Kalmia ( Mountain Laurel): Exposure: Sun to Part Sun, Needs regular weekly watering, Size: 3 ft x 3ft, Attracts butterflies, USDA Zone: 5-9
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Delosperma nubigenum, Yellow Ice Plant
Plant Name: Delosperma nubigenum
Common name: Yellow Iceplant
Plant Type: Evergreen Ground Cover Succulent
Plant Height: 1” – 3”
Plant Width: 24” – 30”
Bloom Time: June – September
Flower Color: Yellow
Exposure: Full Sun
Soil Requirements: Average Soil; Good Drainage is Essential
Water Need: Dry to Medium
Fire Resistant: YES; Zone 1 – 10’+ from house.
Attributes: Showy Yellow Flowers, Winter Interest of Reddish Bronze Foliage; Drought Tolerant; Deer Resistant; Attracts Butterflies & Hummingbirds
Uses: Rock Gardens; Ground Cover; Containers; Front of the Border
Native to: South Africa
Oregon Native: NO
USDA Hardiness Zone: 4 – 10
Report by Viki Ashford, AGC Member & Master Gardener
Photo from: Washington State University Clark County Extension http://www.pnwplants.wsu.edu/PlantDisplay.aspx?PlantID=447
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Oregon Native: Erigeron umbellatum (Yellow Sulphur Buckwheat)
Yellow Flowers with grey foliage; Exposure: Sun to part shade; Drought tolerant once established; Attracts Pollinators; USDA 4-10
Cooper’s Hardy Purple Iceplant
Plant Name: Delosperma cooperi
Common name: Cooper’s Hardy Purple Iceplant
Plant Type: Herbaceous Perennial Groundcover Succulent
Plant Height: 1” – 4”
Plant Width: 24” – 30”
Bloom Time: June – September
Flower Color: Magenta Pink to Purple
Exposure: Full Sun
Soil Requirements: Sharply Draining Soil; Sandy/Gravelly.
Water Need: Dry
Fire Resistant: YES; Zone 1 – 10’+ from house.
Attributes: Showy Flowers, Purplish Red in Winter; Tolerates Drought; Deer Resistant; Attractive to Butterflies; Bee Friendly.
Uses: Rock Garden; Ground cover; Front of the Border; Containers.
Native to: Southern Africa
Oregon Native: NO
USDA Hardiness Zone: 5 – 10
Report by: Viki Ashford and Carlotta Lucas
Photo Credit: https://www.highcountrygardens.com/perennial-plants/delosperma/delosperma-cooperi-coopers-hardy-ice-plant
Southern Oregon Native: Cercocarpus montanus
Plant Name: Cercocarpus montanus
Common name: Alderlead/Silverleaf Mountain Mahogany
Plant Type: Evergreen Shrub or Small Tree
Plant Height: 8’ – 20’
Plant Width: 4’ – 8’
Bloom Time: April – May
Flower Color: Non-showy Flowers followed by Feathery, Silver-White Fruit. Small flowers appear red when they first open, then turn whitish-yellow
Exposure: Sun; Tolerates Shady Sites.
Soil Requirements: Well-Drained
Water Need: Low to Medium
Firewise: YES
Attributes: Nitrogen Fixer; Attracts Butterflies/Moths; Tolerates Drought; Bark is Dark Red Mahogany Color; Good Fall color.
Uses: Erosion Control; Hedge
Native to: SW Oregon – California – Rockies
Oregon Native: YES
USDA Hardiness Zone: 5 – 10
Report by: Viki Ashford, AGC Member, Master Gardener
Photos by: Nadiatalent, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Posted by: Carlotta Lucas, AGC Board Member
Oregon Native: Kinnikinnick
Plant Name: Archtostaphylos uva ursi 
Common name: Kinnikinnick
Plant Type: Trailing Evergreen Shrub
Plant Height: 6” – 12”
Plant Width: 10’
Bloom Time: March – June
Flower Color: Pink to White
Exposure: Sun to Partial Shade
Soil Requirements: Rocky, Sandy, Acidic Soil
Water Need: Low
Fire Resistant: YES
Attributes: Red Berries Succeed Through Winter; Reddish-Purple Fall Color; Papery, Reddish, Exfoliating Bark; Attracts Butterflies, Hummingbirds, & Other Birds; Larval Host for Butterflies & Moths; Drought Tolerant; Deer Resistant
Uses: Large Scale Groundcover with Year-round Interest; Control Soil Erosion; Border Margin; Native Plant Garden; Rock Garden
Note: Slow Growing; Trailing Stems Send Out Small Roots;
Native to: Almost All of North America
Oregon Native: YES
USDA Hardiness Zone: 2 – 6
Report by: Viki Ashford, AGC Member, Master Gardener
Posted by: Carlotta Lucas