Native Plant Sale
Grasses and Groundcovers
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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| Deer Fern (Blechnum spicant) |
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Mature Height | 8" - 2' 6" |
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| Sun¹ | B, C |
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| Soil Conditions | moist acidic soil |
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| Special Uses² | 3, 5 |
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| Conditions | Beautiful, elegant ornamental clumping fern. |
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| Photo © David Wagner |
| Kinnikinnik (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi) |
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Mature Height | 6" - 12" |
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| Sun¹ | A |
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| Soil Conditions | Well drained |
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| Special Uses² | 1, 5 |
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| Conditions | Evergreen shrub with reddish bark and light green, hairy leaves. A wonderful landscape shrub for dry areas. |
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| Photo © Pat Breen, Department of Horticulture, Oregon State University |
| Piggyback Plant (Tolmeia menziesii) |
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Mature Height | 10 inches |
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| Sun¹ | B, C |
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| Soil Conditions | Moist |
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| Special Uses² | 1, 5 |
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| Conditions | Found in moist forests and stream banks at lower elevations. They produce a spike with small tubular flowers April - August. |
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| Photo © Tim Michelson |
| Roemer's Fescue (Festuca roemeri) |
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Mature Height | 10 - 35 in |
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| Sun¹ | B |
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| Soil Conditions | Moderately dry, well drained soil |
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| Special Uses² | 3 |
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| Conditions | Use in upland restoration, cut slope erosion control, open rocky meadows, and sloping transitional zones associated with dry prairies. Drought tolerant and good ground cover. |
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| Photo © Esther McEvoy |
| Salal (Gaultheria shallon) |
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Mature Height | 2 - 3' |
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| Sun¹ | B |
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| Soil Conditions | Dry to moist soils |
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| Special Uses² | 1, 3, 5 |
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| Conditions | Forms a dense low groundcover ideal for areas where tall shrubs are not desired but neither are weeds! Foliage used in floral arrangements. |
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| Photo © Pat Breen, Department of Horticulture, Oregon State University |
| Sword Fern (Polystichum munitum) |
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Mature Height | 3-5' |
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| Sun¹ | A, B, C |
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| Soil Conditions | Moist |
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| Special Uses² | 1, 5 |
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| Conditions | Large clumping evergreen fern. |
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| Photo © Pat Breen, Department of Horticulture, Oregon State University |
| Tufted Hair Grass (Kalapuya) (Deschampsia caespitosa) |
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Mature Height | 3 - 5 feet |
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| Sun¹ | A-B |
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| Soil Conditions | Throughout Willamette Valley |
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| Special Uses² | 3, 4, 5 |
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| Conditions | Good drought tolerance. Excellent tolerance of very wet winter conditions. Attractive as ornamental. Can spread via roots as well as seedlings. |
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| Photo © Seven Oaks Native Nursery |
| Wild Ginger (Asarum caudatum) |
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Mature Height | under 12 inches |
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| Sun¹ | B, C |
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| Soil Conditions | moist, well drained, acidic soil rich in organic matter |
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| Special Uses² | 5 |
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| Conditions | Beautiful spreading ground cover on the forest floor. Has a lemony ginger smell when crushed. |
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| Photo © Bob Pearson |
| Wood Sorrel (Oxalis oregana) |
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Mature Height | 8 inches |
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| Sun¹ | B, C |
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| Soil Conditions | Moist soil |
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| Special Uses² | 1, 5 |
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| Conditions | The leaves of Wood Sorrel resemble clover and form dense mats creating an excellent ground cover in shady areas. Flower color ranges from white to pink. |
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| Photo © Tim Michelson |
| Wood's Strawberry (Fragaria vesca) |
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Mature Height | 2 - 8 inches |
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| Sun¹ | B |
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| Soil Conditions | Woodland groundcover |
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| Special Uses² | 3, 5 |
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| Conditions | Deciduous groundcover. White to pink flowers in spring and early summer. Edible fruit. |
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| Photo © J.S. Peterson @ USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database |
Last updated: 19 Nov 2011 2:43 PM PST
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