Gardening continues even in a pandemic! Ashland Garden Club members are still weeding and caring for the Heirloom Garden at North Mountain Park. It’s easy to social distance in the garden.
Jeanne Arago, Allison Koenig, Kristina Lefever, Michael Dawkins, & Alison Chandler. And, taking the picture: Viki Ashford, Heirloom Garden Coordinator
Plant Name: Physocarpus capitatus
Common name: Pacific/Western Ninebark
Plant Type: Deciduous Shrub
Plant Height: 5’ – 20’
Spread: 8’
Bloom Time: Late Spring – Late April – July
Flower Color: White Flowers with Red Tip Stamens/Reddish to Brown Fruit
Exposure: Sun to Part Shade
Soil Requirements: Acidic
Water Needs: Medium – ( best with summer watering)
Attributes: Flaking/Peeling Bark; Attracts Pollinator Insects; Deer Resistant; 3″-5″ Clusters of white flowers.
Uses: Hedge, Woodland Gardens, Native Gardens, Along streams
Native to: British Columbia to California & east to Montana
Oregon Native: YES
USDA Hardiness Zone: 3 – 8
Report by: Viki Ashford, AGC Member & Master Gardener
Photo Credit: Oregon State University https://landscapeplants.oregonstate.edu/plants/physocarpus-capitatus
Hulthemia Rose ‘Raspberry Kiss’, Daylilly, Red Annual flower, Verbascum ‘Southern Charm’, Gladiolus,
Photos by: Carlotta Lucas
Plant Name: Polystichum munitum
Common name: Western Sword Fern
Plant Type: Evergreen Fern
Plant Height: 1.5’ – 5.5’
Spread: 2’ – 3’
Bloom Time: N/A
Flower Color: N/A
Exposure: Full Shade to Part Shade
Soil Requirements: Tolerates variety of soils with adequate moisture.
Water Needs: Weekly deep watering; drought tolerant once established.
Attributes: Fronds live 1.5 – 2.5 years; hosts butterflies & moths; Deer Resistant.
Note: Cut back dead fronds.
Uses: Ground Cover; Beds & Borders; Woodland Garden.
Native to: Western North America
Oregon Native: YES
USDA Hardiness Zone: 6 – 8
Report by: Viki Ashford, AGC member, Master Gardener
Photo Credit: brewbooks from near Seattle, USA / CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Western_sword_fern_(Polystichum_munitum)-_Flickr-_brewbooks.jpg
Plant Name: Prunus virginiana melanocarpa
Common name: Black Chokecherry
Plant Type: Perennial Shrub or Small Tree
Plant Height: 3’ – 12’
Spread: 13.5’
Bloom Time: May to Early July
Flower Color: White followed by Fleshy Drupes of Dark Red to Black
Exposure: Full Sun
Soil Requirements: Moist
Water Needs: Medium
Attributes: Larval Host to Some Moths; Native Bees & Butterflies.
Uses: Bird Garden, Native Garden, Pollinator Garden
Native to: Western North America
Oregon Native: YES
USDA Hardiness Zone: 5 – 10
Report by: Viki Ashford, AGC Member & Master Gardener
Photographer: Reveal, James L. https://www.wildflower.org/gallery/result.php?id_image=73181
Plant Name: Ageratina occidentials ( Aster Family)
Common names: Western Snakeroot, Western Joe Pye Weed
This low subshrub, which rarely grows taller than 2 ft., is covered with short, broad, pointed, bright green aromatic leaves topped by masses of red-purple flower heads.
Plant Characteristics: Perennial Herb
Size: 1-3 ft.
Bloom Color: Red, Purple
Bloom Time: July, Aug , Sep
Light Requirement: Sun
Water use: medium – high
Propagation Description: Propagate by division or seed
Note Seed Treatment: Stratify
Native to: Western United States
Native Habitat: Open, rocky places; 6500-11,000 ft.
Host plant to: Hitched Arches Moth (Melanchra adjuncta)
https://www.wildflower.org/plants/
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