Oregon Native: Siskiyou Iris

Posted on June 14, 2021 by Ashland Garden Club

Plant Name: Iris bracteata
Common name: Siskiyou Iris
Plant Type: Perennial
Plant Height: 1’
Bloom Time: Spring & Summer
Flower Color: Golden Yellow to Creamy White
Exposure: Sun to Shade
Soil Requirements: Prefers Sandy or Loamy Soil
Water Need: Low to Medium
Attributes: Deer Resistant
Uses: Wildflower Gardens, Perennial Beds, Native Gardens, Woodland Gardens
Note: In the wild it grows in sunny to shady areas in dry pine forests or in sunny in meadow openings.
Native to: California & Oregon
Oregon Native: YES
USDA Hardiness Zone: 6 – 9

Report by: Viki Ashford, AGC Member/ Master Gardener

Photo by John McRae, U.S. Forest Service https://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/beauty/iris/Pacific_Coast/iris_bracteata.shtml

Oregon Native Plant: Rudbeckia glaucescen

Posted on September 13, 2020 by Ashland Garden Club

Plant Name: Rudbeckia glaucescens
Common name: Waxy Coneflower
Plant Type: Perennial
Plant Height: 3’ – 4’
Spread:
Bloom Time: July to September
Flower Color: Yellow
Exposure: Full Sun.
Soil Requirements: Moist.
Water Needs: Regular.
Attributes: Nectar & Pollen Source for Bees, Butterflies, Moths.
Note: Deadheading prolongs bloom time.
Uses: Native/Wildflower Gardens; Stream side.
Native to: California & Oregon
Oregon Native: YES
USDA Hardiness Zone: 3 – 9

Report by: Viki Ashford, AGC Member

Oregon Natives

Posted on June 19, 2017 by Ashland Garden Club

Plant Name: Philadelphus lewisii
Common Name: Lewis’ mock-orange
Plant type: Deciduous shrub
Height: 6- 10 feet
Spread: 3-4 feet
Bloom Time: Late Spring & Early Summer
Flower Color: White
Exposure: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Soil Requirements: Will grow in poor soils
Water Needs: Medium, but Drought tolerate
Attributes: Highly Fragrant Flowers!
Scent similar to orange blossoms
Rarity: Wide spread native, but not common.
Uses: Native plantings, Xeriscaping, Fragrant Garden
Native to: Western N. America – British Colombia , Washington, Oregon, California, East to Montana
USDA Hardiness Zone: 5-10

Photo by: Carlotta Lucas
Date: June 7, 2017
Location: Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument

Cascade-Siskiyou Wildflowers

Posted on October 6, 2012 by Ashland Garden Club

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Southern Oregon Wildflowers

Posted on June 26, 2012 by Ashland Garden Club

Here are a few pictures of the many wildflowers currently (June 24, 2012) blooming roadside by Fish Lake( Hwy 37), Howard Prairie Lake, Hyatt Lake and Little Hyatt Lake.