Plant - Bleeding Hearts, Pacific (Dicentra formosa) Plant - Blanketflower (Gaillardia aristata) *Requirements - Range of soils (or rich organic), shade to part sun, mod water. *Requirements - Range of soils, full sun, low water Notes - Perennial with light green, delicately cut leaves and pendulous heart- Notes - Perennial up to 24 inches tall with shaped pink flowers. fuzzy leaves and showy yellow and red daisy-like flowers. Reseeds.

Plant - Buckwheats (Eriogonum umbellatum, strictum, caespitosum, elatum, and others) Plant - Clarkia, elkhorn (Clarkia pulchella) *Requirements - Well drained soils, full *Requirements - Well drained soils, full to sun, no water once established part sun, low water Notes - Wild buckwheats make nice Notes - Annual with bright pink flowers additions to rock gardens and xeriscapes. that have unusual 3-lobed petals. They produce flowers in colorful rounded Reseeds. clusters and range from low mat formers to shrubby species such as sulfur and rock buckwheat. Tall wooly buckwheat has clusters of tiny white flowers on 2-3 foot slender stems.

Plant - Columbine, Red (Aquilegia Plant - Daisy, cutleaf (Erigeron formosa) compositus)

*Requirements - Range of soils, full sun *Requirements - Well drained soils, full to part shade, low to mod water. sun, low water

Notes - Tall perennial with unique red and Notes - Diminutive high elevation yellow flowers that attract hummingbirds. perennial suitable for rock gardens. Forms Reseeds. mats of small wooly leaves. Flowers have white, pink or purple rays and bright yellow centers.

Plant - Evening Primrose (Oenothera elata) Plant - Geranium, Sticky Purple (Geranium viscosissimum) *Requirements - Range of soils, full to part sun, low to mod water *Requirements - Well drained soils, full sun, no water once established Notes - Tall biennial or short lived perennial with large yellow flowers that Notes - Perennial with sticky glandular open in the evening and are pollinated by hairs, deeply lobed rounded leaves, and moths. Long bloom period. Readily purple flowers. Forms nice mounded reseeds. clumps when not in flower. Readily reseeds.

Plant - Goldenrod, Canada (Solidago Plant - Globemallow, Munro’s Canadensis) and alpine (S. multiradiata) (Sphaeralcea munroana) *Requirements - Range of soils, full to *Requirements - Range of soils, full sun, part sun mod water low water Notes - Perennial that spreads via Notes - Easy to grow multi-stemmed rhizomes to form clumps 2-3 feet tall. shrubby perennial, that produces Produces plumes of showy yellow flowers numerous small orange flowers. late in the summer that are favored by Relatively long bloom period and attractive bees. to bees. Prune back in early spring to keep plants looking good.

Plant - Goldenrod, alpine (Solidago multiradiata)

*Requirements - Well drained soils, full sun, mod water

Notes - Perennial of high elevation rocky areas. Similar to Canada goldenrod, but usually only 12 inches tall. Plant - Iris, blue flag (Iris missouriensis)

*Requirements - Range of soils, full sun, low water

Notes - Hardy perennial growing up to 24 inches in height with light blue to deep violet iris flowers.

Plant - Milkweed, Showy (Asclepias speciosa) and Narrowleaf (Asclepias fascicularis) Plant - Mallow, Checker (Sidalcea *Requirements - Range of soils, full to oregana) part sun, low to mod water. *Requirements - Range of soils full sun, Notes - Showy milkweed is a tall, robust, low to mod water long-lived perennial with unusual pinkish flowers. Narrowleaf is a smaller plant with Notes - Short-lived perennial with spikes whorls of thin leaves. Both provide food of pink hollyhock-like flowers and rounded for monarch butterfly larva. Milkweeds lobed leaves. Mallows make great spread aggressively via rhizomes and also pollinator plants. reseed.

Plant - Oregon Sunshine or Wooly Plant - Mint, coyote (Monardella Sunflower (Eriophyllum lanatum) odoratissima) *Requirements - Range of soils, full sun, *Requirements - Well drained soils, full no water. sun, low water Notes - Bright yellow daisy-like flowers Notes - Perennial up to 12 inches tall with and attractive wooly gray foliage. Short- a minty odor and heads of purplish two- lived perennial that spreads by seed and lipped flowers. is highly adaptable.

Plant - Penstemons or Beardtongues (Penstemon rupicola, speciosus, Plant - Penstemon, Davidson’s richardsonii, and others (Penstemon Davidsonii)

*Requirements - Well drained soils, full *Requirements - Well drained soils, full sun, low water sun to part shade, low water

Notes - Penstemons have showy blue, Notes - Davidson’s penstemon is a low purple, pink or white trumpet-shaped mat-forming species with small blue flowers and are related to snapdragons. flowers. It likes well-drained pumice soils They are easy to grow, widely adapted and cooler sites. In Kfalls, it benefits from perennials. afternoon shade.

Plant - Poppy, California (Eschscholzia californica)

*Requirements - Range of soils, full sun, no water.

Notes - Annual taprooted species with numerous bright orange to yellow flowers. Plant - Phlox, spreading (Phlox diffusa) Needs no care and abundantly reseeds. *Requirements - Range of soils, full sun, low water

Notes - Low, mat-forming perennial that has numerous showy pink-purple flowers early in the spring.

Plant - Prairie Smoke or Old Man's Whiskers (Geum triflorum) Plant - Pussytoes, Rosy (Antennaria rosea) *Requirements - Range of soils, full to part sun, low water. *Requirements - Range of soils, full to part sun, low water. Notes - Perennial with soft feathery leaves and nodding pinkish flowers. Notes - Perennial that forms low growing Seeds have long plumes, which give the mats of grayish leaves and 12-14” flower plant its name. Plants spread laterally stalks tipped by clusters of small pinkish creating a ground cover. flower heads.

Plant - Sedum or stonecrop (Sedum Plant - Scarlet gilia or skyrocket oregonense) (Ipomopsis aggregata) *Requirements - Well drained soils, full *Requirements - Well drained soil, part sun, low water sun, low to mod water Notes - Succulent perennials with grayish Notes - Biennial that produces stalks of leaves and cream to yellow flowers on red bright reddish-orange trumpet shaped stems. Sedums are great rock garden flowers that attract hummingbirds. Grows plants. best and readily reseeds in sandy-gravelly soil.

Plant - Wallflower, Western (Erysimum capitatum)

*Requirements - Range of soils, full to part sun, low water.

Plant - Sunflower, common (Helianthus Notes - Short-lived perennial in the annuus) mustard family with orange flowers and relatively long bloom time. Does best on *Requirements - Range of soils, full sun, cooler sites. Reseeds. no water once established

Notes - Tall annuals (>6' if watered) with numerous yellow sunflowers. Requires no care and reseeds. Blooms in late summer, making it an important pollinator plant. Birds feed on the seeds.

Plant - Yarrow (Achillea millefolium) *Requirements - Range of soils, full sun, Plant - Ash, Oregon (Fraxinus latifolia) no water once established *Requirements - Range of soils, full sun, Notes - Perennial with feathery leaves mod water and flat-topped umbels of tiny white flower heads. Known for its medicinal uses. Notes - Small to medium sized tree with Spreads via rhizomes and seed. Avoid light green leaves that turn yellow in the watering to limit spread. fall.

Plant - Aspen, quaking (Populus Plant - Boxwood, Oregon (Paxistima tremuloides) myrsinites)

*Requirements - Range of soils, full sun, *Requirements - Range of soils, part sun mod water to shade, low to mod water.

Notes - Medium sized tree characterized Notes - Forest understory species with by white bark and heart-shaped leaves small evergreen leaves and tiny maroon that “quake” in a light breeze and turn flowers. Relatively slow growing and easy yellow in the fall. Produces root suckers. to maintain as a small shrub.

Plant - Cherry, Choke (Prunus virginiana), and Klamath Plum (Prunus subcordata)

*Requirements - Range of soils, full sun, Plant - Currant, Golden (Ribes aureum) low water. *Requirements - Range of soils, full to Notes - Large shrubs to small trees that part sun, low to mod water. sucker and form thickets. White flowers in spring, followed by red cherries/ plums. Notes - Currants have attractive flowers Eaten by birds. Klamath plums are also followed by colorful edible berries, which used for jam. are favored by birds. Golden currant grows vigorously and suckers at the base.

Plant - Desert sweet or fern bush (Chamaebatiaria millifolium) *Requirements - Well drained soils, full Plant - Dogwood, Red Osier (Cornus sun, low water sericea)

Notes - Sweetly aromatic medium to large *Requirements - Range of soils (or rich shrub with semi-evergreen, fern-like organic), full to part sun, mod water. foliage. Produces showy spikes of white Notes - Attractive red stems and clusters flowers. of small white flowers. Easy to grow, requires periodic watering and can grow to a large size.

Plant - Elderberry, Blue (Sambucus caerulea) Plant - Honeysuckle, Twinberry (Lonicera *Requirements - Any, prefers well- involucrata) drained, slightly acidic *Requirements - Range of soils (or rich Notes - Attractive fruit-bearing organic), full to part sun, mod water. ornamental, with graceful pointed leaves and long purple-tinted stems that way to Notes - Attractive medium-sized shrub large sprays of white blossoms in late with paired yellow flowers. Fruits are Spring, followed by bunches of powdery showy blue-black berries surrounded by blue berries soon after. bright red bracts.

Plant - Mock Orange, Lewis's (Philadelphus lewisi) Plant - Larch, Western (Larix occidentalis) *Requirements - Range of soils, full to *Requirements - Range of soils, full sun, part sun, low to mod water. mod water Notes - Large white, sweet-smelling Notes - Large, relatively fast growing flowers in the spring that attract bees. Can conifer. Larches are deciduous, and grow to large size and looks best with provide brilliant yellow color before regular pruning. dropping their needles in the fall.

Plant - Oceanspray, (Holodiscus discolor), Rock Spirea (Holodiscus dumosus)

*Requirements - Range of soils, full to part sun, low to mod water. Plant - Mountain Mahogany, curl-leaf Notes - Oceanspray is a medium to large (Cercocarpus ledifolius) shrub that produces large sprays of tiny creamy white flowers in early summer. *Requirements - Range of soils, full to Rock Spirea is a smaller version often part sun, no water found on rocky sites. Notes - Large drought tolerant evergreen shrub or small tree. Slow growing and often heavily browsed by deer. Seeds have long, coiled fuzzy appendages.

Plant - Ponderosa Pine (Pinus ponderosa) *Requirements - Range of soils, full sun, Plant - Rabbitbrush, Green low water (Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus)

Notes - Ponderosa Pine is a long-lived, *Requirements - Range of soils, full sun, drought tolerant species that grows to a no water once established large size. It is characterized by long Notes - These dryland shrubs in the Aster needles and orange colored bark on older family produce showy yellow flowers late trees. in the season, when many other natives are done blooming. Green rabbitbrush remains a fairly compact small to medium sized shrub.

Plant - Sagebrush, big (Artemesia tridentata)

*Requirements - Range of soils, full sun, Plant - Sage, purple (Salvia dorrii) no water once established *Requirements - Well drained soils, full Notes - Small to medium sized evergreen sun, no water once established shrub. Has a strong sage smell, small 3- Notes - Small shrub typically found on lobed grayish leaves, and spikes of tiny rocky sites. Has a strong sage smell, yellowish flowers in late summer. Prune gray-green leaves, and showy blue-purple out older stems to help rejuvenate new flowers that attract bees. growth.

Plant - Serviceberry (Amelanchier Plant - Skunkbush (Rhus trilobata) alnifolia) *Requirements - Range of soils, full sun, *Requirements - Range of soils, full to low water part sun, low to mod water. Notes - Medium to large shrub with Notes - Tall shrub or small tree with bright arching stems and small lobed leaves. white flowers in the spring. Blue-black Yellowish flowers are followed by orange- berry-like fruits are edible and tasty, if you red sticky berries. Fall foliage is colorful. can get to them before the birds.

Plant - Bluegrass, Sandberg (Poa Plant - Snowberry, mountain secunda) (Symphoricarpos oreophilus) *Requirements - Range of soils, full sun, *Requirements - Range of soils, full sun no water once established to part shade, low water Notes - Sandberg Bluegrass is very Notes - Medium to large shrub with small common bunchgrass in our area. It is oval leaves and bell-shaped pink flowers. tolerant of a wide range of conditions and Produces spongy white berries that persist can easily be transplanted or grown from into winter. Spreads via rhizomes. seed.

Plant - Indian ricegrass (Achnatherum hymenoides) Plant - Fescue, Idaho (Festuca *Requirements - Well drained, full sun, idahoensis), no water once established *Requirements - Range of soils, full sun Notes - Named for its value as a food to part shade, no water to low water source for several native American tribes. Notes - Idaho fescue forms dense clumps A very drought tolerant grass with highly of fine, green to bluish-green leaves. Part branched flowering panicles that give it a shade in the afternoon can be beneficial. “fuzzy” appearance.

Plant - Prairie Junegrass (Koeleria cristata),

*Requirements - Range of soils, full sun, no water to low water.

Notes - Prairie Junegrass is one of our most attractive bunchgrasses when in flower.