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Sticky Cinquefoil - Potentilla glandulosa Coastal Miterwort
Sticky Cinquefoil - Potentilla glandulosa • Yellow flower • Blooms late spring • Height: Widely varied ... 4-30” • Full sun to partial shade. Photo by: Walter Siegmund Wikipedia user: Wsiegmund • Requires moderate water in partial shade and regular watering in full sun Coastal Miterwort - Mitella ovalis • 12-16” plant • Found in moist woods, stream margins, wet banks • Small, greenish flower • Blooms March-July • Likes shade • Try it in your shady rain garden Vanilla Leaf - Achlys triphylla • Height: 8-12” • Long white stamens that form single erect spikes • Blooms May through June • Sun/Shade: Partial to Full Shade • Habitat: Moist, deep woods to open parks and forest edges; common along streams Photo by: Walter Siegmund Wikipedia user: Wsiegmund • Dried plants are strongly aromatic and smell of vanilla Chocolate lily - Fritillaria affinis • Flowers brown mottled with yellow • Blooms Feb-June • 12-36” perennial – grows from bulb • Grows among shrubs and trees and in cool and moist meadows • Soil types: Forest and meadow Photo by: Franco Folini Wikipedia user: Folini • Likes partial shade Shooting Star - Dodecatheon hendersonii • Flower is magenta to deep lavender to white • Blooms in late Spring/Early Summer • Life Cycle: Perennial • Habitat: Open woodlands • Soil types: Forest and meadow • Sun/Shade: Sun to partial shade Photo by: Eric in SF Wikipedia user: Eric in SF Fine-leaved desert parsley - Lomatium utriculatum • One of the longest-blooming natives • Flower: Small, bright yellow • Blooms: Early Spring - Mid Summer • Height: 18” • Life Cycle: Deciduous perennial • Habitat: Meadows, woodlands, open and often rocky places • Soil types: From loam to clay • Sun/Shade: Full sun HARVEST LILY, CROWN BRODIAEA – Brodiaea coronaria • Herbaceous perennial • Purple flower • Grows in low to mid-level hillsides and grasslands • Blooms: Early Summer • Height: 3--10 inches • Soil: clay, gravely alkaline Photo by: Walter Siegmund Wikipedia user: Wsiegmund CREEPING OREGON GRAPE – Mahonia repens • Perennial evergreen • Small, fragrant, yellow flowers • Blooms late spring, early summer • Small purple fruit • Attracts birds • Good groundcover, 6”-12” high • Prefers part shade Photo: Michael G. Alder Wildflower.org • Likes rich soil from dry to moist • Valuable wildlife plant Dwarf blueberry - Vaccinium caespitosum • 4-10” Deciduous perennial shrub • Tiny urn-shaped light pink flowers • Blooms: Early spring • Prefers partial to full sun in cool, moist area Dave Powell, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org • Good ornamental providing sweet berries for birds and mammals PEAFRUIT ROSE – Rosa pisocarpa Pink-petaled rose Likes moist habitat Grows to 7’ tall Large (1/2”), clustered decorative hips • Reddish hips provide colorful contrast to yellow leaves in the fall. • • • • Photo by: Stan Krebs In Wikipedia WOOD’S ROSE – Rosa woodsii • • • • • Flowers May-July Fragrant flowers Prefer moist habitat Grows to 9’ tall Can form thickets Photo by: Doug Waylett In Wikipedia GOLDEN EYED GRASS – Sisyrinchium californica • A perennial grass • Grows 1’-3’ • Likes sun and moist soil – can grow in a marsh • Reseeds readily • Yellow blooms May-June Photo by: Stan Shebs In Wikipedia CANADIAN GOLDENROD – Solidago canadensis • Herbaceous perennial • Forms erect colonies of plants up to 3’-6’ in height • Golden burst of color late in summer • Not shade tolerant • Likes neither very wet nor very dry soils Photo by: Jeevan Jose, Kerala, India In Wikipedia RED HUCKLEBERRY - Vaccinium parvifolium • Deciduous shrub • Grows to 12’ • Likes edges and gaps of forest • Needs acidic soil – ground enriched with decaying wood • Birds love the berries • Pink blossoms and red berries • Good to eat - try ‘em in cookies! Photo: Walter Siegmund In Wikipedia SUBALPINE SPIREA – Spiraea densiflora • Lovely dense pink flowers • Medium size shrub – 1-3’ high and 1-3’ wide • Full to partial sun • Prefers moist, well-drained soil • Blooms all summer Dave Powell, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org This photo is in the public domain OVAL LEAFED VIBURNUM – Viburnum ellipticum Photo: Walter Siegmund In Wikipedia • Perennial shrub • Many small, white flowers in late spring early summer • Will grow to 12’ • Can be pruned • Likes dry, sunny spot • Tolerates some shade and moist soil • Colorful red berries in fall along with striking red leaves PRAIRIE VIOLET – Viola adunca • Pansy-like bluish-violet flowers • 1”-3” in height • Blooms Apr-Aug • Larval host and nectar source for some butterflies and moths • Edible – high in vitamin C and more vitamin A than spinach! • Likes shade Photo: Thegreenj In Wikipedia • Will tolerate moist or dry soil FRINGECUP – Tellima grandifolia Tree Deciduous Photo by Heidi Bohan Forbs/ Ground Grass Cover Shrub This herbaceous perennial grows 16” – 40” tall Tellima grandifolia © Starflower Foundation 2006 WESTERN STARFLOWER – Trientalis latifolia Deciduous Western Starflower Trientalis latifolia Photo by Heidi Bohan Photo by Heidi Bohan Photo by Heidi Bohan Leaves persist well into winter. Seed capsules are tiny and split into 5 parts when dry. © Starflower Foundation 2006 Forbs/ Ground Grass Cover Wetland Prairie Forest Riperian Meadow Photo by Heidi Bohan Star-shaped, pink to white flowers with 5-9 petals on long slender stalks. Four to eight pointed, egg- shaped leaves are arranged in whorls on slender stems. Shrub Tree . Photo by Heidi Bohan This herbaceous perennial grows 4”-8” tall from tiny tubers White to pinkish cup-shaped flowers are fringed with 5-10 fine, frilly petals. Wetland Prairie Forest Riperian Meadow Fringecup Photo by Heidi Bohan Photo by Heidi Bohan Leaves are heartshaped with rounded, hairy lobes. Photo by Heidi Bohan Plants grow in basal clumps. Evergreen Tree WOOD SORREL – Oxalis oregana Oxalis oregana SWORD FERN – Polystichum munitum © Starflower Foundation 2006 Evergreen Photo by Heidi Bohan Sword Fern Polystichum munitum © Starflower Foundation 2006 Wetland Prairie Forest Riperian Meadow Photo by Heidi Bohan Photo by Heidi Bohan Leaflets have a thumb where they attach to the stem. Round sori are arranged in two lines on the back of the leaflets, turning brown in fall Forbs/ Ground Grass Cover Photo by Heidi Bohan Shrub This evergreen fern grows in clumps reaching 5’ tall and 6’ wide. New fronds unfold among older leaves. Tree Wood Sorrel The leaves consist of three heartshaped leaflets that fold back under stress such as heat or rain. Wetland Prairie Forest Riperian Meadow Flowers can be white to pale pink and may have reddish veins. Forbs/ Ground Grass Cover Shrub This evergreen perennial groundcover forms colonies 6”-12” tall WESTERN TRILLIUM– Trillium ovatum Deciduous Western Trillium Trillium ovatum © Starflower Foundation 2006 Wetland Prairie Forest Riperian Meadow Three-sided seed capsule sits above three sepals, and opens into numerous seeds. Three-petaled flowers change from white to purple as they age. Photo by Heidi Bohan Triangular, smooth leaves are arranged in whorls of three (sometimes five) and grow to 7” long. Photo by Heidi Bohan Photo by Heidi Bohan Photo by Heidi Bohan Forbs/ Ground Grass Cover Shrub Tree This herbaceous perennial grows up to 16” tall and occurs singly from a fleshy rhizome. COASTAL SILK TASSEL – Garrya elliptica • • • • • • • Evergreen shrub 7’-16’ in height Tough leathery leaves Showy gray-green catkins (tassles) Deer resistant Plant in protected area Prefers well-drained soil Photo by: Wikipedia user: Syp
