Native Plant Sale
Flowers
Key to codes below...
Sun Preferences:
A = Prefers full sun,
B = Can tolerate sun or some shade,
C = Prefers shade
Special Uses:
1 = Attracts insects, bees, and butterflies,
2a = Birds,
2b = Hummingbirds,
3 = Wildlife, forage, cover and food,
4 = Bank stabilization,
5 = Ornamental
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| Broad Leaved Shooting Star (Dodecatheon hendersonii) |
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Mature Height | 5 -16 inches |
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| Sun¹ | A, B |
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| Soil Conditions | Well drained soil and a dry summer period |
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| Special Uses² | 1, 5 |
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| Conditions | Has a showy flower than can range in color from magenta to deep lavender to white. Flowers bloom Feb. - May, then die back after rains cease. |
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| Photo © Seven Oaks Native Nursery |
| Common Selfheal (Prunella vulgaris) |
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Mature Height | 4-20 inches |
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| Sun¹ | A - B |
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| Soil Conditions | Moist - dry |
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| Special Uses² | 1, 5 |
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| Conditions | Erect stems with opposite leaves. Purple flowers May - September attract pollinators. |
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| Photo © Amy Bartow |
| Douglas Aster (Aster subspicatus) |
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Mature Height | 2' |
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| Sun¹ | A |
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| Soil Conditions | Moderate moisture |
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| Special Uses² | 1, 5 |
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| Conditions | Grows in meadows, forest clearings, and salt and fresh water wetlands. Purple flower late summer |
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| Photo © Matt Blakeley-Smith, Native Plant Society of Oregon |
| Goats Beard (Aruncus dioicus) |
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Mature Height | 3-6' |
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| Sun¹ | A-B |
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| Soil Conditions | Moist to dry |
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| Special Uses² | 1, 5 |
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| Conditions | Tiny white spiked flowers. |
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Photo © Thomas G. Barnes @ USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Barnes, T.G. & S.W. Francis. 2004.
Wildflowers and ferns of Kentucky. University Press of Kentucky. |
| Great Camas (Camassia leichtlinii) |
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Mature Height | 2 - 4' |
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| Sun¹ | A-B |
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| Soil Conditions | Heavy soil, meadows |
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| Special Uses² | 5 |
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| Conditions | Star-like slender-petaled blossoms of creamy white or blue on tall spikes in spring. |
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| Photo © Gary A. Monroe @ USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database |
| Meadow Checkermallow (Sidalcea campestris) |
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Mature Height | 18" - 78" |
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| Sun¹ | A, B |
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| Soil Conditions | Moist |
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| Special Uses² | 1, 5 |
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| Conditions | Showy perennial with tall spikes of white to pale pink flowers. |
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| Photo © Matt Blakeley-Smith, Native Plant Society of Oregon |
| Milkweed (Asclepias speciosa) |
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Mature Height | 2 - 3' |
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| Sun¹ | A |
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| Soil Conditions | Moderate moisture |
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| Special Uses² | 1, 5 |
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| Conditions | Beautiful scent, 2-tiered flower with pink petals in summer. Essential host for Monarch butterfly. |
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| Photo © Matt Blakeley-Smith, Native Plant Society of Oregon |
| Oregon Iris (Irix tenax) |
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Mature Height | 1 - 2' |
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| Sun¹ | A |
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| Soil Conditions | Dry meadows, pastures |
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| Special Uses² | 5 |
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| Conditions | Low growing with grass-like blades. Showy dark blue flower. Natives used leaves for rope-making. |
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| Photo © Matt Blakeley-Smith, Native Plant Society of Oregon |
| Oregon Sunshine (Eriophyllum lanatum) |
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Mature Height | 10-24 inches |
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| Sun¹ | A |
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| Soil Conditions | Dry |
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| Special Uses² | 1. 5 |
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| Conditions | Perennial wooly gray foliage with yellow flowers. Dry open habitat. Host plant for Painted Lady Butterfly. |
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| Photo © Teresa Matteson |
| Red Columbine (Aquilegia formosa) |
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Mature Height | 12-18 inches |
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| Sun¹ | A |
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| Soil Conditions | Moist meadows, streams |
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| Special Uses² | 1, 2b, 5 |
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| Conditions | Fern like foliage, delicate red flowers. |
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| Photo © Matt Blakeley-Smith, Native Plant Society of Oregon |
| Slender Cinquefoil (Potentilla gracillis) |
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Mature Height | 15 - 30 inches |
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| Sun¹ | A |
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| Soil Conditions | Wet grassland, open woods |
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| Special Uses² | 5 |
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| Conditions | Prefers sandy well-drained soil. Yellow flowers. Runners. |
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| Photo © Tom Kaye, Institute for Applied Ecology. Inset © Matt Blakeley-Smith, Native Plant Society of Oregon |
| Tiger Lily (Lilium columbianum) |
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Mature Height | 2 - 4' |
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| Sun¹ | A, B, C |
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| Soil Conditions | Moist, Well-drained |
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| Special Uses² | 5 |
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| Conditions | Meadows, thickets, open forests and clearings. Flowers May to August. Orange flowers with purple spots. |
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| Photo © Seven Oaks Native Nursery |
| Western Buttercup (xxx) |
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Mature Height | 6 - 24 inches |
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| Sun¹ | A, B |
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| Soil Conditions | Prefers moist well drained soil |
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| Special Uses² | 1, 5 |
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| Conditions | Has bright yellow flowers and is one of the earliest bloomers in spring. |
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| Photo © Seven Oaks Native Nursery |
| Western Geranium (Geranium oreganum) |
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Mature Height | 10" - 30" |
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| Sun¹ | A, B |
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| Soil Conditions | Moist |
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| Special Uses² | 1, 5 |
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| Conditions | Fairly showy perennial in meadows and forest openings. Reddish-purple flowers. |
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| Photo © Matt Blakeley-Smith, Native Plant Society of Oregon |
| Yarrow (Achillea millefolium) |
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Mature Height | 0.5 - 2' |
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| Sun¹ | A-B |
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| Soil Conditions | Low water, poor soil |
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| Special Uses² | 1, 5 |
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| Conditions | Flat topped white flower on fern-like aromatic leaves. Good dried flower. Attracts beneficial bugs. |
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| Photo © Matt Blakeley-Smith, Native Plant Society of Oregon |
| Yellow Monkeyflower (Mimulus guttatus) |
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Mature Height | 2' |
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| Sun¹ | A-B |
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| Soil Conditions | Watersheds, Mnt. Streams |
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| Special Uses² | 2b, 5 |
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| Conditions | Large yellow flowers in late fall. Not drought tolerant |
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| Photo © Teresa Matteson, Benton Soil & Water Conservation District |
Last updated: 19 Nov 2011 2:40 PM PST
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