Poster By: Goly Osotvar, AGC Member
Flower Poster
Tag Archives: Attracts Moths
Firewise Plant: Evening Primrose
Plant Name: Oenothera species
Common name: Evening Primrose
Plant Type: Herbaceous Perennial or Biennial
Plant Height: 2’ – 6’
Plant Width: 1’ – 2’
Bloom Time: Spring, Summer, Fall
Flower Color: Yellow or Pink or White
Exposure: Sun to Shade
Soil Requirements: Rocky or Sandy Soil; Well-Drained
Water Needs: Low to Medium
Fire Resistant: YES; Zone 8 – Plant 30’+ from Structure
Attributes: Attract Moths; Birds Eat Seeds; Attracts Hummingbirds; Fragrant Flowers; Deer Resistant; Drought Tolerant
Uses: Full Sun Ground cover; Rock Gardens; Erosion Control; Native Plant Gardens
Note: Flowers Open in the Evening
Native to: Eastern North America
Oregon Native: NO
USDA Hardiness Zone: 3 – 8
Report by: Viki Ashford, AGC Member & Master Gardener
Today in the Garden
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
Oregon Native: Antennaria rosea (Pink Pussy Toes)
Plant Name: Antennaria rosea
Common name: Pink Pussy Toes
Plant Type: Evergreen Groundcover
Plant Height: .33’ – 1.3’
Plant Width: 8’ – 12’
Bloom Time: June – August
Flower Color: Cream to Pink to Red
Exposure: Full Sun
Soil Requirements: Dry, Good Draining Soil.
Water Need: Low
Firewise: Yes, 30’ from house
Attributes: Host Plant for Caterpillars & Moths; Attracts Bees & Butterflies.
Uses: Native Wildflower Groundcover; Butterfly & Pollinator Gardens; Rock Garden.
Native to: Western US, Great Plains, Alaska
Oregon Native: YES
USDA Hardiness Zone: 4 – 7
Report by: Viki Ashford, AGC Member, Master Gardener
Photo Credit: Meneerke bloem, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons
Post by: Carlotta Lucas, AGC Board Member
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
Viola pednuculata (California Golden Violet)
Plant Name: Viola pednuculata
Common name: California Golden Violet
Plant Type: Perennial
Plant Height: 1.3’
Bloom Time: March – April
Flower Color: Yellow
Exposure: Full Sun to Part Shade
Soil Requirements: Rich Soil
Water Need: Moderate to High, but NO Water in summer.
Attributes: Insect Pollinators; Evergreen; Hosts Butterflies & Moths; Deer Resistant
Uses: Butterfly Garden; Pollinator Gardens, Native Garden, Perennial Gardens, Waterwise Gardens, Wildflower Gardens
Native to: California
Oregon Native: NO
USDA Hardiness Zone: 7 – 10
Report by; Viki Ashford
Photo by: Joe Decruyenaere, CC BY-SA 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons