I have had this native plant bouquet for over a month in the house…
It is simple, Red Flowering Currant and Howard McMinn Manzanita. When the sun shines the Manzanita is covered with fuzzy bumble bees and honey bees! ~Donn Rhee, AGC Member
Author Archives: Ashland Garden Club
Cheerful Flowers
Can you name the four flowers in this vase?
~Melody Jones, AGC Member
Oregon Native Plant: Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus (Yellow Rabbitbush)
Plant Name: Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus
Common name: Yellow Rabbitbrush
Plant Type: Shrub
Plant Height: 8” – 39”
Bloom Time: August – October
Flower Color: Yellow
Exposure: Full Sun
Soil Requirements: Course to Medium; Well-Drained.
Water Needs: Low
Habitat: Dessert and semi-dessert
Attributes: Drought Tolerant; Provides Cover & Nesting Habitat for Small Birds; Fall Forage for Some Butterflies; Pollen/Nectar for Native Bees; Provides Cover for Rabbits.
Note: Spring Forage for Deer.
Uses: Restoration & Re-vegetation Plantings; Drought-Tolerant Plantings; Native Gardens; Low Maintenance Gardens; Rock Gardens.
Native to: Western North America
Oregon Native: YES
USDA Hardiness Zone: 5b – 8b
Report by: Viki Ashford
Photo: Wikimedia Commons Taken By: Matt Lavin, Bozeman Montana, USA https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chrysothamnus_viscidiflorus_(3939348143).jpg
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Pacific Wildflower
On our hike yesterday we saw one of our favorite wildflowers, a Pacific Hounds Tongue, it is an old herbal I first heard of in Tasha Tudor literature. It is a Borage Family member and has a pretty little ‘forget me not” flower.” ~Joanie Kintscher, AGC President
Pacific Hounds Tongue (Adelinia grande) is an early-blooming native perennial plant that prefers to grow in light dappled shade. Hound’s tongue is commonly found growing beneath Oregon white oak (Quercus garryana). It attracts native bees and hummingbirds and is an occasional larval host plant for moths and butterflies.
To Brighten Your Day
“Frizzle Sizzle” Orange & Wave Pansy varieties.
Photo by: Jeanne Arago, AGC Member
Horticulture Report: Dwarf Fothergilla
Plant Name: Fothergilla gardenii
Common name: Dwarf Fothergilla
Plant Type: Deciduous Shrub
Plant Height: 1.5’ – 3’
Spread: 2’ – 4’
Bloom Time: April – May
Flower Color: White
Exposure: Full Sun to Part Shade
Soil Requirements: Moist; Acidic; Organically Rich; Well-Drained
Water Needs: Medium
Attributes: Showy; Fragrant Flower; Fall Color.
Note: May spread by root suckers to form colonies if not removed promptly.
Uses: Compact specimen or accent; Shrub Border; Cottage Garden;
Native to: Southeastern North America
Oregon Native: NO
USDA Hardiness Zone: 5 – 8
Report by: Viki Ashford, AGC Member
Photo courtesy of:
Clemson College of Agriculture, Forestry, and Life Services
Clemson, SC