Native Plant Descriptions - Native Plant Sale 2016
This year we offer 20 species of evergreen and deciduous trees, shrubs and perennials including favorites like Red Flowering Currant, Evergreen Huckleberry and some new and noteworthy additions like Pacific Bleeding Heart, Licorice Fern, and Blue Elderberry. Some species have been selected particularly for being somewhat drought tolerant. Native plants are beautiful in the garden and landscape, are beneficial for wildlife, and improve habitat and plant diversity. Once established, native plants tend to require less maintenance and fertilizers than other landscape plants.
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PLANT CHARACTERISTICS
Young trees are fast growing, pyramidal, and densely branched. Excellent tree for wildlife gardens. 120'. Douglas Fir Detail
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MOISTURE
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EXPOSURE
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Leaves turn yellow to orange in Fall. Similar to vine maple, also suited in rocky, drier areas, along shoreline and forest edges. 3-30'. Douglas Maple Detail
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Fast growing pine, compact and rounded, more open with age. Does well in rock gardens or containers. 45'. Shore Pine Detail
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Slender stemmed, rhizomatous shrub. Small fragrant flowers bloom late spring to mid-summer. Nectar plant for butterflies, rosehips provide food for birds. 5'. Baldhip Rose Detail
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Deciduous shrub/small tree, multi-stemmed. Grows up to 18’ across. Tiny, creamy flowers in late spring to mid-summer. Edible, dark blue berries. Fairly drought tolerant. Good for wildlife and butterflies. 10-30'. Blue Elderberry Detail
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Large, branching shrub or small tree. Woolly catkins. Tolerates flooding, good for erosion control and wet places in hedgerows and wildlife gardens. 18'. Hooker Willow Detail
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Bushy evergreen shrub with small shiny green leaves and pinkish white flowers. Does well in shade and provides food for wildlife. Blooms April to July. 4-10' Evergreen Huckleberry Detail
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Deciduous shrub/small tree. Greenish-white flowers bloom in drooping racemes in late winter to mid-spring. Flowers attract hummingbirds, red-orange fruits are eaten by birds. 15'. Indian Plum Detail
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Kinnikinnick (Arctostaphylos uva -ursi)
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Prostrate, evergreen shrub forms mats up to 15’ across. Smooth, reddish bark, leathery leaves. Pink, flowers bloom mid-spring to early summer. Bright red fruits. (Groundcover). Kinnikinnick Detail
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Spreading, evergreen shrub up to 6’ wide. Resinous, fragrant foliage. Tiny, fragrant white flowers bloom in dense panicles in early to late summer. 10'. Mountain Balm Detail
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Tolerates dry shade under big trees. Evergreen shrub with glossy foliage. Tiny maroon flowers bloom mid-spring to mid –summer. 3'. Mountain Boxwood Detail
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Deciduous shrub. Leaves turn red in fall. Whitish flowers bloom later spring to early summer. Elliptical red fruits in late summer and fall. 10'. Oval Leafed Viburnum Detail
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Graceful, deciduous tree, readily reproduces from suckers. Bark is smooth and greenish-white. Rounded-ovate to heart-shaped leaves characteristically flutter in the wind. Up to 60'. Quaking Aspen Detail
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Upright, multi-stemmed shrub with showy clusters of deep pink flowers. Very attractive to hummingbirds and other pollinators. Blooms early; Feb- March. 3-10'. Red Flowering Currant Detail
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Spreading, thicket-forming shrub with white flower clusters. Bright red stems provide winter color. Important species for wildlife. Flowers April-June. 15-20'. Red Osier Dogwood Detail
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Creeping to erect shrub with hairy branching stems and dark leathery leaves. White bell-shaped flowers. 3-7'. Salal Detail
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Spreading shrub with yellow paired flowers; shiny black berries. Attractive to hummingbirds and other pollinators. Blooms April-July. 6-9'. Twinberry Detail
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Perennial fern unfurls in fall and remains green throughout winter. Creeping rhizomes taste like licorice. Welcome splash of green in the winter landscape. Up to 28'. Licorice Fern Detail
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Herbaceous perennial grows from slender, spreading rhizomes. Finely divided, fern-like leaves. Flowers purplish-pink with rounded, heart-shaped spurs. Blooms early spring to mid-summer. 1'. Pacific Bleeding Heart Detail
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Deciduous perennial grows from creeping rhizomes. Leafy flowering shoots height 3’. Flowers are blue or violet. Blooms mid-summer to mid-fall. Attracts butterflies and other insects. 3'. Douglas Aster Detail
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