Tag: flowers
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Invasive English and Spanish Bluebells
A charming, highly sentimental plant for anyone from the British Isles, this flower is an invasive species on Vancouver Island and the Lower Mainland. There are two types of bluebells: English (Hyacinthoides…
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Plant Profile: Sea Thrift (Armeria maritima)
These clumping small perennials with delightful spring blooms are ideal for rock gardens and the front of perennial beds.
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Plant Profile: Pacific Flowering Dogwood (Cornus nuttallii)
A beautifully shaped tree with iconic white ‘flowers’ in the spring, this dogwood is a striking addition to any garden or restoration site.
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Plant Profile: White Fawn Lily (Erythronium oreganum)
These easy to grow flowers love moist soil and make an attractive groundcover in the garden shade.
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Plant Profile: Farewell to Spring (Clarkia amoena)
The common name acknowledges this species’ habit of flowering in late spring. For this reason, Clarkia amoena is also called ‘summer’s darling’, or ‘herald-of-summer’. The species amoena means ‘charming’, which this plant…
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Alternatives to Invasive Goldmoss stonecrop (Sedum acre)
A Sedum commonly found in gardens of the Pacific Northwest, I found new patches of it migrating across my yard every year. Often used on rock walls or as a groundcover in…
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Plant Profile: Broadleaf Lupine (Lupinus latifolius)
Broadleaf Lupine is a beautiful blooming perennial that fixes nitrogen in soil.
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Alternatives to Invasive Purple Loosestrife
Purple loosestrife (Spike loosestrife, Purple lythrum) is a perennial plant introduced from its native range of Europe and Asia to BC in 1915. Purple loosestrife has a shrub-like appearance, with stiff, four-sided…
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Plant Profile: Oregon Gumweed (Grindelia stricta)
Grindelia stricta, member of the Asteraceae family is a tough and adaptable plant, ideal on coastlines. Grows larger in deeper and richer soils; keep in dry areas to control size or prune…
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Alternatives to Invasive Daisies
A familiar and cheerful sight on the roadside, the oxeye daisy is easily recognised by its open white flowers with yellow centres. Native to Eurasia, Oxeye daisy was introduced to North America…