Commonly Available Plants from the Portland Plant List Botanical Name Common Name Size Light Soil Moisture Trees tall x wide Abies grandis Grand Fir 200' x 40' sun or shade moist Acer circinatum Vine Maple 15-20' x 15' pt shade/shd moist Acer macrophyllum Bigleaf Maple 70' x 30' sun/pt shade dry or moist Alnus rubra Red Alder 40-50' x 20' sun/pt shade dry or wet Arbutus menziesii * Pacifc Madrone 30-40' x 20' sun dry Cornus nutallii * Western Dogwood 30-40' x 20' pt shade moist Fraxinus latfolia Oregon Ash 50' x 25' sun/pt shade moist or wet Malus fusca Western Crabapple 30' x 25' sun/pt shade moist or wet Pinus ponderosa, Willamete Valley Ponderosa Pine 80' x 20' sun dry Populus tremuloides Quaking Aspen 40-50' x 20' sun moist Populus trichocarpa Western Balsam Poplar 60-80' x 30' sun moist Prunus emarginata Biter Cherry 30' x 20' sun/pt shade moist or wet Prunus virginiana Chokecherry 25-30' x 20' sun or shade dry or moist Pseudotsuga menziesii Douglas Fir 100' x 30' sun/pt shade moist Quercus garryana Oregon White Oak 50' x 50' sun dry or moist Rhamnus purshiana Cascara 30' x 20' pt shade/shd moist Thuja plicata Western Red Cedar 100' x 30' sun or shade moist Tsuga heterophylla Western Hemlock 120' x 30' sun or shade moist
Shrubs Amelanchier alnifolia Western Serviceberry 15' x 10' sun/pt shade dry or wet Ceanothus cuneatus Buckbrush 6-10' x 6-10' sun dry Cornus sericea Redtwig Dogwood 12-15' x 10' sun/pt shade moist or wet Euonumus occidentalis * Western Wahoo 10-12' x 8-10' sun/pt shade moist Holodiscus discolor Oceanspray 8-10' x 7-8' sun or shade dry or moist Lonicera ciliosa * Orange Honeysuckle 15-20' vine sun/pt shade dry or moist Lonicera hispidula Hairy honeysuckle 12' x 10' vine sun/pt shade dry or moist Lonicera involucrata Twinberry 8-10' x 8-10' pt shade/shd moist or wet Mahonia aquifolium Tall Oregon Grape 6-8' x 4-6' sun or shade moist Mahonia nervosa Leather-leaf Oregon Grape 2' x 2' pt shade/shd dry or moist Oemleria (Osmaronia) cerasiformis Indian Plum 15' x 10' sun or shade dry or moist Philadelphus lewisii Mock Orange 6-10' x 6-10' sun or shade dry or moist Physocarpus capitatus Pacifc Ninebark 8-12' x 6-7' sun/pt shade moist or wet Ribes divaricatum * Coast Black Gooseberry 6-8' x 4-6' sun/pt shade moist or wet Ribes sanguineum Red Flowering Currant 8-10' x 8-10' sun/pt shade moist Rosa gymnocarpa Baldhip Rose 4-5' x 6-8' pt shade/shd dry or moist Rosa nutkana Nootka Rose 6-10' thicket sun/pt shade dry or wet Rosa pisocarpa Clustered Rose 6' x 3' sun/pt shade moist or wet Rubus parviforus Thimbleberry 4-6' x 5-6' sun or shade dry or moist Rubus spectabilis Salmonberry 8-10' x 8-10' sun or shade moist or wet
*indicates plants are difcult to fnd, or difcult to grow in garden scenarios, or both Commonly Available Plants from the Portland Plant List
Sambucus caerulea Blue Elderberry 15-20' x 20' sun/pt shade dry or moist Sambucus racemosa Red Elderberry 15-20' x 20' sun or shade moist or wet Spiraea betulafolia Birch-leaf Spirea 3-4' x 3-4' sun/pt shade moist Spiraea douglasii Douglas' Spirea 4-6' x 3-4' sun/pt shade moist or wet Symphoricarpos alba Snowberry 3-4' x 6-8' sun or shade dry or moist Symphoricarpos mollis Creeping Snowberry 1-2' x 4-5' sun or shade dry or moist Vaccinium ovatum Evergreen Huckleberry 5-8' x 5-6' sun or shade moist Vaccinium parviforum * Red Huckleberry 8-10' x 6' pt shade/shd moist Viburnum elliptcum * Oval-leafed Viburnum 6-10' x 5-8' sun/pt shade dry or moist
Ferns Adiantum aleutcum Western Maidenhair Fern 2' x 2' shade moist Athyrium felix-femina Lady Fern 4' x 4' pt shade/shd moist or wet Blechnum spicant Deer Fern 2' x 2' pt shade/shd moist or wet Dryopteris expansa Spreading Wood Fern 2-3' x 2-3' pt shade/shd moist Polypodium glycyrrihiza Licorice Fern 1' x 1-3' shade moist Polystchum munitum Sword Fern 3-4' x 3-4' pt shade/shd moist
Grasses tall x wide Carex obnupta Slough Sedge 2-3' x 2-3' sun or shade moist or wet Deschampsia cespitosa Tufed Hairgrass 2-3' x 1-2' pt shade moist or wet Elymus glaucus Blue Wildrye 2-4' x 1-2' sun/pt shade dry or moist Festuca californica California Fescue 1-2' x 1-2' sun/pt shade dry or moist Festuca idahoensis roemeri Roemer's Fescue 1-2' x 1-2' sun/pt shade dry Juncus efusus Sof Rush 3-4' x 2-3' sun/pt shade moist or wet Juncus patens Spreading Rush 1-3' x 1-3' sun/pt shade moist or wet
Evergreen Groundcovers Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Kinnikinnick 5-8" x 3-4' sun/pt shade dry or moist Asarum caudatum Wild Ginger 6" x 3-4' pt shade/shd moist Fragaria vesca Wood Strawberry 2-6" x 2-3' sun/pt shade moist Gaultheria shallon Salal 2-4' x 2-4' pt shade/shd dry or moist Linnea borealis Twinfower 6" x 24" pt shade/shd moist Sedum oreganum Oregon Stonecrop 4" x 18" sun/pt shade dry or moist Sedum spathulifolium Broad-leaf Stonecrop 2-8" x 6-18" sun/pt shade dry or moist
Perennials Achillea millefolium Western Yarrow 24" x 24" sun dry or moist Achlys triphylla Vanilla Leaf 8-16" x 12" pt shade/shd moist Actaea rubra Red Baneberry 2' x 1' shade moist or wet Allium cernuum Nodding Onion 12-18"x12-18" sun/pt shade dry or moist Anaphalis margaritacea Pearly Everlastng 2-3' x 2' sun dry or moist
*indicates plants are difcult to fnd, or difcult to grow in garden scenarios, or both Commonly Available Plants from the Portland Plant List
Aquilegia formosa Western Columbine 3' x 1-2' sun/pt shade moist Aruncus dioicus Goatsbeard 4-6' x 3-4' pt shade/shd moist Aster (Symphiotrichum) subspicatus Douglas Aster 2-3' x 12" sun/pt shade moist Camassia leichtlinii Great Camas 3' x 12" sun/pt shade dry or wet Camassia quamash Common Camas 30" x 6-12" sun/pt shade dry or wet Claytonia (Monta) parvifora Streambank Springbeauty 6-12"x 6-12" shade moist or wet Claytonia (Monta) siberica Candy Flower 6-12"x 6-12" shade moist or wet Delphinium nutallii Nutall's Larkspur 12-24" sun or shade moist Dicentra formosa Western Bleeding Heart 12-18"x18" pt shade/shd moist Dodecatheon pulchellum Dark-throat Shootng Star 12" x 6" sun/pt shade moist Epilobium (Chamereon) angustfolium Fireweed 4-6' x 1-2' sun dry or moist Eriophyllum lantanum Oregon Sunshine 6-24" x 24" sun dry Erythronium oreganum Fawn Lily 12-18" x 8-12" sun/pt shade moist Fragaria virginiana Wild Strawberry 6" x 18" sun or shade moist Geum macrophyllum Large-leaf Avens 24-30" sun or shade moist Goodyera oblongifolia * Ratlesnake Plantain 6-18" x 8-12" pt shade/shd dry or moist Heuchera macrantha Small-fower Alum Root 1-2' x 1-2' sun/pt shade moist Hydrophyllum tenuipes Pacifc Waterleaf 12-30" x 5' sun/shade moist Iris tenax Oregon Iris 12-18" x 3-4' sun moist or wet Lilium columbianum Tiger Lily, Columbia Lily 3-4' x 12" sun/pt shade moist Lupinus polyphyllus Large-leaf Lupine 3-4' x 2-3' sun/pt shade moist or wet Maianthemum dilatatum False Lily of the Valley 6-12" x 2-3' pt shade/shd moist Maianthemum (Smilacina) racemosa False Solomon's Seal 2-3' x 1-2' pt shade/shd moist Maianthemum (Smilacina) stellata Starry Solomon's Seal 6"-18" x 12" pt shade/shd moist Mimulus gutatus Yellow Monkeyfower 6-24" x 1-3' sun/pt shade moist or wet Oxalis oregana Redwood Sorrel 8" x 2-3' pt shade/shd moist Prosartes (Disporum) hookeri Hooker's Fairybells 1-3' x 1' pt shade/shd moist Sidalcea campestris Meadow Checker Mallow 2-6' x 8-12" sun/pt shade dry or moist Sidalcea malvifora Dwarf Checkerbloom 24-36" x 12" sun/pt shade dry or moist Sisyrinchium bellum Blue-eyed Grass 8-12" x 8-12" sun/pt shade moist or wet Solidago canadensis Goldenrod 2-5' x 2-3' sun dry or moist Synthyris reniformis Spring Queen, Snow Queen 4-6" x 6" pt shade dry or moist Tellima grandifora Fringecup 12-30" x 1-3' pt shade/shd moist Thalictrum occidentale Western Meadowrue 2-4' x 1-3' pt shade/shd moist Tiarella trifoliata * Foam Flower 6-24" x 12" pt shade/shd moist Tolmiea menziesii Piggy-back Plant 12-30" x 12" pt shade/shd moist Trillium ovatum Wake Robin, Pacifc Trillium 4-18" x 6-24" pt shade/shd moist Vancouveria hexandra Inside-out Flower 8-16" x 1-2' pt shade/shd dry or moist Viola adunca Early Blue Violet 4" x 18" sun or shade dry or moist Viola glabella Yellow Stream Violet 4-9" x 6-12" pt shade/shd moist or wet Viola sempervirens Evergreen Violet 3" x 12" pt shade/shd moist or wet
*indicates plants are difcult to fnd, or difcult to grow in garden scenarios, or both