Tag Archives: Wildflowers

Firewise Plant: Blue Flax

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Plant Name: Linum perenne

Common name:  Blue Flax

Plant Type: Herbaceous Perennial Wildflower

Plant Height: 12” – 20”

Plant Width:  12” – 14”

Bloom Time: May – June

Flower Color:  Light Blue or White

Exposure: Full Sun to Part Shade.

Soil Requirements: Well-Drained; Loamy or Sandy.

Water Needs: Medium

Fire Resistant:  YES; Zone 1 – Plant 30+ feet from Structure.

Attributes: Showy Flowers; Drought Tolerant; Deer Resistant.

Uses: Mass Plantings; Meadows; Rock Gardens; Border Fronts.

Note: Self-sows; Remove Spent Blossoms for Longer Blooming; Flowers Open for Only One Day.

Native to: Asia, Europe

Oregon Native:  NO

Submit by: Viki Ashford

Oregon Native: Lanceleaf Coreopsis

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Plant Name:  Coreopsis lanceolota
Common name:  Lanceleaf Coreopsis
Plant Type:  Perennial
Plant Height:  1’ – 2.5’
Plant Width:  1’ – 1.5’
Bloom Time:  April – June
Flower Color:  Yellow
Exposure:  Sun to Part Shade
Soil Requirements: Sandy, Gravelly, Loam, Clay – all with good drainage.
Water Need:  Medium; Drought Tolerant
Firewise: Zone 1 score 8, plant 30 ft or more from a structure
Attributes: Attracts Pollinators; Good Cut Flower.
Uses:  Native Wildflower Gardens; Borders; Cottage/Cutting Garden.
Note:  Deadhead to maintain flowering into summer; selectively thin in the interior to improve appearance; Mulch.
Native to:  Most of North America
Oregon Native:  YES
USDA Hardiness Zone:  4 – 9

Report by: Viki Ashford and Carlotta Lucas, AGC Members

Photo by: Qwertzy2, CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/, via Wikimedia Commons

Oregon Native: False Lily of the Valley

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Plant Name:  Maiathemum dilatatum
Common name:  False Lily of the Valley
Plant Type:  Perennial
Plant Height:  2” – 4”
Plant Width:  1’8”
Bloom Time:  May – July
Flower Color: White with Red Berries
Exposure:  Shade
Soil Requirements:  Moist, Wet.
Water Need:  Medium to High
Firewise: Yes
Attributes: Pollinated by Insects; Evergreen; Hosted by Butterflies & Moths.
Uses: Ground Cover.
Note:  Spreads by Underground Roots; Can Become Invasive.
Native to:  Western North America
Oregon Native:   YES
USDA Hardiness Zone:  5a – 9b

Report by: Viki Ashford and Carlotta Lucas
Photo by: Qwert1234, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons

Bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis)

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Plant Name:  Sanguinaria canadensis
Common name: Bloodroot
Plant Type:  Herbaceous Perennial
Plant Height: 6” – 9”
Plant Width:  3” – 6”
Bloom Time:  March to April
Flower Color:  White Flower with Yellow Stamens.
Exposure: Part Shade to Full Shade
Soil Requirements:  Moist, Humusy, Well-Drained.
Water Needs:  Medium
Attributes:  Showy Flower, but Short Lived, & Close at Night; Tolerates Drought & Dry Soil; Early Spring Bee & Fly Pollinator.
Note: Goes Dormant in Mid to Late Summer; All Parts of Plant Exude Orange-Red Sap when Cut; Poisonous Characteristics.
Uses: Naturalize; Rock & Wildflower Gardens.
Native to:  Eastern & Central North America
Oregon Native:  NO
USDA Hardiness Zone: 3 – 8

Report by: Viki Ashford AGC Member, Master Gardener

Photo from: UpstateNYer / CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)

Oregon Native: Grindelia nana

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Plant Name:  Grindelia nana
Common name:  Idaho Gumweed
Plant Type:  Perennial Wildflower
Plant Height:  6” – 2’
Bloom Time: June to September
Flower Color:  Yellow
Exposure: Full Sun
Soil Requirements:  Sharply draining, rocky, gravelly soil.
Water Need:  Low.
Attributes: Highly attractive to native bees & butterflies; Drought tolerant; Deer resistant; Resinous & sticky leaves that appear to sparkle.
Uses: Wildflower Gardens; Drought Tolerant Gardens; Pollinator Gardens.
Native to:  Western US
Oregon Native:  YES
USDA Hardiness Zone:  8

 

Report by: Viki Ashford, AGC member

Photo from: American West website: https://www.americansouthwest.net/plants/wildflowers/grindelia-nana.html

Oregon Native Plant: Rudbeckia glaucescen

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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