Perennials
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ater aintenance ildlife eight ommoncientific regon pread ight vergreen easonal olor omments C S O H S L E S C W M W C Pincushion Flower N 1’-2’ 1’-2’ sun D long bloom white, pink L cut off old flower stalks Y excellent cut flowers, remove Scabiosa period during or light blue and dead foliage before spent flowers to encourage summer flowers spring growth begins abundant re-bloom
Oregon Stonecrop Y less 1/2-1’ sun E mat-forming leaves turn M shear off spent flowers N must have a well-drained site Sedum oreganum than plant bronze-purple 6” in fall
Sedum Y 6” 1’ + sun E forms large short stems L little maintenance needed N grows well in rocky areas and Sedum spathulifolium patches with clusters for this plant slopes with well drained soil of yellow flowers
Brilliant Stonecrop N 1-1 1-2’ sun E gray-green light-purple L cut to ground level prior N flower stalks and seed heads Hylotelephium 1/2’ leaves with fall color to new spring growth provide fall and winter interest, spectabile flower stems remove flower stalks prior to reaching upward spring growth
Goldenrod Y 1-3’ 1-2’ sun D late summer bright yellow L little maintenance is N good for cut flowers Solidago spp. bloom flowers needed, few pests attack this plant Ground Covers Kinnikinnick Y 6-12” 1-3’ sun or E shiny leaves, deep green M tip-prune plants when Y fruit provides winter food for Aretostaphylos uva-ursi part winter fruit leaves, young to encourage birds, site must have year-round Ground Covers shade orange-red density, remove damaged drainage, other varieties are fruit stems available
Beach Strawberry Y 6-12” 1-2’ sun D small scale white flowers L trim off during late winter Y glossy dark green leaves have Fragaria chiloensis groundcover in spring to encourage spring tooth-edged leaflets, produce a growth few seedy fruits
Carpet Broom N 1- 4-7’ sun D green stems bright yellow L remove damaged stems, N this low-growing plant is covered Genista pilosa 1 1/2’ with tiny leaves, flowers little maintenance needed with bright yellow flowers in early dense ground- spring, fairly fast growing cover
St. Johnswort N 1- 1’-2’ sun E showy summer yellow flowers L trim back or mow to N may be used as a ground-cover Hypericum calycinum 1 1/2’ flowers, blue- ground level every 2-3 that is tolerant of heat, dense green foliage years or after severe ground-cover, some plant parts winter cold are toxic
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Shore Juniper Creeping Juniper Japanese Garden Juniper
Lithodora Siberian Carpet Oregano
Oxalis Star Jasmin Thyme 38 Ground Covers
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ater aintenance ildlife eight ommoncientific regon pread ight vergreen easonal olor omments C S O H S L E S C W M W C Shore Juniper N 1’ 3’ sun E blue-green color blue-green L remove damaged Y a dense, low groundcover, whose Juniperus conferta on the 1/2” long needles branches density is encouraged by tip ‘Blue Pacific’ needles pruning when the plant is young
Creeping Juniper N 1’ 2-4’ sun E low spreading grey-green L tip-prune plants when N many cultivated varieties are Juniperus horizontalis plant needle-like young to encourage available - most have even more leaves density, remove damaged blue foliage stems
Japanese Garden N 1’ 2-3’ sun E fine texture due medium L tip prune plants when N very fine texture on this small Juniper to 1/4” needles green needles young to encourage needled Juniper, slow growing Juniperus procumbens density, remove damaged plant stems
Lithodora N 6-12” 2’ sun E fine texture due bright blue L tip prune when young to N an attractive color combination - Lithodora diffusa to 1/4” leaves flowers and develop a dense plant rich blue flowers and deep green dark green leaves foliage
Siberian Carpet N 1’ 4-6’ sun E feathery texture medium L tip prune plants when N the winter color adds interest to Cypress of scale-like green with young to encourage the winter landscape, very disease Microbiota decussata foliage sprays orange to density, remove damaged resistant gray winter stems color
Oregano N 1-2’ 1-2’ sun E low spreading tiny white or L tip prune after flowering N new foliage may be used either Origanum vulgare small-leaved purplish pink to encourage regrowth of fresh or dried in cooking herb flowers foliage
Oxalis Y 6” 1-2’ part D ground-cover for heart-shaped L dig and divide clumps if Y these clover-like plants add Oxalis oregana shade to shade leaflets you wish to spread this whimsy to the garden shade plant through the garden
Star Jasmin N 1-2’ 5-10’ sun to D fragrant flowers, white flowers M tip prune to encourage N attractive to bees, can grow Trachelospermum part glossy dark density upright as a vine if trellised jasmionides shade green leaves
Thyme N 3-6” 6”-1’ sun E fragrant leaves, a great variety L tip-prune plants to N many cultivated varieities - some Thymus spp. low spreading of foliage encourage density with variegated leaves and some herb and flower with burgandy flowers, new variation foliage may be used either fresh or dried in cooking
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