Dry Soil Archives - Kitsap Conservation District

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Perennials

Beach Fleabane

Erigeron glaucus

New for 2023!

Purple and yellow daisy-like flowers bloom in profusion on low growing stems from late spring to late summer. This tough plant has evergreen succulent leaves and tolerates salt spray and sandy soil. This is a great long-blooming plant that provides nectar for …
Perennials

Blanket Flower
Gaillardia aristata

New for 2023!

Yellow petals surround a reddish-brown center on this vibrant long blooming perennial. This plant is often grown in perennial gardens and is a great addition to a dry meadow, where it is likely to self-sow.
- Mature height: 18″
- Mature width: 24″
- Light conditions: sun
- Soil: …
Perennials

Canada Goldenrod
Solidago canadensis

New for 2023!

Bright yellow plume-shaped flowers bloom late in the season, providing valuable habitat to pollinators. This tall flowering perennial spreads by rhizomes and should be placed where there is plenty of room for it to form large dense patches.
- Mature height: 2′ to …
Wildflower Seed

Farewell to Spring

Clarkia amoena

New for 2023!

This stunning native annual blooms over a long period of time from June to August. Easy to grow, it makes a great long-lasting cut flower, is more deer resistant than other wildflowers and reseeds readily. It is a host for two native …
Hardwood Trees and Shrubs

Golden Currant

Ribes aureum

New for 2023!

Fragrant yellow flowers bloom from mid to late spring and are followed by red to purplish berries and red fall foliage color. A very ornamental shrub, it is also attractive to hummingbirds, pollinators and birds. While usually found on the east side …
Evergreen Trees

Incense Cedar
Calocedrus decurrens

New for 2023!

Incense Cedar has a pyramidal shape and works well as a privacy screen or windbreak. Native to northern California and Oregon, it is adaptable to a range of soil and light conditions and grows quickly once established. The bright to dark green foliage has a pleasant cedar-like fragrance.
- Mature height: 100′ to 150′
- Mature …
Groundcovers, Ferns and Vines

Pink Honeysuckle
Lonicera hispidula

New for 2023!

This native honeysuckle is a sprawling woody vine that will grow along the ground, over other plants or on a trellis. Fragrant pink flowers attract hummingbirds and pollinators. Birds eat the bright translucent berries that follow.
- Mature height: 3′-20′
- Mature width: 6′-8′
- Light conditions: …
Groundcovers, Ferns and Vines

Sword Fern
Polystichum munitum

New for 2023!

This large evergreen fern does well in part shade to shady spots and can handle dry conditions under large conifers once established. The most common fern in Pacific Northwest forests, it makes a great groundcover and background for other shade loving plants.
- Mature height: 3′-5′
- Mature width: 3′-5′
- Light conditions: part shade to shade
- Soil: dry …
Groundcovers, Ferns and Vines

Coastal Strawberry
Fragaria chiloensis

White flowers in spring are followed by sparse strawberries in summer. This vigorous evergreen groundcover can easily fill in large open areas in a relatively short period of time, if watered and weeded the first three summers after planting.
- Mature height: 3″ to 10″
- Mature width: wide-spreading
- Light …
Perennials

Common Camas
Camassia quamash

Light to dark blue and sometimes white flowers bloom from early to late spring. The leaves can be mowed in the summer, when the bulbs are dormant. Plant camas in a meadow, ecology lawn or rain garden, or mix with other spring flowering bulbs.
- Mature height: …