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Acer macrophyllum Size/Zone: Bare root 12-18"Sun: Prefers full sun, can tolerate some sun or shade Soil Conditions: Well drained soil Special Uses: Timber, supports pollinators, birds Supports mosses, ferns and lichens, provides seeds and habitat for wildlife. Yellow fall color. Excellent shade producer. Habitat Notes: Common along larger waterways in the county. Needs moist soils that are well-drained year around. Top often dies during 1st year, but resprout extremely likely. A favorite of Yamhill Co. deer. Very susceptible to heart rot which creates great cavities for wildlife. ID Notes: Hanging clusters of flowers before leaves open in very early spring. Large fanning leaves which turn golden to orange in fall. -
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Gaillardia aristata Size/Seed Zone: Potted Plant Lovely plant for home gardens, does well in sunny areas, great for pollinators. USDA Plant Database Wildflower Native Plant Database -
Dicentra formosa Size/Seed Zone: Potted Plant Fern like perennial (1ft. tall) with pinkish-purple heart shaped flowers forming clusters. Prefers moist, shady conditions in forests or along streams or among other garden plants.USDA Plant DatabaseWildflower Native Plant Database Photo Credits: The Wild Garden, www.nwplants.com -
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Penstemon ovatus Size/Seed Zone: Potted PlantBroadleaf Penstemon is a deer-resistant wildflower with bright purplish-blue flowers. It is long-lived and attracts many native pollinators, including bumblebees.
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Frangula purshiana Size/Seed Zone: Bare root 12-18"Sun: Can tolerate sun or some shade, or full shade Soil Conditions: Wet to fairly dry Special Uses: Supports pollinators, wildlife, forage, cover, food, bank stabilization Erect tall shrub or small tree with smooth, silver-grey bark. Glossy green leaves, greenish-yellow small flowers, black berries. Habitat Notes: Occurs in moist well drained soils along streams. More typically found in foothills and mountains of the coast range. ID Notes: Can take a tree or shrub form. Leaves look similar to an alder leaf (distinctly veined). New wood is reddish. Prolific fruit starts green and turns dark purplish-black in the fall. Locally referred to as Chittam tree. -
Fritillaria affinis Size/Seed Zone: Potted PlantThis bulbous perennial with brownish-purple flowers on slender, erect stems will grow around 4 feet tall. The Chocolate Lily prefers well-drained soils with sunlight, but will do fine in a dry summer.
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Sequoia sempervirens Size/Seed Zone: Bare root Mature Height: 200'+ Sun: Prefers full sun, can tolerate sun or some shade Soil Conditions: Moist Special Uses: Wildlife, forage, cover, food Can be used in landscape settings if irrigated or roots have access to supplemental water. Found in Southwest Oregon. USDA Plant Database Wildflower Native Plant Database Photo Credits:The Wild Garden, www.nwplants.com and Wikimedia Commons -
Fragaria chiloensis Size/Seed Zone: Potted Plant Evergreen perennial, 4” tall 3’ wide. White flowers spring to summer; edible fruit for wildlife, spreads vigorously by runners & is easy to remove or divide for propagation. Prefers sun to part shade, well drained soils & supports birds and beneficial insects. Great ground cover.USDA Plant DatabaseWildflower Native Plant Database Photo Credits: The Wild Garden, www.nwplants.com -
Delphinium trolliifolium Size/Seed Zone:Potted Plant Large shiny basal leaves with smaller leaves near flower. Flower is a vivid purplish blue with white upper petals in the center. Blooms in early summer and does best in semi-shaded woodlands. It is toxic to livestock when ingested. USDA Plant DatabaseWildflower Native Plant Database Photo Credit: Bransford, W.D. and Dolphia -
Camassia quamash Size/Seed Zone: Potted PlantThis clumping perennial with purple star shaped flowers will grow on a 12-18 inch stem. It prefers moist, well-drained soils and will do well in both high sunlight and medium sunlight environments.
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Blechnum spicant Size/Seed Zone: Potted Plant Medium sized evergreen preferring shade and moist soils. The ladder-shaped fronds form a basal rosette from which the newest fronds shoot straight up, forming a central vertical grouping.USDA Plant DatabaseWildflower Native Plant Database Photo Credits: The Wild Garden, www.nwplants.com -
Pseudotsuga menziesii Size/Seed Zone: Bare root 12-18" / 251 Sun: Prefers Full Sun Soil Conditions: Grows on all but wettest soil Special Uses: Timber, supports pollinators, Birds Oregon’s state tree can live over 1,000 years. Thick bark enables it to survive moderate fire. Fast growing, great for wind break. -
Pseudotsuga menziesii Size/Seed Zone: Bare root 12"- 18" / 251 Sun: Prefers Full Sun Soil Conditions: Grows on all but wettest soil Special Uses: Timber, supports pollinators, Birds Oregon’s state tree can live over 1,000 years. Thick bark enables it to survive moderate fire. Fast growing, great for wind break. Habitat Notes: A true timber tree found in both the Coast & Cascade ranges. Prefers moist, but well-drained soils. Do not plant this in heavy clay soils! It may survive & grow initially, but will start to die as the roots reach into the water table. Needs full sun exposure. ID Notes: Lower branches droop while upper branches swoop up. Soft pliable needles in a radial arrangement around the stem. Buds are oval-conical with a pointed apex.
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Viola adunca Size/Seed Zone: Potted Plant Low-growing, triangular leaves and bright blue to blue-violet flowers. Thrives in a variety of sun conditions as long as it has ample moisture. Host plant for the threatened Oregon Silverspot Butterfly. USDA Plant DatabaseWildflower Native Plant Database Photo Credits: The Wild Garden, www.nwplants.com -
Chamaenerion (Epilobium) angustif Size/Seed Zone: Potted Plant Pink spiked flowers in summer; grows after burns; spreads vigorously by seed USDA Plant Database Wildflower Native Plant Database -
Sequoiadendron giganteum Size/Seed Zone: Bare Root Mature Height: 200'+ Sun: Prefers Full Sun Soil Conditions: Prefers well drained sites Special Uses: Wildlife, forage, cover, food Excellent specimen tree. Dense gray-green foliage and reddish brown bark. Northern California native. USDA Plant Database Wildflower Native Plant Database -
Aruncus dioicus Size/Seed Zone: Potted PlantDense showy plant with feathery clusters of cream colored flowers that appear in May through mid-July. May reach up to 6 feet tall and prefers filtered sun along forest edges.USDA Plant DatabaseWildflower Native Plant Database Photo Credits: The Wild Garden, www.nwplants.com, Walter Siegmund, Georges Jansoone -
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Ribes aureum Size/Zone: BR 12 - 18"Sun: Sun, Part Shade, Shade Soil Conditions: Dry, Moist Special Uses: Shrub with maple like lobed leaves and sweetly scented yellow tubular flowers. Reaches 10 feet tall and blooms in early spring. Does well in moist but sunny areas. -
Solidago canadensis Size/Seed Zone: Potted Plant Full sun, dry to moist soil are requirements for this late summer bloomer. 2 to 5’ tall by 3’, foliage gives way to clusters of showy yellow flowers utilized by beneficial insects, butterflies, birds, and other pollinators. Found naturally in moist meadows, open woods & roadsides. A great addition to a garden, good cut flowers.USDA Plant DatabaseWildflower Native Plant Database Photo Credits: The Wild Garden, www.nwplants.com and Wikimedia Commons -
Abies grandis Size/Seed Zone: Bare root 12"-18" /262Sun: Full Sun, some sun or shade, or full shade Soil Conditions: Moist, seasonally wet Special Uses: Wildlife, forage, cover, food Largest true fir, flat needles in two distinct horizontal rows, cones sit upright on branches. Good food and cover for wildlife.Habitat Notes: This fir is very similar to the more well known Douglas fir. It likes well-drained soils, but can tolerate slightly damper conditions than a Doug. fir. It can tolerate shade early in life, but needs full sun exposure to mature properly. Do not plant in wetland soils! ID Notes: Similar in appearance to a Douglas fir, but the needles are flatter and have 2 white stripes on the underside. -
Brodiaea elegans Size/Seed Zone: Potted Plant An umbel of several violet or blue-violet, funnel-shaped flowers at top of a leafless stalk with a few long, very narrow basal leaves that are usually withered by flowering time. Mounds of narrow leaves, 4-16 in. in height, arise in late winter to early spring and brown when the flower buds have swollen. The flowering stem is about the same height as the leaves, bearing a terminal umble of small, tubular, violet-pink flowers. The intensity of color and number of flowers varies within the species. -
Dodecatheon hendersonii Size/Seed Zone:Potted Plant Thick, egg shaped basal leaves with erect stem that has a purple to magenta flower that appears to be turned inside out. Also referred to as mosquito bills or sailor caps. Found in cool, moist shady areas. USDA Plant DatabasePhoto Credits: The Wild Garden, www.nwplants.com -
Calocedrus decurrens Size/Seed Zone: Bare root Mature Height: 100-150'Sun: Prefers full sun Soil Conditions: Moist sites Special Uses: Birds, wildlife, forage, cover, food Attractively shaped conifer with dense foliage, often used in home landscapes. Wood has pleasant odor. Photo Credit: https://landscapeplants.oregonstate.edu/plants/calocedrus-decurrens -
Oemleria cerasiformis Size/Zone: Bare root 12 - 18"Sun: Prefers full sun, can tolerate sun or some shade Soil Conditions: Dry to moist soil Special Uses: Supports pollinators, birds, hummingbirds One of the first plants to bloom (Jan or Feb). White flowers yield small purple edible plums. Highly sought by birds. (Also known by the common name Indian Plum.)Habitat Notes: Prefers moist, but well drained sites along streambanks. Will grow in sun or shade. Plant in understory of mature forest or in open field and it should fare well unless it gets too dry. Suckering habit. ID Notes: Upright, multi-stemmed. Drooping, white flower clusters will open in early spring before leaves open. Leaves are oblong and soft. Produces cherry like fruit which starts out orange and turns reddish-purple. Can be considered a small tree. -
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Size/Seed Zone:Potted PlantSun: Prefers full sun, can tolerate sun and some shade Soil Conditions: Prefers well drained soils Special Uses: Birds, wildlife, forage, cover, food, bank stabilization Attractive groundcover usually less than 12” tall with dark green leaves and red, edible, but tasteless berries. -
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Lupinus polyphyllus Size/Seed Zone: Potted Plant Large palmate leaves and showy white-pink to purple-blue pea-like flowers on stalks. Blooms May – August. USDA Plant Database -
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Adiantum aleuticum Size/Seed Zone: Potted Plant Delicate foliate on black stems; grows best in wet soil USDA Plant Database Wildflower Native Plant Database -
Sidalcea campestris Size/Seed Zone: Potted Plants Grows in dry grassy habitats and open areas. Blooms in midsummer and flowers can vary from pale pink to white. Up to 4 feet tall, nectar source for butterflies USDA Plant DatabaseWildflower Native Plant Database Photo Credits: Amy Bartow -
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Philadelphus lewisii Size/Seed Zone: Bare root 12 - 18"Sun: Partial Sun/Shade Soil Conditions: Moist soils, wet areas Special Uses: Supports pollinators, birds, hummingbirds Clusters of aromatic white flowers at branch ends that attract bees and butterflies in late spring to mid-summer. Erosion control.Habitat Notes: Occurs in a wide range of habitats from forested settings to rocky, dry sites. Filtered sunlight is ideal. Somewhat difficult to establish as a seedling, but fairly hardy after age 3 or so. ID Notes: Erect, loosely branched shrub with simple white fragrant flowers during the summer. Leaves are tender and egg shaped with fine teeth along the edges. -
Asclepias fascicularis Size/Seed Zone:Potted Plant Tall stems support a burst of intricate white to dusky-rose flowers. The long-leaved foliage is a pleasant brilliant green. Host for Monarch butterfly. USDA Plant DatabaseWildflower Native Plant Database Photo Credits: Thayne Tuason, Björn S -
Wyethia angustifolia Size/Seed Zone: Potted Plant Very showy, large sunflower type flowers grow from thick masses of “mule eared” leaves. Large seeds attract goldfinches in summer. Does well in open full sun areas. USDA Plant DatabaseWildflower Native Plant Database Photo Credits: Tom Hilton -
Allium amplectens Size/Seed Zone: Potted PlantAn ornamental perennial bulb with spherical flower heads carrying many white florets that can grow up to 20 inches tall when it's flowering and prefers moist, well drained soil.
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Abies procera Size/Seed Zone: Bare root 12"-18"- 251 Sun: Prefers Full Sun, can tolerate sun or some shade Soil Conditions:Prefers deep, rich soils Special Uses: Christmas Trees, wildlife, forage, cover, food Largest true fir, flat needles in two distinct horizontal rows, cones sit upright on branches. Good food and cover for wildlife. -
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Allium cernuum Size/Seed Zone: Potted Plant Grassy leaves with strong onion odor. Ornamental nodding head of flowers which vary from lavender to purple. Blooms July-August in dry open meadows and woodlands. USDA Plant DatabasePhoto Credits: The Wild Garden, www.nwplants.com -
Rosa nutkana Size/Seed Zone: Bare root 12 - 18"Sun: Prefers full sun Soil Conditions: Dry, well drained sites Special Uses: Supports pollinators, birds, hummingbirds Forms dense clumps with large pink flowers. Fruit eaten by birds and small mammals. Browse for deer and elk. Very hardy.Habitat Notes: Found in a variety of habitats from open, dry sites to boggy wet areas. Prefers full sun and some moisture to thrive. Prolific spreader. ID Notes: Straight thorns on stem. Small serrated leaves and pink flowers in early summer. Keeps rose hips through winter. -
Holodiscus discolor Size/Seed Zone: Bare root 12-18"Sun: Partial Sun/Shade Soil Conditions: Dry to moist site Special Uses: Supports pollinators, birds Multi-stemmed adaptable shrub with persistent frothy white blooms that attract pollinators and provide good cover for birds.Habitat Notes: Found in moist forested sites in the understory and along edges. Somewhat difficult to establish when young, but hardy in later years. ID Notes: Upright multi-stemmed shrub. Plumes of white flowers in mid- summer. Flowers quickly turn brown and persist into fall. Leaves are somewhat similar to a tiny oak leaf with a grayish cast. -
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Lonicera ciliosa Size/Seed Zone: Bare root 10 - 20' Sun: Full sun to partial shade Soil Conditions: Moist or dry soil Special Uses: Supports hummingbirds, pollinators, birds, wildlife forage Especially beloved by bumblebees and hummingbirds; can grow well on a trellis in a home garden -
Erythronium oregonum Size/Seed Zone:Potted PlantA bulbous perennial with cream/white flowers, one per stem that prefers moist, well drained soil and partial shade.
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Iris tenax Size/Seed Zone: Potted Plant Perennial herb that resembles commercial iris varieties. Grows in clumps with purple to blue flowers. Foliage makes a nice border. Tolerates a range of soil conditions. Sun to part shade.USDA Plant DatabaseWildflower Native Plant Database Photo Credits: The Wild Garden, www.nwplants.com -
Sedum oreganum Size/Seed Zone: Potted Plant Easy to grow creeping groundcover which does well in hot, dry sites with poor soil. Evergreen tiny jade like leaves with yellow starry flowers in summer. Excellent for pollinators, especially native bees. USDA Plant DatabaseWildflower Native Plant Database Photo Credits: The Wild Garden, www.nwplants.com -
Quercus garryana Size/Seed Zone: Bare root 12 - 18"Sun: Prefers full sun Soil Conditions: Well drained soils Special Uses: Timber, supports pollinators, birds, hummingbirds Forms wide spreading branches and is slow growing. Important wildlife species. Habitat Notes: Can thrive in a variety of sites from dry, exposed slopes to moist riparian areas. Needs full sun and plenty of space. Do not plant with conifers or fast growing hardwoods. ID Notes: Leaf is distinctly lobed and shiny. Bark is grey. The county’s only native oak. The only local tree that produces acorns. -
Physocarpus capitatus Size/Seed Zone: Bare root 12 - 18"Sun: Full sun, can tolerate sun or some shade, or full shade Soil Conditions: Moist soils along wetlands Special Uses: Birds Large spreading, attractive shrub with rounded clusters of white flowers. Maple like leaves, thin shredded bark.Habitat Notes: Prefers moist, but well drained sites along streambanks. Can take full sun exposure well. One of the hardiest shrubs in the county. A riparian “workhorse”. ID Notes: Maple like leaves. Orange peeling bark as the shrub matures. White flower clusters in early summer turning to clusters of red fruit in late summer. -
Betula papyrifera Size/Zone: Bare root 50-70'Sun: Prefers full sun Soil Conditions: Moist but well-drained, slightly acidic preferred Special Uses: Supports bank stabilization Currently considered a possible replacement species for Oregon Ash; typically fast-growing but not long-lived -
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Populus tremuloides Size/Zone: Bare root 30-50'Sun: Prefers full sun Soil Conditions: Moist soils Special Uses: Supports bank stabilization Green catkin flowers in spring on male trees; leaves appear to shake in wind; smooth bark; spreads by root runners; another possible ash replacement -
Alnus rubra Size/Seed Zone: Bare root 12-18"Sun: Prefers full sun Soil Conditions: Moist soils, wet areas Special Uses: Timber, supports pollinators, birds, hummingbirds Good species to plant along streams to provide shade and erosion control. Brownish catkins in the spring.Habitat Notes: Native to the foothills and coast range mountains. Prefers gravelly over clay soils. Prefers full sun conditions. Will be prone to moisture stress during 1st summer. Will grow 3 ft. + / year after established. ID Notes: Leaves are very coarse and deeply veined with slightly serrated edges. Catkins also distinctive. Bark is smooth, light gray and often white with lichens. -
Aquilegia formosa Size/Seed Zone: Potted Plant Erect perennial herb (to 3’) with soft foliage and ornate drooping red to yellow flowers. Likes moist, open to partially shaded sites in the forest or in flower beds.USDA Plant DatabaseWildflower Native Plant Database Photo Credits: The Wild Garden, www.nwplants.com -
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Sambucus racemosa Size/Zone: BR 12 - 24" Sun: Full sun, can tolerate sun or some shade, full shadeSoil Conditions: Best on well drained soils Special Uses: Supports pollinators, birds, hummingbirds Does well on stream banks, produces white creamy flowers between April and July. Red berries should be prepared to be considered edible. -
Ribes sanguineum Size/Seed Zone: Bare root 12 - 18"Sun: Full sun, can tolerate sun or some shade Soil Conditions: Best on well drained soils Special Uses: Supports pollinators, birds, hummingbirds Beautiful ornamental shrub with white, pink, to deep red flowers that attract butterflies and hummingbirds.Habitat Notes: Often occurs in disturbed sites in full or partial sunlight. Occupies open areas rather than shrubby understory settings. ID Notes: Upright multi-stemmed shrub with distinct pink flowers in early spring. Leaves resemble a salmonberry leaf. Veined and ruffled leaf.
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