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Oregon Native Plant Inside-Out Flower

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Plant Name: Vancouveria hexandra
Common name: Inside-Out Flower
Plant type:  Herbaceous Perennial
Spread: 1’ – 1.5’
Bloom Time: May – July
Flower Color:  White
Exposure: Part Shade to Full Shade
Soil Requirements:  Organically rich, acidic, consistently moist, well drained loam
Water Needs: Medium
Attributes:  Spread by underground rhizomes,
it will easily fill a space; disease & pest free.
Note:  Cut back & clean up dead leaves in spring to ready for new growth.
Uses:  Ground Cover or Edger;
Native to:  SW Washington, Oregon, & California
Oregon Native:  YES
USDA Hardiness Zone:  5 – 7

Report Submitted by: Viki Ashford

Photo by: Carlotta Lucas

Western Orange Trumpet Honeysuckle

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Plant Name:  Lonicera ciliosa
Common name:  Western Orange Trumpet Honeysuckle
Plant Type:  Deciduous Vine
Plant Height:  10’ – 30’
Spread: 30’
Bloom Time: Late Spring
Flower Color:  Orange Red Yellow; Orange-Red Berries
Exposure: Sun to Partial Shade
Soil Requirements:  Moist with Medium Drainage, not dry.
Water Needs: Regular
Attributes:  Hosts Butterflies & Moths, The orange-red berries are eaten by a variety of birds including robins, juncos, flickers, and finches; although not a favorite.
Note:  Check curled leaves for aphids & spray undersides with water.
Uses:  Trellis,  Hedge, Bird Garden, Host Gardens, Native Gardens
Native to:  British Columbia to California (west of Cascades)
Oregon Native: YES
USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a-9b

Report submitted by: Viki Ashford

Drought Outlook: 2020

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Feb 20th: 26-week low this week with 8.0% of the USA in drought.

NOAA’s seasonal outlook thru May sees an expansion of drought developing in WA, OR, CA, AZ, NM, and west TX.

“Drought will likely persist in the Pacific Northwest, with additional drought expected to develop in Oregon and eastern Washington in association with below-normal precipitation favored during the March-April-May (MAM) period ”

https://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/expert_assessment/sdo_summary.php

Viburnum ellipticum

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Horticulture Report

Plant Name:  Viburnum ellipticum
Common name: Oregon Viburnum
Plant type:  Deciduous Shrub
Height:  3’ – 11’
Spread: 6’ – 10’
Bloom Time: May – June
Flower Color:  White
Exposure: Sun to Part Shade
Water Needs: Prefer semi-moist, but will tolerant dry
Attributes:  Supports Pollinators; Pest-eating insects & birds; 3-Season; Fall berries for birds. 
Interest: Showy flowers, Red leaves in fall and blue-black Berries  
Note:  Tolerates seasonal flooding & drought.  Grows along stream banks.
Uses:  As a Screen or Background Plant,  Use along high banks of creeks, margins of wet areas, and at edges of trees
Native to: Washington & Oregon west of the Cascades
Oregon Native: YES
USDA Hardiness Zone: 6-9

Report Submitted by: Viki Ashford

Horticulture Report: Astilbe biternata (False Goat’s Beard)

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Plant Name:  Astilbe biternata
Common name:  False Goat’s Beard
Plant Type:  Perennial
Plant Height:  2’ – 6’
Spread:  24” – 30”
Bloom Time: April – July.
Flower Color:  White or Yellowish.
Exposure:  Part Shade.
Soil Requirements:  Moist, Rich.
Water Needs:  Medium
Attributes:  Feathery flowers on plumes, Attracts pollinators
Uses:  Good Cut Flower; Woodland Gardens; Wildflower Gardens; Nature Gardens , Pollinator Gardens
Note:  Don’t confuse with Aruncus dioicus (True Goat’s Beard)
Native to:  Appalachia
Oregon Native:   NO
USDA Hardiness Zone:  5 – 8

Report by: Viki Ashford

Horticulture Report: Carpenteria californica

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Plant Name:Carpenteria californica
Common name:Bush Anemone
Plant type: Shrub
Height: 6’ – 10’
Spread: 3’ – 5’
Bloom Time:Spring/Summer
Flower Color: White
Exposure: Full Sun to Part Shade
Soil Requirements:Tolerates a variety of soils, but prefers fast draining
Water Needs: Tolerates Low to Moderate High
Attributes:Evergreen; Deer Resistant; Fragrant Flowers; Insect Attractor
Note:Susceptible to Aphids; Prune as needed to prevent floppy branches.
Uses: Informal Hedge; Pollinator Gardens; Native Gardens, Perennial Gardens
Native to: California
Oregon Native:NO
USDA Hardiness Zone:9a

Report submitted by: Viki Ashford