Scientific name USDA Zone Height X Width Description Common name Water Exposure WL=Wildlife PPL=Portland Plant List FR=Fire Resistant Native Annuals Asclepias cordfolia 4 4' X 3' Native. Lilac flowers July to Sept. Showy Milkweed Med. Sun WL bees hummers Monarch butterfly Clarkia amoena 8-10 2' X 1' Native. Pink to red flowers in Farewell to Spring L-M Sun-Part June-July. WL bee butterfly hummers Cleome serrulata 4' X 2' Native. Pink flowers in July to Rocky Mountain Beeplant Med. Sun-Part August. WL birds bees butterfly Eschscholzia californica 2' X 2' Native. Yellow to orange flowers California Poppy L-M Sun May to Sept. WL bees Gilia capitata 3' X 2' Native. Blue to white flowers in Globe Gilia L-M Sun May. WL bees butterflies hummers Limnanthes douglasii 18" X 18" Native. Yellow/white flowers in Douglas Meadowfoam Med. Sun spring. WL bees Madia elegans 2' X 1' Native. Yellow flowers July to Sept. Showy Tarweed Low Sun Drought tolerant. WL bees butrfly Nemophila menziesii 6" X 1' Native. Blue flowers with white cen- Baby Blue Eyes Med. Sun-Part ters in spring.WL bees butterflies Perennials Achillea millefolium 3-8 30" X 2' NativGe. White, flat flowers in sum- Common Yarrow Low Sun-Part mer, good cut.WL bees butrfly PPL FR Agastache foeniculum 6-9 2' X 1' Masses of red, pink or lavender Anise Hyssop Med. Sun-Part flowers. WL bees hummer butterfly Allium cernuum 4 15" X 12" Native. Pink flowers in summer. Nodding Onion L-M Sun WL bees butterflies hummers PPL Anaphalis margaritacea 3 2' X 1' Native. Gray-green leaves. Papery Pearly Everlasting L-M Sun white flowers. WL butterfly PPL Aquilegia formosa 3-9 2' X 1' Native. Red flowers in May to Aug. Western Columbine Low Sun-Part WL bee beneficials hummers PPL FR Arctostaphylos uva-ursi 2-6 8" X 4' Native evergreen. Pink flowers. Kinnikinnick L-M Sun Berries. WL bird bees butrfly PPL FR Armeria maritima 4-8 10" X 1' Native evergreen. Pink or white Sea Thrift Med. Sun-Part flowers. WL bee hummers butterfly FR Aruncus dioicus 4 3' X 3' Native. Creamy white flowers in PNP Goatsbeard Med. Shade-Part June-July. WL bee buterfly hummer Asarum caudatum 4-8 4" X 2' Native. Heart shaped leaves. Maroon Wild Ginger Med. Shade-Part flowers. WL birds beneficials PPL Aster subspicatus 5 2' X 2' Native. Drought tolerant. Purple Douglas Aster Med. Sun flowers. WL hummers bees buterfly Athyrium filix-femina 4-9 3' X 2' Fine double cut leaves arch up and Lady Fern M-H Sun-Shade out. WL birds hummers PPL Balsamorhiza sagittata 4 15" X 15" Native. Drought tolerant. Yellow Arrowleaf Balsamroot Low Sun spring flowers. WL insect butrfly Blechnum spicant 5-8 2' X 2' Low spreading and upright Deer Fern Med. Shade-Part fronds. WL birds mammals PPL Campanula rotundifolia 4 15" X 1' Blue bell shaped flowers. Drought Bellflower Low Sun-Part tolerant. WL hummingbirds butrfly Carex obnupta 5-9 2' X 2' Native. Grass-like. Spreads easily. Slough Sedge M-H Sun-Part Great erosion control. WL birds FR Carex tumulicola 8-9 18" X 18" Native evergreen grass. Tuft of Berkeley Sedge Med. Sun-Part narrow green leaves. WL birds PPL FR Cornus unalaschkensis 1 3" X 2' Deciduous. White flowers in Western Bunchberry Med. Shade-Part spring. WL birds butterflies PPL Delphinium trollifolium 3-7 4' X 2' Native. Long spike of purplish blue Poison Larkspur Med. Shade-Part flowers.WL bees butterfly hummers FR Dicentra formosa 3 12" X 18" Native. Dark fern-like leaves. Pink Western Bleeding Heart L-M Shade-Part flowers. WL butterfly hummers PPL Digitalis purpurea 4 4' X 1' Spike of white to pink spotted Pink Foxglove Med. Part shade flowers. Poisonous leaves.WL Bees Disporum hookeri 18" X 18" Native. Nodding white flowers in Hooker's Fairy Bells Med. Shade-Part spring. Berries.WL birds bees PPL Dodecatheon hendersonii 5 1' x 6" Native. Pink to white flowers in Broad-Leaf Shooting Star Low Sun-Part Feb-May. WL bees beneficials PPL Echinacea purpurea 4-8 2' X 3' Showy flowers of drooping purple Purple Coneflower Med. Sun-Part petals. WL hummers bees butterfly FR Echinops exaltatus 4 3' X 1' Coarse, gray-green leaves. Steel Globe thistle Med. Sun blue flowers. WL bird butterflies Eleocharis palustris 4 3' X 3' Native wetland plant. Seed heads on Creeping Spike-rush High Sun 3' spikes. WL birds amphibians Elymus glaucus 4 2' X 2' Native. Dense clumps of blue gray Blue Wild Rye Low Sun-Part grass. WL birds PPL Eriogonum umbellatum 4 3' X 2' Native evergreen. Yellow flowers. Sulphur Flower Low Sun WL birds bees butterflies FR Eryngium amethystinum 4 2' X 1' Thistle-like plant. Steel blue or Sea holly Low Sun amethyst flowers. WL butterflies Festuca idahoensis 5 1' X 1' Native evergreen. Drought tolerant. Idaho Fescue Low Sun Blue foliage. WL birds butterfly Festuca roemeri 7 2' X 2' Native evergreen. Drought tolerant. Roemer's Fescue Low Sun Blue foliage. WL birds butterfly Fragaria chiloensis 4-9 6" X 1' Native evergreen groundcover. White Wild Strawberry Med. Sun-Part flowers. Berries. WL birds bees FR Fragaria vesca 6-9 6" X 1' Native evergreen groundcover. PPL FR Wood Strawberry Low Sun-Part Drought tolerant. WL birds bees Fragaria virginiana 5-9 6" X 1' Native evergreen groundcover. PPL FR Wild Strawberry L-M Sun-Part Drought tolerant. WL birds bees Gaillardia aristata 3-10 2' X 2' Native. Daisy-like yellow, bronze Blanket Flower Low Sun flowers. WL birds bees butterfly Gaultheria ovatifolia 8 3" X 12" Native evergreen groundcover. Pink Oregon Wintergreen High Part Sun flowers. Red berries. WL birds Heuchera micrantha 4-8 18" X 18" Native. Drought tolerant. White Alum Root Low Sun-Part flowers May-Aug. WL hummingbirds FR Iris dougasiana 5-10 15" X 15" Native. Cream to purple flowers PPL Douglas iris Med. Shade-Part in May. WL hummingbirds butterfly FR Iris tenax 5-10 15" X 18" Native. Purple flowers with yellow Oregon iris L-M Sun-Part or white. WL Hummers birds PPL FR Juncus ensifolius 5 2' X 2' Native evergreen. Tolerates wet Dagger-leaf Rush Med. Sun soil. WL birds mammals PPL Lupinus rivularis 4-6 2' X 2' Native. Purple-blue flowers in PNP Stream-bank Lupine Med. Part Sun spring. WL hummers bees butterfly Maianthemum dilatatum 1' X 1' Native. White flowers spring-summer. False Lily-of-the-Valley M-H Shade-Part Red berries. WL mammals birds PPL Maianthemum racemosum 3 3' X 18" Tall plumes of fuzzy white flowers. False Solomon's Seal M-H Shade-Part Speckled fruit.WL bird mammal PPL Maianthemum stellatum 3 18" x 18" Native. White flowers in spring to Starry False Solom. Seal L-M Shade-Part Speckled fruit. WL birds PPL Monarda didyma 4 2' X 18" White, scarlet, or purple flowers Bee balm, Bergamot Med. Sun Jun-Aug. WL hummers bees butrfly Penstemon richardsonii 3-8 2' X 2' Native. Pinkish flowers in late Richardson's Penstemon Med. Part Sun summer. WL hummingbird butterfly FR Penstemon serrulatus 3-8 18" X 18" Native. Purple flower in summer. Cascade Penstemon Med. Part Sun WL hummers butterflies bees PPL FR Phygelius capensis 7 3' X 3' Red, coral, pink or yellow tubular Cape Fuchsia Low Sun-Shade flowers all summer. WL hummingbi. Rubus pedatus 4 2" X 6' Evergreen groundcover. Small white Trailing Raspberry Low Sun-Part flowers. Fruit. WL birds mammals Rubus calycinoides 7 6" X 3' Evergreen groundcover. Small white Creeping Raspberry Low Sun-Part flowers. Edible fruit. WL birds Rudbeckia hirta 3 30" X 2' Large yellow flowers with brown Black Eyed Susan Med. Sun center June-Oct. WL bees butrfly Scabiosa columbaria 5 18" X 18" Blue, pink or white flowers June to Pincushion Low Sun-Part frost. WL hummingbird butterflies Scirpus microcarpus 5 3' X 3' Native wetland plant. White flowers Small Flowered Bulrush High Sun-Part in summer. WL birds PPL Sedum lanceolatum 5 3" X 1' Native groundcover. Yellow flowers Stonecrop Low Sun in late spring. WL butterflies FR Sedum oreganum 7-8 3" X 1' Native evergreen groundcover. Oregon Stonecrop L-M Sun-Part Yellow flowers. WL butrfly PPL FR Sedum spathulifolium 5-8 4" X 4" Native evergreen. Drought tolerant. Stonecrop Low Sun-Part Yellow flowers. WL bees butrfly FR Sidalcea campestris 7 4' X 18" Pink or red flowers resemble holly- Meadow Checkermallow Med. Sun-Part hocks. WL hummingbird butterflies Sidalcea cusickii 7 4' X 2' Native. Pink flowers in May-July. Cusick's Checkermallow Med. Sun-Part Feeds birds, bees and butterflies Solidago canadensis 4 3' X 3' Native. Drought tolerant. Yellow Goldenrod Low Sun flower. WL birds bees butrfly PPL Sisyrinchium idahoense 10" X 10" Native. Deep bluish to violet FR Blue Eyed Grass Med. Sun-Shade flowers. WL beneficial insects Thymus species 4-10 4" X 1' Aromatic leaves with tiny red to Thyme Low Sun-Part blue flowers. WL bees butterflies FR Typha latifolia 4 6' X 4' Native bog plant. Makes thick Cattails High Sun clumps in moist soil. WL bird PPL Wyethia angustifolia 2' X 1' Native. Large sunflower like flower Narrow-Leaved Mules Ear L-M Sun-Part heads. WL birds bees mammals Shrubs Amelanchier alnifolia 4-5 10' X 6' Native. White flowers in Spring.PPL Western Serviceberry L-M Sun-Part Berries. WL birds bees butrfly FR Arbutus unedo 'Compacta' 7 8' X 6' Evergreen. Pink flowers. Edible red Compact Strawberry Tree Low Sun-Shade fruit.WL butterflies hummingbirds Arctostaphylos columbiana 7 6' X 6' Native evergreen. Pink flowers. Hairy Manzanita Low Sun WL birds butterflies mammals Azalea occidentale 4 5' X 5' Native deciduous. Fragrant pink Western Azalea Med. Sun-Part flowers. WL hummingbird butterfly Berberis (Mahonia) aquiflium 3-9 5' X 3' Native evergreen. Yellow flowers in Oregon Grape Low Sun-Part March. WL birds bees butrfly PPL FR Berberis (Mahonia) nervosa 6-8 2' X 3' Native evergreen. Yellow flowers in Leatherleaf Oregon Grape L-M Shade-Part spring. WL birds butrflies. PPL FR Berberis (Mahonia) repens 3-8 2' X 3' Native evergreen. Yellow flowers in Leatherleaf Mahonia Low Shade-Part spring. Berries. WL birds butrfly FR Berberis thunbergii 4 5' X 5' Yellow flowers and red berries. Japanese Barberry Med. Sun-Part Thorns. WL birds butterflies Berberis verruculosa 6 3'X 3' Evergreen. Purplish flowers. Black Warty Barberry Med. Sun berries. Thorns. WL birds butrfly Ceanothus integerrimus 5 8' X 6' Native evergreen. Blue flowers. Mountain Lilac, Deer Brush Low Sun-Part WL hummingbirds butterflies deer Ceanothus velutinus var laeve. 1 3' X 3' Native evergreen. White flower. PPL Mountain Balm L-M Sun WL hummingbirds butterflies deer Cornus sericea occidentalis 2-8 8' X 8' Native deciduous. White flowers. Red Osier Dogwood Med. Sun-Part Berries. WL birds butrfly PPL FR Corylus cornuta var. califor. 3 20' X 20' Native deciduous. Suckers freely. Hazelnut Med. Sun-Shade for hedge. Fall yellow.WL mammals Cotoneaster horizontalis 5-7 2' X 4' Evergreen. White flowers in spring. Cotoneaster Low Sun-Shade Red/orange berries. WL birds bees FR Escallonia exoniensis 7 5' X 5' Evergreen. Pink or red flowers May- Escallonia Med. Sun-Part August. WL butterflies hummers Fuchsia magellanica 4 4' X 4' Native deciduous. Violet, white and Hardy Fuchsia High Part Shade red flowers. WL birds butterflies Garrya elliptica 6-8 8' X 8' Native evergreen. Leaves with woolly Coast Silk Tassel Low Sun-Part catkins Jan. WL birds butterflies FR Gaultheria shallon 6-8 2' X 3' Native evergreen. Pink flowers in Salal L-M Shade-Part spring. WL birds butterflies PPL FR Holodiscus discolor 5-9 12' X 10' Native deciduous. White flower in Oceanspray L-M Sun-Part spring.WL birds bees butrfly PPL FR Juniperus communis 3 1' X 6' Evergreen. Many forms. Very drought Common Juniper Low Sun tolerant. Berries. WL birds Lavandula species 6 3' X 3' Evergreen. Gray leaves with flowers Lavender Low Sun July-Aug. WL butterflies hummers Lonicera involucrata 3 8' X 7' Native deciduous. Yellow flowers in Black Twinberry Med. Sun-Part May. Berries. WL birds butterfly Morella californica 7 10' X 8' Native evergreen. Excellent hedge. California Wax Myrtle Low Sun-Shade Berries. WL birds butterflies deer Oemleria cerasiformis 6 8' X 5' Native deciduous. Yellow flower. Indian Plum L-M Sun-Shade WL hummers bees butterflies PPL Philadelphus lewisii 4-8 8' X 5' Native deciduous. Fragrant white Pacific Mockorange Med. Sun-Shade flowers.WL hummer bee butrfly PPL FR Physocarpus capitatus 2 6' X 6' Native deciduous. White flowers in Native Ninebark M-H Part-Sun spring. Wet soil OK. WL birds PPL Potentilla fruticosa 3 3' X 3' Deciduous. Yellow flowers all Potentilla Med. Sun summer. WL birds butterflies Prunus virginiana 2 15' X 10' Native deciduous. Clusters of white Choke Cherry Med. Sun-Part flower. Berries. WL birds butterfly Rhododendron macrophyllum 5-8 8' x 8' Native Evergreen. Pink flowers in Pacific Rhododendron Med. Shade-Part late spring.WL bee FR Ribes sanguineum 5-7 6' X 4' Native deciduous. Red flowers. Red Flowering Currant L-M Sun-Part Berries. WL hummers butrfly PPL FR Rosa nutkana 5 5' X 5' Native deciduous. Pink roses in Nootka Rose L-M Sun-Part June. WL birds bees butterfly PPL Rosa woodsii 4-8 6' x 6' Native deciduous. Pink flowers in Wood's Rose L-M Sun-Part Summer. WL bird butterfly mammals Rubus parviflorus 3 4' X 4' Native deciduous. White flowers in Thimbleberry L-M Sun-Shade May. Berries.WL bird butrfly PPL FR Rubus spectabilis 7 5' X 5' Native deciduous. Deep pink flowers Salmonberry M-H Shade-Part WL birds butterflies mammals PPL Sambucus caerulea 4 12' X 8' Native deciduous. Drought tolerant. Blue Elderberry L-M Sun-Part WL birds bees butrfly mammals PPL Sambucus racemosa 4 12' X 10' Native deciduous. Drought tolerant. Red Elderberry Med Sun-Shade WL birds bees butterflies mammals Shepherdia argenteus 2 8' X 5' Native deciduous. Silver gray. Red Silver Buffalo Berry Any Sun-Part berries. WL birds mammals Sorbus scopulina 3 10' X 10' Native deciduous. Drougnt tolerant. Cascade Mountain Ash Low Sun White flowers. WL birds butterfly Spiraea douglasi 4-8 5' X 4' Native deciduous. Clusters of pink Hardhack Spirea L-M Sun-Part flowers. WL birds butrfly PPL FR Symphoricarpos albus 3-7 4' X 4' Native deciduous. White flowers in Common Snowberry L-M Sun-Shade May. Berries. WL bird butrfly PPL FR Vaccinium membranaceum 5 4' X 4' Native deciduous. Drought tolerant. Thin-leaf Huckleberry Low Shade White flowers. WL birds bees Vaccinium ovatum 7 4' X 4' Native evergreen. Pink flowers. Evergreen Huckleberry L-M Sun-Shade Berries.WL birds bees butrfly PPL Vaccinium parvifolium 5 6' X 6' Native deciduous. Pink flowers in Red Huckleberry L-M Shade-Part Berries.WL birds bees butrfly PPL Viburnum edule 4 8' X 6' Deciduous. White flowers and red Squashberry Med. Sun-Part berries. WL bees birds butterfly Viburnum trilobum 2-7 10' X 10' Native deciduous. White flowers in High Bush Cranberry Med. Sun-Part spring. Berries. WLbee birds mammals FR Trees Abies grandis 5 150' X 40' Native pyramidal evergreen. Likes Grand Fir Med. Sun-Shade cool soil.WL birdsbutterfly PPL Abies procera 5 90' X 20' Native pyramidal evergreen. Short Noble Fir Med. Sun-Part stiff branches. WL birds, butterfly Acer circinatum 4-8 25' X 20' Native tree with multiple trunks. Vine Maple Med. Sun-Shade Red Fall leaves.WL birds bees PPL FR Acer macrophyllum 5-7 70' X 30' Native. Large tree with big leaves. Bigleaf Maple L-M Shade-Part Yellow in Fall. WL birds bees PPL FR Alnus rubra 4 70' X 30' Native. Fast growing. Yellow fall Red Alder High Sun-Shade leaves.WL bird butrfly mammal PPL FR Arbutus menziesii 3 50' X 50' Native evergreen. White flowers in Madrone Low Sun-Part spring.WL bird butrfly mammal PPL Betula papyrifera 2-9 50' X 35' Oval shape. White bark. Yellow fall Paper Or Canoe Birch Med. Sun leaves. WL birds butterflies FR Calocedrus decurrens 6 75' X 20' Native pyramidal evergreen. Fra- Incense Cedar Low Sun-Part grant twigs. WL birds mammals Cercis occidentalis 6-10 15' X 15' Native. Pink sweet pea flowers in Western Redbud L-M Sun-Part April. WL hummers bees butterfly FR Chrysolepis chrysophylla 50' X 25' Native evergreen. White flowers in Golden Chinquapin Low Sun-Part spring. Nuts eaten by jays. Cornus nuttallii 5-9 40' X 20' Native. Large white flowers in May. Pacific Dogwood L-M Shade-Part Red fall. WL bird butterflies PPL FR Corylus cornuta 12' X 10' Native. Edible nuts called filberts. Western Hazelnut Med Sun-Part WL birds, mammals PPL Crataegus douglasii 5-7 30'X 20' Native. Clusters of white flowers. Oregon Hawthorn Med. Sun-Part Berries. WL birds butterflies FR Frangula purshiana 30' X 25' Native. Deeply veined leaves. Cascara Med. Shade-Part Black berries WL birds mammals PPL FR Juniperus scopulorum 3 15' X 8' Pyramidal evergreen. Silvery blue Rocky Mountain Juniper Low Sun needles. WL birds butterflies Malus fusca 4-8 30' X 35' Native. White flowers in spring. Western Crabapple Med. Sun-Part Fruit. WL bird butrfly mammals PPL FR Picea sitchensis 5 150' X 30' Native pyramidal evergreen. Moist Sitka Spruce L-M Sun-Part but drained soil. WL birds PPL Pinus contorta contorta 5 25' X 25' Native rounded evergreen. Drought Shore Pine Low Sun and salt tolerant.WL bird butterfly Pinus contorta latifolia 4 80' X 20' Native evergreen. Tall narrow tree. Lodgepole Pine Low Sun Short needles. WL birds mammals Pinus contorta murrayana 4 60' X 25' Native evergreen. Slow growing. Murrayana Pine Low Sun Narrow in groves.WL birds mammals Pinus ponderosa 3 200' X 30' Native evergreen. Long needles. PPL Ponderosa Pine Low Sun Black and orange bark. WL birds Populus tremuloides 3-8 30' X 15' Native. Leaves flutter in a slight Quaking Aspen Med. Sun-Part breeze. WL birds butterflies PPL FR Prunus emarginata 4 30' X 20' Native. Small white flowers. Small Bitter Cherry Med. Sun-Part cherries. WL bird butrfly mammals Prunus virginiana 2-6 20' X 15' Native. White flowers in spring. Common Chokecherry L-M Sun-Part Sour purple berries. WL birds PPL FR Pseudotsuga menziesii 4 200' X 50' Native pyramidal evergreen. Fast Douglas Fir L-M Sun-Part growing. WL birds,butterflies PPL Quercus garryana 6-9 65' X 50' Native. Red fall leaves. Needs PPL Oregon White Oak Low Sun drainage. WL bird butrfly mammals FR Rhamnus purshiana 4 25' X 20" Native. Black berries. Fall yellow. Cascara, Buckthorn Med. Sun-Shade WL birds hummers bees butrfly FR Rhus glabra 3 12' X 15' Native. Drought tolerant. Red fall Smooth Sumac Low Sun leaves. Berries.WL bird butrfly FR Salix spp. 3-9 40' X 30' Native. Used to stabilize stream Native Willows High Sun banks.WL bird butrfly mammals PPL FR Taxus brevifolia 40' X 30' Native. Dark green flat needles. Pacific Yew M-H Sun-Shade Red berries. WL birds PPL Thuja plicata 5 100' X 30' Native evergreen. Narrow with Western Red Cedar Any Sun-Part drooping branches. WL birds PPL Tilia cordata 3 40' X 25' Densely pyramidal. Yellow fall Little Leaf Linden Med. Sun-Part leaves. WL bee hummingbirds Tsuga heterophylla 4 150' X 40' Native pyramidal evergreen. White Western Hemlock Med. Sun-Shade needles. WL birds butterflies PPL Tsuga mertensiana 4 30' X 15' Native evergreen. Slow growing. Mountain Hemlock Med. Sun-Part Thrives on cool slope. WL birds Native Vines Lonicera cilosa 4-9 15' X 15' Native deciduous. Orange-yellow Orange Honeysuckle Low shade flowers. WL birds butterflies Lonicera hispidula 4-9 12' X 12' Native. Drought tolerant. Pink Hairy Honeysuckle Low Sun-Part flowers in summer. WL birds PPL Rubus ursinus 1' X 15' Native. White flowers in spring. Pacific Blackberry Med. Sun-Shade Shiny black fruit. WL birds PPL
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