July 3, 2025 – Flowers and photos by Lynn McDonald, AGC Member
Ashland Oregon Garden Club
Summer Flowers!
Tag Archives: Attracts Bees
Oregon Native & Firewise Plant: Narrowleaf Milkweed
Plant Name: Asclepias fascicularis 
Common name: Narrowleaf Milkweed
Plant type: Deciduous Flowering Perennial
Height: 3’
Spread: 8” – 10”
Bloom Time: Summer to Fall
Flower Color: Lavender, Pink, Greenish White
Exposure: Full Sun
Soil Requirements: Good Drainage; Dry to Moist Soil; Grows in Clay Soil
Water Needs: Low
Attributes: Attracts Monarch Butterflies; Host Caterpillars; Attracts Native Bees, Bumble Bees; Predatory Insects; Monarch Butterflies lay eggs & larvae feed & mature into chrysalis; Deer Resistant; Drought Tolerant
Note: Open Seed Pods spill Plentiful Silky Hairs; Somewhat Toxic; Spreads by Rhizomes
Uses: Native Gardens; Pollinator Gardens; Rock Gardens
Firewise: YES
Native to: Western United States
Oregon Native: YES
USDA Hardiness Zone: 6a – 10b
Report by: Viki Ashford, AGC Member
Photo Credit: Eric Hunt, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Horticulture Report: Arctostaphylos nevadensis
Oregon Native & Firewise
Plant Name: Arctostaphylos nevadensis
Pinemat Manzanita
Common name: Pinemat Manzanita
Plant type: Evergreen Shrub
Height: 1’ – 2’
Spread: 3’ – 5’
Bloom Time: Spring, Summer, Winter
Flower Color: White
Exposure: Partial Shade
Soil Requirements: Acidic Soil; Fast Draining
Water Needs: Low; Don’t Irrigate Once Established
Attributes: Supports Bees, Birds, Butterflies, Caterpillars, Hummingbirds; Pollen & Nectar for Native Bees; Nectar for Hummingbirds
Note: Not easily established at low elevations
Uses: Soil Stabilization; Ground Cover; Lawn Alternative; Rock Garden
Firewise: YES
Native to: Western North America
Oregon Native: YES
USDA Hardiness Zone: 5b – 9a
Report by: Viki Ashford, AGC Member
Photos from Oregon State University https://landscapeplants.oregonstate.edu/plants/arctostaphylos-nevadensis
Horticulture Report: Antennaria microphylla
Native & Firewise Plant
Antennaria microphylla, Little Leaf Pussytoes
Plant Name: Antennaria microphylla
Common name: Little Leaf Pussytoes
Plant type: Deciduous Perennial Herb
Height: 4” – 2’
Spread: Low Growing, Tight Groundcover
Bloom Time: April – August
Flower Color: White/Pink
Exposure: Sun to Partial Shade
Soil Requirements: Loamy or Clay Soil
Water Needs: Moderate
Attributes: Attracts Hummingbirds, Butterflies, Birds, Bees
Uses: Groundcover; Low Borders; Rock Gardens
Native to: Midwest to West
Oregon Native: YES
USDA Hardiness Zone: 3 – 8
Photo Credit: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/lic
Report by: Viki Ashford, AGC Member
Horticulture Report – Western columbine
Native & Firewise Plant
Plant Name: Aquilegia formosa
Photo by: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Common name: Western columbine
Plant type: Herbaceous Perennial
Height: 2’ – 3’
Spread: 1’
Bloom Time: Late Spring to August
Flower Color: Red, Yellow
Exposure: Full Sun to Deep Shade
Soil Requirements: Good Drainage, Organic Material
Water Needs: Low to Moderate; irrigate once a month once established
Attributes: Nectar in Flower Blooms are appealing to Hummingbirds;
Seed Heads provide Bird Food; Deer Resistant; Supports Bats, Birds, Butterflies, Caterpillars
Note: Self-sows, but Deadheading controls spread
Uses: Containers; Native Plant Gardens; Pollinator Garden; Rock Garden
Firewise: YES
Native to: Lower 48 state, Alaska, Canada
Oregon Native: YES
USDA Hardiness Zone: 3 – 9
Report by: Viki Ashford, AGC Member
Garden Poster
The Untended Garden in March!
Excuse the weeds, but the bumbles bees like them.
~Garden and Poster by Goly Ostovar, AGC Member