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Click on underlined plant names to see a picture.
The plants marked "NAT" in this list are all native to Oregon but there is a big difference in growing conditions between the Pacific Coast and southeastern Oregon.
The plants not marked "NAT" in this list are all native to somewhere in North America.
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 Annuals Asclepias cordifolia 7-9 18" X 1' NAT. Lilac flowers July to Sept. Heartleaf Milkweed L-M Sun WL bees hummers Monarch butterfly Asclepias speciosa 3-9 30" X 1' NAT. Pink flower clusters May-June. Showy Milkweed L-M Sun WL Host for Monarch butterfly. Asclepias syriaca 3-9 4' X 1' NAT. Pink flowers June to August. Common Milkweed L-M Sun WL Host for Monarch Butterflies.. Clarkia amoena 2-11 30" X 12" NAT. Red or pink flowers May-July, Farewell To Spring Med. Sun-Part WL bees butterflies Clarkia purpurea 2-10 30" X 12" NAT. Purple flowers April to July. Winecup Clarkia Low Sun WL bees Cleome lutea 3-8 4" X 3" NAT. Yellow flowers May to August. Yellow Beeplant M-H Sun WL bees butterflies Cleome serrulata 2-10 4' X 2' NAT. Pink flowers May to September. Rocky Mountain Beeplant M-H Sun WL bees birds hummingbirds Coreopsis tinctoria 2-11 3' X 18" NAT. Yellow/brown flowers June-Sept Tickseed Low Sun WL bees butterflies Eschscholzia californica 6-10 1' X 2' NAT, Yellow, pink, or white poppies California Poppy Low Sun WL bees caterpillars Annual Gilia capitata 7-10 15" X 9' NAT. Powder-blue flowers May-July Blue Thimble Flower Low Sun WL bees butterflies PNP Helianthus annuus 2-11 3-8' X 18" NAT. Orange, yellow, white flowers. Common Sunflower L-M Sun WL bees birds butterflies Impatiens capensis 2-11 4' X 2' NAT. Golden-orange flowers Jun-Oct. Orange Jewelweed M-H Sun-Part WL bees birds butterflies hummers Limnanthes douglasii 2-11 10" X 10" NAT. Yellow/white flowers in summer Poached Egg Plant M-H Sun WL bees butterflies Annual Madia elegans 6-11 4' X 18" NAT. Yellow flowers July to Sept. Common Madia L-M Sun-Part WL bees butterflies Mimulus guttatus 6-9 18" X 18" NAT. Yellow flowers Mar-Aug. Annual Yellow Monkey Flower M-H Sun-Part WL bees butterflies hummers. PNP Nemophila maculata 3-10 9" X 9" NAT. White flowers April to June. Five Spot Med. Sun-Part WL bees. Nemophila menziesii 6" X 1' Native. Blue flowers in spring. Baby Blue Eyes Med. Sun-Part WL bees butterflies Phacelia heterophylla 6-9 2' X 2' NAT. Creamy white flowers Apr-July. Varileaf Phacelia Med. Sun-Part WL bees beneficials Phacelia tanacetifolia 5-10 3' X 2' NAT. Lavender-blue flowers May-Sept Fiddleneck Low Sun WL bees beneficials. Perennials and Groundcovers Achillea millefolium 3-8 30" X 2' NAT. White flat flowers in summer. Common Yarrow Low Sun WL bees butterfly beneficials PNP Actaea racemosa 3-8 6' X 3' White flowers from July to October. Bugbane, Black Cohosh High Sun-Part WL bees birds butterflies hummers Actaea rubra 4-8 18" X 12" NAT. White flowers in May-June. Red Baneberry Med. Part Shade WL bees PNP Agastache foeniculum 4-8 3' X 2' Laventer to purple flowers Jun-Sep. Anise Hyssop Med Sun-Part WL butterflies hummingbirds Agastache urticifolia 3-9 4' X 3' NAT. White-violet flowers in summer Nettleleaf Giant Hyssop L-M Sun-Part WL bees butterflies hummers. Allium cernuum 4-8 15" X 6" NAT. Purple-white flowers June-Aug. Nodding Onion L-M Sun-Part WL bees butterflies PNP FR Allium schoenoprasum 3-9 18" X 18" NAT, Bulb. Pink flowers in May-June Chives Med. Sun WL bees butterflies Allium unifolium 4-9 18" X 4" NAT. Bulb. Pink flowers May-June. Oneleaf Onion Med. Sun. WL bees butterflies Anaphalis margaritacea 3-8 2' X 1' NAT. Papery white flowers in summer Pearly Everlasting L-M Sun WL butterflies PNP Anemone multifida 3-9 15" x 18" NAT. Purplish flowers in summer. Pacific Anemone Med. Part Shade WL hummingbirds PNP Antennaria parvifolia 5-7 5" x 8" NAT. Creamy white flowers summer. Small-Leaf Pussytoes Low Sun-Part WL butterflies Apocynum canabinum 4-9 3' x 2' NAT. Tiny white flowers in summer. Indian Hemp L-M Sun WL butterflies. Aquilegia coerulea 3-9 18" X 10" White and blue flowers in May. Rocky Mountain Columbine Med. Sun-Part WL hummingbirds butterflies FR Aquilegia formosa 3-9 2' X 1' NAT. Red flowers in May to Aug. Western Columbine Low Part Sun WL hummingbirds PPL FR Aralia californica 7-9 8' X 8' NAT. White flowers in June-Sept. Elk Clover M-H Shade-Part WL bees birds butterflies Arctostaphylos uva-ursi 3-8 8" X 3' NAT BEG. Pink flowrs. Red berries Kinnikinnick Low Sun-Part WL bees birds butterflies PNP FR Armeria maritima 3-9 10" X 12" NAT BEG. Pink flowers April-June. Sea Thrift Med. Sun-Part WL bees butterflies hummers FR Artemisia douglasiana 6-10 4' X 3' NAT. Yellow gray flowers in summer Douglas Mugwort L-M Sun-Shade WL bees birds butterflies Artemisia pycnocephala 8-10 18" X 30" NAT BEG. Yellow flowers in summer. Sand Hill Sage Low A.M. Sun WL birds butterflies Aruncus dioicus 4-8 5' X 3' NAT. Creamy white flowers Apr-May. Goat's Beard M-H Sun-Part WL bees butterflies hummingbirds Asarum caudatum 4-8 4" X 2' NAT. Maroon flowers early spring. Wild Ginger High Shade-Part WL beneficials birds PNP Aster ericoides 3-10 24" X 18" NAT. Many white flowers May-Sept. Heath Aster L-M Sun WL bees butterflies Balsamorhiza sagittata 4-9 15" X 15" NAT. Yellow flowers in May-June. Arrowleaf Balsamroot Low Sun WL butterflies Baptisia australis 3-9 3' X 4' Spikes of indigo blue May-June. False Indigo Low Sun WL bees butterflies hummers FR Boykinia occidentalis 7-9 18" X 3' NAT. White flowers in June-Sept. Coastal Brookfoam High Sun WL bees PNP Callirhoe involucrata 4-9 8" X 30" NAT. Magnta flowers June-August. Poppy Mallow L-M Sun-Part WL bees butterfly hummingbirds FR Calochortus tolmiei 6-9 8" X 5" NAT. White/purple flowers Apr-July. Tolmie Star-Tulip Low Sun-Part WL butterflies Caltha leptosepala 5-8 12" X 12" NAT. White flowers May to August. Western Marsh Marigold High Sun-Part WL butterflies Caltha palustris 3-7 18" X 18" NAT. Yellow flowers in early spring Marsh Marigold Low Sun-Part WL bees butterflies Caltha polypetala 4-7 18" X 18" NAT. Golden flowers spring-summer. Giant March Marigold High Sun WL butterflies Camassia quamash 4-11 18" X 12" NAT Bulb. Blue star flowers May-Jun Common Camas Med. Sun-Part WL bees hoverflies PNP Campanula rotundifolia 3-6 18" X 12" NAT. Blue bell flowers in summer. Bluebell Med. Sun-Part WL butterflies hummingbirds Canadanthus modestus 2-8 2' X 2'" NAT. Pink-purple flowers Aug-Sept. Great Northern Aster Med. Sun-Part WL bees Castilleja miniata 3-9 24" X 18" NAT. Red/orange flowers in summer. Giant Red Indian Paintbrush Med. Sun-Part WL birds butterflies Chelone lyonii 3-8 30" X 24" Unusual pink to rose fall flowers. Pink Turtlehead M-H Sun-Part WL butterflies hummingbirds Coreopsis lanceolata 4-9 18" X 18" NAT. Yellow flowers in May to July. Lanceleaf Tickseed Low Sun WL bees butterflies Coreopsis rosea 3-9 18" X 30" Profuse pink daisies from June-Sept Pink Coreopsis, Tickseed Med. Sun WL bees butterflies Coreopsis verticilata 3-9 18" X 18" Yellow daisies from June to Sept. Whorled Coreopsis, Tickseed Low Sun-Part WL bees birds butterflies FR Cornus canadensis 1-8 3" X 2' NAT. White flowers in spring. Bunchberry Med. Sun-Shade WL birds butterflies PNP Cosmos atrosanguineus 7-10 30" X 2' Deep blood red flowers in summer. Chocolate Cosmos Med. Sun WL butterflies hummingbirds Cynoglossum grande 7-10 2' X 1' NAT. Blue/white flowers in spring. Western Hound's Tongue L-M Part Sun WL butterflies Dechelostemma congestum 6-10 30" X 4" NAT. Lilac-purple flowers in June. Ookow Low Sun WL bees Delphinium trolliifolium 6-9 3' X 2' NAT. Purplish blue flowers May-July Poison Larkspur Med. Shade-Part WL bees butterflies hummers FR Dicentra eximia 3-9 18" X 18" Dark pink flowers April to frost. Fringed Bleeding Heart Med. Part Sun WL bees hummingbirds Dicentra formosa 3-8 18" X 30" NAT. Pink flowers April to June. Western Bleeding Heart Low Shade-Part WL butterflies hummers PNP FR Dichelostemma capatatum 9-11 30" X 4" NAT. Purplish flowers March to May. Bluedicks Low Sun WL bees hummingbirds Dichelostemma ida-main 5-8 18" X 24" NAT. Crimson flowers in June. Firecracker Flower Low Sun WL butterflies hummingbirds Dodecatheon hendersonii 5-8 12" X 12" NAT. Pink flowers in spring. Broad-leaved Shooting Star Low Sun-Part WL bees beneficials PNP Dodecatheon pulchellum 4-7 12" X 4" NAT. Magenta flowers in spring. Few Flowered Shooting Star Med. Sun-Part WL bees PNP Echinacea purpurea 4-9 2' X 3' Purple/brown flowers in summer. Purple Coneflower Med. Sun-Part WL bees butterflies hummers FR Eleocharis palustris 4-9 3' X 3' NAT wetland. Seed head on 3' spike. Creeping Spike-rush High Sun WL amphibians birds PNP Eleocharis palustris 4-9 3' X 3' NAT wetland plant. 3' seed heads. Creeping Spike-rush High Sun WL birds amphibians PNP Epilobium canum 8-10 18" X 30" NAT. Orange scarlet summer flowers. California Fuchsia Low Sun-Part WL birds butterflies hummingbirds Eriogonum nudum 6-10 4' X 18" NAT BEG. Yellow flowers in summer. Barestem Buckwheat Low Sun WL bees birds butterflies Eriogonum umbellatum 6-10 10" X 30" NAT BEG. Yellow flowers May-June. Sulfur Flower L-M Sun WL birds butterflies Eriophyllum lanatum 6-9 18" X 18" NAT. Yellow flowers in May-July. Oregon Sunshine Low Sun WL bees butterflies PNP Erysimum capitatum 3-7 18" X 9" NAT. Yellow, orange or red flowers. Western Wallflower L-M Sun-Part WL bees butterflies Erythronium oregonum 3-9 15" X 5" NAT. Showy white flowers in spring. White Fawn Lily Med. Part Sun WL bees PNP Erythronium revolutum 5-8 10" X 5" NAT. Pink flowers. Spring ephemeral Mahogany Fawn Lily Med. Part Sun WL bees Eupatorium maculatum 3-9 6' X 4' Chartreuse bracts July to September Joe Pye Weed M-H Sun-Part WL bees birds butterflies Euthamia occidentalis 6-10 5' X 2' NAT. Yellow flowerheads July-Oct. Western Goldentop M-H Sun WL bees butterflies Fern, Athyrium filix-femina 4-9 30" X 2' NAT. Double cut leaves arch out. Lady Fern Med. Shade-Part WL birds hummingbirds PNP Fern, Blechnum spicant 5-8 15" X 18" NAT BEG. Low and upright fronds. Deer Fern Med. Shade-Part WL birds mammals PNP Filipendula rubra 3-9 6' X 3' Pink flowers in June to August. Queen of the Prairie M-H Sun-Part WL butterflies Fragaria chiloensis 4-9 6" X 12" NAT BEG. White flowers in spring. Beach Strawberry Med. Sun-Part WL bees birds Berries FR Fragaria vesca 5-9 6" X 1' NAT. White flowers May-July. Berry. Woodland Strawberry Med. Sun-Part WL bees birds Berries PNP FR Fragaria virginiana 4-9 6" X 18" NAT BEG. White flowers in spring. Scarlet Strawberry Med. Sun-Part WL bees birds Berries PNP Gaillardia aristata 3-8 30" X 18" NAT. Red to yellow flowers May-Sept Great Blanket Flower L-M Sun WL bees birds butterflies Gaultheria ovatifolia 3-6 8" X 3' NAT BEG. Pink flowers in June-July. Western Teaberry Med. Part Sun WL birds Gaultheria procumbens 3-8 6" X 18" NAT BEG. Pink bell flowers Jun-Jul. Wintergreen Med. Sun-Shade WL birds squirrels Gaura lindheimeri 5-9 3' X 2' Pink buds. White flowers June-Sept. Gaura, Beeblossom L-M Sun WL bees butterflies hummingbirds Geranium viscosissimum 2-9 2' X 2' NAT. Purple flowers May to August. Sticky Purple Geranium L-M Sun-Part WL bees birds butterflies FR Geum triflorum 3-8 12" X 12" NAT. Small pink flowers May-June. Prairie Smoke Low Sun-Part WL bees butterflies FR Grass, Carex obnupta 6-9 2' X 2' NAT. Grass-like. Spreads easily. Slough Sedge M-H Sun-Part WL birds PNP FR Grass, Carex tumulicola 8-10 18" X 24" NAT BEG. Tuft of narrow leaves. Berkeley Sedge Med. Sun-Part WL birds PNP FR Grass, Elymus glaucus 4-8 2' X 2' NAT. Dense clumps of blue grass. Blue Wild Rye Low Sun-Part WL bees butterflies PNP Grass, Festuca idahoensis 4-9 18" X 12" NAT BEG. Clumps of blue grass. Blue Western Bunchgrass L-M Sun WL birds butterflies Grass, Festuca roemeri 2-7 3' X 2' NAT BEG. Fine textured blue clumps. Roemer's Fescue Low Sun-Part WL birds butterflies PNP Grass, Juncus ensifolius 3-10 18" X 18" NAT BEG. Purplish flowers June-Aug. Dagger Leaf Rush High Sun-Part WL birds mammals Grass, Scirpus microcarpus 6-10 5' X 3' NAT. Yellowish green grass-like. Small Fruited Bulrush High Sun WL geese swans PNP Grindelia integrifolia 6-10 2' X 2' NAT. Large yellow flowers June-Sept Puget Sound Gumweed Med. Sun WL bees butterflies Helenium autumnale 3-8 4' X 3' NAT. Yellow-copper flowers Jun-Sep. Sneezeweed M-H Sun WL birds butterflies hummingbirds Helenium hoopesii 4-8 30" X 18" NAT. Yellow-orange summer flowers. Orange Sneezeweed Med. Sun WL birds butterflies hummingbirds Helianthus angustifolius 5-10 6' X 3' Yellow flowers from August to frost Swamp Sunflower M-H Sun-Part WL bees birds butterflies Helianthus cusickii 7-10 30" X 15" NAT. Yellow flowers April-August. Cusick's Sunflower Low Sun WL bees butterflies. Helianthus nuttallii 5-9 6' X 2' NAT. Golden yellow flowers in fall. Nuttall's Sunflower M-H Sun WL bees birds butterflies Helianthus occidentalis 3-9 3' X 18" Many yellow flowers in July to fall Western Sunflower Low Sun WL bees birds butterflies. Heliopsis helianthoides 3-9 5' X 3' Large yellow flowers in summer. Oxeye L-M Sun WL bees butterflies hummingbirds Heracleum maximum 4-10 6' X 6' NAT. White flowers in spring. Cow Parsnip Med. Sun-Part WL bees birds butterflies Hesperaloe parviflora 5-10 4' X 5' BEG. Red-pink flowers in summer. Red Yucca Low Sun WL butterflies hummingbirds FR Heuchera micrantha 4-9 18" X 18" NAT BEG. White flowers May-July. Alumroot Med. Sun-Shade WL bees butterflies hummers PNP Iris douglasiana 7-9 18" X 3' NAT BEG. Blue flowers in spring. Douglas Iris Low Sun-Part WL butterflies Iris missouriensis 3-9 15" X 12" NAT. Blue/yellow flowers May-June. Rocky Mountain Iris Low Sun-Part WL hummingbirds Iris tenax 5-9 12" X 18" NAT BEG. Purple flowers April-June. Oregon iris L-M Sun-Part WL butterfly hummingbirds PNP FR Lewisia cotyledon 3-8 10" X 8" NAT BEG. Pink-orange flwrs May-Aug. Siskiyou Lewisia Low Sun-Part WL birds butterflies FR Liatris spicata 4-9 4' X 2' Fluffy rose-purple flowers Jul-Sep. Spike Gayfeather Low Sun WL bees butterflies hummers FR Lilium columbianum 5-9 3' X 18" NAT. Yellow-orange flowers Jun-Sep. Columbia Lily Med. Sun-Part WL bees butterflies hummingbirds Lilium pardalinum 5-8 6' X 6' NAT. Orange-red flowers May to July Leopard Lily Med. Sun-Part WL bees butterflies hummingbirds Limonium californicum 8-10 18" X 18" NAT BEG. Lavender to white Jul-Nov. Western Sea Lavendar M-H Sun WL butterflies Linum lewisii 3-9 2' X 2' NAT. Blue flowers May to July. Blue Flax Med. Sun WL birds butterflies FR Lobelia cardinalis 2-9 3' X 1' Flame red flowers in June-August. Cardinal Flower M-H Sun-Part WL birds butterflies hummingbirds Lupinus bicolor 8-9 12" X 12" NAT. Blue and white flowers Apr-Jun Miniature Lupine Low Sun-Part WL bees butterflies hummingbirds Lupinus polyphyllus 3-9 4' X 2' NAT. Blue to purple flowers in May. Large Leaf Lupine L-M Sun WL bees butterflies hummers PNP Lupinus rivularis 6-9 4' X 2' NAT. Purple-blue flowers May-June. Stream-bank Lupine Med. Sun-Part WL bees butterflies hummers PNP Maianthemum dilatatum 3-8 8" X 8" NAT. Tiny white flowers in May-July False Lily-of-the-Valley Med. Shade-Part WL birds butterflies. Maianthemum racemosum 3-8 2' X 2' NAT. White flowers in Apr. to May. False Spikenard Med. Part Sun WL birds Maianthemum stellatum 3-9 18" X 18" NAT. White flowers in May to June. Starry False Solomon's Seal L-M Shade-Part WL birds PNP Mimulus cardinalis 7-10 2' X 2' NAT BEG. Scarlet flowers Apr-Sept. Scarlet Monkey Flower High Part Shade WL butterflies hummingbirds Mimulus lewisii 5-8 2' X 2' NAT. Redish purple flowers Jun-Sep. Purple Monkey Flower High Sun-Part WL birds butterflies hummingbirds Mimulus ringens 4-9 2' X 1' NAT. Blue-violet flowers June-Sept. Allegheny Monkey Flower M-H Sun-Part WL bees butterflies. Monarda didyma 4-9 3' X 30" NAT. Scarlet-purple flowers Jun-Aug Bee balm, Bergamot Med. Sun-Part WL bees butterflies hummingbirds Monarda fistulosa 3-9 3' X 30" NAT. Lilac-purple flowers July-Sept Wild Bergamot L-M Sun-Part WL bees butterflies hummingbirds Papaver nudicaule 2-9 15" X 15" 3-4" flowers in many colors Apr-Jul Iceland Poppy L-M Sun WL bees butterflies Penstemon richardsonii 5-10 6" X 12" NAT. Pink-purple flowers in summer. Richardsons Penstemon Low Sun WL butterflies hummingbirds PNP Penstemon species 3-9 18" X 12" NAT. Purple flowers in summer. Beardtongue M-H Sun-Part WL bees birds hummingbirds PNP Phlox pilosa 4-9 18" X 18" Pink to lavender flowers May-July. Prairie Phlox L-M Sun WL bees butterflies hummingbirds Phlox subulata 3-9 4" X 12" BEG. Dense mat of color in May-June Creeping Phlox L-M Sun WL butterflies hummingbirds Potentilla anserina 4-7 9" X 2' NAT. Yellow flowers in summer. Pacific Silverweed Med. Sun WL butterflies Prosartes hookeri 3-8 18" X 18" NAT. White flowers in spring. Hooker's Fairybells Med. Shade-Part WL bees birds Prunella vulgaris 4-9 18" X 8" NAT. Pink or white flowers May-Sep. Selfheal L-H Sun-Part WL bees butterflies. Ranunculus californicus 6-10 18" X 6" NAT. Yellow flowers March to May California Buttercup Med. Sun-Part WL bees butterflies Ratibida columnifera 4-9 24" X 18" Red or yellow flowers in May-Oct. Mexican Hat Plant Low Sun WL birds butterflies FR Ratibida pinnata 1-8 4' X 2' Yellow ray flowers June-August. Prairie Coneflower Med. Sun-Part WL birds butterflies Rudbeckia hirta 3-9 24" X 18" NAT. Yellow flowers June-October. Black Eyed Susan L-M Sun WL bees birds butterflies FR Rudbeckia occidentalis 3-10 4' X 2' NAT. Purplish-brown cones in summer Western Coneflower Med. Sun WL bees butterflies Sedum lanceolatum 5-8 6" X 6" NAT. Yellow flowers in May-June. Spearleaf Stonecrop Low Sun WL bees butterflies hummingbirds Sedum oreganum 5-9 4" X 18" NAT BEG. Yellow flowers in summer. Oregon Stonecrop L-M Sun WL bees butterflies PPL FR Sedum spathulifolium 5-9 6" X 24" NAT BEG. Yellow flowers in summer. Broadleaf Stonecrop L-M Sun-Part WL bees butterflies PNP Sidalcea campestris 7-9 4' X 18" NAT. White-pink flowers June-July. Meadow Checkermallow Med. Sun-Part WL bees butterflies PNP Sidalcea cusickii 7-9 3' X 1' NAT. Pink flower spikes in May-July Cusick's Checkermallow Med. Sun-Part WL butterflies Sidalcea malviflora 5-9 3' X 2' NAT. Pink or red flowers in August. Checkerbloom Med. Sun-Part WL bees butterflies hummingbirds Silene regia 5-8 4' X 4' Scarlet red flowers in late summer. Royal Catchfly Low Sun-Part WL butterflies hummingbirds Silphium perfoliatum 3-9 6' X 3' Yellow daisy flowers July-September Cup Plant Med. Sun WL bees birds butterflies Sisyrinchium idahoense 3-8 10" X 10" NAT. Deep bluish-violet flowers. FR Blue Eyed Grass Med. Sun-Shade WL bees butterflies hummingbirds Solidago canadensis 3-9 4' X 4' NAT. Yellow flowers July to October Tall Goldenrod Med. Sun WL bees birds butterflies FR Symphyotrichum laeve 3-8 3' X 3' NAT. Blue/yellow flowers Aug-Sept. Smooth Aster L-M Sun WL bees birds butterflies Symphyotrichum lanceolatum 3-9 4' X 30" NAT. White/yellow flowers July-Sep. White Panicle Aster Med. Sun-Part WL bees birds butterflies Symphyotrichum novae-angliae 4-8 4' X 3' NAT. Pink, blue, purple flowers. New England Aster Med. Sun WL bees butterflies FR Symphyotrichum novi-belgii 4-8 15" X 15" Red, pink or blue flowers Aug-Oct New York Asters Med. Sun-Part WL bees birds butterflies Symphyotrichum subspicatum 5-8 2' X 2' NAT. Purple flowers July-September. Douglas Aster Med. Sun-Part WL bees butterflies Thymus species 6-9 4" X 12" Aromatic. Blue to red flowers. Thyme Low Sun-Part WL bees butterflies FR Tradescantia occidentalis 4-9 18" X 10" Blue to purplish flowers June-July. Western Spiderwort Low Sun-Part WL bees pollinators FR Trillium ovatum 5-8 18" X 10" NAT. White flowers in March. Western Wake Robin Med. Shade-Part WL bees birds hummingbirds PNP Triteleia hyacinthina 7-10 24" X 5" NAT. Bulb. White flowers June-July. Wild Hyacinth Med. Sun WL butterflies Typha latifolia 3-10 6' X 4' NAT. Bog plant. Makes thick clumps. Broadleaf Cattail High Sun-Part WL birds Verbena lasiostachys 4-10 30" X 30" NAT. Blue flower spikes April-Sept. Western Vervain Med. Sun WL birds butterflies hummingbirds Vernonia missurica 4-9 4' X 3' Purple flowers in July-September. Missouri Ironweed M-H Sun WL bees butterflies Wyethia angustifolia 4-7 2' X 30" NAT. Yellow flowers April-July. Narrowleaf Mule Ears L-M Sun WL bees butterflies Shrubs Amelanchier alnifolia 2-7 10' X 10' NAT. White flowers in spring. Saskatoon Serviceberry Med. Sun-Part WL bees birds butterflies PNP Amelanchier canadensis 4-8 25' X 15' White flowers in spring. Berries. Canadian Serviceberry Med. Sun-Shade WL bees birds butterflies PNP Arctostaphylos columbiana 7-9 5' X 6' NAT BEG. Pink flowers in spring. Hairy Manzanita Low Sun WL hummingbirds Berries PNP Aronia arbutifolia 4-9 8' X 4' White-pink flowers May. Red berries Red Chokecherry Med. Sun-Part WL bees birds butterflies Aronia melanocarpa 3-8 5' X 5' Pink flowers in May. Black berries. Black Chokecherry Med. Sun-Part WL birds butterflies hummingbirds Berberis pinnata 7-10 6'X 5' BEG. Yellow flowers in spring. California Barberry L-M Shade-Part WL birds butterflies Betula nana 2-5 2' X 2' NAT. Yellow or red fall leaves. Dwarf Birch M-H Sun WL birds squirrels Betula pumila 2-6 10' X 10' NAT. Yellow leaves in fall. Wetland Bog Birch M-H Sun WL birds butterlies Callicarpa americana 6-11 5' X 5' Tiny flowers. Violet berries. American Beautyberry L-M Sun-Part WL bees birds butterflies Ceanothus integerrimus 7-9 6' X 6' NAT. Blue or white flowers May-July Deerbrush Low Sun WL bees birds butterflies Ceanothus thyrsiflorus 7-11 15' X 15' NAT BEG. Blue flowers in May-June. California Lilac L-M Sun-Part WL bees birds butterflies FR Ceanothus velutinus 7-10 7' X 7' NAT BEG. White flowers in spring. Mountain Balm Low Sun-Part WL bees butterflies PNP Choisya ternata 8-10 6' X 6' BEG. Fragrant white flowers May-Jul Mexican Orange Blossom Med. Sun WL bees butterflies Clethra alnifolia 3-9 6' X 5' White or pink flowers late summer. Summersweet Med. Sun-Shade WL bees butterflies hummingbirds Cornus sericea 3-8 8' X 10' NAT. White flowers in spring. Redtwig Dogwood M-H Sun-Shade WL birds butterflies PNP Corylus cornuta 4-8 10' X 8' NAT. Catkins bloom in early spring. Beaked Hazelnut Med. Sun-Part WL hazelnuts feed birds PNP Euonymus occidentalis 8-10 15' X 15' NAT. Tiny greenish flowers May-June Western Wahoo Med. Sun-Part WL bees birds PNP Fuchsia magellanica 7-9 4' X 4' NAT. Red, white and violet flowers. Hardy Fuchsia Med. Sun-Part WL bees hummingbirds Gaultheria shallon 6-8 4' X 4' NAT BEG. Pink flowers in Apr-July. Salal Med. Sun-Shade WL butterflies hummers PNP FR Ilex verticillata 3-9 10' X 10' Berries fall-winter if male nearby. Winterberry M-H Sun-Part WL birds butterflies Juniperus communis 2-7 12' X 10' NAT NEG. Slow growing. Berries. Common Juniper L-M Sun WL birds Juniperus scopulorum 3-8 15' X 8' NAT NEG. Pyramidal. Silvery blue. Rocky Mountain Juniper Low Sun WL birds butterflies Kalmia latifolia 4-9 10' X 10 BEG. Pink-red-white flowers May-Jun Mountain Laurel Med. A.M. Sun WL butterflies hummingbirds Kalmia microphylla 3-9 18" X 30" NAT BEG. Pink flowers all summer. Western Bog Laurel Med. A.M. Sun WL bees butterflies Lantana urticoides 8-11 30" X 5' Yellow-orange-red flowers May-Sept. Taxas Lantana L-M Sun WL bees birds butterflies. Lonicera involucrata 4-10 12' X 8' NAT. Yellow flowers in April-August Twinberry Honeysuckle Med. Sun-Part WL birds butterflies hummers PNP Mahonia aquifolium 5-9 5' X 4' NAT BEG. Yellow flowers April-May. Oregon Grape Low Sun-Shade WL birds butterflies PNP FR Mahonia nervosa 5-9 2' X 4' NAT BEG. Yellow flowers in spring. Longleaf Mahonia L-M Sun-Shade WL birds hummingbirds Mahonia repens 4-8 15" X 3' NAT BEG. Yellow flowers April-May. Creeping Oregon Grape Low Sun-Shade WL birds butterflies FR Morella californica 7-10 15' X 15' NAT BEG. Spring catkins. Berries. Pacific Wax Myrtle L-M Sun-Part WL birds butterflies Oemleria cerasiformis 6-10 15' X 15' NAT. White flowers in April, Berry. Indian Plum L-M Sun-Part WL bees butterflies hummers PNP Philadelphus lewisii 4-8 10' X 8' NAT. Fragrant white summer flowers. Native Mockorange Low Sun-Part WL butterflies PNP Physocarpus capitatus 5-10 6' X 6' NAT. White flowers in May-June. Pacific Ninebark M-H Sun-Part WL butterflies PNP Potentilla fruticosa 3-7 3' X 3' NAT. Yellow flowers all summer. Shrubby Cinquefoil Med. Sun-Part WL butterflies Rhamnus californica 7-9 12' X 12' NAT BEG. Yellow-green spring flower California Coffeberry Low Sun-Part WL birds butterflies FR Rhododendron macrophyllum 6-9 10' X 10' NAT BEG. Pink flowers in April-May. Pacific Rhododendron Med. Sun-Part WL bees FR Rhododendron occidentale 7-9 10' X 10' NAT. Fragrant white flowers in May. Western Azalea Med. Sun-Part WL bees butterflies hummingbirds Rhus aromatica 2-9 5' X 8' Yellow spring flowers, Red in fall. Fragrant Sumac L-M Sun-Part WL bees birds butterflies Rhus glabra 3-9 12' X 12' NAT. Red leaves in fall. Red berry. Smooth Sumac L-M Sun-Part WL birds butterflies Ribes aureum 4-8 6' X 6' NAT. Yellow flowers in spring. Golden Currant L-M Sun-Part WL birds butterflies Ribes divaricatum 4-10 8' X 8' NAT. Small purplish spring flowers. Coast Black Gooseberry Med. Sun-Part WL birds hummingbirds PNP Ribes sanguineum 6-8 10' X 10' NAT. Pink-red flowers March-April. Red Flowering Currant Low Sun-Part WL birds butterflies hummers PNP Rosa gymnocarpa 5-9 3' X 3' NAT. Fragrant pink summer flowers. Baldhip Rose L-M Sun-Shade WL bees birds butterflies PNP Rosa nutkana 5-9 8' X 4' NAT. Fragrant pink roses in June. Nootka Rose L-M Sun-Part WL bees birds butterflies PNP Rosa woodsii 3-8 5' X 5' NAT. Fragrant pink summer flowers. Woods' Rose Med. Sun-Part WL bees Spreads Rubus parviflorus 3-10 6' X 6' NAT. White flowers in May-June. Thimbleberry Med. Sun-Part WL birds butterflies PNP Rubus spectabilis 3-10 6' X 4' NAT. Deep pink flowers in spring. Salmonberry Med. Sun-Part WL bees butterflies hummers PNP Salix purpurea 'Nana' 3-8 5' X 5' Purple stems and blue-green leaves. Dwarf Arctic Blue Willow M-H Sun-Part WL butterflies Sambucus nigra caerulea 4-9 25' X 25' NAT. White flowers May-July. Blue Elderberry L-H Sun-Part WL bees birds butterflies PNP Sambucus racemosa 3-7 10' X 12' NAT. White flowers in May-June. Red Elderberry M-H Sun-Part WL birds butterflies hummers PNP Shepherdia argentea 3-6 10' X 10' NAT. Tiny flowers. Red berries. Silver Buffaloberry Med Sun-Part WL bees birds Sorbus scopulina 3-8 12' X 8' NAT. White flowers in May. Berries. Western Mountain Ash Med. Sun WL birds butterflies Spiraea douglasii 5-8 6' X 5' NAT. Pink flowers in summer. Hardhack Spirea M-H Sun-Part WL butterflies PNP Spiraea tomentosa 3-8 3' X 4' NAT. Tiny pink flowers in July-Sep. Steeplebush M-H Sun WL bees birds butterflies Symphoricarpos albus 2-8 4' X 4' NAT. White flowers in May. Berries. Common Snowberry Low Sun-Shade WL birds butterflies hummers PNP Vaccinium angustifolium 2-8 14" X 18" Tasty blueberries on a groundcover. Wild Lowbush Blueberry L-M Sun-Part WL birds butterflies Vaccinium corymbosum 4-8 6' X 6' Delicious blueberries in summer. Blueberry M-H Sun-Part WL bees birds butterflies Vaccinium membranaceum 5-8 3' X 3' NAT. Creamy pink flowers in summer. Thinleaf Huckleberry Low Sun WL bees birds Vaccinium ovatum 5-9 6' X 8' NAT BEG. Pinkish flowers in spring. Evergreen Huckleberry L-M Sun-Shade WL birds butterflies hummers PNP Vaccinium parvifolium 5-8 8' X 6' NAT. White flowers in April-June. Red Huckleberry L-M Sun-Shade WL birds butterflies PNP Viburnum edule 4-8 6' X 6' NAT. White flowers in May-July. Squashberry, Highbush Cranb. M-H Sun-Part WL birds butterflies Viburnum trilobum 2-7 10' X 10' White flowers in spring. Berries. American Cranberry Med. Sun-Part WL birds small mammals Yucca gloriosa 7-11 5' X 6' BEG. White flowers in June. Spanish Dagger Low Sun-Part WL bees butterflies FR Trees Acer circinatum 4-7 20' X 15' NAT. Yellow orange red fall leaves. Vine Maple Med. Shade-Part WL birds butterflies PNP Acer macrophyllum 5-8 60' X 40' NAT. Large spreading shade tree. Bigleaf Maple Med. Sun-Part WL bees birds butterflies PNP FR Alnus rubra 5-6 70' X 40' NAT. Yellow fall leaves. Red Alder High Sun-Part WL bees birds butterflies PNP FR Arbutus menziesii 7-9 50' X 40' NAT BEG. White flowers in spring. Madrone Low Sun-Part WL bees birds butterfly hummr PNP Betula papyrifera 2-7 50' X 35' NAT. White bark. Yellow fall leaves Paper Or Canoe Birch Med. Sun WL birds butterflies Calocedrus decurrens 5-8 50' X 15' NAT NEG. Pyramidal. Fragrant twigs. Incense Cedar Med. Sun-Part WL birds butterflies Catalpa speciosa 4-8 60' X 40' Orchid-like flowers in spring. Northern Catalpa M-H Sun-Part WL bees butterflies FR Celtis occidentalis 2-9 50' X 50' Light green leaves, Yellow in fall. Hackberry L-M Sun-Part WL bees birds butterflies FR Cercis canadensis 4-9 25' X 20' Pink sweet pea flowers in April. Eastern Redbud Med. Sun-Part WL bees butterflies hummers FR Cercis occidentalis 6-9 12' X 12' Pink sweet pea flowers in April. Western Redbud Low Sun-Part WL bees butterflies hummingbirds Chrysolepis chrysophylla 8-9 50' X 50' NAT BEG. Yellow flowers June-July. Golden Chinquapin Med. Shade WL Golden Streak Butterfly Cornus alternifolia 3-7 20' X 25' White flowers May-June. Red in fall Pagoda Dogwood Med. Sun-Part WL birds butterflies Cornus florida 5-9 25' X 25' White or pink flowers in April-May. Eastern Flowerng Dogwood Med. Sun-Part WL birds butterflies. FR Cornus nuttallii 7-9 30' X 20' NAT. Large white flowers in May. Pacific Dogwood L-M Sun-Part WL birds butterflies PNP Crataegus coccinea 4-7 20' X 20' White flowers in spring. Berries. Scarlet Hawthorn Med. Sun WL bees birds butterflies Crataegus douglasii 3-9 20'X 20' NAT. Clusters of white flowers. Black Hawthorn Med. Sun WL birds butterflies PNP FR Frangula purshiana 4-9 30' X 25' NAT. Tiny yellowish flower May-Jun. Cascara Buckthorn M-H Sun-Shade WL birds PNP FR Halesia carolina 4-8 30' X 25' Clusters of snow white flowers May. Carolina Silver Bell Med. Sun-Part WL bees birds butterflies Ilex cassine 7-11 25' X 10' BEG. Red berries fall-winter. Dahoon M-H Sun-Part WL bees birds butterflies Ilex opaca 5-10 25' X 20' BEG. Berries on females in winter. American Holly Med. Sun-Part WL birds butterflies Liriodendron tulipifera 4-9 70' X 40' Green or yellow flowers May-June. Tulip Tree Med. Sun WL bees butterflies hummingbirds Magnolia virginiana 5-10 25' X 25' Semi-evergreen. White summer flower Sweet Bay Magnolia Med. Sun-Part WL birds butterflies Malus fusca 6-8 25' X 20' NAT. White or pink flowers Apr-May. Pacific Crabapple M-H Sun-Part WL bees birds butterfly larva PNP Malus species 4-8 20' X 20' White, pink or red flowers Apr-May. Flowering Crabapple Med. Sun WL bees butterflies hummers FR Populus tremuloides 2-8 40' X 20' NAT. Golden leaves in fall. Quaking Aspen L-M Sun-Part WL birds butterflies PNP FR Prunus virginiana 2-7 25' X 20' NAT. White flowers in April-May. Chokecherry Med. Sun WL birds butterflies PNP FR Quercus garryana 7-10 60' X 30' NAT. Red fall leaves. Acorns. Oregon White Oak Med. Sun WL birds squirrels PNP FR Rhus typhina 3-8 20' X 25' Open. Red fall leaves and berries. Staghorn Sumac Low Sun-Shade WL bees birds Robinia 'Purple Robe' 3-8 40' X 30' White, pink or purple flowers. Purple Robe Locust L-M Sun-Part WL bees butterflies .FR Salix lasiandra 2-9 20' X 20' NAT. Shiny leaves flutter in wind. Pacific Willow M-H Sun-Part WL bees birds butterflies Sassafras albidum 4-9 60' X 30' Yellow spring flowers. Red in fall. Sasafrass L-M Sun-Part WL birds butterflies Tsuga heterophylla 5-8 100' X 30' NAT NEG. Large and small neetles. Western Hemlock Med. Sun-Part WL birds squirrels Umbellularia californica 7-10 40' X 25' NAT BEG. White flowers in spring. Oregon Myrtle L-M Sun-Shade WL bees birds butterflies Vines Campsis radicans 4-9 35' X 10' Orange flowers in July. Spreads. Trumpet Vine Med. Sun-Part WL hummingbirds Celastrus scandens 3-8 20' X 6' Orange fruit on female plants. American Bittersweet Med. Sun WL birds. Clematis columbiana 4-8 10' X 5' NAT. Lavender-blue flowers May-July Rock Clematis Med. Sun-Part WL bees butterflies hummingbirds Clematis ligusticifolia 5-7 15' X 5' NAT. White flowers April to August. Western White Clematis Med. Sun-Part WL bees butterflies hummingbirds Clematis occidentalis 4-8 10' X 5' NAT. Blue to violet flowers Apr-May Blue Virgin's Bower Med. Sun-Part WL bees butterflies hummingbirds Gelsemium sempervirens 7-10 15' X 15' BEG. Yellow flowers in early spring Carolina Jessamine Med. Sun WL bees butterflies hummingbirds Lonicera ciliosa 5-9 15' X 25' NAT. Orange tubular flowers May-Jul Orange Honeysuckle Med. Sun-Part WL bees butterflies hummingbirds Lonicera hispidula 7-9 12' X 8' NAT. Pink-purple flowers May-June. Hairy Honeysuckle L-M Sun-Shade WL bees birds PNP Lonicera sempervirens 4-10 12' X 5' Semi-evergreen. Orange summer flwrs Trumpet Honeysuckle L-M Sun-Part WL bees butterflies hummers FR Wisteria frutescens 5-9 20' X 8' Fragrant lavender flowers in spring American Wisteria Med. Sun WL butterflies.
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