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  • Beaked Hazelnut (Photo: Dave Powell, USDA Forest Service)
    Hardwood Trees and Shrubs

    Beaked Hazelnut

    Corylus cornuta

    Native Pollinator

    Flowering from mid-winter to early spring, Beaked Hazelnut has attractive drooping catkins that add winter interest before plants leaf out in the spring. The green roundish leaves turn a soft yellow in fall, and the shrub produces nuts that are a favorite of wildlife. The ascending …

  • Coastal Strawberry (Photo: John Rusk)
    Groundcovers and ferns

    Coastal Strawberry

    Fragaria chiloensis

    Native Pollinator

    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 …
  • Common Camas, photo courtesy of Ben Legler
    Perennials

    Common Camas

    Camassia quamash

    Native Pollinator

    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 or ecology lawn or mix with other spring flowering bulbs.

    • Mature height: leaves to …
  • Deer Fern
    Groundcovers and ferns

    Deer Fern

    Blechnum spicant

    This graceful and tidy fern looks good year-round with enough shade and moisture. Two types of fronds, drooping evergreen around the outside and upright deciduous in the center, give it an interesting two-toned quality. A nice feature plant or small-scale groundcover, Deer Fern is pretty in a woodland garden or next to a path.

    • Mature height: 1′ …
  • Douglas Fir
    Evergreen Trees

    Douglas Fir

    Pseudotsuga menziesii

    A pyramidal and densely branched conifer, Douglas Fir is useful for restoration and habitat enhancement.
    Commonly grown for lumber or as a Christmas tree crop, it is relatively fast growing at up to 2′ per year. Light shade will help in its establishment, but ultimately it will grow best in full sun.

    • Mature height: 120′ to 200′
    • Mature width: …
  • Grand Fir
    Evergreen Trees

    Grand Fir

    Abies grandis

    Grand Fir has a full symmetrical shape when young, which makes it a good choice for Christmas trees or as an attractive addition to the landscape. It is also useful for wildlife habitat, restoration or timber. Grand Fir establishes fairly quickly in moist partly shaded sites, but will grow best in full sun after a couple of …

  • Kinninnick (Photo: Sandra Jacobson, Kitsap CD - Express permission)
    Groundcovers and ferns

    Kinnikinnick variety ‘Massachusetts’

    Arctostaphylos uva-ursi ‘Massachusetts’

    Native Pollinator

    Showy pinkish-tinged white flowers bloom from April to May on this low growing evergreen groundcover. A good choice for open areas with sandy soil, Kinnikinnick can be slow to establish. Plan to apply mulch and weed until plants fill in. Variety ‘Massachusetts’ has abundant flowers …

  • Mock Orange (Photo: Wikimedia Commons Alvesgaspar)
    Hardwood Trees and Shrubs

    Mock Orange

    Philadelphus lewisii

    Native Pollinator

    Showy fragrant white flowers cover the branches from late May into summer, making this a valuable pollinator plant as well as a sweet-smelling addition to the landscape. Squirrels and birds eat the seeds later in the summer. Mock Orange is considered drought …

  • Noble Fir, photo courtesy of Ben Legler.
    Evergreen Trees

    Noble Fir

    Abies procera

    This attractive symmetrical tree with tiered branches and upright cones makes a lovely Christmas tree or stately landscape feature. Noble Fir is a worthwhile addition to a habitat landscape. Except for being sensitive to wind, it thrives in a variety of conditions as long as there is good drainage and adequate moisture.

    • Mature height: 90′ to 200′
    • Mature …
  • Nootka Rose (Photo: KCNPG, Greg Raburn - Express permission)
    Hardwood Trees and Shrubs

    Nootka Rose

    Rosa nutkana

    Native Pollinator

    Showy and fragrant pink flowers appear from May to July and are followed by red hips from early fall through winter, attracting both pollinators and birds. This wide spreading, thicket-forming shrub is one of the easiest native shrubs to establish in tough conditions. It is an …

  • Pacific Ninebark
    Hardwood Trees and Shrubs

    Pacific Ninebark

    Physocarpus capitatus

    Native Pollinator

    Round clusters of white flowers cover long arching branches from late spring to early summer. Showy pinkish-brown seed heads remain on the plant through the summer, and attractive peeling bark adds winter interest. Pacific Ninebark has a dense root system and is a great choice for …

  • Pacific Rhododendron
    Hardwood Trees and Shrubs

    Pacific Rhododendron

    Rhododendron macrophyllum

    Native Pollinator

    The state flower of Washington, Pacific Rhododendron blooms range from light pink to rosy-purple. They bloom in clusters from late spring to early summer, and are attractive to native bumblebees. This iconic Pacific Northwest shrub has an open form and long leathery evergreen leaves. Pacific Rhododendron …