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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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: American Red Raspberry
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
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
Oregon Native: Cornus sericea ( Red Twig Dogwood)
Plant Name: Cornus sericea
Common name: Red Twig Dogwood
Plant Type: Deciduous Shrub
Plant Height: 6’ – 9’
Plant Width: 8’ – 12’
Bloom Time: May – June
Flower Color: White
Exposure: Full Sun to Part Shade
Soil Requirements: Tolerates Clay Soil; Organically Rich, Fertile, Moist Soil.
Water Need: Medium to Wet
Attributes: Showy Flowers; Good Fall Color; Attracts/Hosts Birds/Butterflies; Winter Interest; Deer Resistant;
Larval Host to Spring Azure.
Firewise: Score 5, Plant 60 feet from structures
Uses: Hedge; Rain Garden; Shrub Border; Bird/Butterfly Gardens.
Note: Suckering Roots; Remove 20-25% of oldest stems in spring to stimulate new, best color growth; Susceptible to Leaf & Twig Blight/Canker & Leaf Spot.
Native to: North America
Oregon Native: YES
USDA Hardiness Zone: 3 – 8
Report by: Viki Ashford and Carlotta Lucas
Photo one by: Smith, R.W.
Oregon Native: Solidago californica ( Goldenrod)
Plant Name: Solidago californica
Common name: Goldenrod
Plant Type: Evergreen Perennial
Plant Height: 1.5’ – 2’
Plant Width: .5’ – 1’
Bloom Time: Summer -Fall
Flower Color: Yellow
Exposure: Full Sun to Full Shade
Soil Requirements: Medium Draining, Tolerates a variety of soils
Water Needs: Wet in Winter/Spring, Dry in summer
Fire Resistance: Score 8, Plant 30 feet from structures
Attributes: Attracts Birds & Pollinating Insects.
Note: May become Invasive due to Creeping Root stock; Deadhead or Leave Faded Flowers for Seed.
Uses: Bee/Butterfly Gardens, Native gardens, Pollinator Gardens
Native to: Oregon & California
Oregon Native: YES
USDA Hardiness Zone: 6 – 10
Report by: Viki Ashford and Carlotta Lucas
Photo by: Stickpen, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons