Prunus x cistena- Dwarf Purple-leaved Plum. 6-8’ CONIFERS SHRUBS multistemmed shrub with fragrant flowers. Pyracantha spp.- Firethorn. Fast growing evergreen Chamaecyparis lawsoniana- Port Orford Cedar. Abelia grandiflora- Glossy Abelia. Evergreen shrub. Sizes vary by species. Pyramidal shape with lacy, drooping foliage. To 60’. shrub with tubular flowers. Rosa rugosa- Rugosa Rose. Grows 3-6’. This type of Chamaecyparis obtuta ‘Gracilis’- Slender Hinoki Buxus sepervirens- English Boxwood. Ever- rose is especially hardy and well suited for the coast. Cypress. Narrow, upright growth habit to 20’. green. Used mostly for hedging. Syringa vulgaris- Common Lilac. Can reach 20’. Cupressocyparis leylandii- Leyland Cypress. Can Carpenteria californica- Bush Anemone. Ever- grow very fast with long, slender branches. green shrub, to 4-6’. Flowers late spring- summer. Vaccinium ovatum- Evergreen Huckleberry. Can be grown in sun or shade! Picea sitchensis- Sitka Spruce. Pyramidal, to 100’. Ceanothus spp.- California/Wild Lilac. Wide Pinus contorta- Shore Pine. Quick growing to 20- variety of evergreen shrubs, size varies by variety. 35’. Needs regular water. Once established a very carefree plant. ERENNIALS Pinus thunbergii- Japanese Black Pine. Growth Choisya ternata- Mexican Orange. Evergreen for P varies by variety, overall wonderfully tolerant. shady situations. Grows 6-8’. Achillea-Yarrow Festuca-Fescue Pseudotsuga menziesii- Douglas Fir. Pyramidal Cistus spp.- Rockrose. Evergreen, flowering growth when young. PNW native. choice. Sizes vary, most flower through spring Arabis- Rockcress Gaillardia-Blanket Flower into summer. Sequioa sempervirens- Coast Redwood. Fast Clethra alnifolia- Summersweet. Deciduous Armeria-Thrift, Sea Pink Geranium growing. Needs regular water. flowering shrub, to 4-10’. Artemesia-Wormwood Gypsophila-Baby’s Thuja plicata- Western Red Cedar. Moderate to fast Comptonia peregrine- Sweet Fern. Lovely growth, can be enormous, but can be kept smaller Breath spreading shrub with fern-like, aromatic foliage. Carex-Sedge with annual pruning. Helianthemum-Sunrose Duranta ‘Sweet Memory’- Sky Flower. Evergreen Coreopsis-Tickseed Tsuga heterophylla- Western Hemlock. Also a shrub bearing attractive blue flowers in summer. Hemerocallis-Daylily native to the PNW, but much slower growing than Crocosmia Escallonia spp.- Escallonia. Fast growing ever- the Western Red Cedar. Kniphofia-Red-Hot Poker green shrubs. Dependable flowering in summer Dianthus-Pinks Limonium-Sea Lavender and fall. Can be used as a hedging alternative. Echinops-Globe Thistle Garrya elliptica ‘James Roof’- Coast Silktassel. Sempervivum-Hens & TREES Another great native! Large shrub, to 10-20’. Erigeron-Fleabane Chicks Heaths & Heathers. Known in the botanical Acer macrophyllum- Big Leaf Maple. Native, to 75’. world as Erica and Calluna, great evergreen Alnus rubra- Red Alder. Grows 45-50’, beautiful choice for the coast. Most are low and spreading. smooth gray bark. Hebe- Hebe. Evergreen shrubs, provide interest- Arbutus x ‘Marina’- Strawberry Tree. Evergreen, ing texture (flowers too!). Sizes vary depending 40’. on variety. Cotinus spp.- Smoke Tree. Normally multistemmed, Hippophae rhamnoides- Sea Buckthorn. Usually but can be pruned to standard form. Sizes vary with an open, mounding shrub, to 8-10’. Flowers are HERBS GROUND COVERS variety. Thrives in poor soils. small, but the fruit is very showy and lasts through winter. Lavender Arctostaphylos Eucalyptus spp.- Eucalyptus. Sizes vary by species. Hydrangea spp.- Hydrangea. Needs rich, porous Oregano Ceanothus ’Point Reyes’ Robinia pseudoacacia- Black Locust. Fast growing soil. to 75’. Wonderful fragrant flowers. Rosemary Fragraria chiloensis Myrica californica- Pacific Wax Myrtle. Ever- Salix caprea- French Pussy Willow. Fast growing to green shrub or tree, to 30’. Sage Gautheria shallon 25’. Can be kept small by cutting back every year. Phormium tenax- New Zealand Flax. Evergreen Vitex agnus-castus- Chaste Tree. Easily pruned into shrub that needs excellent drainage. Sizes vary by Santolina Juniperus spp. standard form. Blooms summer to fall with fragrant variety. Thyme Lithodora blue flowers. FURTHER READING Portland Nursery suggests the following resources for further research: Taylors Guide to Seashore Gardening The Pacific Northwest Gardeners Book of Lists Sunset Western Garden Book

Reference sources used in this flier: Taylors Guide to Seashore Gardening-Boston, New York 1996 Blakes Coastal Garden- Lincoln City, Oregon Bear Valley Nursery-Lincoln City, Oregon

Written By Sherrie Kenney-Pascoe

COASTAL PLANTINGS This brochure will serve as a guideline for those inquiring about flora that will do well along the Pacific coast. Research into micro climates led me to consult with nurseries in Lincoln City, Oregon. The micro climates may vary from block to block or from one side of the lake to the other. A gardener at the Pacific Plant Suggestions for our coast will have alkaline soil closer to the Friends at the Coast ocean. With this type of soil one would need to add compost and possibly an acidifying amendment to balance pH. The further away from the beach, the less alkaline the soil will be. It is strongly suggested you become acquainted with your own micro climates, as well as soil pH. A good starting point is to observe what plants your neighbors have in their gardens.