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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. -
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 -
Sambucus cerulea Size/Seed Zone: Bare Root 12 - 18"Sun: Full sun, can tolerate sun or some shade, or full shade Soil Conditions: Prefers well drained soils Special Uses: Supports pollinators, birds, hummingbirds Fast growing handsome shrub. Excellent food and cover species. White flower clusters produce edible berries.Habitat Notes: Thrives along streambanks & forest edges. Tends to dry out easily. Needs some moisture year around. Will tolerate sun exposure if it has moisture around roots. Hardiness at a young age goes up significantly with seedling size when planted (bigger is better). ID Notes: Upright tree / shrub. Plumes of yellowish-white flowers in early summer. Opposite, oblong leaves with pointed tips. Leaves are 15-25 cm long, 1-5 cm wide (longer than red elderberry). Large blue fruit clusters. -
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 -
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
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