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NAT = Native. PNP = Included in the Portland Native Plant list of recommended plants.
NEG = Needleleaf Evergreen. BEG = Broadleaf Evergreen. Unmarked plants are deciduous.
FR = Fire Resistant.
Scientific name USDA Zone Height X Width Description Common name Water Exposure Native Annuals Asclepias cordifolia 7-9 18" X 1' NAT. Reddish purple flower clusters Heartleaf Milkweed L-M Sun feed hummers Monarch Butterflies Asclepias speciosa 3-9 30" X 1' NAT. Pink flower clusters May- Showy Milkweed L-M Sun June. Host for Monarch butterfly. Asclepias syriaca 3-9 4' X 1' NAT. Pink flowers June to August. Common Milkweed L-M Sun Host for Monarch Butterflies.. Clarkia amoena 2-11 30" X 12" NAT. Self sowing annual. Red, pink, Farewell To Spring Med. Sun-Part or lavendar flowers May-July. Clarkia purpurea 2-10 30" X 12" NAT. Self sowing annual. Purple cup Winecup Clarkia Low Sun shaped flowers Apr-July feed bees Cleome lutea 3-8 4" X 3" NAT. Yellow flowers with long yel- Yellow Beeplant M-H Sun low stamens May to August. Cleome serrulata 2-10 4' X 2' NAT. Pink flowers with long purple Rocky Mountain Beeplant M-H Sun stamens May-Sept. feeds hummers. Coreopsis tinctoria 2-11 3' X 18" NAT. Daisy-like yellow flowers with Tickseed Low Sun brown center June-Sept feed bees. Eschscholzia caespitosa 8-10 9" X 9" NAT. Orange to yellow flowers April Tufted Poppy Low Sun to June. Self sowing annual. Eschscholzia californica 6-10 1' X 2' NAT, Yellow, pink, or white poppies California Poppy Low Sun all summer. Self sowing annual. Gilia capitata 7-10 15" X 9' NAT. Powder-blue flower clusters in Blue Thimble Flower Low Sun May-July. Self sowing annual. PNP Impatiens capensis 2-11 4' X 2' NAT. Golden-orange flowers June to Orange Jewelweed M-H Sun-Part frost. Self sowing annual. Limnanthes douglasii 2-11 10" X 10" NAT. Yellow and white flowers all Poached Egg Plant M-H Sun summer. Self sowing annual. Madia elegans 6-11 4' X 18" NAT. Yellow flowers July to Sept. Common Madia L-M Sun-Part feed bees, butterflies. Annual. Mimulus guttatus 6-9 18" X 18" NAT. Yellow flowers Mar-Aug. Self Yellow Monkey Flower M-H Sun-Part sowing annual. Feeds hummers. PNP Nemophila maculata 3-10 9" X 9" NAT. White flowers with five blue Five Spot Med. Sun-Part spots Apr-Jun. Feeds bees. Nemophila menziesii 3-9 6" X 12" NAT. Blue flowers, white centers in Baby Blue Eyes M-H Part Shade May-June. Self sowing annual. PNP Phacelia heterophylla 6-9 2' X 2' NAT. Creamy white flowers Apr-July Varileaf Phacelia Med. Sun-Part feed bees, beneficials. Annual. Phacelia tanacetifolia 5-10 3' X 2' NAT. Lavender-blue flowers May-Sept Fiddleneck Low Sun feed bees, beneficials. Annual. Triteleia hyacinthina 7-10 24" X 5" NAT. Bulb. Clusters of white flow- Wild Hyacinth Med. Sun ers June-July feed butterflies. Native Perennials and Groundcovers Achillea millefolium 3-8 30" X 2' NAT. White flat flowers in summer. Common Yarrow Low Sun Good dried flowers. PNP FR Achlys triphylla 7-9 10" X 6" NAT. Three lobed leaf with stalk Vanilla Leaf Med. Shade-Part of white flowers above leaf. PNP Aconitum colubianum 6-9 3' X 2' NAT. Blue flowers in August. Deeply Native Monkshood High Sun-Part divided leathery leaves. Actaea rubra 4-8 18" X 12" NAT. Fluffy white flowers in May- Red Baneberry Med. Part Shade June. Red berries in summer. PNP Adenocaulon bicolor 6-10 18" X 18" NAT. Green leaves are white under- Pathfinder Med. Shade neath. White flowers May-June.PNP Agastache urticifolia 3-9 4' X 3' NAT. White-violet flowers in summer Nettleleaf Giant Hyssop L-M Sun-Part feed bees, butterflies, hummers. Alisma gramineum 5-8 12" X 12" NAT. White flowers in summer. Needs Narrow-leaf Water Plantain High Sun constantly wet soil. PNP Allium cernuum 4-8 15" X 6" NAT. Purplish-pink to white flowers Nodding Onion L-M Sun-Part June-August feed butterflies PNP Allium schoenoprasum 3-9 18" X 18" NAT, Bulb. Pink flowers in May-June Chives Med. Sun feed bees, butterflies. Allium unifolium 4-9 18" X 4" NAT. Bulb. Cluster of rose-pink Oneleaf Onion Med. Sun. flowers feed bees, butterflies. Anaphalis margaritacea 3-8 2' X 1' NAT. Gray-green leaves. Papery Pearly Everlasting L-M Sun white flowers in late summer. PNP Anemone multifida 3-9 15" x 18" NAT. Purplish flowers in summer. Pacific Anemone Med. Part Shade Seedheads used by hummers. PNP Anemone parviflora 3-7 8" x 8" NAT. White/blue poppy-like flowers Small-Flowered Anemone Med. Sun-Part June-August. Antennaria argentea 4-7 12" x 12" NAT. Drought tolerant. White Silver Pussytoes Low Sun flowers in May-July. FR Antennaria parvifolia 5-7 5" x 8" NAT. Low mat of silver-gray leaves. Small-Leaf Pussytoes Low Sun-Part Creamy white flowers all summer. Aquilegia formosa 3-9 2' X 1' NAT. Red flowers in May to Aug. Western Columbine Low Part Sun Attracts hummingbirds. PPL FR Aralia californica 7-9 8' X 8' NAT. Huge leaves turn gold in fall. Elk Clover M-H Shade-Part White flowers feed bees, butterf. Arctostaphylos uva-ursi 3-8 8" X 3' NAT BEG. Pink flowrs. Red berries Kinnikinnick Low Sun-Part for birds. Good groundcover. PNP Armeria maritima 3-9 10" X 12" NAT BEG. Mound of leaves. Pink or Sea Thrift Med. Sun-Part white flowers Apr-June. FR Artemisia douglasiana 6-10 4' X 3' NAT. Yellow gray flowers in summer Douglas Mugwort L-M Sun-Shade feed bees, birds and butterflies. Artemisia pycnocephala 8-10 18" X 30" NAT BEG. Clusters of yellow flowers Sand Hill Sage Low A.M. Sun in summer. Salt tolerant. Aruncus dioicus 4-8 5' X 3' NAT. Creamy white flowers in April Goat's Beard M-H Sun-Part to May feed bees, butterflies. Asarum caudatum 4-8 4" X 2' NAT. Heart shaped leaves. Maroon Wild Ginger High Shade-Part flowers early spring. PNP Aster ericoides 3-10 24" X 18" NAT. Bushy with many white flowers Heath Aster L-M Sun May-Sept. Feeds bees, butterflies Balsamorhiza sagittata 4-9 15" X 15" NAT. Drought tolerant. Yellow Arrowleaf Balsamroot Low Sun flowers in May-June. Boykinia occidentalis 7-9 18" X 3' NAT. Likes wet soil. White flowers Coastal Brookfoam High Sun in June-Sept. Feeds bees. PNP Brodiaea elegans 6-10 18" X 5' NAT. Bulb. Violet funnel shaped Elegant Cluster-Lily Low Sun-Part flowers May-July. Callirhoe involucrata 4-9 8" X 30" NAT. Magenta cuplike flowers June- Poppy Mallow L-M Sun-Part August feed hummingbirds. FR Calochortus tolmiei 6-9 8" X 5" NAT. Fuzzy white and purple flowers Tolmie Star-Tulip Low Sun-Part April-July. Needs good drainage.+ Caltha leptosepala 5-8 12" X 12" NAT. Pond or bog plant. White flow- Western Marsh Marigold High Sun-Part ers May to August. Caltha palustris 3-7 18" X 18" NAT. Wetland plant. Clusters of Marsh Marigold Low Sun-Part yellow flowers in early spring. Caltha polypetala 4-7 18" X 18" NAT. Clusters of golden flowers in Giant March Marigold High Sun early spring to summer. Calypso bulbosa 6-9 6" X 12" NAT. Fragrant pink/yellow/white Fairy Slipper Med. Part Shade orchid flowers March-July. Camassia cusickii 3-8 30" X 18" NAT Bulb. Long racemes of pale blue Cusick's Camas Med. Sun-Part star shaped flowers in May-June. Camassia quamash 4-11 18" X 12" NAT Bulb. Blue star flowers in Common Camas Med. Sun-Part May-June feed bees. P Campanula rotundifolia 3-6 18" X 12" NAT. Bell shaped blue flowers in Bluebell Med. Sun-Part summer feed butterflies, hummers. Canadanthus modestus 2-8 2' X 2'" NAT. Pink-purple flowers w/ white Great Northern Aster Med. Sun-Part centers in Aug-Sept. Feeds bees. Castilleja miniata 3-9 24" X 18" NAT. Tubular red and orange flowers Giant Red Indian Paintbrush Med. Sun-Part in summer feed butterflies. Ceanothus prostratus 5-9 4" X 3' NAT BEG. Purple or blue flowers Prostrate Ceanothus L-M Sun in June. Groundcover. Chamaenerion angustifolium 2-7 4' X 2' NAT. Spikes of purplish-pink flow- Fireweed Med. Sun-Part ers in summer. Deadhead promptly. Claytonia lanceolata 4-8 8" X 8" NAT. White flowers w/ pink stripes Western Spring Beauty M-H Sun April to June. Self seeding. Claytonia sibirica 5-10 18" X 2' NAT. White flowers w/ pink stripes Siberian Spring Beauty M-H Sun-Shade April-June. Self seeding. Coreopsis lanceolata 4-9 18" X 18" NAT. Daisy-like yellow flowers in Lanceleaf Tickseed Low Sun May to July feed bees, butterfly. Cornus x unalaschkensis 1-8 3" X 2' NAT, White flowers in spring. Red Western Bunchberry Med. Sun-Shade berries in fall feed birds. PNP Cynoglossum grande 7-10 2' X 1' NAT. Blue flowers with white center Western Hound's Tongue L-M Part Sun in spring feed butterflies. Darmera peltata 5-7 4' X 4' NAT. Large rounded leaves. Clusters Umbrella Plant High Sun-Shade of pink to white flowers. Delphinium trolliifolium 6-9 3' X 2' NAT. Purplish blue flowers on tall Poison Larkspur Med. Shade-Part flower stalks May to July. FR Dicentra cucullaria 3-8 10" X 10" NAT. Blue green leaves. Pantaloon- Dutchman's Breeches Med. Shade-Part shaped white flowers in April-May Dicentra formosa 3-8 18" X 30" NAT. Pink flowers April to June. Western Bleeding Heart Low Shade-Part Dark fern-like leaves. PNP FR Dichelostemma capatatum 9-11 30" X 4" NAT. Purplish blue flowers in March Bluedicks Low Sun to May feed bees, hummingbirds. Dichelostemma congestum 6-10 30" X 4" NAT. Lilac-purple flowers in June Ookow Low Sun feed bees. Dichelostemma ida-maia 5-8 18" X 24" NAT. Crimson tubular flowers in Firecracker Flower Low Sun June feed butterflies, hummers. Dodecatheon dentatum 5-8 12" X 10" NAT in Columbia Gorge. White flow- White Shooting Star Med. Part Shade ers in May. Rosette of leaves. Dodecatheon hendersonii 5-8 12" X 12" NAT. Pink flowers in spring. Needs Broad-leaved Shooting Star Low Sun-Part good drainage. Bees. PNP Dodecatheon jeffreyi 4-9 18" X 15" NAT. Rose-purple flowers May-June. Sierra Shooting Star Med. Sun-Part Disappears by mid-summer. Dodecatheon pulchellum 4-7 12" X 4" NAT. Magenta flowers in spring. Few Flowered Shooting Star Med. Sun-Part Feeds bees. Then disappears. PNP Drosera rotundifolia 3-8 8" X 5" NAT. Carnivorous plant. White to Roundleaf Sundew Med. Sun-Part pinkish flowers June-August. Dryas octopetala 3-6 6" X 30" NAT BEG. Groundcover. White flowers Mountain Avens Low Sun in summer. Eleocharis palustris 4-9 3' X 3' NAT wetland plant. Seed heads on 3' Creeping Spike-rush High Sun spikes for birds, amphibians. PNP Epilobium canum 8-10 12" X 30" NAT. Orange scarlet summer flowers. California Fuchsia Low Sun-Part attract hummingbirds. FR Epipactus gigantea 5-10 20" X 6" NAT. Tall stem of greenish to rose Stream Orchid High Part Sun flowers with red markings Apr-Jul Equisetum hyemale 4-10 3' X 3' NAT NEG. Wetland plant. Spreading. Horestail High Sun-Part Slender jointed green stems. Erigeron decumbens 7-8 18" X 18" NAT BEG. Light purple or pink flow- Seaside Daisy Med. Sun-Part ers Aug. to frost. PNP Erigeron glaucus 8-9 15" X 12" NAT. Lavender to white flower with Seaside Fleabane Daisy L-M Sun-Part yellow to purple centers Apr-Aug. Erigeron linearis 5-8 8" X 24" NAT. Yellow daisylike flowers May- Desert Yellow Fleabane Low Sun-Part July. FR Erigeron speciosus 3-8 18" X 18" NAT. Drought tolerant. Lavender Showy Fleabane Med. Sun petals w/ yellow centers summer. Eriogonum nudum 6-9 4' X 18" NAT BEG. Drought tolerant. Yellow Barestem Buckwheat Low Sun summer flowers. Feeds birds. Eriogonum umbellatum 4-8 10" X 30" NAT BEG. Yellow flowers May-June. Sulfur Flower L-M Sun Groundcover. Feeds birds. Eriophyllum lanatum 6-9 18" X 18" NAT. Yellow flowers in May to July Oregon Sunshine Low Sun feed bees. Drought tolerant. PNP Eriophyllum staechadifolium 8-10 4' X 5' NAT BEG. Golden-yellow flowers in Seaside Woolly Sunflower Low Sun-Part May-August. Salt tolerant. Erysimum capitatum 3-7 18" X 9" NAT. Clusters of yellow, orange or Western Wallflower L-M Sun-Part red flowers May-July. Self seeds. Erythronium oregonum 3-9 15" X 5" NAT. Showy white flowers in spring. White Fawn Lily Med. Part Sun Dark marks on leaves. PNP Erythronium revolutum 5-8 10" X 5" NAT. Pink flowers with yellow mark- Mahogany Fawn Lily Med. Part Sun ings in throat. Spring ephemeral. Euthamia occidentalis 6-10 5' X 2' NAT. Yellow flowerheads July-Oct. Western Goldentop M-H Sun Feeds bees, butterflies Fern, Adiantum pedantum 3-8 18" X 15" NAT. Fronds fork in finger-like Western Maidenhair Fern High Shade pattern on black stems. PNP Fern, Asplenium scolopendrium 5-9 15" X 15" NAT BEG. Strap-like fronds with Hart's Tongue Fern Med. Shade-Part wavy edges. Fern, Asplenium trichomanes 5-8 6" X 10" NAT BEG. Rosette of tapering fronds Maidenhair Spleenwort Med. Shade-Part with black stems. Fern, Athyrium filix-femina 4-9 30" X 2' NAT. Double cut leaves arch up and Lady Fern Med. Shade-Part out. Dies down in winter. PNP Fern, Blechnum spicant 5-8 15" X 18" NAT BEG. Low sterile frond and up- Deer Fern Med. Shade-Part right fertile fronds. PNP Fern, Dryopteris expansa 4-9 2' X 2' NAT. Finely divided upright fronds Spreading Wood Fern Med. Shade-Part die down in winter. PNP Fern, Polypodium glycyrrhiza 4-9 9" X 18" NAT. Arching dark green fronds in Licorice Fern Med. Shade-Part fall to spring. PNP Fern, Polypodium scouleri 8-10 9" X 18" NAT BEG. Lush green leaves all year Leathery Polypody Med. Shade-Part with orange spots underneath. Fern, Polystichum munitum 3-8 3' X 3' NAT BEG. Excellent for woodsy area. Western Sword Fern Low Shade Low water needs. PNP Fern, Woodwardia fimbriata 6-8 6' X 6' NAT BEG. Largest fern in North Giant Chain Fern M-H Shade-Part America. Lacy fronds. Fragaria chiloensis 4-9 6" X 12" NAT BEG. Groundcover. White flowers Beach Strawberry Med. Sun-Part in spring. Red edible berries. FR Fragaria vesca 5-9 6" X 1' NAT. Semi-evergreen. White flowers Woodland Strawberry Med. Sun-Part May-July. Edible fruit. FR Fragaria virginiana 4-9 6" X 18" NAT BEG. Groundcover. White flowers Scarlet Strawberry Med. Sun-Part in spring. Edible red berries.PNP Gaillardia aristata 3-8 30" X 18" NAT. Red, orange and yellow flowers Great Blanket Flower L-M Sun May to September. Gaultheria ovatifolia 3-6 8" X 3' NAT BEG. Groundcover. Pink flowers Western Teaberry Med. Part Sun in June-July. Edible berries. Gaultheria procumbens 3-8 6" X 18" NAT BEG. Pink bell flowers Jun-Jul. Wintergreen Med. Sun-Shade Red edible berries feed birds. Geranium viscosissimum 2-9 2' X 2' NAT. Purple flowers May to August Sticky Purple Geranium L-M Sun-Part feed bees, birds, butterflies. FR Geum macrophyllum 5-8 18" X 18" NAT. Yellow flowers in spring. Large Leafed Avens Med. Shade-Part Geum triflorum 3-8 4" X 12" NAT. Small pink flowers make wispy Prairie Smoke Low Sun-Part pink seedheads May-June. FR Grass, Ammophilla breviligula. 3-8 2' X 2' NAT. Stabilizes sand dunes with American Beach Grass L-M Sun extensive root system. Grass, Bouteloua curtipendula 4-9 24" X 18" NAT. Clumping grass with oat-like Side-Oats Grass Low Sun purplish to tan seeds for birds. Grass, Calamagrostis canadens. 5-9 4' X 3' NAT. Blue-green stems. Purplish to Bluejoint Grass Med. Sun tan plumes in summer to fall. Grass, Calamagrostis nutkaens. 7-11 4' X 3' NAT. Clump forming, Purplish to tan Pacific Reedgrass Med. Sun-Part plumes in summer and fall. Grass, Carex barbarae 8-10 30" X 30" NAT. Wetland grass. Used by Native Santa Barbara Sedge High Sun Americans to weave baskets. FR Grass, Carex comosa 4-8 30" X 24" NAT. Wetland grass. Large lime- Bristly Sedge High Sun green bottlebrush shaped spikes. Grass, Carex obnupta 6-9 2' X 2' NAT. Grass-like. Spreads easily. Slough Sedge M-H Sun-Part Great for erosion control. PNP FR Grass, Carex tumulicola 8-10 18" X 24" NAT BEG. Grass. Tuft of narrow Berkeley Sedge Med. Sun-Part green leaves. Feeds birds. PNP FR Grass, Deschampsia caespitosa 4-8 18" X 12" NAT. Dark green clump of grass. Tufted Hair Grass High Sun-Part Seed stalks produce plantlets.PPL Grass, Eleocharis macrostachya 5-10 2' X 2' NAT. Wetland plant. Erect stems and Pale Spikerush M-H Sun purple spikelets in May-June. Grass, Elymus canadensis 3-8 4' X 3' NAT. Bluish-green leaves and green- Canada Wild Rye Low Sun ish flower spikes. Tan in fall. Grass, Elymus glaucus 4-8 2' X 2' NAT. Dense clumps of blue grass. Blue Wild Rye Low Sun-Part Feeds bees, butterflies. PNP Grass, Festuca idahoensis 4-9 18" X 12" NAT BEG. Clumps of blue grass with Blue Western Bunchgrass L-M Sun tawny seeds. Drought tolerant. Grass, Festuca occidentalis 6-10 20" X 12" NAT BEG. Fine textured clumps. Western Fescue Low Part Shade Drought tolerant. Feeds butterfly Grass, Festuca roemeri 2-7 3' X 2' NAT BEG. Fine textured blue-green Roemer's Fescue Low Sun-Part clumps. Drought tolerant. PNP Grass, Festuca rubra 2-7 18" X 18" NAT BEG. Most shade tolerant lawn Red Fescue L-M Sun-Part grass. Good for pastures. Grass, Festuca subulata 6-9 15" X 15" NAT BEG. Fine textured clumps. Red Bearded Fescue Low Sun seed heads. PNP Grass, Juncus effusus 4-9 3' X 3' NAT BEG. Tolerates wet soil. Soft Rush High Sun-Part J. e. Spiralis is twisted. Grass, Juncus ensifolius 3-10 18" X 18" NAT BEG. Brownish purple flowers in Dagger Leaf Rush High Sun-Part June to August. Grass, Juncus patens 4-9 18" X 18" NAT BEG. Gray-green or gray-blue. California Gray Rush M-H Sun-Part Prune dead leaves in late winter. Grass, Muhlenbergia montana 5-7 12" X 8" NAT. Bunchgrass. Short flower stems Mountain muhly Low Sun above short green grass. Grass, Scirpus microcarpus 6-10 5' X 3' NAT. Yellowish green grass-like Small Fruited Bulrush High Sun blades. Feeds geese, swans. PNP Grindelia integrifolia 6-10 2' X 2' NAT. Large yellow daisy-like flow- Puget Sound Gumweed Med. Sun ers June to September. Helenium autumnale 3-8 4' X 3' NAT. Daisy-like flowers of yellow- Sneezeweed M-H Sun copper June-Sept feed butterflies Helenium hoopesii 4-8 30" X 18" NAT. Drought tolerant. Yellow- Orange Sneezeweed Med. Sun orange flowers in summer. Helianthus cusickii 7-10 30" X 15" NAT. Yellow flowers April to Cusick's Sunflower Low Sun August. Feeds bees, butterflies. Helianthus nuttallii 5-9 6' X 2' NAT. Many golden yellow flowers in Nuttall's Sunflower M-H Sun fall to frost feed butterflies. Heracleum maximum 4-10 6' X 6' NAT. Huge clusters of white flowers Cow Parsnip Med. Sun-Part in spring attract bees. PNP Heuchera micrantha 4-9 18" X 18" NAT BEG. Reddish leaves. White flo- Alumroot Med. Sun-Shade wers May-July feed butterfly. PNP Ipomopsis aggregata 6-9 30" X 12" NAT. Clusters of red, pink or white Skyrocket Low Sun-Part flowers all summer feed hummers. Iris douglasiana 7-9 18" X 3' NAT BEG. Spring flowers are usually Douglas Iris Low Sun-Part blue but can be yellow to purple. Iris missouriensis 3-9 15" X 12" NAT. Blue with purple and yellow Rocky Mountain Iris Low Sun-Part flowers May-June. Iris tenax 5-9 12" X 18" NAT BEG. Purple flowers with yellow Oregon iris L-M Sun-Part or white April-June. PNP FR Lessingia filaginifolia 8-10 6" X 3' NAT BEG. Lavender flowers with yel- California Aster Low Sun-Part low centers July-October. Lewisia cotyledon 3-8 10" X 8" NAT BEG. Pink to orange flowers May Siskiyou Lewisia Low Sun-Part to August above rosette leaves.FR Ligustichum apifolium 7-8 3' X 3' NAT. Drought tolerant. White flow- Parsley-leaf Lovage Low Sun ers in June. PNP Lilium columbianum 5-9 3' X 18" NAT. Yellow to orange flowers with Columbia Lily Med. Sun-Part reddish spots June-Sept. Lilium pardalinum 5-8 6' X 6' NAT. Orange-red Turk's cap flowers Leopard Lily Med. Sun-Part with brown spots May-July. Limonium californicum 8-11 18" X 18" NAT BEG. Clusters of tiny lavender- Western Sea Lavendar M-H Sun white petals June-Sept feed bees. Linnaea borealis 3-8 6" X 2' NAT BEG. Pairs of fragrant pink Twinflower Med. Sun-Part flowers in May. Linum lewisii 3-9 2' X 2' NAT. Delicate blue flowers on slen- Blue Flax Med. Sun der stems May to July. FR Lupinus bicolor 8-9 12" X 12" NAT. Blue and white flowers Apr-Jun Miniature Lupine Low Sun feed butterflies. Lupinus polyphyllus 3-9 4' X 2' NAT. Blue to purple flowers in May. Large Leaf Lupine L-M Sun Short lived but reseeds. PNP Lupinus rivularis 6-9 4' X 2' NAT. Purple-blue to white flowers Stream-bank Lupine Med. Sun-Part April-June feed butterflies. PNP Lupinus species 4-8 3' X 15" NAT. L. formosus, L. latifolius, Native Lupines Med. Sun L. poluphylls. Blue flowers. FR Lysichitum armericanus 6-8 2' X 1' NAT, Yellowish flower in May. Needs Skunk Cabbage High Sun-Part wet soil. Maianthemum dilatatum 3-8 8" X 8" NAT. Tiny white flowers in May-July False Lily-of-the-Valley Med. Shade-Part attract birds and butterflies. Maianthemum racemosum 3-8 2' X 2' NAT. White flowers in Apr. to May. False Spikenard Med. Part Sun Red berries in late summer. Maianthemum stellatum 3-9 18" X 18" NAT. White flowers in May to June. Starry False Solomon's Seal L-M Shade-Part Red & white speckled fruit. PNP Mertensia virginica 3-8 20" X 15" NAT. Pink turning to blue petticoat Virginia Bluebells Med. Shade-Part flowers in April and May. Micranthes oregana 5-9 24" X 12" NAT. Clusters of white flowers in Oregon Saxifrage M-H Sun-Part March-August feed bees. PNP Mimulus cardinalis 7-10 2' X 2' NAT BEG. Scarlet flowers spring to Scarlet Monkey Flower High Part Shade fall feed butterflies, hummers. Mimulus guttatus 5-6 18" X 18" NAT. Blue flowers in spring. Self Yellow Monkey Flower M-H Part Shade sowing annual. Feeds hummers. PNP Mimulus lewisii 5-8 2' X 2' NAT. Fuchsia to pinkish purple Purple Monkey Flower High Sun-Part flowers June to September. Mimulus ringens 4-9 2' X 1' NAT. Blue-violet flowers June to Allegheny Monkey Flower M-H Sun-Part September feed bees, butterflies. Monarda didyma 4-9 3' X 30" NAT. White, scarlet, or purple flo- Bee balm, Bergamot Med. Sun-Part wers June-August attract hummers. Monarda fistulosa 3-9 3' X 30" NAT. Fragrant lilac-purple flowers Wild Bergamot L-M Sun-Part July-Sept feed hummingbirds. Monardella odoratissima 3-8 10" X 18" NAT. Very fragrant gray leaves. Mountain Mondardella Low Sun-Part Pink flowers in summer. Monardella villosa 7-10 18" X 30" NAT BEG. Grayish green leaves. Pink Coyote Mint Low Sun-Part or lavender flowers May-August. Nuphar polysepala 4-11 12" X 24" NAT. Yellow flowers in summer. Yellow Water Lily High Sun Grows in 3' to 5' water. PNP Nymphaea odorata 4-11 6" X 3' NAT. Pond plant. Fragrant creamy Fragrant Water Lily High Sun-Part flowers all summer. Oxalis oregana 7-9 8" X 30" NAT. Groundcover for shade. White Wood sorrel Med. Shade-Part to pink flowers April-June. PNP Penstemon richardsonii 5-10 6" X 12" NAT. Pink and purple flowers in Richardsons Penstemon Low Sun summer. Attracts hummingbirds.PNP Penstemon serrulatus 3-9 18" X 12" NAT. Purple flowers in summer feed Cascade Penstemon M-H Sun-Part bees, hummingbirds. Good cut. PNP Petasites frigidus 6-10 15" X 15" NAT. White flowers in spring. Sweet Goltsfoot High Shade-Part Large round leaves. PNP Phlox diffusa 4-8 4" X 18" NAT BEG. Pink flowers in spring. Spreading Phlox L-M Sun Potentilla anserina 4-7 9" X 2' NAT. Rosettes of lacy leaves. Yel- Pacific Silverweed Med. Sun low flowers in summer. Edible. Prosartes hookeri 3-8 18" X 18" NAT. Nodding white flowers for bees Hooker's Fairybells Med. Shade-Part in spring. Red berries for birds. Prunella vulgaris 4-9 18" X 8" NAT. Pink, purple or white flowers Selfheal L-H Sun-Part May-Sept feed bees, butterflies. Ranunculus californicus 6-10 18" X 6" NAT. Yellow flowers March to May California Buttercup Med. Sun-Part feed bees and butterflies. Rudbeckia hirta 3-9 24" X 18" NAT. Yellow flowers with brown Black Eyed Susan L-M Sun center from June to October. FR Rudbeckia occidentalis 3-10 4' X 2' NAT. Purplish-brown cones with yel- Western Coneflower Med. Sun low pollen in summer feed bees. Sagittaria latifolia 4-11 3' X 2' NAT. White flowers in late summer. Wapato High Sun Produces edible tuber. PNP Sanguisorba officinalis 3-8 30" X 30" NAT. Red bottle brush flowers in Alaskan Burnet Med. Sun-Part July-September. Reseeds heavily. Sedum lanceolatum 5-8 6" X 6" NAT. Yellow flowers in May-June Spearleaf Stonecrop Low Sun feed bees butterflies hummingbird Sedum oreganum 5-9 4" X 18" NAT BEG. Groundcover. Yellow flow- Oregon Stonecrop L-M Sun ers in summer feed bees. PPL FR Sedum spathulifolium 5-9 6" X 24" NAT BEG. Groundcover. Yellow flow- Broadleaf Stonecrop L-M Sun-Part ers in summer feed butterfly. PNP Sidalcea campestris 7-9 4' X 18" NAT. White-pink flowers June-July Meadow Checkermallow Med. Sun-Part feed bees and butterflies. PNP Sidalcea cusickii 7-9 3' X 1' NAT. Pink flower spikes in May-July Cusick's Checkermallow Med. Sun-Part attract butterflies. Sidalcea malviflora 5-9 3' X 2' NAT. Pink or red flowers in late Checkerbloom Med. Sun-Part summer feed bees, hummingbirds. Sisyrinchium bellum 7-8 12" X 12" NAT. Blue to violet-blue flowers ln Western Blue-eyed Grass Med. Sun-Part March to June. Dormant in summer. Sisyrinchium californicum 7-10 15" X 10" NAT. Yellow flowers in spring feed Yellow-eyed Grass Low Sun-Part butterflies. Drought tolerant. Sisyrinchium douglasii 4-9 12" X 12" NAT. Reddish-purple flowers in Grass-widow Med. Sun spring. Sisyrinchium idahoense 3-8 12" X 12" NAT. Thin, grass-like leaves. Pur- Idaho Blue-eyed Grass Low Sun ple flowers on stalk tip. FR PNP Solidago canadensis 3-9 4' X 4' NAT. Yellow flowers July to October Tall Goldenrod Med. Sun feed bees and butterflies. FR Stanleya pinnata 4-8 5' X 2' NAT. Plumes of yellow flowers April Prince's Plume Low Sun to Sept feed bees. Likes dry soil Streptopus amplexifolius 4-8 30" X 12" NAT. Greenish-yellow to white flow- Clasping Twistedstalk Med. Shade-Part ers June-July. Red edible berries Symphyotrichum laeve 3-8 3' X 3' NAT. Daisy-like blue to violet flo- Smooth Aster L-M Sun wers with yellow centers Aug-Sept Symphyotrichum lanceolatum 3-9 4' X 30" NAT. Sprays of white flowers with White Panicle Aster Med. Sun-Part yellow center July-Sept feed bees Symphyotrichum subspicatum 5-8 2' X 2' NAT. Drought tolerant. Purple Douglas Aster Med. Sun-Part flowers July to September. Synthyris missurica stellata 7-9 10" X 12" NAT BEG. Blue spike flowers in ear- Columbia Kittentails Med. Sun-Part ly spring feed bees, butterflies. Synthyris reniformis 8-10 2" X 12" NAT BEG, Purple to blueish violet Spring Queen Med. Part Sun flowers March to June. Tellima grandiflora 4-8 30" X 18" NAT BEG. Greenish white flowers in Fringe Cups Med. Shade-Part May-August feed butterflies. PNP Tiarella trifoliata 3-9 10" X 128" NAT. Small white flowers in dense Foamflower Med. Shade patches in May-June. PNP Tolmiea menziesii 6-9 2' X 2' NAT. Maroon flowers in spring to Piggyback Plant M-H Shade-Part summer. Spreads. PNP Trillium albidum 6-8 12" X 6" NAT. Three variegated leaves with Giant White Wake Robin High Shade-Part white flowers in March. Trillium chloropetalum 6-9 18" X 18" NAT. White, yellow or purple-black Giant Wake Robin Med. Shade-Part flowers in March to April. Trillium kurabayashii 7-9 18" X 18" NAT. Deep red flowers in April-May. Giant Purple Wakerobin Med. Shade-Part Dormant by midsummer. Trillium ovatum 5-8 18" X 10" NAT, Three leaves with white flow- Western Wake Robin Med. Shade-Part ers in March which turn red. PNP Triteleia hyacinthina 7-10 24" X 5" NAT. Bulb. Clusters of purplish- Wild Hyacinth Med. Sun white flowers in June-July. Typha latifolia 3-10 6' X 4' NAT. Bog plant. Makes thick clumps Broadleaf Cattail High Sun-Part in wet soil. Attracts birds. Vancouveria hexandra 5-8 10" X 8" NAT. White flowers in spring to White Inside-out Flower L-M Shade-Part summer. PNP Veratrum californicum 5-8 5' X 2' NAT. Green flowers May-June. Deep Corn Lily M-H Shade-Part veined leaves. Poison roots. PNP Verbena lasiostachys 4-10 30" X 30" NAT. Purple to blue flower spikes Western Vervain Med. Sun April to Sept feed hummingbirds. Viola adunca 3-9 4" X 6" NAT. Purple flowers in spring to Early Blue Violet L-M Sun-Shade summer. Attracts butterflies. PNP Viola glabella 5-8 4" X 8" NAT. Small yellow flowers in spring Yellow Wood Violet Med. Part Shade feed butterflies. PNP Viola sempervirens 6-9 4" X 6" NAT BEG. Pale yellow flowers in Evergreen Violet Med. Shade-Part March-June feed butterflies. PNP Wyethia angustifolia 4-7 2' X 30" NAT. Yellow sunflower-like flowers Narrowleaf Mule Ears L-M Sun April-July feeds butterflies. Xerophyllum tenax 6-9 4' X 2' NAT BEG. Grass like leaves and Bear Grass L-M Sun-Part creamy plume flowers. Native Shrubs Amelanchier alnifolia 2-7 10' X 10' NAT. White flowers in spring. Saskatoon Serviceberry Med. Sun-Part Purplish berries feed birds. PNP Amorpha fruticosa 4-9 8' X 10' NAT. Small, fragrant purplish blue Indigo Bush Med. Sun flowers in May-July feed bees. Arctostaphylos columbiana 7-9 5' X 6' NAT BEG. Pink flowers in spring Hairy Manzanita Low Sun feed hummingbirds, Berries. PNP Aronia arbutifolia 4-9 8' X 4' NAT. White flowers May. Red berries Red Chokecherry Med. Sun-Part feed birds. Red leaves in fall. Baccharis pilularis 7-10 6' X 6' NAT BEG. Yellow flowers on male and Coyote Bush Low Sun-Part white flowers on female plants. Betula nana 2-5 2' X 2' NAT. Wetland shrub. Yellow or red Dwarf Birch M-H Sun fall leaves. Catkins all winter. Betula pumila 2-6 10' X 10' NAT. Wetland shrub. Yellow leaves Bog Birch M-H Sun in fall. Catkins all winter. Ceanothus integerrimus 7-9 6' X 6' NAT. Semi-evergreen. Fragrant blue Deerbrush Low Sun or white flowers in May-July. Ceanothus sanguineus 7-10 6' X 4' NAT. Reddish bark. Clusters of fra- Redstem Ceanothus Low Sun-Part gramt white flowers in June. PNP Ceanothus thyrsiflorus 7-11 15' X 15' NAT BEG. Blue flowers in late California Lilac L-M Sun-Part spring and early summer. FR Ceanothus velutinus 7-10 7' X 7' NAT BEG. White flowers in spring. Mountain Balm Low Sun-Part Attracts butterflies. PNP Cercocarpus betuloides 5-9 12' X 10' NAT BEG. Clusters of white flowers Mountain Mahogany Low Sun-Part in spring feed bees, butterflies. Cercocarpus ledifolius 6-8 12' X 10' NAT BEG. Yellow funnel flowers in Curl-leaf Mtn. Mahogany Low Sun-Part spring. Drought tolerant. Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus 3-8 24" X 24" NAT. Golden-yellow flowers in sum- Yellow Rabbitbrush Low Sun mer to fall feed pollinators. Cornus sericea 3-8 8' X 10' NAT. White flowers in spring. Red Redtwig Dogwood M-H Sun-Shade twigs in winter. Wet tolerant PNP Corylus cornuta 4-8 10' X 8' NAT. Catkins bloom in early spring. Beaked Hazelnut Med. Sun-Part Edible hazelnuts feed birds. PNP Euonymus occidentalis 8-10 15' X 15' NAT. Tiny greenish flowers May-June Western Wahoo Med. Sun-Part Red fall leaves. PNP Fuchsia magellanica 7-9 4' X 4' NAT. Red, white and violet flowers Hardy Fuchsia Med. Sun-Part on rounded bush July-frost. Garrya elliptica 7-11 6' X 6' NAT BEG. Leaves with wooly Coastal Silk Tassel Low Sun-Part yellowish catkins in Dec-Feb. Gaultheria shallon 6-8 4' X 4' NAT BEG. Pink flowers in Apr-July. Salal Med. Sun-Shade Black edible berries. PNP FR Holodiscus discolor 5-10 15' X 12' NAT. White flowers in May-July feed Oceanspray L-M Sun-Shade bees butterflies. Hard wood. PNP Holodiscus dumosus 4-8 8' X 8' NAT. Creamy white flowers May-July. Rock Spirea Low Sun Red, orange or gold fall leaves. Ilex glabra 4-9 8' X 8' NAT BEG. Tiny flowers May-June. Inkberry M-H Part Shade Black berries for birds. Juniperus communis 2-7 12' X 10' NAT NEG. Slow growing. Very drought Common Juniper L-M Sun tolerant. Berries feed birds. Juniperus scopulorum 3-8 15' X 8' NAT NEG. Pyramidal. Silvery blue Rocky Mountain Juniper Low Sun needles. Very drought tolerant. Kalmia microphylla 3-9 18" X 30" NAT BEG. Clusters of pink flowers Western Bog Laurel M-H A.M. Sun all summer feed bees butterflies. Leucothoe axillaris 5-8 3' X 5' NAT BEG. Dark green/purple leaves. Coast Leucothoe High Shade-Part White flowers in spring. Lonicera involucrata 4-10 12' X 8' NAT. Yellow flowers in April-August Twinberry Honeysuckle Med. Sun-Part feed butterflies. Berries. PNP Mahonia aquifolium 5-9 5' X 4' NAT BEG. Yellow flowers in April- Oregon Grape Low Sun-Shade May. Black, edible berries.PNP FR Mahonia nervosa 5-9 2' X 4' NAT BEG. Yellow flowers in spring. Longleaf Mahonia L-M Sun-Shade Berries feed birds, small mammals Mahonia repens 4-8 15" X 3' NAT BEG. Yellow flowers April-May. Creeping Oregon Grape Low Sun-Shade Black, edible berries. FR Morella californica 7-10 15' X 15' NAT BEG. Tiny spring catkins pro- Pacific Wax Myrtle L-M Sun-Part duce purple berries for birds. Oemleria cerasiformis 6-10 15' X 15' NAT. White flowers in April feed Indian Plum L-M Sun-Part bees. Berries feed birds. PNP Paxistima myrtifolia 5-8 3' X 3' NAT BEG. Red flowers June-August. Oregon Boxwood Low Sun-Part Low care. Attracts butterflies.FR Philadelphus lewisii 4-8 10' X 8' NAT. Fragrant white flowers in Native Mockorange Low Sun-Part summer. Yellow fall leaves. PNP Physocarpus capitatus 5-10 6' X 6' NAT. White flowers in May-June. Pacific Ninebark M-H Sun-Part Peeling reddish bark. PNP Potentilla fruticosa 3-7 3' X 3' NAT. Masses of yellow flowers all Shrubby Cinquefoil Med. Sun-Part summer, Drought tolerant. Rhamnus californica 7-9 12' X 12' NAT BEG. Small yellow-green flowers California Coffeberry Low Sun-Part in spring. Berries feed birds. FR Rhododendron macrophyllum 6-9 10' X 10' NAT BEG. Pink to purple flowers in Pacific Rhododendron Med. Sun-Part April-May. Feeds pollinators. FR Rhododendron occidentale 7-9 10' X 10' NAT. Fragrant white flowers in May Western Azalea Med. Sun-Part feed hummingbirds. Yellow in fall Rhus glabra 3-9 12' X 12' NAT. Red leaves in fall. Red berry Smooth Sumac L-M Sun-Part clusters in winter feed birds. Ribes aureum 4-8 6' X 6' NAT. Yellow spring flowers feed Golden Currant L-M Sun-Part butterflies. Edible summer fruit. Ribes divaricatum 4-10 8' X 8' NAT. Small purplish flowers in Coast Black Gooseberry Med. Sun-Part Spring. Edible black berries. PNP Ribes sanguineum 6-8 10' X 10' NAT. Pink-red flowers March-April Red Flowering Currant Low Sun-Part feed hummingbirds. Berries. PNP Rosa gymnocarpa 5-9 3' X 3' NAT. Fragrant pink flowers in sum- Baldhip Rose L-M Sun-Shade mer. Slowly spreads. PNP Rosa nutkana 5-9 8' X 4' NAT. Pink roses in June. Red hips Nootka Rose L-M Sun-Part in fall feed birds. Spreads. PNP Rosa pisocarpa 7-9 5' X 3' NAT. Small pink single flowers in Clustered Rose Med. Sun-Part summer. Red hips late summer. PNP Rosa woodsii 3-8 5' X 5' NAT. Fragrant pink to lavender flo- Woods' Rose Med. Sun-Part wers in summer feed bees. Spreads Rubus parviflorus 3-10 6' X 6' NAT. White flowers in May-June. Thimbleberry Med. Sun-Part Edible berries in summer. PNP Rubus pedatus 3-9 4" X 6' NAT. White flowers May-June. Black Strawberry Leaf Blackberry Med. Sun-Shade edible berries. Thornless. Rubus spectabilis 3-10 6' X 4' NAT. Deep pink flowers in spring Salmonberry Med. Sun-Part and edible berries in summer. PNP Salix drummondiana 5-8 10' X 10' NAT. Distinctive long oval leaves. Drummond Willow Med. Sun Yellow in fall. Salix exigua 4-6 16' X 16' NAT. White catkins in spring feed Coyote Willow M-H Sun butterflies. Drought tolerant.PNP Sambucus nigra caerulea 4-9 25' X 25' NAT. White flowers May-July. Blue Blue Elderberry L-H Sun-Part berries attract birds. PNP Sambucus racemosa 3-7 10' X 12' NAT. White flowers in May-June. Red Red Elderberry M-H Sun-Part berries attract birds. PNP Shepherdia argentea 3-6 10' X 10' NAT. Tiny flowers. Edible red ber- Silver Buffaloberry Med Sun-Part ries on females attract birds. Sorbus scopulina 3-8 12' X 8' NAT. White flowers in May. Red Western Mountain Ash Med. Sun berries. Drought tolerant. Spiraea betulifolia 1-8 3' X 3' NAT. Clusters of tiny white flowers Birchleaf Spirea Med. Sun all summer feed bees. Red in fall Spiraea betulifolia lucida 3-8 3' X 3' NAT. Pink or white flowers in July- Shiny-leaf Spirea M-H Sun-Part August. PNP Spiraea douglasii 5-8 6' X 5' NAT. Clusters of pink flowers in Hardhack Spirea M-H Sun-Part summer. White leaf underside. PNP Spiraea tomentosa 3-8 3' X 4' NAT. Plumes of tiny pink flowers in Steeplebush M-H Sun July-Sept feed bees. Yellow fall. Symphoricarpos albus 2-8 4' X 4' NAT. White flowers in May. White Common Snowberry Low Sun-Shade berries summer-fall for birds.PNP Taxus brevifolia 5-9 10' X 4' NAT NEG. Dark green flat needles. Pacific Yew Med. Part Shade Red berries. PNP Vaccinium membranaceum 5-8 3' X 3' NAT. Creamy pink flowers in summer. Thinleaf Huckleberry Low Sun Edible purplish berries for birds Vaccinium ovatum 5-9 6' X 8' NAT BEG. Pinkish flowers in spring. Evergreen Huckleberry L-M Sun-Shade Edible black berries. PNP Vaccinium parvifolium 5-8 8' X 6' NAT. White flowers in April-June. Red Huckleberry L-M Sun-Shade Edible red berries. PNP Viburnum edule 4-8 6' X 6' NAT. White flowers in May-July. Squashberry, Highbush Cranb. M-H Sun-Part Edible red berries. Red in fall. Viburnum ellipticum 6-8 8' X 8' NAT. White flower clusters May-July Oregon Viburnum Med. Sun-Part Flattened black berries. PNP Native Trees Abies grandis 5-6 100' X 25' NAT NEG. Pyramidal. Likes cool, Grand Fir Med. Sun-Part moist soil. Dark green needle.PNP Abies lasiocarpa 4-7 50" X 25' NAT NEG. Slow growing. Drooping Alpine Fir Med. Sun-Part branches. Likes cool, moist soil. Abies procera 5-6 90' X 20' NAT NEG. Pyramidal. Short, stiff Noble Fir Med. Sun-Part branches. Likes cool, moist soil. Acer circinatum 4-7 20' X 15' NAT. Multiple trunks. Yellow orange Vine Maple Med. Shade-Part red fall leaves. No hot sun! PNP Acer macrophyllum 5-8 60' X 40' NAT. Large spreading shade tree. Bigleaf Maple Med. Sun-Part Big leaves. Yellow in fall.PNP FR Alnus rubra 5-6 70' X 40' NAT. Fast growing. Tolerates wet Red Alder High Sun-Part soil. Yellow fall leaves. PNP FR Alnus tenuifolia 5-8 25' X 20' NAT. Small tree or multi-stemmed Mountain Alder M-H Sun shrub. Yellow fall leaves. FR Arbutus menziesii 7-9 50' X 40' NAT BEG. White flowers in spring. Madrone Low Sun-Part Edible berries. Peeling bark. PNP Betula papyrifera 2-7 50' X 35' NAT. White bark. Yellow fall leaves Paper Or Canoe Birch Med. Sun Resistant to birch borer. Calocedrus decurrens 5-8 50' X 15' NAT NEG. Pyramidal. Fragrant twigs Incense Cedar Med. Sun-Part used for garlands. Chamaecyparis lawsoniana 5-9 100' X 45' NAT NEG. Pyramidal shape with Port Orford Cypress Med. Sun-Part drooping branch tips. Chrysolepis chrysophylla 8-9 50' X 50' NAT BEG. Yellow flowers June-July. Golden Chinquapin Med. Shade Edible nuts. Long lived. Cornus nuttallii 7-9 30' X 20' NAT. Large white flowers in May. Pacific Dogwood L-M Sun-Part Red in fall. Likes dry summer PNP Crataegus douglasii 3-9 20'X 20' NAT. Clusters of white flowers. Black Hawthorn Med. Sun Large edible red berries. PNP FR Crataegus suksdorfii 4-7 20' X 15' NAT. White flowers April-May. Klamath Hawthorn Med. Sun Purple berries feed birds. PNP FR Frangula purshiana 4-9 30' X 25' NAT. Tiny yellowish flower May-Jun. Cascara Buckthorn M-H Sun-Shade Poison berries feed birds, PNP FR Magnolia macrophylla 6-9 35' X 35' NAT. Fragrant creamy-white flowers Bigleaf Magnolia Med. Sun-Part May-June. Red seeds for birds. Malus fusca 6-8 25' X 20' NAT. White or pink flowers Apr-May. Pacific Crabapple M-H Sun-Part Yellow to red fruit. PNP Picea engelmannii 3-8 80' X 15' NAT NEG. Needles are blue-green on Engelmann Spruce Med. Sun top, blue-white underneath. Picea sitchensis 7-8 125' X 25' NAT NEG. Tall pyramidal. Dark green Sitka Spruce Med. Sun needles, blue underneath. Pinus contorta var. contorta 6-8 30' X 30' NAT NEG. Rounded. Drought and salt Shore Pine Low Sun tolerant. Seeds feed birds. Pinus contorta var. latifolia 3-7 60' X 15' NAT NEG. Tall, narrow pine with Lodgepole Pine Low Sun slender trunk. Seeds feed birds. Pinus monticola 3-7 80' X 20' NAT NEG. Stiff, blue-green needles Western White Pine L-M Sun in clusters of 5. Pinus ponderosa 3-7 100' X 30' NAT NEG. Longest needles. 3 per Ponderosa Pine Med. Sun cluster. Black & orange bark. PNP Populus tremuloides 2-8 40' X 20' NAT. Leaves flutter in slightest Quaking Aspen L-M Sun-Part breeze. Golden fall leaves.PNP FR Populus trichocarpa 5-10 125' X 50' NAT. Fast growing. Catkins in Black Cottonwood L-M Sun spring. Many fluffy seeds. PNP Prunus emarginata 5-10 30' X 20' NAT. White flowers in spring. Red Bitter Cherry M-H Sun-Part berries feed birds. PNP Prunus virginiana 2-7 25' X 20' NAT. White flowers in April-May. Chokecherry Med. Sun Yellow-orange fall leaves. PNP FR Pseudotsuga menziesii 4-7 80' X 20' NAT NEG. Tall pyramidal. Fast grow- Douglas Fir M-H Sun ing. Attracts butterflies. PNP Quercus garryana 7-10 60' X 30' NAT. Tolerates occasional flooding. Oregon White Oak Med. Sun Red fall leaves. PNP FR Salix lasiandra 2-9 20' X 20' NAT. Shiny leaves flutter in wind. Pacific Willow M-H Sun-Part Catkins in spring feed bees/birds Salix scouleriana 5-10 40' X 40' NAT. Narrow young leaves are softly Scouler Willow M-H Sun-Part fuzzy, shiny when mature. PNP Sequoia sempervirens 7-9 80' X 20' NAT NEG. Tall, narrow. Reddish Coast Redwood Med. Sun bark. Fast growing. Thuja plicata 5-7 60' X 20' NAT NEG. Narrow. Branches might Western Red Cedar Med. Sun-Part droop somewhat. Fast growing. PNP Tsuga heterophylla 5-8 100' X 30' NAT NEG. Pyramidal. White bands on Western Hemlock Med. Sun-Part bottom of large & small needles. Tsuga mertensiana 5-8 70' X 15' NAT NEG. Slow growing. Equal length Mountain Hemlock Med. Sun-Part needles. Thrives on cool slopes. Umbellularia californica 7-10 40' X 25' NAT BEG. Small creamy white flowers Oregon Myrtle L-M Sun-Shade in spring. Grows slow. Dense wood Native Vines Clematis columbiana 4-8 10' X 5' NAT. Wispy lavender-blue flowers in Rock Clematis Med. Sun-Part May-July. White plumed seedheads. Clematis ligusticifolia 5-7 15' X 5' NAT. Fragrant white flowers April Western White Clematis Med. Sun-Part to August. White plumed seedheads Clematis occidentalis 4-8 10' X 5' NAT. Pale blue to pinkish purple Blue Virgin's Bower Med. Sun-Part flowers in April to May. Humulus lupulus 4-8 15' X 5' NAT. Fragrant pale green flowers in Common Hops Med. Sun-Part Aug-Sept. Top dies in winter. Lathyrus vestitus 9-10 6' X 3' NAT BEG. Violet to white flowers in Pacific Pea Low Sun-Part April to August feed butterflies. Lonicera ciliosa 5-9 15' X 25' NAT. Orange tubular flowers May to Orange Honeysuckle Med. Sun-Part July. Orange-red berries. Lonicera hispidula 7-9 12' X 8' NAT. Pink-purple tubular flowers in Hairy Honeysuckle L-M Sun-Shade May-June. Orange-red berries. PNP Rubus ursinus 3-9 3' X 5' NAT. White flowers spring to summer Dewberry, Pacific Blackberry Med. Sun-Shade Female plants have berries. PNP
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