Today in AGC Member, Viki Ashford’s garden
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
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
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
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
Plant Name
: Ceanothus thyrsiflorus
Common name: Blue Blossom Wild Lilac
Plant Type: Evergreen Groundcover or Shrub
Plant Height: 4’ – 12’; Creeping Blue Blossom grows slowly 2’ – 3’ high & 15’ wide.
Plant Width: 5’ – 6’
Bloom Time: April – June
Flower Color: White, Light Blue, Dark Blue, Purple
Exposure: Full Sun to Part Shade
Soil Requirements: Tolerates Clay or Sand, but Needs Good Drainage
Water Need: Low
Firewise: Very Flammable; within Defensible Space, keep individual plants trimmed back with no dead material & separate plants.
Attributes: Attracts, Bees, Birds, Butterflies, Parasitoid/Predatory Insects; Pleasant Fragrance; Shade Tolerant; Nitrogen Fixer.
Uses: Ground Cover; Hedge; Bee/Bird/Butterfly Gardens.
Note: Do Not Fertilize; Tip Pruning maintains compact shape; Remove Leafless Interior Branches to Encourage New Growth; Prune in Dry Season.
Native to: California & SW Oregon
Oregon Native: YES
USDA Hardiness Zone: 5 – 9
Report by: Viki Ashford
Photo Credit: Hedwig Storch CC BY-SA 3.0 – NC State Extension website https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/ceanothus-thyrsiflorus/
Posted by: Carlotta Lucas
Plant Name: Rubus idaeus var. strigosis
Common name: American Red Raspberry
Plant Type: Semi-Evergreen Shrub
Plant Height: 3’ – 9’; Erect to Spreading
Plant Width: 3’ – 9’
Bloom Time: April – May; Fruit Matures July to September.
Flower Color: White to Greenish White
Exposure: Full Sun to Part Shade.
Soil Requirements: Well-Drained, Moist, Loamy Soil
Water Need: Medium
Firewise: Resistant
Attributes: Provides Food & Shelter for Birds, Mammals; Pollinated by Bees & Birds; Attracts Butterflies; Showy Flower.
Uses: Erosion Control; Rock Garden; Bird Gardens; Pollinator Garden; Screening.
Note: Has Thorns; Prune Out Fruiting Canes for Summer & Everbearing Cultivars in Summer After Fruiting – Cut Back Tips of Everbearers that Fruited Last Fall but Leave Rest of Cane for Summer Fruiting – In Late Winter Remove Any Canes Damaged by Winter; Fungal Diseases May Cause Serious Problems that Necessitate Chemical Treatments; Cane & Crown Borers are Serious Pests.
Native to: North America
Oregon Native: YES
USDA Hardiness Zone- 4-8
Report by: Viki Ashford
Photo Credit: Superior National Forest, CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Posted by: Carlotta Lucas