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Horticulture Report: Smilacina racemosa

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Plant Name: Smilacina racemosa
Common name: False Solomon’s Seal
Plant type: Perennial, Wildflower
Height: 3’
Spread: 2’
Bloom Time:Mid Spring
Flower: Color White
Exposure: Light to Deep Shade
Soil Requirements: Deep, humus-rich, acid soils
Water Needs: Average to Moist
Attributes: Attracts Bee/Butterfly; Fragrant Flowers followed by Red Berries, Birds and small mammals eat these berries, Easy care, Drought Tolerant, Graceful arching stems
Uses: Woodland Gardens; Native Gardens
Native to: Pacific Northwest
Oregon Native: YES
USDA Hardiness Zone: 4 – 9

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Report Submitted by: Viki Ashford

Oregon Native Plant: Aralia californica

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Plant Name: Aralia californica
Common name:Spikenard, Elk’s Clover, Western Aralia
Plant type:Perennial Herb
Height: 3’ – 9’
Spread: 10’
Bloom Time:June – September
Flower Color:Greenish White flowers, (Dark Purple Berries in the fall)
Exposure: Part to Full Shade
Soil Requirements:Medium drainage; moist
Water Needs: Moderate to High
Attributes:Attracts beneficial insects; yellow autumn foliage; deer resistant
Note: Ginseng family
Uses: Shade Gardens, Fall color, Deer-Resistant gardens,
Native to: California and Oregon
Oregon Native:YES
USDA Hardiness Zone: 3 – 8

Report Submitted by: Viki Ashford

Photos from: Klamath- Siskiyou Native Seeds https://klamathsiskiyouseeds.com/2016/02/19/western-aralia-aralia-californica/

Oregon Native Plant: Eriogonum umbellatum

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Plant Name: Eriogonum umbellatum
Common name:  Sulphur Flower Buckwheat
Plant type: Herbaceous Perennial
Height:  ½’ – 1’
Spread: 1’ – 3’
Bloom Time: May – September
Flower Color:  Cream or Yellow
Exposure: Sun, Part Shade
Soil Requirements:  Gravelly Soil
Water Needs: Low
Attributes:    Leaves are green above and gray-woolly beneath.  Flower clusters occur on 6-9 in. stems. The cream to sulfur-yellow, tubular flowers fade to orange or red.  Flowers are showy & fragrant. Drought- tolerant

Note:   This is an exceedingly variable species with many different varieties & subspecies, and this adds to the difficulties of identification in a complex group of similar western species. Because the species is so variable, it is especially important to choose material from a habitat that matches your site.  Propagate by thickly planting seed; does not transplant well due to long tap root.

Uses:  Attracts butterflies, native bees, & birds. Native Gardens; Rock Gardens; Pollinator gardens; Dry rocky slopes.
Native to:  California, Oregon, Western US & Canada
Oregon Native:  YES
USDA Hardiness Zone:  4 – 8

Find seeds through native seed growers: Klamath-Siskiyou Native Seeds, and  Plant World Seeds

Report by: Viki Ashford,
Photo 1 by: Carlotta Lucas
Photo 2 by: Klamath-Siskiyou Native Seeds

Oregon Native: Hooker’s Fairy Bell

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Plant Name: Disporum hookeri
Common name:Hooker’s Fairy Bell
Plant type:Perennial
Height: 1’ – 3’
Spread: 2’ – 3’
Bloom Time:Late Spring
Flower Color:White
Exposure: Partial to Full Shade
Soil Requirements: Average to rich in organic content
Water Needs: Moist
Attributes:Fall red berries; Flowers attract native bees & other pollinators; Ground-feeding birds eat berries.
Uses: Deep Shade Gardens, Native Gardens, Forested areas, Slopes, Pollinator Gardens
Native to: Washington/Oregon
Oregon Native: YES
USDA Hardiness Zone:4b – 8b

Report Submitted by: Viki Ashford

Horticultural Report

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Plant Name:  Anaphalis margaritacea
Common name:  Pearly Everlasting
Plant type:Herbaceous perennial
Height: 1-3 feet
Spread:   1-2 feet
Bloom Time:  July- September
Flower Color: White
Exposure: Sun to part Shade
Soil Requirements: well drained
Water Needs: drought tolerant
Attributes: Native wildflower, Easy to grow, Low maintenance, Showy white flowers, Blooms in clusters, Attracts butterflies.
Note:  Tolerates nutrient poor soils, Grows in sandy soil, Gravelly soils, Spreads.
Uses:  Native gardens, Pollinator gardens, Wildflower gardens, Dry meadow and Perennial garden.
Native to: USA
USDA Hardiness Zone: 2-8