herbaceous / Forb |
Yes |
Yes |
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Full Sun |
Purple |
Yes |
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Wet |
Yes |
Yes |
Light: Water:  Max Height: 15� Max Width: 6� Description: This perennial has showy flowers and thrives in elevations from the coast to sub-alpine. Often forms dense patches. Zone: 3-8
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Iris tenax |
Oregon Iris |
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Spring |
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Herbaceous / Forb |
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Full Sun / Partial Shade |
Purple |
Yes |
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Yes |
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Moist |
Yes |
Yes |
Light: /  Water:  Max Height: 16 in. Max Width: 24 in. Description: This plant produces purple to blue, or sometimes white, flowers in the late spring. Zone: 7
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Juncus effusus |
Soft Rush |
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Spring |
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Grass/Sedge/Rush |
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Yes |
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Full Sun / Partial Shade |
Yellow |
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Wet / Moist |
Yes |
Yes |
Light: /  Water: /  Max Height: 36 in. Max Width: 30 in. Description: This plant produces green spikes of grass like foliage and clusters of brown, seed bearing flowers. Zone: 6 |
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Yes |
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Juncus ensifolius |
Dagger Leaf Rush |
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Spring |
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Yes |
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Grass/Sedge/Rush |
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Yes |
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Full Sun / Partial Shade |
Yellow |
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Wet / Moist |
Yes |
Yes |
Light: /  Water: /  Max Height: 30 in. Max Width: 12 in. Description: A grass-like wetland species with small clusters of seeds forming at the top of the plant and brownish-purple flowers. Zone: 5-7 |
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Yes |
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Koeleria macrantha |
Prairie Junegrass |
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Spring |
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Grass/Sedge/Rush |
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Yes |
Yes |
Full Sun / Partial Shade |
White |
|
Yes |
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Dry |
Yes |
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Light: /  Water:  Max Height: 24 in. Max Width: 12 in. Description: This is a perennial grass that grows in loose tufts and flowers in upright, dense spikes. Zone: 7-9  |
Yes |
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Ledum groenlandicum |
Labrador Tea |
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Spring |
Yes |
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Yes |
Shrub |
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Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Full Sun / Partial Shade |
White |
Yes |
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Yes |
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Wet / Moist |
Yes |
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Light: /  Water: /  Max Height: 5 ft. Max Width: 5 ft. Description: This evergreen shrub has aromatic leaves that curl down at the edges. It produces large clusters of small white flowers in early summer. Zone: 7-9 
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Yes |
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Lewisia rediviva |
Bitterroot |
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Spring |
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Yes |
Herbaceous / Forb |
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Yes |
Yes |
Full Sun / Partial Shade |
White |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Yes |
Dry |
Yes |
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Light: /  Water:  Max Height: 2 in. Max Width: 6 in. Description: This herbaceous plant produces a pink/white flower. Zone: 7-9 
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Yes |
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Lilium columbianum |
Tiger Lily |
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Summer |
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Yes |
Bulb |
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Yes |
Full Sun / Partial Shade |
Orange |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Dry / Moist |
Yes |
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Light: /  Water: /  Max Height: 48 in. Max Width: 24 in. Description: This plant displays a vibrant orange speckled flower that hangs with its petals reaching back toward the stem. Zone: 5-7 
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Yes |
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Lilium pardalinum |
Leopard Lily |
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Summer |
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Bulb |
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Yes |
Full Sun / Partial Shade |
Yellow |
Yes |
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Wet / Moist |
Yes |
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Light: /  Water: /  Max Height: 6 ft. Max Width: 24 in. Description: This plant produces a bright orange/red flower that is speckled with brown that hangs with its petals reaching back toward the stem. Zone: 2-5 
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Lilium parryi |
Lemon Lily |
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Summer |
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Bulb |
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Yes |
Partial Shade |
Yellow |
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Moist |
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Light:  Water:  Max Height: 6 in. Max Width: 2 in. Description: This plant emits a very pleasant smell and is a member of the Lily family. Zone: 5 
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Lilium washingtonianum |
Washington Lily |
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Summer |
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Bulb |
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Yes |
Full Sun / Partial Shade |
White |
Yes |
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Moist |
Yes |
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Light: /  Water:  Max Height: 6 ft. Max Width: 2 ft. Description: The plant displays a white to light pink speckled flower that hangs with its petals reaching back toward the stem. Zone: 5 
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Limnanthes douglasii |
Meadow-foam |
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Spring |
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Herbaceous / Forb |
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Yes |
Full Sun / Partial Shade |
Yellow |
Yes |
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Wet / Moist |
Yes |
Yes |
Light: /  Water: /  Max Height: 6 in. Max Width: 6 in. Description: This herbaceous annual produces many small white flowers with yellow centers. Zone: 7-9 
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Linnaea borealis |
Twinflower |
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Summer |
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Herbaceous / Forb |
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Partial Shade |
Pink |
Yes |
|
Yes |
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Moist |
Yes |
Yes |
Light:  Water:  Max Height: 6 in. Max Width: 6 in. Description: This evergreen ground cover produces pink flowers which grow in paired clusters and bloom June through September. Zone: 7-9
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Linum perenne var. lewisii |
Wild Blue Flax |
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Summer |
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Herbaceous / Forb |
|
|
Yes |
Yes |
Full Sun / Partial Shade |
Purple |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Yes |
Dry / Moist |
Yes |
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Light: /  Water: /  Max Height: 24 in. Max Width: 24 in. Description: This herbaceous plant produces vibrant blue flowers in the spring and summer. Zone: 7-9 
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Yes |
|
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Lonicera ciliosa |
Orange Honeysuckle |
 |
|
Spring |
|
|
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Herbaceous / Forb |
Yes |
|
|
Yes |
Full Sun / Partial Shade |
Orange |
|
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Yes |
Yes |
Dry / Moist |
Yes |
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Light: /  Water: /  Max Height: 20 ft. Max Width: 2 ft. Description: This vine produces long, beautiful orange-yellow to orange-red flowers in clusters. Zone: 7-9 
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|
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Lonicera hispidula |
Hairy Honeysuckle |
 |
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Spring |
|
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Herbaceous / Forb |
Yes |
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Yes |
Full Sun / Partial Shade |
Pink |
|
Yes |
Yes |
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Dry |
Yes |
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Light: /  Water:  Max Height: 18 ft. Max Width: 3 ft. Description: A vine that crawls along the ground more than climbs. It has hairy branches and pinkish-purple to yellowish-pink flowers and is commonly found in dry, open forests and thickets. Zone: 7-9 
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Lonicera involucrata |
Black Twinberry |
 |
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Spring |
|
|
Yes |
Shrub |
|
Yes |
|
Yes |
Full Sun / Partial Shade |
Yellow |
Yes |
|
Yes |
Yes |
Dry / Moist |
Yes |
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Light: /  Water: /  Max Height: 10 ft. Max Width: 8 ft. Description: This deciduous shrub produces pairs of yellow flowers, which give rise to black "twin" berries. Zone: 4-7 
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Lupinus arcticus |
Arctic Lupine |
 |
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Summer |
|
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Herbaceous / Forb |
|
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|
Yes |
Full Sun |
Purple |
Yes |
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Moist |
Yes |
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Light: Water:  Max Height: 36 in. Max Width: 18 in. Description: Perennial herbaceous plant growing from a branched rhizome. Its erect stems terminate with bluish pea-like flowers. Zone: 7-9 
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|
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Lupinus polyphyllus |
Big-leaved Lupine |
 |
Yes |
Spring |
|
Yes |
|
Herbaceous / Forb |
|
|
|
Yes |
Full Sun / Partial Shade |
Purple |
Yes |
|
|
|
Wet / Moist |
Yes |
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Light: /  Water: /  Max Height: 48 in. Max Width: 36 in. Description: This perennial has large leaves and blue flowers on tall spikes. Zone: 7-9 
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|
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Lupinus rivularis |
Riverbank Lupine |
 |
|
Spring |
|
Yes |
|
Herbaceous / Forb |
|
|
|
Yes |
Full Sun / Partial Shade |
Purple |
Yes |
|
|
|
Wet / Moist |
Yes |
|
Light: /  Water: /  Max Height: 36 in. Max Width: 24 in. Description: This perennial has delicate leaves and produces blue/purple flowers from May through September. Zone: 7-9 
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|
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Lysichitum americanum |
Skunk Cabbage |
 |
|
Spring |
|
Yes |
|
Herbaceous / Forb |
|
|
|
Yes |
Full Sun / Partial Shade |
Yellow |
|
|
Yes |
|
Wet / Moist |
Yes |
Yes |
Light: /  Water: /  Max Height: 36 in. Max Width: 36 in. Description: A water-loving perennial with large bright yellow bracts (spathe) enclosing a spike (spadix) with numerous small flowers, surrounded by a very large basal rosette of leaves. Zone: 4-5, 15-17  |
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|
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Mahonia aquifolium |
Tall Oregon Grape |
 |
|
Spring |
Yes |
|
Yes |
Shrub |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Yes |
Full Sun |
Yellow |
|
|
Yes |
Yes |
Dry / Moist |
Yes |
Yes |
Light: Water: /  Max Height: 6 ft. Max Width: 4 ft. Description: This is an evergreen shrub with bright yellow flowers and dark purple berries in grape-like clusters. Its leaves are spiked like holly. Zone: 4-7 
|
Yes |
Yes |
 |
Mahonia nervosa |
Long-leaf Oregon Grape |
 |
Yes |
Spring |
Yes |
|
Yes |
Shrub |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Yes |
Partial Shade |
Yellow |
|
|
Yes |
Yes |
Dry / Moist |
Yes |
Yes |
Light:  Water: /  Max Height: 2 ft. Max Width: 2 ft. Description: A low growing compact shrub with yellow flowers and dark purple berries. Zone: 6 
|
Yes |
Yes |
 |
Mahonia repens |
Creeping Oregon Grape |
 |
Yes |
Spring |
|
|
Yes |
Shrub |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Yes |
Full Sun |
Yellow |
|
Yes |
Yes |
|
Dry / Moist |
Yes |
Yes |
Light: Water: /  Max Height: 10 in. Max Width: 2 ft. Description: This evergreen, low-growing shrub produces small yellow flowers and blue berries. Zone: 3-6 
|
Yes |
Yes |
 |
Maianthemum dilatatum |
False Lily of the Valley |
 |
|
Spring |
|
|
Yes |
Herbaceous / Forb |
|
Yes |
|
Yes |
Full / Partial Shade |
White |
Yes |
|
Yes |
|
Wet / Moist |
Yes |
Yes |
Light: /  Water: /  Max Height: 12 in. Max Width: 18 in. Description: This ground cover resembles Lily of the Valley with its dense lily-like leaves. It produces white flowers and red berries. Zone: 7-9 
|
|
Yes |
 |
Malus fusca |
Western Crabapple |
 |
|
Spring |
|
|
Yes |
Tree/Shrub |
|
Yes |
|
Yes |
Full Sun / Partial Shade |
White |
Yes |
|
Yes |
|
Wet / Moist |
Yes |
|
Light: /  Water: /  Max Height: 40 ft. Max Width: 30 ft. Description: This deciduous tree produces fragrant white and pink flowers in the spring, which turn to very small apples in the summer. In the fall the foliage turns to a reddish color. It prefers moist soil. Zone: 6-7 
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|
 |
Mimulus cardinalis |
Red Monkey Flower |
 |
|
Spring |
|
|
|
Herbaceous / Forb |
Yes |
|
|
Yes |
Partial Shade |
Red |
|
|
|
|
Wet / Moist |
Yes |
|
Light:  Water: /  Max Height: 36 in. Max Width: 24 in. Description: This is a perennial that produces light green foliage and red-orange tubular flowers. Zone: 7-9 
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|
 |
Mimulus dentatus |
Yellow Monkey flower |
 |
|
Spring |
|
Yes |
|
Herbaceous / Forb |
Yes |
|
|
Yes |
Full Sun / Partial Shade |
Yellow |
|
|
|
|
Wet / Moist |
Yes |
Yes |
Light: /  Water: /  Max Height: 24 in. Max Width: 18 in. Description: This herbaceous plant produces yellow tubular flowers. Zone: 7-9 
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|
|
 |
Mimulus guttatus |
Common Monkey Flower |
 |
|
Spring |
|
Yes |
|
Herbaceous / Forb |
Yes |
|
|
Yes |
Full Sun / Partial Shade |
Yellow |
Yes |
|
|
Yes |
Wet / Moist |
Yes |
Yes |
Light: /  Water: /  Max Height: 24 in. Max Width: 18 in. Description: An herbaceous perennial which has tubular yellow flowers at the end of its stems. Zone: 7-9 
|
|
|
 |
Mimulus lewisii |
Lewis' Monkey Flower |
 |
|
Spring |
|
Yes |
|
Herbaceous / Forb |
Yes |
|
|
Yes |
Full Sun / Partial Shade |
Pink |
|
|
|
Yes |
Wet / Moist |
Yes |
Yes |
Light: /  Water: /  Max Height: 3 ft. Max Width: 2 ft. Description: This perennial produces rose-red to pink flowers with light green foliage. Zone: 7-9 
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|
 |
Mimulus tilingii |
Alpine Monkey Flower |
 |
|
Spring |
|
|
|
Herbaceous / Forb |
Yes |
|
|
Yes |
Full Sun / Partial Shade |
Yellow |
|
|
|
|
Wet / Moist |
Yes |
Yes |
Light: /  Water: /  Max Height: 1 ft. Max Width: 6 in. Description: A perennial with tubular, yellow flowers and light green foliage. Zone: 7-9 
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|
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Mitella ovalis |
Mitrewort |
 |
|
Spring |
|
|
|
Herbaceous / Forb |
|
|
|
|
Full / Partial Shade |
White |
Yes |
|
Yes |
|
Moist |
Yes |
Yes |
Light: /  Water:  Max Height: 12 in. Max Width: 12 in. Description: An herbaceous perennial with shiny, round leaves and tall stems full of very small yellow/green lacy flowers. Zone: 7-9
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|
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Montia parvifolia |
Little-leaf Montia |
 |
|
Spring |
|
Yes |
|
Herbaceous / Forb |
|
|
Yes |
Yes |
Full Sun / Partial Shade |
White |
Yes |
Yes |
|
|
Moist |
Yes |
Yes |
Light: /  Water:  Max Height: 6 in. Max Width: 8 in. Description: This herbaceous plant can form large patches and has long thin stems with pink or white flowers at the top. Zone: 7-9 
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|
 |
Montia siberica |
Miner’s Lettuce |
 |
|
Spring |
|
Yes |
|
Herbaceous / Forb |
|
|
Yes |
Yes |
Full Sun / Partial Shade |
White |
Yes |
Yes |
|
|
Moist |
Yes |
Yes |
Light: /  Water:  Max Height: 12 in. Max Width: 12 in. Description: An edible spring annual that spreads easily in moist woods. Zone: 7-9 
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|
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Myrica californica |
Pacific Wax Myrtle |
 |
|
Spring |
Yes |
|
|
Tree/Shrub |
|
|
|
Yes |
Full Sun / Partial Shade |
|
|
|
|
|
Moist |
Yes |
|
Light: /  Water:  Max Height: 15 ft. Max Width: 12 ft. Description: An evergreen large shrub or small tree with waxy fruits in clusters. Native to coastal ecoregions. Zone: 7-9  |
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|
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Oemleria cerasiformis |
Indian Plum |
 |
|
Spring |
|
Yes |
Yes |
Shrub |
|
Yes |
|
Yes |
Partial Shade |
White |
Yes |
|
Yes |
|
Moist |
Yes |
|
Light:  Water:  Max Height: 15 ft. Max Width: 15 ft. Description: This large, deciduous shrub produces white flowers early in the spring, which turn into purple fruit that resemble plums. It grows in dry to moist soils. Zone: 6 
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|
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Oplopanax horridum |
Devil's Club |
 |
|
Spring |
|
|
|
Shrub |
|
Yes |
|
Yes |
Full / Partial Shade |
White |
|
|
Yes |
|
Wet / Moist |
Yes |
|
Light: /  Water: /  Max Height: 10 ft. Max Width: 15 ft. Description: This is a very thorny plant with thick stems, large leaves and bright red clusters of seed bearing berries. Zone: 7-9 
|
|
Yes |
 |
Oxalis oregana |
Sourgrass/Redwood Sorrel |
 |
|
Spring |
|
|
Yes |
Herbaceous / Forb |
|
|
|
Yes |
Full / Partial Shade |
White |
|
|
Yes |
|
Moist |
Yes |
Yes |
Light: /  Water: /  Max Height: 6 in. Max Width: 24 in. Description: This deciduous ground cover has 3-parted clover-like leaves and white to pale pink flowers. Zone: 5-6  |
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|
 |
Pachystima myrsinites |
Oregon Box |
 |
|
Spring |
Yes |
|
|
Shrub |
|
|
Yes |
Yes |
Partial Shade |
Purple |
|
|
Yes |
Yes |
Dry / Moist |
Yes |
|
Light:  Water: /  Max Height: 36 in. Max Width: 24 in. Description: This evergreen shrub produces small leaves on short stems and very small purple/maroon flowers. Zone: 7-9  |
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|
 |
Penstemon barrettiae |
Barrett's Penstemon |
 |
|
Spring |
|
|
|
Herbaceous / Forb |
Yes |
|
Yes |
Yes |
Full Sun / Partial Shade |
Purple |
|
Yes |
|
|
Dry |
Yes |
|
Light: /  Water:  Max Height: 24 in. Max Width: 24 in. Description: This low-growing woody shrublet produces tubular purple flowers and gray/green foliage. Zone: 7-9 
|
Yes |
|
 |
Penstemon davidsonii |
Davidson's Penstemon |
 |
|
Summer |
|
|
|
Herbaceous / Forb |
Yes |
|
Yes |
Yes |
Full Sun / Partial Shade |
Purple |
|
Yes |
|
|
Dry |
Yes |
|
Light: /  Water:  Max Height: 6 in. Max Width: 12 in. Description: This low-growing woody shrublet forms mats and has vibrant purple flowers in late spring. Zone: 7-9 
|
Yes |
|
 |
Penstemon fruticosus |
Shrubby Penstemon |
 |
|
Spring |
|
|
|
Herbaceous / Forb |
Yes |
|
Yes |
Yes |
Full Sun / Partial Shade |
Purple |
|
Yes |
|
Yes |
Dry |
Yes |
|
Light: /  Water:  Max Height: 16 in. Max Width: 18 in. Description: This evergreen shrub is very woody and produces light lavender, tubular flowers. Zone: 7-9 
|
Yes |
|
 |
Penstemon richardsonii |
Richardson's Penstemon |
 |
|
Spring |
|
|
|
Herbaceous / Forb |
Yes |
|
Yes |
Yes |
Full Sun / Partial Shade |
Purple |
|
Yes |
|
|
Dry |
Yes |
|
Light: /  Water:  Max Height: 36 in. Max Width: 12 in. Description: This herbaceous plant produces dark green foliage and dark pink flowers. Zone: 7-9 
|
Yes |
|
 |
Penstemon rupicola |
Cliff Penstemon |
 |
|
Spring |
|
|
|
Herbaceous / Forb |
Yes |
|
Yes |
Yes |
Full Sun / Partial Shade |
Purple |
|
Yes |
|
|
Dry |
Yes |
|
Light: /  Water:  Max Height: 4 in. Max Width: 8 in. Description: This low-growing shrublet produces tubular dark pink flowers and evergreen foliage. Zone: 7-9 
|
Yes |
|
 |
Penstemon serrulatus |
Cascade Penstemon |
 |
Yes |
Spring |
|
|
|
Herbaceous / Forb |
Yes |
|
Yes |
Yes |
Full Sun / Partial Shade |
Purple |
|
Yes |
|
|
Dry / Moist |
Yes |
|
Light: /  Water: /  Max Height: 24 in. Max Width: 12 in. Description: This herbaceous perennial produces tubular flowers that range from deep blue to purple. Zone: 7-9 
|
Yes |
|
 |
Petasites frigidus var. palmatus |
Coltsfoot |
 |
|
Spring |
|
|
|
Herbaceous / Forb |
|
|
|
Yes |
Full / Partial Shade |
White |
Yes |
|
Yes |
|
Wet / Moist |
Yes |
Yes |
Light: /  Water: /  Max Height: 24 in. Max Width: 24 in. Description: This perennial herbaceous plant has yellow/green foliage which comes up after the white flowers bloom in early spring. An aggressive spreader. Zone: 7-9 
|
|
Yes |
 |
Philadelphus lewisii |
Mock Orange |
 |
|
Spring |
Yes |
|
|
Shrub |
|
|
|
Yes |
Full Sun / Partial Shade |
White |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Yes |
Dry / Moist |
Yes |
|
Light: /  Water: /  Max Height: 8 ft. Max Width: 8 ft. Description: This deciduous shrub produces fragrant, white flowers. Zone: 3-9 
|
Yes |
|
 |
Phlox diffusa |
Creeping Phlox |
 |
Yes |
Summer |
|
|
|
Herbaceous / Forb |
Yes |
|
Yes |
Yes |
Full Sun |
Pink |
Yes |
Yes |
|
|
Dry / Moist |
|
Yes |
Light: Water: /  Max Height: 8 in. Max Width: 24 in. Description: A creeping ground cover with spiky leaves and plentiful pink blossoms. Zone: 4-8 
|
Yes |
|
 |
Physocarpus capitatus |
Pacific Ninebark |
 |
|
Spring |
|
|
Yes |
Shrub |
|
Yes |
|
Yes |
Full Sun / Partial Shade |
White |
Yes |
|
Yes |
Yes |
Wet / Moist |
Yes |
|
Light: /  Water: /  Max Height: 12 ft. Max Width: 10 ft. Description: This deciduous shrub produces small, white flowers in tight clusters. Its nine layers of bark shed off. Zone: 4-7 
|
|
|
 |
Picea sitchensis |
Sitka Spruce |
 |
|
None |
Yes |
|
Yes |
Tree |
|
Yes |
|
Yes |
Full Sun / Partial Shade |
None |
|
|
Yes |
|
Wet / Moist |
Yes |
|
Light: /  Water: /  Max Height: 250 ft. Max Width: 20 ft. Description: This is a large and fast-growing evergreen tree common in coastal regions. Zone: 4-6  |
|
Yes |
 |
Pinus contorta ssp. contorta |
Shore Pine |
 |
|
None |
Yes |
|
Yes |
Tree |
|
Yes |
|
Yes |
Full Sun / Partial Shade |
None |
|
|
Yes |
|
Moist |
Yes |
|
Light: /  Water:  Max Height: 50 ft. Max Width: 20 ft. Description: This tree is known for its crooked shape, fast growth and ability to tolerate soils with low levels of nutrients. Zone: 5-6  |
|
Yes |
 |
Pinus contorta ssp. murrayana |
Lodgepole Pine |
 |
|
None |
Yes |
|
Yes |
Tree |
|
Yes |
|
Yes |
Full Sun / Partial Shade |
None |
|
|
Yes |
|
Dry / Moist |
Yes |
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Light: /  Water: /  Max Height: 120 ft. Max Width: 20 ft. Description: This tree has a very slender trunk, and grows fast and straight. Its bark is thin and flaky. It prefers sunny, dry, cool places. Zone: 2-6  |
Yes |
Yes |
 |
Pinus jeffreyi |
Jeffrey Pine |
 |
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None |
Yes |
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Yes |
Tree |
|
Yes |
|
Yes |
Full Sun / Partial Shade |
None |
|
|
Yes |
|
Dry / Moist |
Yes |
|
Light: /  Water: /  Max Height: 120 ft. Max Width: 20 ft. Description: This tree is similar to ponderosa pine, but its bark is darker and its cones are larger. Zone: 4  |
Yes |
Yes |
 |
Pinus ponderosa |
Ponderosa Pine |
 |
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None |
Yes |
|
Yes |
Tree |
|
Yes |
|
Yes |
Full Sun / Partial Shade |
None |
|
|
Yes |
Yes |
Dry / Moist |
Yes |
|
Light: /  Water: /  Max Height: 180 ft. Max Width: 20 ft. Description: This tree is tolerant of both wetness and dryness. It is a very sturdy tree and prefers sun or partial shade. Zone: 3-7  |
Yes |
Yes |
 |
Polypodium glycyrrhiza |
Licorice Fern |
 |
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None |
|
|
Yes |
Fern |
|
Yes |
|
Yes |
Full / Partial Shade |
None |
|
|
Yes |
|
Wet / Moist |
Yes |
Yes |
Light: /  Water: /  Max Height: 12 in. Max Width: 12 in. Description: This small fern has licorice flavored rhizomes and light green fronds. Zone: 6-8  |
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Polystichum munitum |
Sword Fern |
 |
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None |
Yes |
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Yes |
Fern |
|
Yes |
|
Yes |
Full / Partial Shade |
None |
|
|
Yes |
|
Wet / Moist |
Yes |
|
Light: /  Water: /  Max Height: 5 ft. Max Width: 5 ft. Description: This large fern has dark green fronds and grows in tight clumps. Zone: 7-9  |
|
Yes |
 |
Populus trichocarpa |
Black Cottonwood |
 |
|
Spring |
|
|
Yes |
Tree |
|
Yes |
|
Yes |
Full Sun |
Yellow |
|
|
Yes |
Yes |
Wet / Moist |
Yes |
|
Light: Water: /  Max Height: 150 ft. Max Width: 50 ft. Description: This deciduous tree is fast growing and prefers open, sunny areas and moist to wet soils. Its leaves are quite large and turn yellow in the fall. Zone: 4-7  |
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Yes |
 |
Potentilla pacifica |
Pacific Silverweed |
 |
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Spring |
|
|
Yes |
Herbaceous / Forb |
|
Yes |
|
Yes |
Full Sun / Partial Shade |
Yellow |
Yes |
|
|
Yes |
Wet / Moist |
Yes |
|
Light: /  Water: /  Max Height: 16 in. Max Width: 24 in. Description: This perennial has green foliage which is fuzzy underneath and produces a single yellow flower. The roots are edible when boiled. Zone: 7-9 
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|
 |
Prunella vulgaris var. lanceolata |
Self-heal |
 |
Yes |
Spring |
|
|
Yes |
Herbaceous / Forb |
|
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Full Sun / Partial Shade |
Purple |
Yes |
|
|
|
Moist |
Yes |
Yes |
Light: /  Water:  Max Height: 12 in. Max Width: 12 in. Description: This is a ground cover from the mint family that produces light violet to purple flowers. Zone: 7-9 
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|
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Prunus emarginata |
Bitter Cherry |
 |
|
Spring |
|
|
|
Tree/Shrub |
|
|
|
Yes |
Full Sun / Partial Shade |
White |
Yes |
|
Yes |
Yes |
Dry / Moist |
Yes |
Yes |
Light: /  Water: /  Max Height: 50 ft. Max Width: 20 ft. Description: This small tree or shrub produces white flowers in flat-topped clusters and small red fruit. Zone: 7-9 
|
|
Yes |
 |
Prunus virginiana |
Common Chokecherry |
 |
|
Spring |
|
|
Yes |
Tree/Shrub |
|
|
|
Yes |
Full Sun / Partial Shade |
White |
Yes |
|
Yes |
Yes |
Dry / Moist |
Yes |
|
Light: /  Water: /  Max Height: 30 ft. Max Width: 20 ft. Description: This deciduous tree produces long, showy racemes of white flowers and dark red to purple fruit. It is effective at controlling erosion. Zone: 3-7 
|
|
Yes |
 |
Pseudotsuga menziesii |
Douglas Fir |
 |
|
None |
Yes |
|
|
Tree |
|
Yes |
|
Yes |
Full Sun / Partial Shade |
None |
|
|
Yes |
Yes |
Dry / Moist |
Yes |
|
Light: /  Water: /  Max Height: 200 ft. Max Width: 50 ft. Description: This majestic tree has thick bark, which makes it somewhat resistant to fire. It prefers sunny areas. Zone: 3-6 
|
Yes |
Yes |
 |
Quercus garryana |
Oregon White Oak |
 |
|
Spring |
|
|
Yes |
Tree |
|
Yes |
|
Yes |
Full Sun / Partial Shade |
Yellow |
Yes |
|
Yes |
Yes |
Dry / Moist |
Yes |
|
Light: /  Water: /  Max Height: 90 ft. Max Width: 60 ft. Description: This deciduous tree is slow growing and is somewhat tolerant of flooding and drought. Its acorns are edible. Zone: 6-7 
|
Yes |
|
 |
Rhamnus purshiana |
Cascara |
 |
|
Spring |
|
|
Yes |
Tree/Shrub |
|
Yes |
|
Yes |
Full Sun / Partial Shade |
Yellow |
Yes |
|
Yes |
Yes |
Dry / Moist |
Yes |
|
Light: /  Water: /  Max Height: 30 ft. Max Width: 15 ft. Description: This deciduous shrub or small tree has brown bark which is used as a laxative and produces dark purple berries. Zone: 5-7 
|
|
|
 |
Rhododendron macrophyllum |
Pacific Rhododendron |
 |
|
Spring |
Yes |
|
|
Shrub |
|
|
|
Yes |
Full Sun / Partial Shade |
Pink |
Yes |
|
Yes |
|
Dry / Moist |
Yes |
|
Light: /  Water: /  Max Height: 12 ft. Max Width: 10 ft. Description: This evergreen shrub blooms from May to June with magenta flowers. Zone: 6-8 
|
|
|
 |
Rhododendron occidentale |
Western Azalea |
 |
|
Spring |
|
|
|
Shrub |
Yes |
|
|
Yes |
Full Sun / Partial Shade |
Orange |
|
|
Yes |
|
Moist |
Yes |
|
Light: /  Water:  Max Height: 8 ft. Max Width: 8 ft. Description: Deciduous shrub with fragrant white, light pink to yellow tubular flowers in late spring and early summer. Zone: 7-9 
|
|
Yes |
 |
Rhus glabra |
Smooth Sumac |
 |
|
Spring |
|
|
|
Shrub |
|
|
|
Yes |
Full Sun / Partial Shade |
White |
Yes |
|
Yes |
|
Dry / Moist |
Yes |
Yes |
Light: /  Water: /  Max Height: 12 ft. Max Width: 15 ft. Description: 'A shrub valued for it''s fire-red fall color and interesting fruit clusters. Spreads to form large thickets.' Zone: 7-9  |
Yes |
Yes |
 |
Rhus trilobata |
Skunkbush/Oakleaf Sumac |
 |
|
Spring |
|
|
|
Shrub |
|
|
|
Yes |
Full Sun / Partial Shade |
Yellow |
|
Yes |
|
Yes |
Dry |
Yes |
Yes |
Light: /  Water:  Max Height: 6 ft. Max Width: 6 ft. Description: This shrub prefers sunny, dry areas. It produces yellow/green flowers in the spring. It has spiky branches and its leaves turn reddish in the fall. It is drought tolerant and spreads to form thickets. Zone: 3-6  |
Yes |
Yes |
 |
Ribes aureum |
Golden Currant |
 |
|
Spring |
|
|
Yes |
Shrub |
|
|
|
Yes |
Full Sun / Partial Shade |
Yellow |
Yes |
|
Yes |
Yes |
Dry / Moist |
Yes |
|
Light: /  Water: /  Max Height: 10 ft. Max Width: 10 ft. Description: This deciduous shrub produces fragrant yellow flowers in the spring which turn into edible berries. It prefers sun or partial shade and is drought tolerant. Zone: 3-6 
|
Yes |
Yes |
 |
Ribes bracteosum |
Stink Currant |
 |
|
Spring |
|
|
Yes |
Shrub |
|
|
|
Yes |
Full / Partial Shade |
White |
Yes |
|
Yes |
|
Wet / Moist |
Yes |
|
Light: Shade /  Water: /  Max Height: 8 ft. Max Width: 6 ft. Description: This deciduous shrub produces clusters of greenish-white flowers and blue-black berries. It prefers shade and wet areas. Zone: 3-6 
|
|
|
 |
Ribes cereum |
Wax Currant |
 |
|
Spring |
|
|
Yes |
Shrub |
|
|
|
Yes |
Full Sun / Partial Shade |
White |
Yes |
|
|
Yes |
Dry / Moist |
Yes |
|
Light: /  Water: /  Max Height: 6 ft. Max Width: 8 ft. Description: East side shrub with multiple branches, waxy leaves and small white to pink flowers. Edible red-orange berries. Zone: 7-9 
|
Yes |
Yes |
 |
Ribes divaricatum |
Coastal Black Gooseberry |
 |
|
Spring |
|
|
Yes |
Shrub |
|
|
|
Yes |
Full / Partial Shade |
White |
Yes |
|
Yes |
Yes |
Moist |
Yes |
|
Light: /  Water:  Max Height: 8 ft. Max Width: 8 ft. Description: This deciduous shrub produces small red and white flowers in spring rigid spines along the stems. It has edible dark purple berries. Zone: 4 
|
|
|
 |
Ribes lacustre |
Black Swamp Gooseberry |
 |
|
Summer |
|
Yes |
|
Shrub |
|
|
|
|
Partial Shade |
Yellow |
Yes |
|
|
|
Wet / Moist |
|
|
Light:  Water: /  Max Height: 6 ft. Max Width: 3 ft. Description: An upright or spreading shrub growing in open woodlands or bogs, with yellow flowers and dark purple, edible fruits. Branches are covered in small spines Zone:
|
|
|
 |
Ribes sanguineum |
Red Flowering Currant |
 |
|
Spring |
|
|
Yes |
Shrub |
Yes |
|
|
Yes |
Full Sun / Partial Shade |
Pink |
|
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Dry |
Yes |
|
Light: /  Water:  Max Height: 9 ft. Max Width: 7 ft. Description: This deciduous shrub produces pink/red clusters of flowers which turn to berries in the summer. Prefers dry, open areas. Zone: 6 
|
Yes |
|
 |
Rosa gymnocarpa |
Baldhip Rose |
 |
Yes |
Spring |
|
Yes |
Yes |
Shrub |
|
Yes |
|
Yes |
Full Sun / Partial Shade |
Pink |
Yes |
|
Yes |
|
Dry / Moist |
Yes |
Yes |
Light: /  Water: /  Max Height: 6 ft. Max Width: 4 ft. Description: This shrub produces pink, single flowers and pear-shaped, orange hips. Zone: 5-6 
|
|
Yes |
 |
Rosa nutkana |
Nootka Rose |
 |
Yes |
Spring |
|
|
Yes |
Shrub |
|
Yes |
|
Yes |
Full Sun / Partial Shade |
Pink |
Yes |
|
Yes |
Yes |
Dry / Moist |
Yes |
Yes |
Light: /  Water: /  Max Height: 6 ft. Max Width: 4 ft. Description: This deciduous shrub has pink flowers that are about 2 inches across followed by large, showy red hips. It grows in dry or moist soils and prefers full sun to partial shade. Zone: 3-6 
|
|
Yes |
 |
Rosa pisocarpa |
Clustered Wild Rose |
 |
Yes |
Spring |
|
|
Yes |
Shrub |
|
Yes |
|
Yes |
Full Sun / Partial Shade |
Pink |
Yes |
|
Yes |
|
Wet / Moist |
Yes |
Yes |
Light: /  Water: /  Max Height: 6 ft. Max Width: 4 ft. Description: This rose has small pink flowers in clusters in May followed by purplish pear-shaped hips. Zone: 6 
|
|
Yes |
 |
Rosa woodsii |
Wood's Rose |
 |
Yes |
Spring |
|
|
Yes |
Shrub |
|
Yes |
|
Yes |
Full Sun / Partial Shade |
Pink |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Dry |
Yes |
Yes |
Light: /  Water:  Max Height: 7 ft. Max Width: 4 ft. Description: This rose produces small pink flowers in clusters followed by bright red hips in the fall. Zone: 3-6 
|
|
Yes |
 |
Rubus leucodermis |
White Bark Raspberry |
 |
|
Spring |
Yes |
|
Yes |
Shrub |
|
|
|
Yes |
Full Sun / Partial Shade |
White |
Yes |
|
Yes |
|
Moist |
|
Yes |
Light: /  Water:  Max Height: 8� Max Width: 5� Description: A deciduous shrub with edible black berries, and lavender, spiny stems. Zone: 3-9 
|
|
|
 |
Rubus parviflorus |
Thimbleberry |
 |
|
Spring |
|
|
Yes |
Shrub |
|
|
|
Yes |
Full Sun / Partial Shade |
White |
Yes |
|
Yes |
Yes |
Dry / Moist |
Yes |
Yes |
Light: /  Water: /  Max Height: 6 ft. Max Width: 3 ft. Description: This deciduous shrub has large, soft leaves and produces large single white flowers in spring that turn to orange-red berries. It will form dense thickets. It prefers partial shade and any soil. Zone: 3-7 
|
|
Yes |
 |
Rubus spectabilis |
Salmonberry |
 |
|
Spring |
|
|
Yes |
Shrub |
|
|
|
Yes |
Full / Partial Shade |
Pink |
Yes |
|
Yes |
Yes |
Wet / Moist |
Yes |
Yes |
Light: /  Water: /  Max Height: 7 ft. Max Width: 6 ft. Description: This deciduous shrub produces pink flowers early in the spring which turn to orange-yellow berries in the summer. It prefers partial shade and moist soils. Zone: 7 
|
|
Yes |
 |
Rubus ursinus |
Trailing Blackberry |
 |
Yes |
Spring |
|
|
Yes |
Herbaceous / Forb |
|
|
|
Yes |
Full Sun / Partial Shade |
White |
Yes |
|
Yes |
|
Moist |
|
Yes |
Light: /  Water:  Max Height: 12 in. Max Width: 6 ft. Description: A deciduous vine which spreads easily along the ground in full sun to partial shade, has numerous edible black berries in summer. Zone: 5-10 
|
|
|
 |
Rudbeckia occidentalis |
Western Coneflower |
 |
|
Summer |
|
Yes |
|
Herbaceous / Forb |
|
|
|
Yes |
Full Sun |
Green |
Yes |
|
|
|
Wet / Moist |
|
Yes |
Light: Water: /  Max Height: 5 ft. Max Width: 2 ft. Description: A late blooming perennial, from summer in to fall, which forms tall clumps of flowers attractive to pollinators. Zone: 3-9 
|
|
|
 |
Sagittaria latifolia |
Wapato |
 |
|
Summer |
|
Yes |
Yes |
Herbaceous / Forb |
|
|
Yes |
Yes |
Full Sun / Partial Shade |
White |
Yes |
|
Yes |
Yes |
Wet |
Yes |
Yes |
Light: /  Water:  Max Height: 36 in. Max Width: 24 in. Description: This perennial has arrowhead-shaped leaves and produces white flowers with only three petals. The rhizomes and tubers were eaten by Native peoples. Zone: 7-9 
|
|
|
 |
Salix exigua |
Coyote Willow |
 |
|
Spring |
|
|
Yes |
Tree/Shrub |
|
Yes |
|
Yes |
Full Sun / Partial Shade |
Yellow |
Yes |
|
|
Yes |
Wet / Moist |
Yes |
Yes |
Light: /  Water: /  Max Height: 12 ft. Max Width: 6 ft. Description: Deciduous shrub or small tree with narrow leaves and attractive catkins. Zone: 7-9 
|
|
Yes |
 |
Salix fluviatilus |
Columbia River Willow |
![<p><strong>Salix fluviatilis - Columbia River Willow</strong></p><p> </p><p>By Elbert L. Little, Jr., of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service [Public domain], <a href="<a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ASalix_columbiana_range_map_3.png">via Wikimedia Commons</a>">Map courtesy of USDA Plants Database</a><p/>](https://champoegnursery.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Salix_fluviatilis-range-map.png) |
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Spring |
|
Yes |
Yes |
Tree/Shrub |
|
Yes |
|
Yes |
Full Sun / Partial Shade |
Yellow |
Yes |
|
|
|
Wet / Moist |
Yes |
Yes |
Light: /  Water: /  Max Height: 18 ft. Max Width: 10 ft. Description: Deciduous shrub or small tree with narrow leaves and attractive catkins. Zone: 7-9 
|
|
Yes |
 |
Salix geyeriana |
Geyer's Willow |
 |
|
Spring |
|
Yes |
Yes |
Tree/Shrub |
|
Yes |
|
Yes |
Full Sun / Partial Shade |
Yellow |
Yes |
|
|
|
Wet / Moist |
Yes |
Yes |
Light: /  Water: /  Max Height: 18 ft. Max Width: 10 ft. Description: Deciduous shrub or small tree with narrow leaves and attractive catkins. Zone: 7-9 
|
|
Yes |
 |
Salix hookeriana |
Hooker's Willow |
 |
|
Spring |
|
Yes |
|
Tree/Shrub |
|
Yes |
|
Yes |
Full Sun / Partial Shade |
Yellow |
Yes |
|
|
|
Wet / Moist |
Yes |
Yes |
Light: /  Water: /  Max Height: 15 ft. Max Width: 20 ft. Description: This large shrub or small tree is fairly fast growing and is excellent for stabilizing slopes. Showy catkins in spring. Zone: 2-7 
|
|
Yes |
 |
Salix lasiandra |
Pacific Willow |
 |
|
Spring |
|
Yes |
|
Tree/Shrub |
|
Yes |
|
Yes |
Full Sun / Partial Shade |
Yellow |
Yes |
|
|
|
Wet / Moist |
Yes |
Yes |
Light: /  Water: /  Max Height: 30 ft. Max Width: 10 ft. Description: This small tree to large shrub has yellow/green bark and elongated leaves. Its branches and root systems are flexible. It is fast growing and has showy catkins in spring. Zone: 2-7 
|
|
Yes |
 |
Salix lemmonii |
Lemon Willow |
 |
|
Spring |
|
Yes |
Yes |
Shrub |
|
Yes |
|
Yes |
Full Sun / Partial Shade |
Yellow |
Yes |
|
|
|
Wet / Moist |
Yes |
Yes |
Light: /  Water: /  Max Height: 15 ft. Max Width: 6 ft. Description: Deciduous shrub ranging from 5 to 15 feet tall with attractive catkins. Zone: 7-9 
|
|
Yes |
 |
Salix scouleriana |
Scouler's Willow |
 |
|
Spring |
|
Yes |
|
Tree/Shrub |
|
Yes |
|
Yes |
Full Sun / Partial Shade |
Yellow |
Yes |
|
Yes |
|
Dry / Moist |
Yes |
Yes |
Light: /  Water: /  Max Height: 35 ft. Max Width: 10 ft. Description: This small deciduous tree produces large catkins in spring and has elongated leaves. Its branches and root systems are flexible. It is fast growing. Zone: 2-7 
|
|
Yes |
 |
Salix sitchensis |
Sitka Willow |
 |
|
Spring |
|
Yes |
|
Tree/Shrub |
|
Yes |
|
Yes |
Full Sun / Partial Shade |
Yellow |
Yes |
|
Yes |
|
Wet / Moist |
Yes |
Yes |
Light: /  Water: /  Max Height: 25 ft. Max Width: 10 ft. Description: 'This small deciduous tree''s branches and root systems are flexible. It is fast growing.' Zone: 2-7 
|
|
Yes |
 |
Sambucus caerulea |
Blue Elderberry |
 |
|
Spring |
|
|
Yes |
Tree/Shrub |
|
|
|
Yes |
Full Sun / Partial Shade |
White |
Yes |
|
Yes |
Yes |
Dry / Moist |
Yes |
|
Light: /  Water: /  Max Height: 20 ft. Max Width: 15 ft. Description: This deciduous tree has large green leaves and produces large, flat-topped clusters of white flowers which turn to blue berries in the fall. It is fast growing and multi-stemmed. Zone: 3-7 
|
|
|
 |
Sambucus racemosa |
Red Elderberry |
 |
|
Spring |
|
|
Yes |
Tree/Shrub |
|
|
|
Yes |
Full Sun / Partial Shade |
White |
Yes |
|
Yes |
|
Dry / Moist |
Yes |
|
Light: /  Water: /  Max Height: 20 ft. Max Width: 15 ft. Description: This deciduous tree or large shrub is similar to blue elderberry, but it has white flowers in dome-shaped clusters and red berries. Its flowers and fruit appear earlier than on blue elderberry. Zone: 5-7 
|
|
|
 |
Saxifraga bronchialis |
Matted Saxifrage |
 |
|
Spring |
|
Yes |
|
Herbaceous / Forb |
|
|
Yes |
|
Full Sun / Partial Shade |
White |
|
Yes |
|
|
Dry / Moist |
Yes |
|
Light: /  Water: /  Max Height: 6 in. Max Width: 4 in. Description: This perennial evergreen has low green foliage and produces a stem with a beautiful white flower speckled with purple. Zone: 7-9
|
Yes |
|
 |
Scirpus acutus |
Hardstem Bulrush |
 |
|
Summer |
|
Yes |
|
Grass/Sedge/Rush |
|
|
|
Yes |
Full Sun / Partial Shade |
Yellow |
|
|
|
|
Wet / Moist |
Yes |
Yes |
Light: /  Water: /  Max Height: 4 ft. Max Width: 2 ft. Description: This wetland plant has hard, round stems. It grows in marshes and muddy areas and is good for filtration. Zone: 6-7  |
|
Yes |
 |
Scirpus microcarpus |
Small-Fruited Bulrush |
 |
|
Summer |
|
Yes |
|
Grass/Sedge/Rush |
|
|
|
Yes |
Full Sun / Partial Shade |
Yellow |
|
|
|
|
Wet / Moist |
Yes |
Yes |
Light: /  Water: /  Max Height: 5 ft. Max Width: 2 ft. Description: This wetland plant produces clusters of short spikelets and prefers swampy areas. Zone: 5-7  |
|
Yes |
 |
Scutellaria angustifolia |
Narrow-leaved Skullcap |
 |
|
Spring |
|
|
|
Herbaceous / Forb |
|
|
|
|
Full Sun / Partial Shade |
Purple |
|
Yes |
|
Yes |
Dry |
Yes |
Yes |
Light: /  Water:  Max Height: 12 in. Max Width: 12 in. Description: This herbaceous plant produces many purple flowers and is aggressive and fast spreading. Zone: 7-9 |
Yes |
|
 |
Sedum oreganum |
Oregon Stonecrop |
 |
Yes |
Spring |
|
|
Yes |
Groundcover |
|
Yes |
Yes |
|
Full Sun / Partial Shade |
Yellow |
Yes |
Yes |
|
|
Dry / Moist |
Yes |
Yes |
Light: /  Water: /  Max Height: 3 in. Max Width: 12 in. Description: Perennial succulent herbaceous ground cover. Its flowers are yellow turning to pink with age. It most often occurs on rock ledges. Zone: 7-9 
|
Yes |
|
 |
Sedum spathulifolium |
Broad-leaf Sedum |
 |
Yes |
Summer |
|
|
|
Groundcover |
|
Yes |
Yes |
|
Full Sun / Partial Shade |
Yellow |
Yes |
Yes |
|
|
Dry |
Yes |
Yes |
Light: /  Water:  Max Height: 3 in. Max Width: 24 in. Description: This evergreen perennial has succulent foliage which ranges in color from gray-green to silvery-white and reddish in full sun. Summer brings bright yellow flowers. Zone: 7-9
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Yes |
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Sequoia sempervirens |
Coast Redwood |
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None |
Yes |
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Tree |
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Yes |
Full Sun / Partial Shade |
None |
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Yes |
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Moist |
Yes |
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Light: /  Water:  Max Height: 370 ft. Max Width: 50 ft. Description: This evergreen tree has flat, soft needles and red bark. Zone: 6  |
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Yes |
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Sequoiadendron giganteum |
Giant Sequoia |
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None |
Yes |
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Tree |
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Yes |
Full Sun / Partial Shade |
None |
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Yes |
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Moist |
Yes |
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Light: /  Water:  Max Height: 300 ft. Max Width: 50 ft. Description: An evergreen tree with blue-green, scale-like, sharp needles. Zone: 2  |
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Yes |
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Sidalcea campestris |
Meadow Sidalcea |
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Summer |
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Yes |
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Herbaceous / Forb |
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Yes |
Full Sun / Partial Shade |
White |
Yes |
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Moist |
Yes |
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Light: /  Water:  Max Height: 6 ft. Max Width: 2 ft. Description: This herbaceous perennial has hairy stems and produces white to pink flowers. It grows in open areas. Zone: 7-9 
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Sidalcea virgata |
Rose Checkermallow |
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Summer |
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Yes |
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Herbaceous / Forb |
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Full Sun / Partial Shade |
Pink |
Yes |
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Wet / Moist |
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Light: /  Water: /  Max Height: 4 ft. Max Width: 1 ft. Description: A herbaceous perennial with rose pink flowering spikes from May to June. Grows well in wetland areas Zone: 7-8
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Sisyrinchium bellum |
Blue-Eyed Grass |
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Spring |
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Yes |
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Herbaceous / Forb |
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Yes |
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Full Sun / Partial Shade |
Purple |
Yes |
Yes |
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Wet / Moist |
Yes |
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Light: /  Water: /  Max Height: 12 in. Max Width: 6 in. Description: Also called sisyrinchium idahoense (Narrow-Leaf Blue-Eyed Grass.) A small perennial with numerous dainty blue flowers that spreads easily by seed, thrives in moist or wet soil. This herbaceous perennial reaches 1 foot in height. It has blue/purple flowers with yellow centers which bloom from March to June. It prefers moist to wet soils. Zone: 7-9
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Sisyrinchium californicum |
Yellow-Eyed Grass |
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Spring |
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Yes |
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Herbaceous / Forb |
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Yes |
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Full Sun / Partial Shade |
Yellow |
Yes |
Yes |
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Wet / Moist |
Yes |
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Light: /  Water: /  Max Height: 12 in. Max Width: 6 in. Description: This herbaceous perennial has lightly veined, bright yellow flowers which close by mid-day. Zone: 7-9
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Sisyrinchium douglasii |
Grass-widow |
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Spring |
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Herbaceous / Forb |
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Yes |
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Full Sun / Partial Shade |
Purple |
Yes |
Yes |
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Dry |
Yes |
Yes |
Light: /  Water:  Max Height: 12 in. Max Width: 6 in. Description: This herbaceous perennial is also known as Olsynium douglasii. It produces vibrant purple flowers and dark green foliage. Zone: 7-9
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Yes |
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Smilacina racemosa |
False Solomon's Seal |
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Spring |
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Yes |
Herbaceous / Forb |
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Yes |
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Yes |
Full / Partial Shade |
White |
Yes |
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Yes |
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Moist |
Yes |
Yes |
Light: /  Water:  Max Height: 36 in. Max Width: 36 in. Description: AKA Maianthemum racemosum. This herbaceous perennial produces tight clusters of small, white, fragrant flowers followed by bright red fruit. Zone: 7-9 
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Smilacina stellata |
Star-flowered Solomon's Seal |
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Spring |
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Yes |
Herbaceous / Forb |
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Yes |
Full / Partial Shade |
White |
Yes |
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Yes |
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Moist |
Yes |
Yes |
Light: /  Water:  Max Height: 18 in. Max Width: 12 in. Description: AKA Maianthemum stellata. This herbaceous plant produces soft green leaves and clusters of small white flowers. Zone: 7-9 
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Solidago canadensis |
Goldenrod |
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Summer |
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Herbaceous / Forb |
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Yes |
Full Sun |
Yellow |
Yes |
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Moist |
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Yes |
Light: Water:  Max Height: 5 ft. Max Width: 5 ft. Description: A tall, spreading perennial, late blooming, from summer in to fall. Attractive to pollinators. Zone: 3-9 
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Sorbus sitchensis |
Mountain Ash |
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Spring |
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Shrub |
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Full Sun |
Yellow |
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Moist |
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Light: Water:  Max Height: 12 ft. Max Width: 10 ft. Description: A low growing multi-branched shrub with attractive white flowers and red to orange fall color. Zone: 5-7
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Spiraea betulifolia |
Birchleaf Spiraea |
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Summer |
Yes |
Yes |
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Shrub |
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Yes |
Full Sun / Partial Shade |
Pink |
Yes |
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Moist |
Yes |
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Light: /  Water:  Max Height: 3 ft. Max Width: 3 ft. Description: A low growing deciduous shrub with white to pink flowers and attractive fall foliage. Zone: 3-8 
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Yes |
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Spiraea densiflora |
Subalpine Spirea |
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Spring |
Yes |
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Shrub |
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Yes |
Full Sun / Partial Shade |
Pink |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Wet / Moist |
Yes |
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Light: /  Water: /  Max Height: 3 ft. Max Width: 3 ft. Description: This deciduous shrub produces many tiny dark pink to purple flowers in small flat-topped clusters. It prefers sunny areas and wet soils. AKA Spiraea splendens. Zone: 2-4 
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Spiraea douglasii |
Douglas Spirea/Hardhack |
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Spring |
Yes |
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Shrub |
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Yes |
Full Sun / Partial Shade |
Pink |
Yes |
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Yes |
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Wet / Moist |
Yes |
Yes |
Light: /  Water: /  Max Height: 6 ft. Max Width: 6 ft. Description: This deciduous shrub produces spikes of bright pinkish-purple flowers in the early summer. It is fast growing and prefers sunny areas and moist soils. Zone: 4-7 
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Yes |
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Spiraea pyramidata |
Pyramid Spirea |
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Spring |
Yes |
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Shrub |
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Yes |
Full Sun / Partial Shade |
Pink |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Dry / Moist |
Yes |
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Light: /  Water: /  Max Height: 4 ft. Max Width: 4 ft. Description: This shrub produces stems with clusters of soft white flowers that may have a pink or purple tint. Zone: 7-9 
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Yes |
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Symphoricarpus albus |
Common Snowberry |
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Yes |
Spring |
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Shrub |
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Yes |
Full Sun / Partial Shade |
White |
Yes |
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Yes |
Yes |
Dry / Moist |
Yes |
Yes |
Light: /  Water: /  Max Height: 5 ft. Max Width: 5 ft. Description: This deciduous shrub produces tiny pink to white flowers in the summer and white berries in the fall that last into the winter. It tolerates dry to moist soils. Zone: 3-7 
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Symphoricarpus mollis |
Creeping Snowberry |
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Yes |
Spring |
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Shrub |
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Yes |
Full Sun / Partial Shade |
White |
Yes |
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Yes |
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Dry / Moist |
Yes |
Yes |
Light: /  Water:  Max Height: 2 ft. Max Width: 2 ft. Description: This shrub has stems that trail along the ground and hairy twigs. It produces smaller flowers and fruit than S. albus. Zone: 4-5 
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Synthyris reniformis |
Spring Queen |
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Spring |
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Herbaceous / Forb |
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Partial Shade |
Purple |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Moist |
Yes |
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Light:  Water:  Max Height: 6 in. Max Width: 6 in. Description: This evergreen perennial produces lavender-blue flowers in very early spring and grows in moist forests. Zone: 7-9
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Taxus brevifolia |
Pacific Yew |
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None |
Yes |
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Tree/Shrub |
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Yes |
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Yes |
All |
None |
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Yes |
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Moist |
Yes |
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Light: / / Water:  Max Height: 50 ft. Max Width: 30 ft. Description: This evergreen has scaly brown bark and green needles. Native peoples used this wood to make weapons. Zone: 7-9  |
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Tellima grandiflora |
Fringe Cup |
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Spring |
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Yes |
Herbaceous / Forb |
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Yes |
Yes |
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Full / Partial Shade |
White |
Yes |
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Yes |
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Moist |
Yes |
Yes |
Light: /  Water:  Max Height: 24 in. Max Width: 12 in. Description: This herbaceous perennial blooms in late spring and displays greenish-white to pink flowers on tall spikes. Zone: 7-9
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Thalictrum occidentale |
Western Meadowrue |
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Spring |
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Herbaceous / Forb |
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Full Sun / Partial Shade |
Red |
Yes |
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Yes |
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Moist |
Yes |
Yes |
Light: /  Water:  Max Height: 36 in. Max Width: 24 in. Description: This herbaceous perennial blooms in spring and displays small flowers of greenish-white to purple in loose clusters. Zone: 7-9
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Thuja plicata |
Western Red Cedar |
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None |
Yes |
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Tree |
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Yes |
Full / Partial Shade |
None |
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Yes |
Yes |
Moist |
Yes |
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Light: /  Water:  Max Height: 200 ft. Max Width: 50 ft. Description: This large evergreen tree has fragrant, scale-like foliage, not needles. Its barks strips off in long pieces and its branches are gracefully drooping. It prefers moist to wet soils and shady areas. Zone: 5  |
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Yes |
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Tiarella trifoliata |
Foam flower |
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Spring |
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Herbaceous / Forb |
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Yes |
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Full / Partial Shade |
White |
Yes |
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Yes |
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Moist |
Yes |
Yes |
Light: /  Water:  Max Height: 24 in. Max Width: 12 in. Description: This perennial blooms with small white flowers on tall stalks in late spring. Zone: 7-9
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Tolmiea menziesii |
Youth-on-Age |
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Spring |
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Herbaceous / Forb |
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Yes |
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Full / Partial Shade |
White |
Yes |
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Yes |
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Moist |
Yes |
Yes |
Light: /  Water:  Max Height: 24 in. Max Width: 12 in. Description: A perennial ground cover with delicate greenish to chocolate brown flowers which form along a one-sided raceme. Small plantlets form at the base of the leaf blades. Zone: 7-9
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Tridentalis latifolia |
Western Starflower |
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Spring |
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Yes |
Herbaceous / Forb |
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Partial Shade |
White |
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Yes |
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Moist |
Yes |
Yes |
Light:  Water: /  Max Height: 8 in. Max Width: 12 in. Description: This ground cover produces tiny light pink and white flowers with six petals. The tubers were cooked and eaten by Native peoples. Zone: 7-9
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Trillium albidum |
Giant Trillium |
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Spring |
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Bulb |
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Full / Partial Shade |
White |
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Yes |
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Moist |
Yes |
Yes |
Light: /  Water:  Max Height: 24 in. Max Width: 18 in. Description: This large trillium produces dark red/magenta, greenish yellow to white flowers. Zone: 7-9  |
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Trillium kurabayashi |
Giant Purple Trillium |
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Spring |
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Bulb |
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Full / Partial Shade |
Purple |
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Yes |
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Moist |
Yes |
Yes |
Light: /  Water:  Max Height: 18 in. Max Width: 12 in. Description: This large trillium produces a purple flower. Zone: 7-9  |
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Trillium ovatum |
Western Trillium/Wake robin |
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Spring |
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Bulb |
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Full / Partial Shade |
White |
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Yes |
Yes |
Wet / Moist |
Yes |
Yes |
Light: /  Water: /  Max Height: 18 in. Max Width: 12 in. Description: This trillium produces stark white flowers. Zone: 7-9  |
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Tsuga heteropylla |
Western Hemlock |
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None |
Yes |
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Yes |
Tree |
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Yes |
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Yes |
Full Sun / Partial Shade |
None |
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Yes |
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Dry / Moist |
Yes |
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Light: /  Water: /  Max Height: 200 ft. Max Width: 40 ft. Description: This large evergreen tree has small, flat, spray like needles. It prefers moist soils and is very shade tolerant. Zone: 5  |
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Yes |
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Typha latifolia |
Common Cattail |
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Spring |
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Yes |
Yes |
Herbaceous / Forb |
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Yes |
Full Sun / Partial Shade |
White |
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Wet / Moist |
Yes |
Yes |
Light: /  Water: /  Max Height: 6 ft. Max Width: 1 ft. Description: This herbaceous plant has erect leaves and stems and produces a flower that is a long brown cylinder at the end of the stem. Zone: 5  |
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Yes |
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Urtica dioica |
Stinging Nettle |
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Spring |
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Yes |
Yes |
Herbaceous / Forb |
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Yes |
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Yes |
Full Sun / Partial Shade |
White |
Yes |
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Yes |
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Moist |
Yes |
Yes |
Light: /  Water:  Max Height: 8 ft. Max Width: 3 ft. Description: This perennial has narrowly pointed leaves and tiny greenish flowers in drooping clusters. The hairs on the leaves and stem sting the skin when touched. Zone: 7-9 
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Yes |
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Vaccinium ovatum |
Evergreen Huckleberry |
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Spring |
Yes |
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Yes |
Shrub |
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Yes |
All |
White |
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Yes |
Yes |
Moist |
Yes |
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Light: / / Water:  Max Height: 8 ft. Max Width: 5 ft. Description: This evergreen shrub has serrated, small, shiny, dark green leaves and produces pink flowers and purplish-black berries. Zone: 7-9 
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Yes |
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Vaccinium parvifolium |
Red Huckleberry |
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Spring |
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Yes |
Shrub |
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Yes |
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Yes |
All |
White |
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Yes |
Yes |
Moist |
Yes |
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Light: / / Water:  Max Height: 8 ft. Max Width: 5 ft. Description: This shrub has small, oval, light green leaves and produces pink to greenish-yellow flowers and red berries. Zone: 7-9 
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Yes |
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Vaccinium vitis-idaea |
Lingon-berry |
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Spring |
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Yes |
Shrub |
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Yes |
Full Sun / Partial Shade |
White |
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Yes |
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Moist |
Yes |
Yes |
Light: /  Water:  Max Height: 4 in. Max Width: 1 ft. Description: This evergreen ground cover has small dark green glossy leaves and produces pink flowers and then red-orange berries. Zone: 7-9 
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Vancouveria hexandra |
Inside-out Flower |
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Yes |
Spring |
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Groundcover |
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Yes |
Full / Partial Shade |
White |
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Yes |
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Moist |
Yes |
Yes |
Light: /  Water: /  Max Height: 18 in. Max Width: 12 in. Description: This ground cover has light green leaves and produces white flowers in May and June that look like they are inside out. Zone: 7-9  |
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Yes |
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Veratrum californicum var. caudatum |
White False Hellebore |
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Spring |
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Herbaceous / Forb |
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Yes |
Full Sun / Partial Shade |
White |
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Yes |
Yes |
Wet / Moist |
Yes |
Yes |
Light: /  Water: /  Max Height: 7 ft. Max Width: 4 ft. Description: This extremely poisonous herbaceous plant has erect stems and leaves that get smaller as they go up the stem. The branches have greenish-white flowers. Zone: 7-9 
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Yes |
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Verbena hastata |
Wild Hyssop |
 |
Yes |
Summer / Fall |
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Herbaceous / Forb |
|
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Yes |
Full Sun / Partial Shade |
Purple |
Yes |
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Moist |
Yes |
Yes |
Light: /  Water:  Max Height: 36 in. Max Width: 24 in. Description: This perennial produces spikes of small, bright, purple flowers in the summer and fall. Zone: 7-9 
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Viburnum edule |
High-Bush Cranberry |
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Summer |
Yes |
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Yes |
Shrub |
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Yes |
Full Sun / Partial Shade |
White |
Yes |
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Yes |
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Moist |
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Light: /  Water:  Max Height: 9 ft. Max Width: 6 ft. Description: A tall deciduous shrub, with white flowers in summer, clusters of red berries eaten by birds and wildlife, and red leaves in fall. Berries often persist in to winter. Zone: 3-9 
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Yes |
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Viola adunca |
Early Blue Violet |
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Spring |
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Groundcover |
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Yes |
Yes |
All |
Purple |
Yes |
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Yes |
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Moist |
Yes |
Yes |
Light: / / Water:  Max Height: 6 in. Max Width: 18 in. Description: This violet produces light blue to purple flowers and blooms March to June. Zone: 7-9 
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Viola glabella |
Pioneer Violet |
 |
Yes |
Spring |
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Yes |
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Groundcover |
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Yes |
Yes |
All |
Yellow |
Yes |
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Yes |
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Moist |
Yes |
Yes |
Light: / / Water:  Max Height: 6 in. Max Width: 18 in. Description: This perennial violet blooms bright yellow in late spring or early summer. Zone: 7-9 
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Wyethia amplexicaulis |
Mule’s Ears |
 |
Yes |
Spring |
|
|
Yes |
Herbaceous / Forb |
|
Yes |
|
Yes |
Full Sun |
Yellow |
Yes |
Yes |
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Dry / Moist |
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Light: Water: /  Max Height: 32 in. Max Width: 6 in. Description: A short perennial which looks like a sunflower, blooms from May to July, spreads easily in meadows and open forests. Drought tolerant. Zone: 4-8 
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Yes |
|
 |
Xerophyllum tenax |
Bear Grass |
 |
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Spring |
|
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Herbaceous / Forb |
|
|
|
Yes |
Full Sun |
White |
Yes |
|
|
Yes |
Moist |
Yes |
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Light: Water:  Max Height: 3 ft. Max Width: 3 ft. Description: Perennial herbaceous plant growing from stout rhizomes. It has grass like leaves and clusters of small white flowers that form a pyramidal cluster at the terminal end of the flowering stalks. Zone: 7-9 
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