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Sanguisorba annua
Western Burnet

Sanguisorba annua (Western Burnet)

This annual can often overwinter as a perennial in mild winters. It can be found in a variety of wet habitats from meadows to vernal pools to bogs where other vegetation is sparse. It has delicate, finely dissected leaves with blue-green cast, flowers are green. Sanguisorba sp. are known for their high forage value for wildlife species.

Sidalcea campestris
Meadow Checkermallow

Sidalcea campestris (Meadow Checkermallow)

This checkermallow grows many upright stems to 4 ft. or more covered in showy white to pale pink flowers, May-June. When using in the garden, cut back after flowering to get more flowers. Forms large robust clumps and is an easy perennial. It has proven a winner on restoration sites establishing quickly and persisting over the long-haul. It is found in both wet and dry prairies. There are both early (May) and later (June-July) blooming forms of which we carry both. Host plant for Gray Hairstreak and nectar for: Fenders Blue, Taylor's Checkerspot, and Checkered Skipper.

Sidalcea malviflora ssp. virgata
Rose Checkermallow

Sidalcea malviflora ssp. virgata (Rose Checkermallow)

Like a miniature hollyhock with vibrant pink flowers, in a garden, this checkermallow works best near the front of a border as its only 2 ft. tall. Blooming May-June, cut it back and irrigate to get more flowers. As with tall checkermallow, it shines on upland restoration sites. Establishing quickly and persisting over the long-haul. Hose plant for Checkered Skippers and Gray Hairstreak and key nectar species for Fenders Blue and Taylor's Checkerspot butterflies.

Triteleia hyacinthina
Hyacinth or White Brodiaea

Triteleia hyacinthina (Hyacinth or White Brodiaea)

Showy, white lily flowers penciled with blue are clustered on slender stalks. 1-2 ft tall. Grows in both wet and dry prairies. Nectar species for Skipper and Checkerspot butterflies.

Wyethia angustifolia
Narrowleaf Mule's Ear

Wyethia angustifolia (Narrowleaf Mule's Ear)

Very showy, large yellow flowers (sunflower family), large expressive leaves (aka "mule's ears"). The seeds are large and attract goldfinches at the height of summer. Nectar species for Field Cresent butterflies.

Viola adunca
Hookedspur Violet/Early-blue Violet

Viola adunca (Hookedspur Violet/Early-blue Violet)

This early blooming species has delicate blue flowers nestled in tufts of dark green leaves. In a wildlife garden, the long-bloom period makes it a great bedding plant. Hookedspur violet is a used a both a nectar and larval host for a variety of butterflies. It does best on upland restoration sites where competition from invasive plants and grassy thatch are kept to a minimum. 4-8 inches tall.

Asarum caudatum f. album
White-flowered Western Ginger

Asarum caudatum f. album (White-flowered Western Ginger)

Forming dense evergreen mats, this super ground cover shines all year round in shade. Adaptable to some drought, it looks even better if given a little summer irrigation. Short, to only 4 in., tall.

Carex obnupta
Slough Sedge

Carex obnupta (Slough Sedge)

large, bushy sedge with dark interesting seed heads (easy to find sources), rhizomatous!

Carex stipata
Sawbeak Sedge

Carex stipata (Sawbeak Sedge)

Bright green plant with pyramidal flower clusters and stout, triangular stems, 15-35" tall. This sedge is common in the wetter portions of prairies.

Carex unilateralis
One-sided Sedge

Carex unilateralis (One-sided Sedge)

This sedge is commonly found in wet prairies and ditches. It is 12-30" tall, has yellowish-green foliage, is densely bunched, and has compact flower heads. It adds great texture to a garden when planted along a drainage.

Dodecatheon pulchellum
Shooting Star

Dodecatheon pulchellum (Shooting Star)

Our native Willamette Valley shooting star adorns our wetland prairies in the spring with a splash of hot pink. Combined with common camas, the landscape in April resembles an impressionist painting. There are multiple flowers on top of 15 inch stems. The brown seed pods also add early summer interest when used in landscape plantings.

Festuca californica
California Fescue

Festuca californica (California Fescue)

Wonderfully tall bunch grass with delicate inflorescence. Undersides of leaves are blue-green, 3-5 ft in flower. Shade tolerant.

Perideridia oregana
Oregon Yampah

Perideridia oregana (Oregon Yampah)

Another really great summer blooming umbel for the garden. A slender 2' perennial with delicate, grass-like leaves and several compound umbels of minute white flowers. Similar to the invasive Queen Anne's Lace but much more elegant. Best planted in tight clumps.

Clarkia rhomboidea
Rhombic-petalled Clarkia

Clarkia rhomboidea (Rhombic-petalled Clarkia)

Pretty annual with more delicate flowers than C. amoena with clawed petals. Found most often in dry, rocky habitat. A great addition to a rock garden. 2-3 ft tall.

Plectritis congesta
Rosy Plectritis

Plectritis congesta (Rosy Plectritis)

Rosy plectritis is an outstanding annual for restorations. Its bright pink flowers are attractive to numerous pollinators including spring butterflies. It grows best on thin soils of upland sites or in wet prairies with low competition from perennials. Key nectar species for Taylor's Checkerspot Butterfly.

Plagiobothrys figuratus/P. scouleri
Popcorn Flower Mix

Plagiobothrys figuratus/P. scouleri (Popcorn Flower Mix)

We offer a mix of two key annual species of wet prairies and vernal pools. Fragrant popcorn flower and Scouler's popcornflower are often found together in these habitats. The growth habit of Scouler's popcorn is more prostrate that fragrant popcorn flower and has smaller flowers.

Balsamorhiza deltoidea
Deltoid Balsamroot

Balsamorhiza deltoidea (Deltoid Balsamroot)

Gorgeous sunflower! Multiple flowering stems provide spring blossoms. Found in upland prairies and rocky bald with our native Oregon White Oak. 2-3 ft tall. The seeds are a favorite of goldfinches returning from migration.

Calochortus tolmiei
Cat's Ear

Calochortus tolmiei (Cat's Ear)

It has been very rewarding developing some of the lesser Willamette Valley forbs into commercial crops, like the Cat�s ear. In late spring and early summer foliage is followed by extremely fuzzy, white or pale pink flowers. Ample winter rainfall with sparse summer irrigation is best. Low growing to 4 in. Little blossoming size bulbs. Key nectar species for Fenders Blue Butterfly and Taylor's Checkerspot.

Sisyrinchium idahoense
Idaho blue-eyed grass

Sisyrinchium idahoense (Idaho blue-eyed grass)

Blue-eyed grass is a key component of our wet prairies. The deep-blue flowers attract bees early in the day but close by mid-morning making them hard to spot in the landscape. The dark, clustered seed heads and slender, iris-like leaves make it reappear when the prairie turns a golden-tan in mid-summer.

Viola praemorsa (nuttallii)
canary violet

Viola praemorsa (nuttallii) (canary violet)

This early-blooming species has deep yellow flowers and soft, fuzzy leaves. In a wildlife garden, the long-bloom period makes it a great bedding plant. It grows in moist to dry open woodlands and prairie where it attracts a variety of early pollinators. It does best on upland restoration sites where competition from invasive plants and grassy thatch are kept to a minimum. 8-10 inches tall.

Asclepias fascicularis
Narrow-leaf Milkweed

Asclepias fascicularis (Narrow-leaf Milkweed)

Narrow-leaf milkweed attracts butterflies and bees and is smaller in stature than showy milkweed. It tolerates very dry conditions and is, typically, found in thin rocky soil areas in the Willamette Valley. It is a host plant for Monarch butterflies.

Carex densa
Dense Sedge

Carex densa (Dense Sedge)

Dense, clump forming sedge, 12-30" tall, large, compact flower clusters. Important food source for waterfowl, songbirds, beavers, and deer.

Camassia leichtlinii var. suksdorfii
Leichtlin's or Great Camas

Camassia leichtlinii var. suksdorfii (Leichtlin's or Great Camas)

A robust spring-blooming perennial with bright blue flowers, our native camas once clothed Oregon valleys in waves of striking color. Settlement and agriculture over the past 150 years have pushed it to marginal small pockets in wetlands, roadsides, and areas unsuited to cropping. Two ft. tall in blossom. Occasional nectar species for Fenders Blue Butterfly.

Allium amplectens
Slim-leaf Onion

Allium amplectens (Slim-leaf Onion)

Native up and down the West Coast, with pale pink to white flowers this little onion is a cinch to grow. Native pollinators love the showy long lived flowers. Freely reseeding, large bunches of these flowers are colorful over 6 weeks. 8 in. tall. Key nectar species for Fenders Blue Butterfly.

Artemisia douglasiana
Douglas' Sagewort

Artemisia douglasiana (Douglas' Sagewort)

Douglas's sagewort is a three-four foot perennial that forms a 3-4 foot wide patch and has the fragrance of sage. It is found on woodland edges, stream banks, ditch banks, road cuts or other disturbed areas. It also tolerates sand and seasonal flooding. The flowers are wind pollinated

Carex scoparia
Pointed Broom Sedge

Carex scoparia (Pointed Broom Sedge)

Dense, clump forming sedge, 12-30" tall. It grows in many different hydric conditions making it a good competitor and ideal for disturbed sites.

Epilobium densiflorum
Dense Spike-primrose

Epilobium densiflorum (Dense Spike-primrose)

This native annual is found in wet prairies and ditches. It has tall spikes of magenta flowers that provide late summer color.. The small seeds are attractive to goldfinches during their breeding season. 2-4 ft tall

Juncus ensifolius
Dagger-leaved Rush

Juncus ensifolius (Dagger-leaved Rush)

Rhizomatous rush, 8-15" tall, flat, iris shape leaves, compact, chocolate-brown inflorescence. Prefers wetter sites.

Lotus micranthus
Small-flowered Deervetch

Lotus micranthus (Small-flowered Deervetch)

Very delicate annual pea, multi-colored flowers, 0.5-1 ft tall. Does best without competing vegetation.

Lotus pinnatus
Meadow Deervetch

Lotus pinnatus (Meadow Deervetch)

This low-growing pea has striking yellow flowers with white tips and is an integral part of our wet prairies. It is found mostly in vernal wet areas with other perennials such as Allium amplectens and Triteleia hyacinthina, and Dodecatheon pulchellum and annuals such as Plagiobothrys figuratus, and Mimulus guttatus.

Lotus purshianus
American Bird's-foot Trefoil

Lotus purshianus (American Bird's-foot Trefoil)

Soft, hairy leaves, pink-white flowers, long bloom time, 2 ft tall. This annual does very well in both wet and dry prairie restorations even in areas with perennial competition.

Luzula comosa (campestris)
Woodrush

Luzula comosa (campestris) (Woodrush)

This small prairie rush in found on both wet and dry sites. It has flat, grass-like leaves and soft hairs at the collar and along the leaf margins.

Mimulus guttatus
Monkeyflower

Mimulus guttatus (Monkeyflower)

Common monkey flower has bright yellow, snapdragon flowers that attract many types of bees. It is often found in the wettest portions of prairies and meadows as well as roadside ditches.

Ranunculus orthorhynchus
Straightbeak Buttercup

Ranunculus orthorhynchus (Straightbeak Buttercup)

This native wetland buttercup grows in a variety of habitats throughout the west. Large, bright yellow flowers that turn red on the back as they age. 1-2 ft tall.

Ranunculus uncinatus
Little Buttercup

Ranunculus uncinatus (Little Buttercup)

This small-flowered native buttercup is known by the common names woodland buttercup and little buttercup. It is native to many parts of the west where it grows in wet prairies or wet, wooded habitat such as oak/ash woodland and forested streambanks. It often grows as a biennial.

Solidago lepida var. salebrosa
Western Goldenrod

Solidago lepida var. salebrosa (Western Goldenrod)

For both wildlife gardens and restorations, Western goldenroad provides late-summer sprays of yellow flowers with soft foliage that are important resources for butterflies and bees. It is rhizomatous often forming colonies so makes a good bedding plant (rhizomatous), 2-3 ft tall. Provides nectar for Black Hairstreak butterflies along willow riparian areas.

Trifolium willdenowii
Springbank Clover

Trifolium willdenowii (Springbank Clover)

Low-growing annual pea with pretty purple/white flower heads, and tri-foliate leaves. Grows best in rocky habitat without competition.

Achnatherum lemmonii
Lemmon's Needlegrass

Achnatherum lemmonii (Lemmon's Needlegrass)

Thriving on sunny, dry, low fertility soils, Needlegrass is valued for its soil stabilization and revegetating strengths. Named for its spike-like seeds. It could star in naturalized areas with little foot traffic or in a corner as a native ornamental grass. It is found on very dry, rocky sites in the west.

Allium acuminatum
Tapertip or Hooker's Onion

Allium acuminatum (Tapertip or Hooker's Onion)

It has bright rose to purple urn like flowers. Taper-tip onion grows on rocky outcrops and dry prairies with annuals such as blue-eyed Mary and rusty popcorn flower. Key nectar species for Fenders Blue Butterfly.

Juncus occidentalis (tenuis)
Poverty Rush

Juncus occidentalis (tenuis) (Poverty Rush)

This clump forming rush grows between 12 and 24 inches tall in flower depending on the amount of moisture. It is native to most of the United States and grows in mesic to wet prairies conditions.

Lupinus rivularis
riverbank lupine

Lupinus rivularis (riverbank lupine)

Robust and showy lupine with dark blue/purple flowers and deep green leaves. Does well in poor soil. 3-4 ft tall. Often found on disturbed, gravelly sites.

Leptosiphon (Linanthus) bicolor
True Babystars

Leptosiphon (Linanthus) bicolor (True Babystars)

This small tufted annual is found in both wet and dry prairies where there is little competition from other vegetation. It has both white and pink flowers and needle-like leaves.

Heuchera chlorantha
Green-flowered Alumroot

Heuchera chlorantha (Green-flowered Alumroot)

Although the flowers are not showy, this plant is a must for a restoration site due to attracting many, many species of native bumblebees. The slender flower stems produce flowers for weeks; increasing its value for pollinators. It is found in upland prairies and mixed woodlands.

Rosa pisocarpa
Clustered Rose

Rosa pisocarpa (Clustered Rose)

With few prickles on its stems and clusters of pink flowers, this wild rose thrives in lightly shaded locations and is a good candidate for the ornamental garden. BC south to Northern CA.

Lupinus latifolius
Broad-leaved Lupine

Lupinus latifolius (Broad-leaved Lupine)

This perennial lupine has deep-lavender flowers and widely lobed leaves that are tinged with purple. It grows a variety of habitats in the west. In the Willamette Valley it can be found in dry prairies and foothills. It will tolerate some woodland edge shade.

Plagiobothrys nothofulvus
Rusty Popcorn Flower

Plagiobothrys nothofulvus (Rusty Popcorn Flower)

Rusty popcorn flower is most often found in dry grasslands and open woodlands. In western Oregon, it can be found growing in rock outcrops with Oregon white oak and madrone and other annuals such as blue-eyed Mary and rosy plectritis creating quite a beautiful natural rock garden.

Symphoricarpos albus
Snowberry

Symphoricarpos albus (Snowberry)

2-4 ft. shrub native across a broad swath in the upper latitudes of North America. Small pink flowers emerge in summer followed by white berries in the fall. Hummingbirds are attracted to the flowers. Its strong root system makes this shrub useful to control erosion on steep slopes of an embankment. Tolerates wet soils as well, so it is frequently used in riparian restoration. Used as an ornamental, easy to grow and gratifying with its persistent winter fruits. Occasionally head it back for best ornamental performance.

Carex pachystachya
Chamisso Sedge

Carex pachystachya (Chamisso Sedge)

Chamisso sedge is natives to western North America and is found in many types of habitats. It can tolerate drier conditions than most of our native sedges. It grows in wet prairies but also on forest edges.

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