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Firewise Plant: Prairie Coneflower
Plant Name: Ratibida columnifera
Common name: Prairie Coneflower or Mexican Hat
Plant Type: Herbaceous Perennial
Plant Height: 18” – 24”
Plant Width: 12” – 24”
Bloom Time: July – October
Flower Color: Yellow or Red with Distinct Tall Center.
Exposure: Full Sun
Soil Requirements: Dry to Moist Well-Drained; Loamy/Sandy.
Water Needs: Medium
Fire Resistant: YES; Zone 2 – Plant 40’+ from House.
Attributes: Drought Tolerant; Deer Resistant; Long Bloom Season; Nectar for Bees, Butterflies, Insects; Seeds for Birds.
Uses: Sunny Borders; Rock Gardens; Native Plant Gardens; Containers.
Native to: Most of North America, but NOT Oregon
Oregon Native: NO
USDA Hardiness Zone: 4 – 9
Report by: Viki Ashford, AGC Member/Master Gardener
Photo courtesy of: Stickpen, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Western Pasque Flower
Plant Name: Anemone occidentalis 
Common name: Western Pasque Flower
Plant type: Perennial Herb
Height: 4” – 2.5’
Bloom Time: May to August
Flower Color: White with Purplish Tinge; Silky Plumed Seed head Follows.
Exposure: Full Sun
Soil Requirements: Well-Drained Scree (loose rocky debris)
Water Needs: Medium
Attributes: Long Lasting Unique Seed Head. Firewise: Good Fire Resistances
Note: Poisonous Parts
Uses: Rock Garden; Moist Meadow. Alpine Plantings,
Native to: Western North America
Oregon Native: YES
USDA Hardiness Zone: 4-8
Seed Heads
Report by: Viki Ashford, AGC Member & Master Gardener
Flower Photo by: Eric Yarnell, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Seed Heads Photo (Mt. Rainer, WA) by: Carlotta Lucas, AGC Member
Oregon Native Plant: Salmonberry
Plant Name: Rubus spectabilis
Common name: Salmonberry
Plant Type: Deciduous Shrub
Plant Height: 3’ – 10’
Spread: 3’ – 6’
Bloom Time: March – June; Fruit June to August.
Flower Color: Red or Rose; Fruit Color is Yellow, Orange, or Red
Exposure: Sun or Shade
Soil Requirements: Tolerant of Sandy or Clay Soil with Various Soil Drainage.
Water Needs: Moderate to High
Attributes: Nectar for Bees, Butterflies, Other Insect, Hummingbirds; Deer Resistant.
Note: Biennial Stems: The 1st year only leaves; 2nd year develop lateral shoots which bear fruit.
Uses: Thickets for Birds; Bank Stabilization from Deep Rhizomatous Root Growth.
Native to: Western North America
Oregon Native: YES
USDA Hardiness Zone: 5 – 9
Report by: Viki Ashford, AGC Member, Master Gardener
Berry with leaf – Photo by: Margalob / CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
Flower – Photo by :Walter Siegmund / CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)
Black Lace Elderberry
Plant Name: Sambucus nigra ‘Black Lace’
Common name: Black Lace Elderberry
Plant type: Deciduous Shrub
Height: 72” – 96”
Spread: 72” – 96”
Bloom Time: Spring
Flower Color: Pink
Exposure: Full to Part Sun
Soil Requirements: Moist, Acidic to Alkaline Soil
Water Needs: Average
Attributes: Pink Flowers contrast with Purple Black Foliage. Berries. Fall Interest. Deer Resistant.
Note: Good in Wet Soil. Prune immediately after Bloom. Fertilize in Spring with Granular Fertilizer.
Uses: Potted Plant Specimen; Hedge.
Native to: Europe, Northern Africa, Southwestern Asia
Oregon Native: NO
USDA Hardiness Zone: 4a – 7b
Report submitted by: Viki Ashford
2014- Siskiyou District Spring Meeting
Ashland Garden Club hosted the Siskiyou District spring meeting yesterday and it was a success!
Kudos to Jeanne Aargo, Viki Ashford, Carlotta Lucas, Gena Goddard, Joanie Kitchener, Melody Jones, Darlene, Fenwick, Marilyn love and Susan Zane for all their hard work towards making this event a wonderful gathering for the six garden clubs in the district.
AGC President Susan Zane
Before the Crowd Arrives
Floor Arrangement
Photo Contest
Country Store