Hardwood Trees and Shrubs
Beaked Hazelnut
Corylus cornuta
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 …
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′ …
- Mature height: 1′ …
Hardwood Trees and Shrubs
Evergreen Huckleberry
Vaccinium ovatum
This attractive evergreen shrub has glossy leaves that are a striking coppery color when new. Small pink flowers bloom from late spring to mid-summer, and dark purplish-black berries follow in late summer to fall. A very useful landscape plant, it works well as a low natural …
Groundcovers and ferns
Low Oregon Grape
Mahonia nervosa
Fragrant yellow flowers in May attract pollinators. Blue berries and reddish tinged evergreen leaves add interest in the fall. Low Oregon Grape is a groundcover that does well in dry shady areas and is a good choice for planting in areas that have been cleared of …
Hardwood Trees and Shrubs
Pacific Rhododendron
Rhododendron macrophyllum
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 …
Perennials
Pioneer Violet
Viola glabella
Bright yellow flowers bloom from early spring to mid-summer on one foot tall stems. The heart shaped leaves grow at the base of the plant. Pioneer violet would make a nice groundcover along a stream bank, pond or shady rain garden. It can spread once established. …
Groundcovers and ferns
Salal
Gaultheria shallon
Delicate pinkish-white urn shaped flowers bloom late spring to early summer and are attractive to butterflies. Blackish-blue berries which follow are eaten by many birds and mammals. This ubiquitous evergreen shrub varies in height, staying shorter in sun and growing taller in the shade. Salal is …
Hardwood Trees and Shrubs
Tall Oregon Grape
Mahonia aquifolium
Fragrant bright yellow flowers bloom from early to late spring. The showy clusters of bluish-black berries which follow resemble clusters of grapes and are attractive to birds. The prickly foliage, which remains on the plant throughout the year, takes on a reddish tinge in winter. Tall …
Hardwood Trees and Shrubs
Vine Maple
Acer circinatum
Tiny red and white flower clusters bloom from early spring to early summer on this vase-shaped multi-trunk shrub or small tree. Appreciated for its vivid red, orange and yellow autumn foliage, Vine Maple is lovely as a landscape feature. Its soil stabilizing roots and adaptability to …
Evergreen Trees
Western Red Cedar
Thuja plicata
With its pyramidal shape and gracefully drooping sprays of foliage, Western Red Cedar is an icon of the Pacific Northwest. An important riparian restoration tree that provides shade, stabilizes stream banks and creates habitat, it is also a valuable landscape feature with major cultural significance. Considered fast growing, it can gain up to 2′ a year once …
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