Oregon Native Plants

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Monique Babin

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Antennaria parvifolia (Small-Leaf Pussytoes)

A low-growing western native, Antennaria parvifolia (Small-Leaf Pussytoes) is a stoloniferous, mat-forming perennial forming a beautiful carpet of fine-textured, broad spatulate to oblanceolate, silver-gray leaves that remain attractive year-round. In summer, the plant sends up erect, reddish-green stems, up to 6 in. (15 cm), boasting clusters of small, rayless, creamy-white flower heads. The flowers attract painted lady butterflies. They are followed by fluffy seed. Fast growing, easy, accommod

Herbaceous Perennials

Plant Combinations

Ornamental Grasses

Anemone parviflora (Small-Flowered Anemone)

Anemone parviflora (Small-Flowered Anemone) is a charming herbaceous perennial boasting solitary, poppy-like flowers, 1 in. across (2.5 cm), with a central boss of yellow stamens. White above, the blossoms are silky and tinged with blue below. Blooming in late spring to late summer, they are borne atop sturdy stems rising from a small clump of glossy, dark green, three-parted basal leaves. The flowers are followed by woolly achenes. Easy to grow, this northern species is a great, little anemone

Rose Companion Plants

Spring Flowering Bulbs

Charming Garden

Allium unifolium (Oneleaf Onion)

Allium Unifolium (Oneleaf Onion) is a compact perennial with delicate clusters of up to 30 fairly large, star-shaped, satiny, rose-pink flowers. The blossoms are borne atop the foliage of short gray-green basal leaves. Blooming in late spring to early summer, this charming Allium spreads freely in the garden without being a pest.

purple flowers are blooming in the garden

Allium Schoenoprasum

Flowers To Plant

Summer Flowering Bulbs

Native Flowers

Peonies Garden

Flower Spike

Allium schoenoprasum (Chives)

Chives (Allium schoenoprasum) are cultivated both for their culinary uses and their ornamental value. These small bulbous perennials feature attractive, pale lavender, globular flowers and thin, grass-like, dark green leaves which typically grow in clumps up to 12-18 inches (30-45 cm). With a strong onion or garlic scent, they are easy to grow and generally pest and disease free!

purple flowers are blooming in the grass

Allium cernuum (Lady's Leek)

Native to North America, Allium cernuum is a lovely summer flowering bulb with loose, nodding umbels of tiny bell-shaped, pink to lilac or even white flowers. Each erect stem produces up to 30 flowers! These blooms are nicely complemented by narrow, strap-shaped leaves that remain attractive until they die back in late summer. Blooming in late spring to mid summer, this attractive Allium exudes an onion smell when cut or bruised.

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Native Plant Gardening

Violet Flowers

Hummingbird Garden

Monarch Butterflies

Agastache urticifolia (Nettleleaf Giant Hyssop)

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Oxalis oregana (Redwood Sorrel)

Oxalis oregano (Redwood Sorrel) is a creeping, rhizomatous perennial boasting rose-pink or white flowers, 1 in. across (2.5 cm), adorned with lavender veining from spring to fall. The charming blossoms are borne on slender stems over the foliage of velvety, mid-green, clove-like leaves. Easy to cultivate and maintain, this plant creeps underground via rhizomes and will spread indefinitely, naturalizing in shady, woodland conditions. It makes an attractive groundcover for part shade or deep shade

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Shade Loving Flowers

Deer Resistant Garden

Deer Resistant Perennials

Columbine Flower

Green Initiatives

Herbaceous Border

Attracting Beneficial Insects

Woodland Garden

Shade Plants

Aquilegia formosa (Western Columbine)

Native to Western North America, Aquilegia Formosa, commonly known as 'Western Columbine', features masses of pendant, glowing red and soft yellow flowers, 2 in. across (5 cm), with straight spurs and bushy golden stamens. They rise elegantly on long, thin stems above a lovely fern-like bluish-green foliage and bloom for weeks from late spring to early summer, to the delight of butterflies and hummingbirds. Very adaptable, this plant was used medicinally by the Natives. Grows in a bushy, upright