Penstemon serrulatus Cascade Penstemon, Beard Tongue Penstemon Serrulatus Type: Native Shrubby Perennial Exposure: Sun / Light Shade Water: Drought Tolerant, but prefers Regular Water This local native is often seen near stream edges and inContinue reading
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Foxglove
Digitalis purpurea Foxglove Digitalis purpurea Type: Biennial Exposure: Sun / Part Shade Water: Regular / Drought tolerant This native flower of the Pacific Northwest (and much of the rest of temperate North America) is aContinue reading
Camas
Camassia quamash Camas Camassia quamash Type: Native Perennial from Bulb Exposure: Sun / Part Shade Water: Regular to Moist This long-lived bulb used to be a food crop for native peoples here in the PacificContinue reading
Pink Fawn Lily
Erythronium revolutum Pink Fawn Lily Erythronium revolutum Type: Perennial from Bulbs Exposure: Light Shade Water: Regular This handsome perennial is a native woodland plant that can be found in the coastal regions of British Columbia,Continue reading
Evergreen Huckleberry
Vaccinium ovatum Evergreen Huckleberry Vaccinium ovatum Type: Evergreen Native Shrub Exposure: Sun / Part Shade Water: Regular to Drought Tolerant once established Here’s a versatile, under-used evergreen native with lots to offer. In spring, colorfulContinue reading
Indian Plum
Oemleria cerasiformis Indian Plum Oemleria cerasiformis Type: Deciduous Shrub Exposure: Part Shade Water: Regular This plant, a familiar native of the Pacific Northwest, commonly forms part of the understory of Douglas fir, alder, and westernContinue reading
Licorice Fern
Polypodium glycyrrhiza Licorice Fern Polypodium glycyrrhiza Type: Evergreen Fern Exposure: Full Shade to Full Sun (in cooler summer areas) Water: Regular to Drought Tolerant One for Jill These are the evergreen native ferns that areContinue reading
Pacific Waxmyrtle
Myrica californica Pacific Waxmyrtle, California Waxmyrtle Myrica california Type: Evergreen Large Shrub or Small Tree Exposure: Sun / Part Shade Water: Drought Tolerant Once Established This dense, evergreen shrub is native to the west coastContinue reading
Sword Fern
Polystichum munitum Sword Fern Polystichum munitum Type: Evergreen Fern Exposure: Part / Full Shade Water: Regular Sword ferns are a very familiar sight in this part of the world; the woods are full of ’em.Continue reading
Red Osier Dogwood
Cornus sericea Red Osier Dogwood Cornus sericea (or c. stolonifera) Type: Deciduous Native Shrub Exposure: Sun / Shade Water: Regular to Ample This shrubby variety of Dogwood grows wild in moist locales from Alaska toContinue reading