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1 | Added to Website Database? | Common Name | Scientific Name | 2025 NPS | Origin | Lifespan | Plant Type | Size | Growing Skill | Notes | Sun | Soil | Pollinators | Hummingbirds | Beneficial Insects | Birds Mammals | Landscape Use | Flower Color | Bloom Time | OregonFlora Garden Fact Sheet | |||||||||||||
2 | x | Deer Fern | Blechnum spicant | X | Yamhill County Native | Perennial | Fern | 1-4 feet tall, 1-3 feet wide | Easy | Great for shady rain gardens | Part shade or shade | Moist or wet soil | X | rain gardens, groundcover | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | Lady Fern | Athyrium filix-femina | Yamhill County Native | Perennial | Fern | 0-2 feet tall, 1-3 feet wide | Easy | Large delicate leaves; great for shady rain gardens | Part shade or shade | Moist or wet soil | X | rain gardens | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Licorice Fern | Polypodium glycyrrhiza | Yamhill County Native | Perennial | Fern | 0-2 feet tall, 0-1 feet wide | Moderate | Edible roots taste like licorice; grows well with moss; grows on bigleaf maple branches | Part shade or shade | Dry or moist soil | X | rock garden, woodland garden | https://oregonflora.org/taxa/garden.php?taxon=7540 | ||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Maidenhair Spleenwort | Asplenium trichomanes | Oregon Native | Perennial | Fern | 6-12 inches tall, 30 inches wide | Easy | Notable black stems; great for shady rock gardens | Part shade or shade | Moist soil | X | ||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | x | Northern Maidenhair Fern | Adiantum aleuticum | Yamhill County Native | Perennial | Fern | 0-3 feet tall, 1-3 feet wide | Easy | Delicate foliate on black stems; grows best in wet soil | Part shade or shade | Moist or wet soil | X | groundcover, rain gardens | https://oregonflora.org/taxa/garden.php?taxon=2458 | |||||||||||||||||||
7 | x | Sword Fern | Polystichum munitum | Yamhill County Native | Perennial | Fern | 1-5 feet tall, 1-3 feet wide | Easy | Beautiful leaves with a dramatic shape; thrives in most conditions | Part shade or shade | Dry or moist soil | X | clump/tuft-forming, erosion control, green roof | https://oregonflora.org/taxa/garden.php?taxon=7561 | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | Western Oak Fern | Gymnocarpium disjunctum | Oregon Native | Perennial | Fern | 6-16 inches tall, 6 feet wide | Easy | Groundcover; light green fronds | Part shade or shade | Moist soil | X | groundcover | |||||||||||||||||||||
9 | x | Prairie Junegrass | Koeleria macrantha | X | Yamhill County Native | Perennial | Grass | 0-5 feet tall, 0-4 feet wide | Easy | Bluish-gray leaves; tiny yellow flowers in summer; silvery-spiked seed heads | Full sun | Dry or moist soil | X | X | meadowscape, rock garden, clump/tuft-forming, rangeland revegetation, groundcover, grazing, green roof | Yellow | Apr-Jun | https://oregonflora.org/taxa/garden.php?taxon=5887 | |||||||||||||||
10 | x | Tufted Hairgrass | Deschampsia cespitosa | X | Yamhill County Native | Perennial | Grass | 0-5 feet tall, 1-2 feet wide | Easy | Densely-tufted grass with bronze spikelets; good wetland plant | Full sun | Moist or wet soil | X | meadowscape, rain garden | Yellow | Jun | https://oregonflora.org/taxa/garden.php?taxon=4528 | ||||||||||||||||
11 | Blue Wildrye | Elymus glaucus | Yamhill County Native | Perennial | Grass | 1-5 feet tall, 1.5-2 feet wide | Easy | Bunchgrass; thin, flat blades with erect flower spike; good riparian plant | Full sun, part shade or shade | Dry or moist soil | X | X | meadowscape | ||||||||||||||||||||
12 | California Fescue | Festuca californica | Oregon Native | Perennial | Grass | 2-3 feet tall, 3 feet wide | Easy | Blue-green clumping bunchgrass; tan flower stalks spring to summer; good for erosion control | Full sun or part shade | Dry or moist soil | X | X | meadowscape | ||||||||||||||||||||
13 | Dagger-leaf Rush | Juncus ensifolius | Yamhill County Native | Perennial | Grass | 0-3 feet tall, 1-2 feet wide | Easy | Iris-like leaves; great for rain gardens; spreads vigorously by rhizomes and seeds | Full sun or part shade | Moist or wet soil | X | X | rain garden, clump/tuft-forming, erosion control, groundcover, thicket-forming | https://oregonflora.org/taxa/garden.php?taxon=5810 | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | Pacific Rush | Juncus effusus | Yamhill County Native | Perennial | Grass | 1-3 feet tall, 3-4 feet wide | Easy | Grasslike; inconspicuous brown flowers in summer; great for rain gardens; spreads by rhizomes | Full sun | Moist or wet soil | X | X | meadowscape, rain garden, clump/tuft-forming, erosion control, groundcover, hedgerow, thicket-forming | https://oregonflora.org/taxa/garden.php?taxon=5809 | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | x | Roemer's Fescue | Festuca roemeri | Oregon Native | Perennial | Grass | 1-4 feet tall, 1-2 feed wide | Easy | Moderate growth speed | Full Sun | Dry, well-drained soil | X | meadowscapes, rock gardens, mixed into pollinator gardens | https://oregonflora.org/taxa/garden.php?taxon=5172 | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | Spreading Blue Rush | Juncus patens | Yamhill County Native | Perennial | Grass | 0-3 feet tall, 1-3 feet wide | Easy | Groundcover; clustered brown blooms in summer; good riparian plant | Full sun or part shade | Moist soil | X | X | rain gardens, erosion control, groundcover, hedgerow, thicket-forming | https://oregonflora.org/taxa/garden.php?taxon=5838 | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | x | Broad-Leaved Penstemon | Penstemon ovatus | X | Oregon Native | Perennial | Herb | up to 30 inches tall, several feet wide | Easy | Deer resistant | Full sun to moderate shade | Dry, rocky soils | X | X | X | rock gardens, good for dry areas | Blue or Purple | ||||||||||||||||
18 | x | Broadleaf Stonecrop | Sedum spathulifolium | X | Oregon Native | Perennial | Herb | 0-1 feet tall, 1-2 feet wide | Easy | Yellow flowers spring to summer; succulent-leaved groundcover; great for rock gardens; prefers well-drained soil | Full sun or part shade | Dry or moist soil | X | X | X | rock garden, groundcover, green roof | Yellow | Apr-Aug | https://oregonflora.org/taxa/garden.php?taxon=8313 | ||||||||||||||
19 | x | Canada Goldenrod | Solidago elongata | X | Yamhill County Native | Perennial | Herb | 0-6 feet tall, 2-3 feet wide | Easy | Clusters of yellow flowers summer to fall; spreads by seed | Full sun or part shade | Dry or moist soil | X | X | X | X | meadowscape, woodland garden, erosion control, hedgerow | Yellow | Jun-Oct | https://oregonflora.org/taxa/garden.php?taxon=8498 | |||||||||||||
20 | x | Chocolate Lily | Fritillaria affinis | X | Yamhill County Native | Perennial | Herb | 0-3 feet tall, 1-2 feet wide | Moderate | Chocolate or checker lily makes for an arresting addition to a moist woodland garden or native perennial bulb border. | Full sun, part shade or shade | Dry or moist soil | X | X | meadowscape, rock garden, woodland garden | Yellow/Green/Purple/Brown | Mar-Jun | https://oregonflora.org/taxa/garden.php?taxon=5219 | |||||||||||||||
21 | x | Coastal Strawberry | Fragaria chiloensis | X | Yamhill County Native | Perennial | Herb | 0-1 feet tall, 1-3 feet wide | Easy | White flowers spring to summer; edible fruite for wildlife; spreads vigorously by runners, but is easy to remove; prefers well drained soil | Full sun or part shade | Dry or moist soil | X | X | X | meadowscape, rock garden, erosion control, groundcover, green roof | White | Feb-Jun | https://oregonflora.org/taxa/garden.php?taxon=5198 | ||||||||||||||
22 | x | Common Camas | Camassia quamash | X | Yamhill County Native | Perennial | Herb | 0-3 feet tall, 0-1 feet wide | Easy | Purple flowers in spring; great for rain gardens; needs dry summer soil | Full sun or part shade | Dry, moist, or wet soil | X | X | X | X | meadowscape, woodland garden, rain garden, green roof | Blue/Purple | Apr-Jul | https://oregonflora.org/taxa/garden.php?taxon=3549 | |||||||||||||
23 | x | Early Blue Violet | Viola adunca | X | Yamhill County Native | Perennial | Herb | 0-2 feet tall, 0-1 feet wide | Easy | Purple flowers spring to summer; great for rain gardens; spreads by seed | Full sun, part shade or shade | Dry or moist soil | X | X | X | rain garden, meadowscape, woodland garden, groundcover | White/Purple/Violet | Mar-Aug | https://oregonflora.org/taxa/garden.php?taxon=9114 | ||||||||||||||
24 | x | Goat's Beard | Aruncus dioicus | X | Yamhill County Native | Perennial | Herb | 3-7 feet tall, 3-5 feet wide | Easy | It is a hardy perennial tolerant of variable light and soil conditions but does particularly well in acidic soils with high organic matter. | Part shade or shade | Moist soil | X | X | X | X | rock garden, woodland garden | White | May-Aug | https://oregonflora.org/taxa/garden.php?taxon=3008 | |||||||||||||
25 | x | Harvest Brodiaea | Brodiaea elegans | X | Yamhill County Native | Perennial | Herb | 0-2 feet tall, 0-1 feet wide | Easy | Spreads rapidly, but not invasively | Full sun or part shade | Dry or moist soil | meadowscape | Purple | Jun-Jul | ||||||||||||||||||
26 | x | Henderson's Shooting Star | Primula hendersonii | X | Yamhill County Native | Perennial | Herb | 0-2 feet tall, 0-1 feet wide | Easy | Pink flowers spring to summer; great for rock gardens; prefers well-drained soil | Full sun or part shade | Dry or moist soil | X | X | X | meadowscape, rock garden, woodland garden | Pink/Purple/White | Mar-Jun | https://oregonflora.org/taxa/garden.php?taxon=4605 | ||||||||||||||
27 | x | Hooker's Fairy Bells | Prosartes hookeri | X | Yamhill County Native | Perennial | Herb | 0-4 feet tall, 1-3 feet wide | Easy | Hooker's fairybells is a graceful shade-loving perennial that is an ideal understory plant for woodland gardens. | Part shade or shade | Dry or moist soil | X | X | X | woodland garden, erosion control | White/Green | Apr-Jul | https://oregonflora.org/taxa/garden.php?taxon=7668 | ||||||||||||||
28 | x | Large-leaved Lupine | Lupinus polyphyllus | X | Yamhill County Native | Perennial | Herb | 0-5 feet tall, 2-4 feet wide | Easy | Purple-blue summer blossoms; great for rain gardens; spreads vigorously by seed, but is easy to pull | Full sun, part shade or shade | Dry, moist, or wet soil | X | X | X | X | meadowscape, rock garden, rain garden, woodland garden, erosion control, hedgerow | Pink/Blue/Purple | Apr-Sep | https://oregonflora.org/taxa/garden.php?taxon=6347 | |||||||||||||
29 | x | Meadow Checkerbloom | Sidalcea campestris | X | Yamhill County Native | Perennial | Herb | 1-7 feet tall, 0-2 feet wide | Easy | Pink flowers in summer; prefers well-drained soil | Full sun or part shade | Dry or moist soil | X | X | X | X | meadowscape, hedgerow | White/Pink | May-Jul | https://oregonflora.org/taxa/garden.php?taxon=8377 | |||||||||||||
30 | x | Narrow Leaf Milkweed | Asclepias fascicularis | X | Oregon Native | Perennial | Herb | 1-4 feet tall, 1-2 feet wide | Easy | Host for Monarch butterfly | Full sun | Dry or moist soil | X | X | X | X | meadowscape, rock garden, erosion control, groundcover | White/Pink | Jun-Aug | https://oregonflora.org/taxa/garden.php?taxon=3018 | |||||||||||||
31 | x | Narrowleaf Mules Ear | Wyethia angustifolia | X | Yamhill County Native | Perennial | Herb | 0-4 feet tall, 1-3 feet wide | Easy | Large seeds attract goldfinches in summer. | Full sun or part shade | Dry or moist soil | X | X | X | meadowscape, rock garden | Yellow | May-Jun | https://oregonflora.org/taxa/garden.php?taxon=9174 | ||||||||||||||
32 | x | Narrowleaf Onion | Allium amplectens | X | Yamhill County Native | Perennial | Herb | 0-2 feet tall, 0-1 feet wide | Easy | Full sun or part shade | Moist soil | X | X | X | X | meadowscape, rock garden, rain garden | White/Pink | May-Jul | https://oregonflora.org/taxa/garden.php?taxon=2601 | ||||||||||||||
33 | x | Nodding Onion | Allium cernuum | X | Oregon Native | Perennial | Herb | 0-2 feet tall, 0-2 feet wide | Easy | Pink flowers in summer; great for rock gardens; prefers well-drained soil | Full sun, part shade or shade | Dry or moist soil | X | X | X | X | meadowscape, rock garden, green roof | White/Pink | May-Jul | https://oregonflora.org/taxa/garden.php?taxon=2609 | |||||||||||||
34 | x | Oregon Iris | Iris tenax | X | Yamhill County Native | Perennial | Herb | 0-1 feet tall, 1-2 feet wide | Moderate | Purple blooms in spring; great for rain gardens | Full sun, part shade or shade | Dry or moist soil | X | X | X | X | meadowscape, rock garden, woodland garden, erosion control, groundcover | Purple | Mar-Jul | https://oregonflora.org/taxa/garden.php?taxon=5747 | |||||||||||||
35 | x | Oregon Stonecrop | Sedum oreganum | X | Yamhill County Native | Perennial | Herb | 0-1 feet tall, 1-2 feet wide | Easy | Yellow flowers in summer; succulent-leaved groundcover; great for rock gardens; prefers well-drained soil | Full sun or part shade | Dry or moist soil | X | X | X | rock garden, groundcover, green roof | Yellow | Jun-Aug | https://oregonflora.org/taxa/garden.php?taxon=8307 | ||||||||||||||
36 | x | Pacific Bleeding Heart | Dicentra formosa | X | Yamhill County Native | Perennial | Herb | 0-2 feet tall, 1-2 feet wide | Easy | Pink flowers spring to summer; spreads by seed | Part shade or shade | Moist soil | X | X | X | X | woodland garden, groundcover | White/Pink/Purple | Mar-Aug | https://oregonflora.org/taxa/garden.php?taxon=4546 | |||||||||||||
37 | x | Red Columbine | Aquilegia formosa | X | Yamhill County Native | Perennial | Herb | 0-5 feet tall, 0-2 feet wide | Easy | Red to orange flowers spring to summer; great for rain gardens; self-seeds; prefers well-drained soil | Full sun or part shade | Dry or moist soil | X | X | X | X | meadowscape, rock garden | Red | Apr-Aug | https://oregonflora.org/taxa/garden.php?taxon=2835 | |||||||||||||
38 | needs photos | Richardson's Penstemon | Penstemon richardsonii | X | Oregon Native | Perennial | Herb | 0-3 feet tall, 1-3 feet wide | Easy | Finely-dissected leaves; lavender flowers late spring to summer; great for rock gardens | Full sun or part shade | Dry or moist soil | X | X | X | X | Pink | May-Sep | https://oregonflora.org/taxa/garden.php?taxon=7095 | ||||||||||||||
39 | needs photos | Riverbank Lupine | Lupinus rivularis | X | Yamhill County Native | Perennial | Herb | 1-4 feet tall, 1-2 feet wide | Easy | Purple flowers spring to summer; great for rain gardens; prefers well-drained soil; spreads vigorously by seed, but is easy to pull | Full sun | Dry or moist soil | X | X | X | X | meadowscape, rock garden, rain garden, erosion control | Purple | Mar-Aug | https://oregonflora.org/taxa/garden.php?taxon=6351 | |||||||||||||
40 | x | Rose Checkermallow | Sidalcea malviflora ssp. virgata | X | Yamhill County Native | Perennial | Herb | 0-3 feet tall, 0-2 feet wide | Easy | Dry hillsides; open shrublands; meadows; forest margins | Full sun or part shade | Moist soil | X | meadowscape | Pink/Purple | May-Aug | https://oregonflora.org/taxa/garden.php?taxon=8386 | ||||||||||||||||
41 | x | Showy Milkweed | Asclepias speciosa | X | Yamhill County Native | Perennial | Herb | 0-4 feet tall, 1-2 feet wide | Easy | Fragrant pink flowers in summer; Monarch butterfly host plant; spreads by seed; prefers well-drained soil | Full sun | Dry or moist soil | X | X | X | X | meadowscape, rock garden, hedgerow | Light Pink | Jun-Aug | https://oregonflora.org/taxa/garden.php?taxon=3021 | |||||||||||||
42 | Skunk Cabbage | Lysichiton americanus | Yamhill County Native | Perennial | Herb | 0-2 feet tall, 1-2 feet wide | Moderate | Tropical looking yellow flowers. Prefers swampy moist conditions. | Partial shade | Moist Soil | X | X | X | wetland, pond, riparian area | Yellow | Feb-Apr | https://oregonflora.org/taxa/garden.php?taxon=6408 | ||||||||||||||||
43 | Slender Cinquefoil | Potentilla gracilis | X | Yamhill County Native | Perennial | Herb | 0-4 feet tall, 1-2 feet wide | Easy | Found in open prairies with well drained soils. | Full sun or part shade | Dry or moist soil | X | meadowscape, woodland garden, hedgerow | Yellow | May-Aug | https://oregonflora.org/taxa/garden.php?taxon=7623 | |||||||||||||||||
44 | x | Tiger Lily | Lilium columbianum | X | Yamhill County Native | Perennial | Herb | 0-6 feet tall, 0-2 feet wide | Easy | Large, nodding, orange blooms with maroon spots in summer | Full sun or part shade | Moist soil | X | X | X | meadowscape, rock garden, woodland garden, hedgerow | Red/Orange | May-Aug | https://oregonflora.org/taxa/garden.php?taxon=6076 | ||||||||||||||
45 | Western Trillium | Trillium ovatum | X | Yamhill County Native | Perennial | Herb | 0-2 feet tall, 1-2 feet wide | Moderate | White flowers in spring; great for woodland gardens | Part shade or shade | Dry or moist soil | X | X | X | rain garden, woodland garden | White | Mar-Jul | https://oregonflora.org/taxa/garden.php?taxon=8936 | |||||||||||||||
46 | x | White Brodiaea | Triteleia hyacinthina | X | Yamhill County Native | Perennial | Herb | 0-2 feet tall, 0-1 feet wide | Easy | Full sun | Moist soil | X | meadowscapes, rock garden | White/Blue | May-Jul | https://oregonflora.org/taxa/garden.php?taxon=8966 | |||||||||||||||||
47 | x | White Fawn Lily | Erythronium oregonum | X | Yamhill County Native | Perennial | Herb | 0-2 feet tall, 0-1 feet wide | Moderate | Showy white nodding flowers in spring; great for woodland gardens; prefers well-drained soil | Full sun or part shade | Dry or moist soil | X | rock garden, meadowscape, groundcover | Cream/White | Mar-Jun | https://oregonflora.org/taxa/garden.php?taxon=5078 | ||||||||||||||||
48 | x | Wild Ginger | Asarum caudatum | X | Yamhill County Native | Perennial | Herb | 0-1 feet tall, 1-3 feet wide | Moderate | Groundcover; unique maroon flowers hidden under heart-shaped, glossy leaves in spring; edible roots | Part shade or shade | Moist soil | X | X | groundcover, woodland garden | Green/Red/Purple | Mar-Aug | https://oregonflora.org/taxa/garden.php?taxon=3011 | |||||||||||||||
49 | x | Willamette Valley Gum Weed | Grindelia integrifolia | X | Yamhill County Native | Perennial | Herb | 0-3 feet tall | Easy | Full sun | Moist or wet soil | X | Yellow | Jun-Sep | |||||||||||||||||||
50 | Beargrass | Xerophyllum tenax | Oregon Native | Perennial | Herb | 0-5 feet tall, 1-4 feet wide | Moderate | Showy white flower on tall stalk late spring to late summer; grass-like leaves; fragrant; prefers well-drained soil | Full sun, part shade or shade | Moist soil | X | X | X | meadowscape, rock garden, woodland garden, erosion control | White | May-Jul | https://oregonflora.org/taxa/garden.php?taxon=9195 | ||||||||||||||||
51 | Broadleaf Starflower | Trientalis borealis | Yamhill County Native | Perennial | Herb | 4-8 inches tall, 1 foot wide | Easy | Groundcover; white-pink, star-like flowers in late spring | Part shade | Dry or moist soil | X | X | woodland garden, groundcover | White | |||||||||||||||||||
52 | Bunchberry | Cornus unalaschkensis | Yamhill County Native | Perennial | Herb | 0-1 feet tall, 0-1 feet wide | Easy | Greenish-white flowers in late spring; red berries; needs acidic, organic soil | Part shade or shade | Moist soil | X | X | |||||||||||||||||||||
53 | Cardwell's Penstemon | Penstemon cardwellii | Oregon Native | Perennial | Herb | 1 foot tall, 16 inches wide | Moderate | Purple tubular flowers in summer; good for rock gardens; prefers well-drained soil | Full sun or part shade | Dry or moist soil | X | X | X | X | rock gardens | ||||||||||||||||||
54 | Cascade Penstemon | Penstemon serrulatus | Oregon Native | Perennial | Herb | 0-3 feet tall, 1-2 feet wide | Easy | Purple flowers in summer; nice cut flowers; good for rain gardens | Full sun, part shade or shade | Dry, moist, or wet soil | X | X | X | X | meadowscape, rock garden, rain garden | Purple/Blue | May-Aug | https://oregonflora.org/taxa/garden.php?taxon=7100 | |||||||||||||||
55 | Cluster Lily | Dichelostemma congestum | Yamhill County Native | Perennial | Herb | 0-3 feet tall, 0-1 feet wide | Easy | Pale lavender flower clusters in spring; prefers well-drained soil; also known as ookow | Full sun or part shade | Dry soil | X | X | X | meadowscape, rock garden | Purple/Blue | May-Aug | https://oregonflora.org/taxa/garden.php?taxon=4555 | ||||||||||||||||
56 | x | Columbia Larkspur | Delphinium trolliifolium | Yamhill County Native | Perennial | Herb | 1-5 feet tall, 1-2 feet wide | Easy | Poisonous if ingested, larkspur is especially dangerous for cattle and other livestock; however, its luminous flowers are loved by hummingbirds, songbirds, and butterflies. | Part shade or shade | Moist or wet soil | X | X | X | X | rain garden, woodland garden, hedgerow | Blue/Purple | Apr-Jun | https://oregonflora.org/taxa/garden.php?taxon=4520 | ||||||||||||||
57 | Columbian Windflower | Anemone deltoidea | Yamhill County Native | Perennial | Herb | 10 inches tall, 8-10 inches wide | Moderate | White flowers in late spring to summer | Part shade or shade | Dry or moist soil | X | X | woodland garden, groundcover | White | |||||||||||||||||||
58 | Common Cattail | Typha latifolia | Yamhill County Native | Perennial | Herb | 3-10 feet tall, 1-2 feet wide | Easy | Brown, cigar-shaped bloom in summer; wetland plant | Full sun or part shade | Wet soil | X | erosion control, rain garden | Green | Jun-Aug | https://oregonflora.org/taxa/garden.php?taxon=8979 | ||||||||||||||||||
59 | Common Harebell | Campanula rotundifolia | Oregon Native | Perennial | Herb | 1 foot tall, 16 inches wide | Easy | Thin, papery, bell-like blue flowers early summer to early fall; good groundcover | Full sun or part shade | Dry or moist soil | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||||||||
60 | Creeping Miterwort | Mitella caulescens | Yamhill County Native | Perennial | Herb | 8-16 inches tall, 1 foot wide | Easy | Small, green blooms on stalks mid-spring to summer | Part shade or shade | Moist or wet soil | X | rain garden, woodland garden | |||||||||||||||||||||
61 | Douglas' Aster | Symphyotrichum subspicatum | Yamhill County Native | Perennial | Herb | 1-4 feet tall, 1-3 feet wide | Easy | Purple flowers summer to fall; great for rain gardens; spreads vigorously by rhizomes and seed | Full sun or part shade | Dry or moist soil | X | X | X | X | meadowscape, rain garden, woodland garden, clump/tuft-forming, erosion control, groundcover, hedgerow | Light Purple | Jun-Oct | https://oregonflora.org/taxa/garden.php?taxon=8720 | |||||||||||||||
62 | Enchanter's Nightshade | Circaea alpina | Yamhill County Native | Perennial | Herb | 4-10 inches tall, 1-2 feet wide | Easy | Small white-pink flowers atop stalks; good riparian plant; spreads by seed, but is easy to pull | Part shade or shade | Moist or wet soil | X | X | |||||||||||||||||||||
63 | False Lily of the Valley | Maianthemum dilatatum | Yamhill County Native | Perennial | Herb | 0-2 feet tall, 2-3 feet wide | Easy | Groundcover; white flowers spring to summer; spreads by rhizomes | Part shade or shade | Moist soil | X | X | X | woodland garden, groundcover | White | May-Jun | https://oregonflora.org/taxa/garden.php?taxon=6450 | ||||||||||||||||
64 | False Solomon's Seal | Maianthemum racemosum | Yamhill County Native | Perennial | Herb | 0-4 feet tall, 1-3 feet wide | Easy | Clusters of white flowers late spring; fragrant | Full sun, part shade or shade | Moist soil | X | X | X | meadowscape, woodland garden, groundcover | White | Apr-Aug | https://oregonflora.org/taxa/garden.php?taxon=6451 | ||||||||||||||||
65 | x | Farewell-to-Spring | Clarkia amoena | Yamhill County Native | Annual | Herb | 2 feet tall, 1 foot wide | Easy | Bright pink flowers with red spots in early summer; prefers well-drained soil; great for rock gardens | Full sun | Dry or moist soil | X | X | X | X | Pink/Purple | Jun-Aug | ||||||||||||||||
66 | x | Fireweed | Chamaenerion angustifolium | Yamhill County Native | Perennial | Herb | 0-9 feet tall, 2-8 feet wide | Easy | Pink spiked flowers in summer; grows after burns; spreads vigorously by seed | Full sun, part shade or shade | Dry or moist soil | X | X | X | X | meadowscape, woodland garden, erosion control, green roof | Purple/Pink | Jun-Sep | https://oregonflora.org/taxa/garden.php?taxon=15145 | ||||||||||||||
67 | x | Fringe Cup | Tellima grandiflora | Yamhill County Native | Perennial | Herb | 1-4 feet tall, 1-2 feet wide | Easy | Creamy flowers on stalks in spring; spreads vigorously by seed | Part shade or shade | Dry or moist soil | X | X | X | X | woodland garden, groundcover, erosion control | Greenish-White | Apr-Jul | https://oregonflora.org/taxa/garden.php?taxon=8757 | ||||||||||||||
68 | Gairdner's Yampah | Perideridia gairdneri | Yamhill County Native | Perennial | Herb | 0-1 feet tall, 0-1 feet wide | Moderate | White carrot-like flowers. Was an important native first food staple. | Full sun | Moist soil | X | X | X | meadowscape | White | Jun-Sep | https://oregonflora.org/taxa/index.php?taxon=7120 | ||||||||||||||||
69 | Globe Gilia | Gilia capitata | Yamhill County Native | Annual | Herb | 0-4 feet tall, 0-2 feet wide | Easy | Blue, globe-like flowers in late spring | Full sun, part shade or shade | Dry soil | X | X | X | X | groundcover, green roof | White/Blue/Violet | May-Sep | https://oregonflora.org/taxa/garden.php?taxon=5350 | |||||||||||||||
70 | Golden-eyed Grass | Sisyrinchium californicum | Oregon Native | Perennial | Herb | 0-2 feet tall, 0-1 feet wide | Easy | Yellow summer flowers on grass-like foliage; great for rain gardens; spreads vigorously by rhizomes | Full sun or part shade | Moist or wet soil | X | X | X | X | meadowscape, rock garden, rain garden, clump/tuft-forming, green roof | Yellow | May-Aug | https://oregonflora.org/taxa/garden.php?taxon=8447 | |||||||||||||||
71 | Grasswidow | Olsynium douglasii | Oregon Native | Perennial | Herb | 6-16 inches tall, 1 foot wide | Moderate | Reddish-purple spring flowers on grass-like foliage; great for rain gardens; needs good drainage and dry doil in summer | Full sun or part shade | Moist soil | X | X | X | rain garden, clump/tuft-forming | Purple | Feb-May | |||||||||||||||||
72 | Inside-out Flower | Vancouveria hexandra | Yamhill County Native | Perennial | Herb | 0-2 feet tall, 1-2 feet wide | Easy | Slender white flowers mid to late spring; great for woodland gardens | Part shade or shade | Dry or moist soil | X | X | X | woodland garden, groundcover | White | Apr-Aug | https://oregonflora.org/taxa/garden.php?taxon=9042 | ||||||||||||||||
73 | Lance Selfheal | Prunella vulgaris | Yamhill County Native | Perennial | Herb | 2 feet tall, 1 feet wide | Easy | Full sun, part shade or shade | Moist soil | X | X | groundcover, green roof | Purple | Jun-Jul | https://oregonflora.org/taxa/garden.php?taxon=7672 | ||||||||||||||||||
74 | Largy Boykinia | Boykinia major | Oregon Native | Perennial | Herb | 1-5 feet tall, 1-2 feet wide | Easy | White flowers in summer; great for woodland gardens; spreads vigorously by rhizomes | Part shade or shade | Moist or wet soil | X | X | X | rain garden, woodland garden, groundcover | White | Jul-Sep | https://oregonflora.org/taxa/garden.php?taxon=3350 | ||||||||||||||||
75 | x | Oregon Geranium | Geranium oreganum | Yamhill County Native | Perennial | Herb | 3 feet tall, 2 feet wide | Easy | Part shade or shade | Moist soil | X | X | erosion control | Pink | Apr-Jun | https://oregonflora.org/taxa/garden.php?taxon=5329 | |||||||||||||||||
76 | Oregon Redwood Sorrel | Oxalis oregana | Yamhill County Native | Perennial | Herb | 0-1 feet tall, 1-3 feet wide | Easy | White flowers with red veins spring to summer; great groundcover for dry shade; spreads by rhizomes | Part shade or shade | Dry or moist soil | X | X | woodland garden, erosion control, groundcover | White/Pink | Mar-Sep | https://oregonflora.org/taxa/garden.php?taxon=6949 | |||||||||||||||||
77 | Oregon Sunshine | Eriophyllum lanatum | Yamhill County Native | Perennial | Herb | 0-4 feet tall, 1-2 feet wide | Easy | Yellow flowers spring to summer; prefers well-drained soil; reseeds easily | Full sun or part shade | Dry or moist soil | X | X | X | meadowscape, rock garden, erosion control, hedgerow, green roof | Yellow | Apr-Sep | https://oregonflora.org/taxa/garden.php?taxon=5010 | ||||||||||||||||
78 | Pacific Waterleaf | Hydrophyllum tenuipes | Yamhill County Native | Perennial | Herb | 0-3 feet tall, 2-5 feet wide | Easy | Groundcover; white flowers in spring; competes with English ivy; goes dormant without summer water | Part shade or shade | Moist soil | X | X | woodland garden, groundcover | Light Green | Apr-Jul | https://oregonflora.org/taxa/garden.php?taxon=5686 | |||||||||||||||||
79 | Pearly Everlasting | Anaphalis margaritacea | Yamhill County Native | Perennial | Herb | 0-4 feet tall, 1-2 feet wide | Easy | White flowers summer to fall; silver-gray foliage; tolerates full sun; spreads by rhizomes and seed | Full sun or part shade | Dry or moist soil | X | X | X | meadowscape, rock garden, erosion control | White/Yellow | May-Oct | https://oregonflora.org/taxa/garden.php?taxon=2738 | ||||||||||||||||
80 | Piggyback Plant | Tolmiea menziesii | Yamhill County Native | Perennial | Herb | 0-3 feet tall, 1-3 feet wide | Easy | Groundcover; maroon flowers spring to summer; spreads by seed | Part shade or shade | Dry or moist soil | X | X | X | woodland garden, groundcover | Green/Red/Purple | Apr-Aug | https://oregonflora.org/taxa/garden.php?taxon=8811 | ||||||||||||||||
81 | Rattlesnake Plantain | Goodyera oblongifolia | Oregon Native | Perennial | Herb | 6-18 inches tall, 8-12 inches wide | Easy | Small white flowers in late summer; rattlesnake skin-like look on leaves; prefers well-drained soil | Part shade or shade | Dry or moist soil | X | X | groundcover | ||||||||||||||||||||
82 | Rosy Plectritis | Plectritis congesta | Yamhill County Native | Annual | Herb | 2 feet tall | Easy | Also known by the common name Shortspur Seablush. Sow seeds before fall rain begins for spring flowers. Known nectar plant for endangered Fender's blue and Taylor's checkerspot butterflies. | Sun or partial shade | Dry, gravelly soil | X | meadows, rock gardens, even sidewalk medians/parking areas | Pink | Apr-Jun | https://plants.usda.gov/DocumentLibrary/factsheet/pdf/fs_plco4.pdf | ||||||||||||||||||
83 | Rusty-hair-Saxifrage | Saxifraga rufidula | Oregon Native | Perennial | Herb | 10 inches tall, 6 inches wide | Easy | White flowers spring to summer; great for rock gardens; prefers well-drained soil | Part shade or shade | Moist soil | X | X | rock garden, woodland garden | ||||||||||||||||||||
84 | Scouler's Corydalis | Corydalis scouleri | Yamhill County Native | Perennial | Herb | 1-4 feet tall, 3-4 feet wide | Easy | Pink blooms in late spring; prefers highly organic soil | Part shade or shade | Moist or wet soil | X | X | X | rain garden, woodland garden, groundcover | Pink | Apr-Jun | https://oregonflora.org/taxa/garden.php?taxon=4286 | ||||||||||||||||
85 | x | Sea Pink | Armeria maritima | Yamhill County Native | Perennial | Herb | 0-2 feet tal, 0-1 feet wide | Easy | Lavender to pink spring to early summer; good rock garden plant; prefers well-drained soil; also known as sea thrift | Full sun | Dry or moist soil | X | X | X | X | groundcover, rock garden | Pink | May-Aug | https://oregonflora.org/taxa/garden.php?taxon=2952 | ||||||||||||||
86 | Seaside Daisy | Erigeron glaucus | Oregon Native | Perennial | Herb | 1-2 feet tall, 2 feet wide | Easy | Showy light-purple and yellow flowers spring to fall; nice groundcover; spreads by rhizomes | Full sun or part shade | Dry or moist soil | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||||||||
87 | Showy Fleabane | Erigeron speciosus | Oregon Native | Perennial | Herb | 0-3 feet tall, 1-3 feet wide | Easy | Purple flowers all summer | Full sun, part shade or shade | Dry or moist soil | X | X | X | meadowscape, rock garden, woodland garden, green roof | Purple/White/Blue | Jun-Sep | https://oregonflora.org/taxa/garden.php?taxon=4936 | ||||||||||||||||
88 | Showy Tarweed | Madia elegans | Yamhill County Native | Annual | Herb | 2-6 feet tall, 1-3 feet wide | Easy | This plant's flower open in the morning and slowly close up throughout the day | Full sun | Dry soil or some light moisture | X | Yellow | Jul-Aug | ||||||||||||||||||||
89 | Small Blue-eyed Mary | Collinsia parviflora | Yamhill County Native | Annual | Herb | 2-16 inches tall, 2-3 inches wide | Easy | Groundcover; showy white-blue flowers in mid-late spring | Full sun | Dry, moist, or wet soil | X | X | X | White/Blue/Purple | Mar-Jul | ||||||||||||||||||
90 | Small-flowered Alumroot | Heuchera micrantha | Yamhill County Native | Perennial | Herb | 1-2 feet tall, 1-2 feet wide | Easy | White flowers spring to summer; great for rain gardens; prefers well-drained soil | Full sun or part shade | Moist soil | X | X | X | rain gardens | |||||||||||||||||||
91 | Smith's Fairy Lantern | Prosartes smithii | Yamhill County Native | Perennial | Herb | 1-3 feet tall, 1 foot wide | Easy | White, bell-shaped flowers in late spring; orange-red berries in fall | Part shade or shade | Dry or moist soil | X | X | X | rain garden, woodland garden | White | Mar-Jul | |||||||||||||||||
92 | Spreading Phlox | Phlox diffusa | Oregon Native | Perennial | Herb | 0-1 feet tall, 1-2 feet wide | Easy | Pink flowers in spring; great for rock gardens; prefers well-drained soil | Full sun or part shade | Dry soil | X | X | rock garden, groundcover, green roof | White/Pink | Apr-Aug | https://oregonflora.org/taxa/garden.php?taxon=7223 | |||||||||||||||||
93 | Spring Queen | Synthyris reniformis | Yamhill County Native | Perennial | Herb | 0-1 feet tall, 0-1 feet wide | Moderate | Purple flowers late winter to spring; great for woodland gardens; prefers well-drained soil | Part shade or shade | Dry or moist soil | X | X | X | woodland garden, groundcover | Purple/Blue | Jan-Jul | https://oregonflora.org/taxa/garden.php?taxon=15680 | ||||||||||||||||
94 | Starry False Solomon's Seal | Maianthemum stellatum | Yamhill County Native | Perennial | Herb | 0-4 feet tall, 1-2 feet wide | Easy | White flowers late spring; great for woodland gardens | Full sun, part shade or shade | Moist soil | X | X | X | meadowscape, woodland garden, groundcover | White | Apr-Aug | https://oregonflora.org/taxa/garden.php?taxon=6452 | ||||||||||||||||
95 | Stream Violet | Viola glabella | Yamhill County Native | Perennial | Herb | 0-2 feet tall, 0-1 feet wide | Easy | Yellow flowers spring to summer; great for rain gardens; spreads by seed | Part shade or shade | Moist or wet soil | X | X | X | rain garden, woodland garden, groundcover | Yellow | Mar-Aug | https://oregonflora.org/taxa/garden.php?taxon=9126 | ||||||||||||||||
96 | Sweet Trillium | Trillium albidum | Yamhill County Native | Perennial | Herb | 0-2 feet tall, 0-2 feet wide | Moderate | Large, 3-petaled, white flowers in spring | Part shade or shade | Dry or moist soil | X | X | X | woodland garden | White | Mar-Jun | https://oregonflora.org/taxa/garden.php?taxon=8932 | ||||||||||||||||
97 | Vanilla Leaf | Achlys triphylla | Yamhill County Native | Perennial | Herb | 0-2 feet tall, 1-5 feet wide | Moderate | White flower spike atop large flatt leaf spring to summer; fragrant dried leaves | Part shade or shade | Dry or moist soil | X | X | woodland garden, groundcover | White | Apr-Aug | https://oregonflora.org/taxa/garden.php?taxon=2417 | |||||||||||||||||
98 | Varileaf Phacelia | Phacelia heterophylla | Yamhill County Native | Perennial | Herb | 4 feet tall | White | May-Jun | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
99 | Western Blue-eyed Grass | Sisyrinchium bellum | Yamhill County Native | Perennial | Herb | 0-2 feet tall, 0-1 feet wide | Easy | Blue blossoms spring to summer on grass-like foliage; great for rain gardens | Full sun or part shade | Moist soil | X | X | X | X | meadowscape, rock garden, rain garden, clump/tuft-forming | White/Blue/Purple | Apr-Jul | https://oregonflora.org/taxa/garden.php?taxon=8446 | |||||||||||||||
100 | x | Western Buttercup | Ranunculus occidentalis | Yamhill County Native | Perennial | Herb | 0.5-2 feet tall, 1 feet wide | Easy | Once this plant is established in a suitable area (wetland-adjacent), it is very low maintenance. It likes to "have its feet wet," meaning it prefers a location with plenty of water, but not flooded. | Full sun or part shade | Moist soil | X | X | groundcover | Yellow | Mar-Apr | https://oregonflora.org/taxa/garden.php?taxon=7812 | https://plants.usda.gov/DocumentLibrary/plantguide/pdf/pg_raoc.pdf |