Salal Chapter Washington Native Plant Society Spring Plant Sale - April 30, 2016
Common Name Scientific Name BULBS AND RHIZOMATOUS FLOWERS
Culture Needs
Growth Habit
Common Camas
Camassia quamash
Shooting Star
Dodecatheon hendersonii
Pretty Shooting Star
Dodecatheon pulchellum
Fawn Lily
Erythronium oreganum
Likes Sun. Soil: Wet Spring, Dry Summer Winter wet/summer dry areas in deciduous shade or protected sun. Soil: Moist welldrained Winter wet/summer dry areas in deciduous shade or protected sun. Soil: Moist welldrained Plant in humus or well-drained soils in light shade.
Chocolate Lily
Fritillaria affinis
Beachhead Iris
Iris setosa
Blue Flag Iris
Iris missouriensis
Columbia Lily
Lilium columbianum
Satin Flower
Olsynium (Sisyrinchium) douglasii
Coast Trillium
Trillium ovatum ssp. ovatum
Sun to partial shade; Moist. Grows along bogs and wetlands in full sun, Native to Alaskaspot in full sun or part Prefers a moist shade, but is also drought tolerant in summer. Likes Sun. Soil: Moist Best in loose, well drained soils in part to full sun. Likes sun to partial shade. Soil: Moist
Perennial lily from a bulb, grass-like leaves, star-shaped blue flowers on spike. Bulbs were an important food for coastal tribes. Flowers in Spring. Early spring show of spectacular down facing shooting star flowers of bright pink, goes completely dormant in summer. Early spring show of spectacular down facing shooting star flowers of bright pink, goes completely dormant in summer. A stunning spring bulb with mottled lance-shaped leaves. Large white nodding blooms in May, with the tepals bent back. The flower center is marked orange-yellow. Perennial from bulb; Flowers purplish-brown with greenish-yellow mottling; 2 to 5 blooms per stem; To about 3 ft tall; Flowers: Spring A dwarf iris, grows to 2 ft, blue-purple flowers, blooms in June Upright spear like foliage, sometimes attractively twisting on itself, and clusters of purple irises make this a charmer. Flowers in Spring. Slender stems and narrow lance-shaped leaves to 1.2m; Turk's cap nodding flowers bright orange with red spots. Flowers in Spring-Summer.
Sun to part shade, Prefers dry, well-drained Showy tufted perennial to 30 cm tall. Flowers reddish-purple, satiny in appearance, large to soils. 4 cm across. Dry rocky bluffs and meadows. Low to middle elevations. Early spring bloomer. To 18 inch; simple showy white flowers age pink-purple, distinctive whorls of three large Shade to partial sun. Soil: Moist to Wet leaves; moist shade. Flowers in Spring.
FERNS Maidenhair Fern
Adiantum aleuticum
Lady Fern
Athyrium filix-femina
prefers some shade, Soil: Moist rich soil Clustered, erect and spreading; 12-30 inches; dies back in winter Prefers rich moist to wet soils; Will tolerate drier summers in more shade; Shade to In wetlands this spectacular and common deciduous fern can reach 6 feet, but in typical partial sun; Moist. forest conditions it is a mere 3 feet.
Deer Fern
Blechnum spicant
Moist shade; Sun to partial shade; Moist to Medium sized evergreen tufted fern to 3 ft; two types of fronds: sterile fronds pressed to Wet ground, fertile fronds upright
Spiny Wood Fern
Dryopteris expansa
Shade to partial sun; Moist.
Licorice Fern
Polypodium glycyrrhiza
Sword Fern
Polystichum munitum
Clustered erect and spreading fern to 1 m tall; Goes dormant in fall.
Needs good winter moisture. Likes sun to partial shade. Soil: Moist to Dry Prefers moist shade; Shade to partial sun; Moist to Dry.
Slow spreading rhizomatous fern with summer dormant leaves, often epiphytic on trees and rocks or as a groundcover in well drained spots. Rhizomes have a distinct smell and taste of licorice when crushed or bruised. Large evergreen fern to 5 ft; Stiff erect leaves
GRASSES, RUSHES AND SEDGES Carex mertensii
Likes Sun. Soil: Moist to Wet
Wonderful fountaining sedge with cone like flower heads often with black edged scales for a moist sunny spot. Flowers in Spring-Summer.
Siberian Miner's Lettuce
Claytonia sibirica
Kinnikinnick
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
Shade to partial sun. Soil: Moist Rocky or sandy well-drained sites. Likes Sun. Soil: Dry Well-drained
Small understory herb with fleshy leaves and white-pink flowers. Flowers in Spring. Annual or short-lived perennial that self-sows into a groundcover. Good evergreen groundcover; to 8 inches tall; small oval shiny leaves; pinkish urn-shaped flowers, red berries. Flowers in Spring; berries persist in winter.
Wild Ginger
Asarum caudatum
Likes shade. Soil: Moist rich soil
Evergreen, spreads by rhizomes; heart-shaped leaves; solitary purple-brown to greenyellow flowers; can form large mats.
Bunchberry
Cornus unalaschkensis
Moist humus-filled soil. Shade to partial sun. Soil: Moist acid, gritty soil
Low rhizomatous, semi-evergreen; four white petal-like bracts and red berries. Flowers in Spring; red berries in Summer and Fall.
Mountain Avens
Dryas octopetala
Sun and moist soils.
Creeping evergreen subshrub growing to 4 in tall at a medium rate. Summer flowering.
Black Crowberry
Empetrum nigrum
Coastal Strawberry
Fragaria chiloensis
Shady, moist, acidic soils. Likes sun to partial shade. Soil: Dry to Moist
Low, spreading shrub, up to 1.5 dm. tall, the somewhat woolly branches up to 3 dm. long. Evergreen; nice groundcover that withstands mowing and trampling; short runners. Flowers in Spring; small berries edible.
Woodland Strawberry
Fragaria vesca
Prefers moist woodlands; Shade to partial sun; Moist to dry.
Mid-green, heavily pleated leaves and abundant crops of often tasty wild strawberries; Fastspreading create leaves quick cover and stay largevery colonies; Flower/Fruit: Small oftenstolons bluish-green generally low, small sprays ofSpring. white flowers and
Wild Strawberry
Fragaria virginiana
Shade to partial sun. Soil: Moist to Dry
long runners producing generally non-invasive mats of strawberries between the grasses in open meadows.
Hairy Honeysuckle
Lonicera hispidula
Shade to partial sun. Soil: Dry to Moist
Redwood Sorrel
Oxalis oregana
Oregon Stonecrop
Sedum oregonum
Broadleaf Stonecrop
Sedum spathulifolium
Likes shade. Soil: Moist Sun to part shade, Dry, exposed rocky sites with coarse soils Easy groundcover for sun to part shade, even on moss covered rocks, Blooms in Spring Likes Sun. Soil: Dry exposed rocky sites Quick and easy in dry gravelly soils. Fertilizers high in Iron may bring out the red tones. with coarse soils Flowers in Spring.
Merten's Sedge
GROUNDCOVERS
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Generally evergreen, fuzzy smallish blue-green leaves on wiry stems, Vine with spectacular with small pink and cream flowers with a light sweet fragrance. Light green, clover-like leaves; white flowers with red veins; moist shade; humus rich soil; 26 inches. Flowers in Spring-Summer.
Salal Chapter Washington Native Plant Society Spring Plant Sale - April 30, 2016
PERENNIALS - SHORT (< 3 feet tall, more or less) Yarrow
Achillea millefolium
Likes sun. Soil: dry exposed rocky sites with coarse soils. Quick and easy in dry gravelly soils in full sun. Flowers in spring.
Vanilla Leaf
Achlys triphylla
Likes shade. Soil: Moist to Wet
Spreads by rhizomes; 4-12 inches; completely disappears in winter; can form dense ground cover in dense shade.
Cut-leaf Anemone
Anemone multifida
Sun, well drained soil.
Tufted perennial with many stems from a thick root; creamy-white flowers, sometimes with red or blue tinge; flowers in Spring.
Rosy Pussytoes
Antennaria rosea
Likes Sun. Soil: Dry
Stoloniferous, mat-forming, perennial herb to 12 inches (4-30 cm) tall; flowers white to pink formed in dense clusters. Flowers in Summer.
Western Columbine
Aquilegia formosa
Sea Thrift
Armeria maritima
Coastal Brookfoam
Boykinia occidentalis
Likes sun to partial shade. Soil: Moist Easy in most soils in full sun to part shade. Likes Sun. Soil: Moist to Dry Likes sun to partial shade. Soil: Wet to Moist.
Common Harebell
Campanula rotundifolia
Prairie plant with cute little blue bell flowers scattered through the year on mounding plants, Full sun and well drained soils, Dry to Moist Blooms in Summer
Bleeding Heart
Dicentra formosa
Shade to partial sun. Soil: Moist
Soft light green divided leaves with stalked pink flowers; spreads by rhizomes; moist shade. Flowers in Spring. Woolly green stems; single-headed yellow ray flowers; to 2 ft; oak shaped leaves on sprawling stems to 2 feet, and cute little golden yellow daisies in spring or occasionally throughout the rest of the year
Beautiful native columbine; 2-5 red and yellow drooping flowers attract hummingbirds; to 3 ft. Flowers in Summer. Tight dwarf clusters of onion like leaves and stiff stemmed heads of pink flowers in Spring. Perennial with rhizomes, leafy stems 6 inch to 24 inch bearing open raceme of small, white flowers. Flowers in Spring.
Woolly Sunflower
Eriophyllum lanatum
Sun, Dry, Well-drained soil
Alumroot
Heuchera micrantha
Likes sun to partial shade. Soil: Moist Well- Variable leaf shape; numerous small white open-clustered flowers on raised stalk to 24 drained inches. Flowers in Spring.
Spring Gold
Lomatium utriculatum
Sun, Dry, Well-drained soil
4 inch to 24 inch stem bearing finely dissected leaves, small, bright yellow flowers in compact umbels, Blooms in Spring.
Partridgefoot
Luetkea pectinata
Sun, Moist
Alpine plant; likes a moist rockery in full but protected sun and loose gravelly or sandy soils with some organic matter, Blooms in Summer
Yellow Monkey Flower
Mimulus guttatus
Sun; Moist to wet.
Perennial from rhizomes; Erect to 80 cm tall or trailing; leafy stems with large, bright yellow trumpet-shaped flowers in terminal clusters of several to many blooms
Pink Monkey Flower
Mimulus lewisii
Likes Sun. Soil: Wet
Davidson's Penstemon
Penstemon davidsonii
Sun; Moist in spring; Well-drained.
Small-flowered Penstemon
Penstemon procerus
Likes Sun. Soil: Moist Well-drained
Palmate Coltsfoot
Petasites frigidus
Shade to partial sun, Moist soil
Mountain species with small blue flowers. Flowers in Spring-Summer. Large palmately divided leaves from underground, spreading rhizomes, greenish white shaggy flowers, perfect for moist woodland groundcovers and ditches, Blooms in early Spring.
Showy Jacob's Ladder
Polemonium pulcherrimum
Likes Sun. Soil: Dry exposed rocky sites with coarse soils
An excellent ornamental for partially sunny areas ; rich blue flowers in large clusters, often fragrant. Flowers in Summer.
Golden-eyed Grass
Sisyrinchium californicum
Likes Sun. Soil: Dry
Showy tufted plants to 16 inch; long narrow leaves and yellow flowers. Flowers in Spring.
Blue-eyed Grass
Sisyrinchium idahoense
Likes Sun. Soil: Moist
Western Meadowrue
Thalictrum occidentale
Likes sun to partial shade. Soil: Dry to Moist
Foam Flower
Tiarella trifoliata
Moist and shady coniferous forests; Shade; Perennial with slender erect stems to 60 cm tall; irregularly-toothed lobed leaves; Tiny white Moist. flowers on short stalks in elongate clusters
Early Blue Violet
Viola adunca
Likes Sun. Soil: Dry to Moist
A violet with true blue flowers (sometimes navy) more or less evergreen plants. Best in sunny dry areas, but watch for insect attacks, which can be severe. Flowers in Spring.
Yellow Wood Violet
Viola glabella
Shade to partial sun. Soil: Moist to Wet
Deciduous from rhizomatous corms, heart-shaped leaves and abundant yellow flowers; moist soil; sun or shade- easy. Flowers in Spring.
Herbaceous plant with large pink flowers; grows well near moving water. Blooms in Summer Low, shrubby evergreen perennial herb 5 - 10 cm tall; forms dense mats with large purple to blue-lavender flowers; found on rocky ledges and talus slopes; Flower/Fruit: Spring
Showy tufted plants to 16 inch; long narrow leaves and 1-5 purple-blue flowers; Flowers in Spring. Ferny lacey leaves on tall stems to 3 feet from rhizomatous, wandering underground stems, mid-late spring fluffy maroon-green flowers. A distinctive, easy filler for moist to dryish woodland. Flowers in Summer.
PERENNIALS - TALL (> 3 feet tall, more or less) Pearly Everlasting
Anaphalis margaritacea
Likes Sun. Soil: Dry to Moist
Clusters of white flowers that bloom all season long. Forms mats and has hairy, white velvetlike leaves; attracts butterflies. Flowers in Summer.
Douglas Aster
Aster (Symphyotrichum) subspicatus
Sun to partial shade. Soil: Moist to Dry
Rhizomatous perennial with to 4 ft; many flower heads contain 20-30 violet rays and yellow to reddish-purple disk flowers. Flowers in Summer.
Common Sneezeweed
Helenium autumnale grandiflorum
Blue Flag Iris
Iris missouriensis
Needs sun and Prefersfull a moist spotmoist in fullsoil. sun or part shade, but is also drought tolerant in summer. Likes Sun. Soil: Moist
Orange honeysuckle
Lonicera ciliosa
Likes sun to partial shade. Soil: Moist to Dry; well-drained
Climbing vine to 20 ft; orange trumpet-like flowers attract hummingbirds and produce large red berries. Flowers in Spring. Familiar lupine with 6-18 in. flower racemes. Suitable for perennial, woodland, and cottage
Large-leaved Lupine
Lupinus polyphyllus
Sun to partial sun, moist to dry soil.
gardens. Both foliage and blue/violet flowers are attractive. 4-8 feet. Emerges and flowers in Spring, dies back in the Fall.
Skunk Cabbage
Lysichiton americanus
Likes sun to partial shade. Soil: Moist to Wet
Perennial from underground stems, many small greenish-yellow flowers on thick spike, hooded by bright yellow bract, large lance-shaped basal leaves. Flowers in Spring.
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Cheery upright plant with yellow-orange daisy-like flowers, centers like little pompons. Blooms in late Summer/Fall. Grows to over 36” high, spreads 36-48”. Upright spear like foliage, sometimes attractively twisting on itself, and clusters of purple irises make this a charmer. Flowers in Spring.
Salal Chapter Washington Native Plant Society Spring Plant Sale - April 30, 2016 Full sun and rich well drained soil that is moist in the spring. Likes Sun. Soil: Moist well-drained
A Rocky Mountain species that is a beautiful but finicky relative of the common Monarda. Flowers in Summer. Bushy woody evergreen shrub with large tubular rose-purple flowers; forms mats; 6-15 inches, Flowers in Spring-summer.
Mintleaf Beebalm
Monarda fistulosa
Shrubby Penstemon
Penstemon fruticosus
Broad-leaved Penstemon
Penstemon ovatus
Cascade Penstemon
Penstemon serrulatus
Canada Goldenrod
Solidago canadensis
Likes sun, dry, well-drained soil Does well in moist partial sun; Sun to partial shade, Moist A plant with large leaves and large blue flowers; to 4 ft, Spring-summer bloomer Mat-forming medium sized pink flowers; grows well in moist soil; easily propagated by Likes Sun. Soil: Moist to Wet divisions. Flowers in Spring-Summer. Perennial growing to 2-4ft, Blooms in Fall. Large clusters of bright yellow flowers attract Needs moist soil. Likes part to full sun. beneficial insects such as ladybirds, lacewings and hoverflies to the garden.
Twisted Stalk
Streptopus amplexifolius
Shade to partial sun; Moist; Rich soils.
Leafy perennial of the lily family to 1 m tall; lance-shaped leaves clasping stem at base; Greenish-white bell-shaped flowers on thin kinked stalks; Yellow to red berries
Sitka Valerian
Valeriana sitchensis
Prefers moist soils and sun to partial sun.
Sweet-scented white flowers are held above divided leaves. Protruding stamens give the flowers a fluffy look.
Mule's Ear
Wyethia angustifolia
Partial sun to sun; Moist, well-drained soil
Perennial in the daisy family, yellow flowers like small sunflowers, grows to about 36 inches; Flowers: Spring/Summer
SHRUBS Sitka Alder
Alnus viridis
Serviceberry
Amelanchier alnifolia
Salal
Gaultheria shallon
Excellent small alder for wet spots, even boggy areas, as fast growing as its bigger brother but reaching no more than 25 feet, and often with much brighter orange rusty brown male Likes sun to partial shade. Soil: Moist cones. Flowers in Spring. Showy white flowers; may spread by rhizomes; blueberry-like fruit; shrub to 15 ft; Flowers Likes Sun. Soil: Dry to Moist Well-drained in Spring. Likes sun to partial shade, does better in Evergreen shrub; pink flowers and blue berries; normally 2-5 ft, spreads easily once some shade. Soil: Moist to Dry established. Flowers in Spring; berries edible.
Ocean Spray
Holodiscus discolor
Likes sun to partial shade. Soil: Dry to Moist well-drained
Erect deciduous shrub 10-15 ft; oval toothed leaves; small, white to cream flowers in dense pendant sprays; nice background plant. Flowers in Summer; seeds persist through winter. Dense evergreen shrub with lightly branched stems 6-12 feet. May sucker by short running underground stems. Panicles of bright yellow flowers followed by purple fruits for birds or jams; Flowers: Spring; berries edible.
Tall Oregon Grape
Mahonia aquifolium
Sun to partial shade; Dry to Moist
Low Oregon Grape
Mahonia nervosa
Shade to partial sun. Soil: Dry to Moist
Sweet Gale
Myrica gale
Sun to partial shade; Moist
Stiff-branched low shrub with shiny leathery evergreen leaves; yellow spring flowers produce dusty-blue berries; dry to moist shade; to 2 ft. Flowers in Spring; berries edible. An aromatic perennial shrub to 5ft tall; leaves covered with yellow glands; unisexual flowers in catkins.; Flowers: Spring
Indian Plum
Oemleria cerasiformis
Dry to moist soil, in sun or part shade; Soil: Dry to Moist
Shrub/small tree to 15 ft; one of first plants to leaf out and bloom in spring; white flowers produce dark blue, red-stemmed plums; pale green leaves; 28 species of WA birds eat its fruits.
Oregon Boxwood
Paxistima myrsinites
Likes sun to partial shade. Soil: Moist to Dry well-drained
Mock Orange
Philidelphus lewisii
Sun to partial shade; Dry to Moist
Evergreen, shiny toothed leaves, purplish to greenish flowers, reddish cashew-like fruit. Upright shrub, 8 to 30 inches. Flowers in Spring-Summer. Erect loosely branched shrub to 15 ft; showy white fragrant flowers; highly adaptable plant in diverse growing conditions. Flowers: Summer; dry capsule fruit.
Pacific Ninebark
Physocarpus capitatus
Sun; Moist to Wet soils
Dense upright shrub 6-12 ft; showy plants with nice leaves and white round masses of small flowers; likes damp ground; Flowers: Spring-summer.
Red-flowering Currant
Ribes sanguineum
Best in sun and well drained soil. Likes sun to partial shade. Soil: Dry to Moist
Early blooming shrub with pink drooping flowers that attract hummingbirds; palm-shaped leaves; 5-10 ft; Flowers in Spring.
Nootka Rose
Rosa nutkana
Likes sun to partial shade. Soil: Dry to Moist
Slender multi- branched shrub to 9 ft; large pink flowers and large round hips; forms thickets. Flowers in Spring-Summer.
Mountain Spiraea
Spiraea densiflora
Small shrub to 2 ft; flat-topped clusters of pink flowers beloved of butterflies. Flowers in Likes Sun. Soil: Moist to Dry. Well-drained Summer.
Evergreen Huckleberry
Vaccinium ovatum
Sun to partial shade, Dry to Moist
Erect evergreen bushy dark shiny leaves with reddish new growth; pink flowers and purpleblack berries; 3-15 ft, blooms in Spring, delicious berries persist into late Fall
Shade to partial sun. Soil: Moist to Dry
Multi-stemmed to 12 ft; pink flowers make red edible berries; bright green branches provide winter interest; dependent on mycorrhizal fungi from logs and stumps, grow with dead wood. Flowers in Spring.
Good fall color, deciduous tree to 25ft, flowers in spring More common east of the Cascade Crest, but does well in the Puget Lowlands. Flowers in Spring. More tree-like than vine maple. Tall tree with long drooping branches; globose shaped cones; evergreen; slow growing to 60 ft.
Red Huckleberry
Vaccinium parvifolium
TREES Vine Maple
Acer circinatum
Douglas Maple
Acer glabrum
Alaska Yellow-Cedar
Chamaecyparis nootkatensis
tolerant of shade and damp; likes sun to partial shade. Soil: Moist to dry Likes sun to partial shade. Soil: Dry to Moist Well-drained Likes sun to partial shade. Soil: Moist to Wet
Beaked Hazelnut
Corylus cornuta
Sun to partial shade; Moist; Well-drained.
Many-stemmed shrub to 12 ft; Oval, toothed leaves; Unisexual flowers in hanging catkins; Edible nuts in tubular green husks; Flower/Fruit: Spring
Cascara
Frangula (Rhamnus) purshiana
Sun to partial shade; Dry to Moist
Shrub or small tree to 35 ft.; silvery grey bark, oval, glossy leaves 6 to 12 centimeters; small greenish-yellow flowers, black berries. Flowers:Spring
Puget Sound Juniper
Juniperus maritima
Likes sun to partial shade.
Sitka Spruce
Picea sitchensis
Likes Sun. Soil: Moist well-drained
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Seaside juniper found on rocky balds near coast. Up to 45 feet tall. The most moisture tolerant of the native conifers, suitable for areas that are very wet in winter. Also an excellent garden tree with its strong bark and beautiful cones.
Shore Pine
Pinus contorta
Salal Chapter Washington Native Plant Society Spring Plant Sale - April 30, 2016 The quintessential twisty trunked shore pines of the coast are beautiful, but in areas without the wind sculpting them these will be more typical upright conifers. A nice smaller pine for Likes Sun. Soil: Dry to Moist full to 60ft.suckering tree to 40 feet, with an attractive oval shaped canopy and heads Tall sun, sometimes
Bitter Cherry
Prunus emarginata
Likes Sun. Soil: Moist
of small white flowers in late Spring. Tiny inedible cherries beloved of birds. One of the best wildlife trees in the area. Flowers in Spring.
Sun; Moist to Dry; well-drained
Picturesque tree with gnarled limbs; slow growing but tall native oak to 40 feet, acorns especially well liked by wildlife. Leaves often stay on the trees through much of winter.; Flowers: Spring
Garry Oak
Quercus garryana
Western Yew
Taxus brevifolia
Shade to partial sun. Soil: Moist
Dark waxy shiny evergreen needles, beautiful rusty red trunks under shaggy darker brown exfoliating bark on a small slow growing tree to 30-40 feet, and red drupes. All parts of the tree are poisonous.
Western Red Cedar
Thuja plicata
Shade to partial sun. Soil: Moist
Large conifer that grows in moist to wet areas; to 300 ft; provides shady moist to dry woodlands. Excellent wildlife tree and future giant of the forest.
Western Hemlock
Tsuga heterophylla
Likes sun to partial shade. Soil: Moist to Dry
Evergreen tree to 200 ft; delicate feathery needles; down-sweeping branches; shade tolerant.
Likes sun. Soil: Moist to dry.
A conifer found mid- to high-elevations. Graceful drooping branches. Slow growing to 30’ in 20 years, full grown at 60’-100’ high and up to 3.5’ diameter. Dense, tightly foliated pyramid shape.
Mountain Hemlock
Tsuga mertensiana
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