Tag: native plants
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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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Case Study: Creating Biodiversity In Gardens (2025-2028)
To increase visibility for my business, I came up with an idea that would benefit property owners, myself, and local plants and animals.
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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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Plant Profile: Red Osier Dogwood (Cornus stolonifera)
Cornus stolonifera is striking with its distinctive red stems and typically found in wet areas but tolerates seasonally drier soils.
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Plant Profile: Wild Ginger (Asarum caudatum)
Asarum caudatum is a groundcover plant that thrives in shaded gardens and woodland settings.
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Plant Profile: Thimbleberry (Rubus parviflorus)
Rubus parviflorus is a vigorous edible-fruit producing shrub perfect for informal hedges and bird and wildlife gardens.
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Plant Profile: Kinnickinnik (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi)
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi is a low-maintenance, drought-tolerant evergreen shrub that makes an excellent alternative to invasive English Ivy or Periwinkle.
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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 Himalayan Blackberry (Rubus armeniacus)
An extremely familiar plant for those living on the Pacific Northwest, with its alluring fat and delicious berries guarded by vicious thorns known to pierce even leather, the Himalayan blackberry is both…