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Oregon Native Plant: Shinyleaf Spirea

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Plant Name:  Spiraea lucida  
Common name:  Shinyleaf Spirea
Plant Type:  Deciduous Shrub
Plant Height:  1’ – 3’
Plant Width:  2’ – 3’
Bloom Time: June – August
Flower Color: White with Pinkish Tinge
Exposure:  Sun to Part Shade
Soil Requirements:  Moist; Tolerant of Clay & Rocky Soils
Water Need:  Low
Attributes: Attracts Native Bees; Pollen & Nectar for Pollinators; Good Fall Color; Deer Resistant, Firewise shrub ( Firewise does not mean Fire Proof, it means it’s resistant. Spires Lucida will typically regrow from the roots if burned)
Uses: Small Stature Shrub in Tight Landscapes, Pollinator Gardens, Woodland Gardens, Perennial Gardens,
Note:  Spreads by rhizomes; Blooms on Wood from Previous Season
Native to:  North West & North Central North America
Oregon Native:  YES
USDA Hardiness Zone: 4

By: Viki Ashford, AGC Member; Master Gardener

Photo from: http://nativeplantspnw.com/shinyleaf-spiraea-spiraea-lucida/

Dwarf Serviceberry

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Plant Name:  Amelanchier pumila
Common name:  Dwarf Serviceberry
Plant type:  Deciduous Shrub
Height:  3’ – 5’
Spread: 3’ – 5’
Bloom Time: March – April
Flower Color:  White
Exposure: Full Sun to Part Shade
Soil Requirements:  Tolerant of Wide Range of Soils, but Moist.
Water Needs: Medium
Firewise: Medium Fire Resistance
Attributes:  Attracts Birds; Showy Flowers; Hosts Butterflies & Moths.
Note: Edible Fruit loved by Birds.
Uses: 4 Seasons of Interest; Hedge; Border; Rock Garden; Bird Garden.
Native to:  Western United States
Oregon Native: YES
USDA Hardiness Zone:  3 – 8

Report by: Viki Ashford

Oregon Native Wildflower: Anemone drammondii

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Plant Name:  Anemone drammondii
Common name:  Drummond’s Anemone
Plant type:  Perennial Wildflower
Height:  9.5”
Bloom Time: June – August
Flower Color:  White tinged with Blue
Exposure: Full Sun to Part Shade
Soil Requirements:  Rocky, Scree Soil; Well-drained.
Water Needs: Low
Attributes:  Attracts Insect Pollinators
Note: Plant at Deciduous Stage; Tap Root
Uses:  Wildflower Gardens; Rock Gardens.
Native to:  Western North America
Oregon Native: YES
USDA Hardiness Zone:  2a-8b

Report by: Viki Ashford, AGC member and Master Gardener

Photo by: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons

Oregon Native: Pacific Anemone

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Plant Name:  Anemone multifida
Common name:  Pacific Anemone, Red Windflower
Plant type:  Perennial
Height:  1’ – 3’
Spread: 12” – 18”
Bloom Time: May – August
Flower Color:  Yellowish-White Within; Greenish or Purplish Outside; May Bear Red Sepals; Pinkish Seed head Follows.
Exposure: Sun to Shade
Soil Requirements:  Moist; Sandy/Loamy Soil; Fast Draining
Water Needs: Medium
Attributes:  Seed pods are curious & fully ripened are a mass of fluff; Deer Resistant
Note: Because the species is so variable & local, it is especially important to choose material from nearby sources & habitats that match your site; Poisonous Plant Parts.
Uses: Woodland Garden; Rock Garden, Native Garden,
Native to:  Northwestern & Northeastern North America
Oregon Native: YES
USDA Hardiness Zone:  4 – 9

Report by: Viki Ashford, AGC Member and Master Gardener

Photo by: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Fall Wreath ( How-to)

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Member Melody Jones created a beautiful Fall Wreath from her leaves.
Below are her instructions on how to make it.
1. Collect, Press and Dry Leaves. Melody used an old phone book to press her leaves.

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2. Once the leaves are dry, take 8-10 leaves and make a bundle.
    Use floral tape to hold them together.
     Make lots of bundles, enough to cover the wreath frame.
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3. Place leaf-bundles one at a time on a metal wreath frame, and secure with floral tape or wire. Layer to make it full.
4. Continue adding bundles until the wreath frame is covered.
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Melody’s Wreath

Oregon Native: Thimbleberry

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Plant Name:  Rubus parviflorus

Common name:  Thimbleberry
Plant Type:  Perennial Shrub
Plant Height: 4’ – 8.2’
Spread: 4’ – 8’
Bloom Time: Spring; Fruit Mid to Late Summer.
Flower Color: White
Exposure: Sun to Part Shade
Soil Requirements:  Moist, Fertile, Fast Drainage; Slightly Acidic.
Water Needs: Moderate to High
Firewise:  Yes    *Please Note: Firewise does not mean Fire Proof!
Attributes:  Hosts several Butterflies & Moths; Attracts Birds
Note: Thornless. If Fruit is priority:  Remove fruited canes immediately after harvest; leave non-fruiting canes to overwinter.  Possible Problems:  Leaf spot, anthracnose, botrytis, powdery mildew, root rots, verticillium wilt, raspberry mosaic, cane borers & crown borers, aphids.
Uses:  Bird Garden, Native Garden, Hedge.
Native to:  Western North America
Oregon Native:  YES
USDA Hardiness Zone: 3 – 10

Report by: Viki Ashford, AGC Member and Master Gardener

Photos from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflowers website taken by Terry Glase

For more information on Thimbleberries: https://calscape.org/Rubus-parviflorus-(Western-Thimbleberry)