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(Achillea millefolium) |
Western yarrow (1-3 ft tall x 1 ft wide; rhizomatous) is a common wildflower in disturbed areas, roadsides, and in meadows. Deer and elk browse the flowers but not the foliage. Pollinators: bees, flies, wasps, butterflies, moths. | |||
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(Allium cernuum) |
Nodding onion (1 ft x 0.5 ft) is completely edible (bulbs, leaves, stems, and flowers) and has a pleasant but strong onion flavor. Add the flowers to a dish for an interesting and delicious garnish. It's amazing for pollinators: bumble and honey bees, beetles, flies, butterflies, and even moths utilize this plant. | |||
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(Anaphalis margaritacea) |
Pearly everlasting (1-3 ft x 0.5-2 ft; rhizomatous) is a beautiful white flower that persists to winter. Pollinators: bumblebees, beetles, wasps, flies, butterflies, and moths. | |||
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(Aquilegia formosa) |
Western columbine (1-3 ft x 0.5-1 ft) is a highly attractive and unique shaped flower. Pollinators: Hummingbirds, bees, bumblebees, and moths. | |||
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(Artemisia suksdorfii) |
Coastal mugwort (1-4 ft x 1-2 ft; rhizomatous) is an aromatic shrub with yellowish non-showy flowers that are wind pollinated. Deer and elk won't browse this one. | |||
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(Asarum caudatum) |
Wild ginger (0.5 ft x 0.5 ft; rhizomatous) has an interesting shaped brown/red/purple flower. Unlike what its common name suggests, it is not related to actual ginger. It does produce a +- similar fragrance, however consumption of large amounts could be TOXIC. Deer/elk likely won't browse this. | |||
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(Camassia quamash) |
Camas (1 ft x 0.5 ft) is a beautiful flowering plant native to our coastal headlands and balds. In the coast range it used to be much more abundant and now can only be found in a limited number of sites. It's a HIGHLY ATTRACTIVE plant for bees, bumble bees and hummingbirds. | |||
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(Delphinium trolliifolium) |
Cow poison (4 ft x 1 ft), like its common name suggests, is TOXIC to cattle and livestock. It's a native though, so if you don't have livestock and are planting to liven up your garden or support pollinators, this early bloomer is a good option. Pollinators: Hummingbirds, butterflies, and moths. | |||
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(Dicentra formosa) |
Bleeding heart (1 ft x 2 ft; rhizomatous) is another unique but beautiful flower. If you give it room to creep, this one will expand and takeup any open space. Common across the PNW, but still good for native bees and hummingbirds. | |||
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(Erigeron glaucus) |
Seaside daisy (0.5 ft x 1 ft; rhizomatous) is adapted to the direct coast (salt spray) and coastal meadows. It's easy to grow and will flower throughout the summer with consistent deadheading and water. Pollinators: bees, beetles, wasps, and flies. | |||
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(Eriophyllum lanatum) |
Oregon sunshine (1 ft x 2 ft) is adapted to dry/exposed areas with shallow soils, and dry meadows. Once established it's highly drought tolerant. It produces beautiful yellow flowers that pop against it's woolly foliage. If you're one to forget to water your plants, this one can endure quite a lot of neglect and might be for you. Pollinators: Bees, bumblebees, beetles, wasps, flies, and moths. | |||
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(Fritillaria affinis) |
Chocolate lily (3 ft x 1 ft) is another species that historically used to be much more abundant on the landscape. It's a spring bloomer that has a unique, subtle, and underappreciated color. Pollinators: Bees, flies, hummingbirds. | |||
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(Iris tenax) |
Toughleaf iris (1 ft x 1 ft; rhizomatous) is an early bloomer that has likely caught your eye driving around the coast. It has a beautiful bloom, and since it's rhizomatous, it often grows in large patches. Pollinators are limited to native bees. | |||
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(Lilium columbianum) |
Tiger lily (3-5 ft x 1 ft) has a shocking display of orange flowers. You can find it in open meadows, and partial shade/sun within forests, especially along roadsides. Pollinators: native bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds. | |||
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(Lupinus rivularis) |
Riverbank lupine (3 ft x 3 ft) is a versitile species, growing along stream/riverbanks, in riparian areas, roadsides, meadows, and gravelbars. Its bloom is as beautiful as any other lupine, although maybe not as fragrant as some. Pollinators: bees and bumblebees. | |||
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(Marah oregana) |
Coastal manroot (10 ft x 20 ft) is named after the tuberous root which can grow to be the size of an adult person. It uses the stored starches in the root to feed its growth and climb/partially smother taller plants, even mature Himalayan blackberry. It can be found in meadows, forest edges, or riparian areas. The fruit is a small spikey gourd that's TOXIC to humans. Pollinators include native bees. | |||
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(Penstemon cardwellii) |
Cardwell's penstemon (0.5 ft x 3 ft) is a low growing prostrate penstemon with flowers that appear large against the comparitavely small leaves. It will sprawl and root at the nodes. Along the central coast, this species is typically found at the tops of our mountains. Give it plenty of light and avoid salt spray and it should do fine. Pollinators: native bees, bumblebees, and hummingbirds. | |||
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(Penstemon rattanii) |
Rattan's penstemon (1 ft x 3 ft) is a taller penstemon than Cardwell's, and it's flowers are slightly smaller but very showy. It'll creep/root from branches but it's not too aggressive. It loves disturbance and will self sow in gravel and poor soils. Pollinators: native bees and bumblebees. | |||
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(Phacelia nemoralis) |
Shade phacelia (1.5 ft x 2.5 ft) is a beautiful and large phacelia that does incredibly well in poor to rich soils, and thrives in sun but tolerates moderate shade. It will self sow anywhere you have bare ground. The flowers, like most phacelias, are highly attractive to bees. It loves disturbance and will self sow in gravel and poor soils. Pollinators: native bees, bumblebees, and butterflies. | |||
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(Potentilla anserina) |
Pacific silverweed (1 ft x 5+ ft; rhizomatous) has unique pinnately lobed and serrate leaves and produces a small yellow flower. The flowers are sparse but this species can make an excellent groundcover. Too excellent, I'm told - it might take over your garden if given the chance. It also dies back each winter so the lucious groundcover isn't year-round. | |||
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(Scrophularia californica) |
California bee plant (3 ft x 2 ft), when grown in the right conditions can really entice and attract the native bees and other pollinators. It can cause your garden to buzz. The flowers might be small, but they're plentiful and a striking deep red. Pollinators: native bees, honey bees, bumble bees, beetles, wasps, flies, butterflies, and hummingbirds. | |||
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(Sedum oreganum) |
Sedum oreganum (0.1 ft x 0.1 ft) is adapted to rocky exposed sites. It does incredibly well on its own, but doesn't tolerate competition well. | |||
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(Solidago spathulata) |
Coast goldenrod (1 ft x 1 ft) is an attractive small statured shrub adapted to west coast dunes and coastal headlands. It has attractive yellow flowers clustered in a large inflorescence relative to the plant's size. Pollinators: native bees, honey bees, beetles, wasps, flies, moths, and butterflies. | |||
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(Solidago elongata) |
West Coast goldenrod (3 ft x 3 ft; rhizomatous) is much taller and more robust than coast goldenrod. It's found from coastal headlands to our Coast Range's mountain tops. This is an important species for pollinators, and is a late season bloomer. Blooms can last well into October. This is an amazing species, and I highly recommend it, but it can easily expand and dominate a flowerbed. Pollinators: native bees, bumble bees, honey bees, beetles, wasps, flies, moths, and butterflies. | |||
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(Symphyotrichum chilense) |
Pacific aster (3 ft x 2 ft; rhizomatous) is a late bloomer (August-October) but produces beautiful violet flowers that are found in salt spray meadows, salt marshes, and within coastal headlands. Pollinators: native bees, beetles, wasps, flies, and butterflies. | |||
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(Symphyotrichum subspicatum) |
Douglas' aster (4 ft x 2 ft; rhizomatous) is very similar to Pacific aster. Their range, habitats, and morphological characteristics all overlap. Telling one species from the other is incredibly difficult. Douglas' aster does tend to be taller and can be found at higher elevations (>1,500 ft). Pollinators: native bees, beetles, wasps, flies, and butterflies. | |||
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(Tanacetum bipinnatum) |
Dune tansy (2 ft x 2 ft; rhizomatous) has interesting foliage and bright yellow button shaped flowers. It's drought tolerant and can be found in dunes, but also does well in headlands, and even in seasonally ponded dune swales. | |||
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(Tellima grandiflora) |
Fringcup (2 ft x 2 ft; rhizomatous) is pleasantly fragrant and has striking white to pinkish flowers with deeply lobed and fringed petals that certainly catch the eye. It's a great ground cover species, and will creep with rhizomes and take-up space but it's not overly aggressive. Pollinators: native bees, beetles, wasps, flies, and hummingbirds. | |||
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(Tolmiea menziesii) |
Piggyback plant (1.5 ft x 1 ft; rhizomatous) has very interesting deeply lobed but small and sparse flowers. It makes a great ground cover. | |||
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(Clinopodium douglasii) |
Yerba buena (0.5 ft x 5 ft; stoloniferous) is a great ground cover. It doesn't produce large showy flowers, but as a member of the mint family its leaves produce a pleasant fragrance and makes a great tea. |