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Home > Landscaping > Native Plants for Western Washington Gardens and Restoration Projects
![]() | Abies amabilis Pacific Silver Fir An attractive conifer with short dark green needles. Tolerant of shade. Leaves evergreen. |
![]() | Abies grandis Grand Fir Abies grandis is a tall, straight tree with short, dense branches. Height: 130-260 feet (40-80 meters). Leaves evergreen. |
![]() | Acer circinatum Vine Maple Tall, erect, multi-trunked shrub or small tree with sprawling branches. Height: 13-26 feet (4-8 meters) Leaves deciduous. |
![]() | Acer macrophyllum Big-leaf Maple A tree with a large, often multi-stemmed trunk and a loose, broad crown of large leaves. Height: 65-100 feet (20-30 meters) tall with trunk 3-5 feet (1-1.5 meters)diameter. Leaves deciduous. |
![]() | Achillea millefolium Yarrow Aromatic herb with delicate fern-like leaves and flat-topped clusters of white flowers. Height: 4 inches to 3 feet (10-100 cm). Leaves deciduous. |
![]() | Achlys triphylla Vanilla Leaf Grows low to the ground, spreading by rhizomes to form dense ground cover in shady areas. Height: To 12 inches (30 cm) tall. Leaves deciduous. |
![]() | Adiantum aleuticum Maidenhair Fern This delicate, deciduous fern has five to seven fingerlike branchlets each bearing many toothed leaflets. Height: 1-2 feet tall. Leaves deciduous. |
![]() | Allium acuminatum Taper-Tip Onion This native wild onion has grass-like basal leaves overtopped by umbels of purple flowers, and egg-shaped bulbs containing a fibrous network on the surface. Height: Up to 12 inches (30 cm). Leaves deciduous. |
![]() | Allium cernuum Nodding Onion Clusters of long grass-like leaves overtopped by nodding umbels of pink flowers. Height: Up to 20 inches (50 cm). Leaves deciduous. |
![]() | Alnus rubra Red Alder A fast-growing deciduous tree well suited to disturbed sites. Height: Up to 80 feet (25 meters). Leaves deciduous. |
![]() | Amelanchier alnifolia Serviceberry, Saskatoon Medium-sized shrub producing fragrant white flowers in late spring. Height: Up to 15 feet (4.5 meters). Leaves deciduous. |
![]() | Anaphalis margaritacea Pearly Everlasting Clump forming, perennial herb with small withering basal leaves and papery white flower clusters. Height: Up to 40 inches (100 cm). Leaves deciduous. |
![]() | Aquilegia formosa Red Columbine Delicate perennial with large nodding, star-shaped, spurred flowers that are a favorite of hummingbirds. Height: Can grow up to 3 feet (1 meter) tall. Leaves deciduous. |
![]() | Arbutus menziesii Madrone An attractive broadleaf evergreen with a twisting reddish trunk and irregular branches with an overall rounded outline. Height: Up to 100 feet (30 meters). Leaves evergreen. |
![]() | Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Kinnikinnick, Bearberry A mat-forming evergreen shrub producing lovely pink flowers that later turn into red berries. Height: Can grow up to 8 inches (20 cm) tall. Leaves evergreen. |
![]() | Aruncus dioicus Goat's Beard Tall perennial herb topped with large feathery clusters of white flowers, grows from rhizomes and has multiple stems. Height: Can grow up to 6.5 feet (2 meters) tall. Leaves deciduous. |
![]() | Asarum caudatum Wild Ginger Low-growing evergreen perennial that smells strongly of lemon-ginger when crushed. Height: Can grow up to 8 inches (20 cm) tall. Leaves deciduous. |
![]() | Aster chilensis Common California Aster A slender, sprawling perennial that produces light purple flowers. Height: Can grow up to 3 ft. (100 cm.) Leaves deciduous. |
![]() | Aster ciliolatus Lindley's Aster, Fringed Aster This aster usually has one, central flower stalk and several large, almost heart-shaped, basal leaves. Height: Grows from 1 to 4 feet (0.3 to 1.2 meters) tall. Leaves deciduous. |
![]() | Aster modestus Great Northern Aster A tall, much-branched perennial with numerous heads of purplish flowers. Height: Grows up to 40 inches (100 cm). Leaves deciduous. |
![]() | Aster subspicatus Douglas Aster Rhizomatous perennial wildflower with much-branched stems and light purple aster-like flower heads. Height: Grows up to 32 inches (80 cm). Leaves deciduous. |
![]() | Athyrium filix-femina Lady Fern Tall, delicate, light-green fronds from a basal cluster. Height: Grows 3-6 feet (2 meters) tall. Leaves deciduous. |
![]() | Betula papyrifera Paper Birch A small to medium sized deciduous tree with attractive white, peeling papery bark. Height: Up to 100 feet (30 meters). Leaves deciduous. |
![]() | Blechnum spicant Deer Fern Dark green fern leaves grow in tufts from short, stout rhizomes. Height: Up to 40 inches (1 meter) tall. Leaves evergreen. |
![]() | Boykinia occidentalis Slender Boykinia A slender herb with open panicles of small white flowers. Height: Up to 24 inches (60 cm). Leaves deciduous. |
![]() | Brodiaea congesta Harvest Lily Long slender stems to 3 feet (1 meter) in length topped by a dense cluster of deep purple flowers. Height: Up to 3 feet (1 meter) tall. Leaves deciduous. |
![]() | Camassia leitchlinii Great Camas Stately perennial from a deep bulb, producing spikes of large blue flowers in early spring. Height: Up to 28 inches (70 cm). Leaves deciduous. |
![]() | Camassia quamash Common Camas Bulbous perennial producing a spike of large blue flowers. Height: Up to 28 inches (70 cm). Leaves deciduous. |
![]() | Campanula rotundifolia Harebell Delicate stems topped by large, nodding bell-shaped blue flowers. Height: 4-32 inches (10-80 cm). Leaves deciduous. |
![]() | Castilleja miniata Red Paintbrush An attractive wildflower with red brush-like flower clusters. Height: 8-32 inches (20-80 cm). Leaves deciduous. |
![]() | Ceanothus velutinus Snowbrush A tall shrub with glossy leaves and clusters of white flowers. Height: Up to 10 feet (3 meters). Leaves evergreen. |
![]() | Clarkia amoena Farewell to Spring A taprooted annual with large showy, usually pink flowers; often grown horticulturally. Height: 4 inches to 3 feet (10-100 cm). Leaves deciduous. |
![]() | Claytonia perfoliata Miner's Lettuce Low-growing, mat-like herbaceous annual with succulent round leaves. Height: 12 inches (30 cm). Leaves deciduous. |
![]() | Claytonia sibirica Siberian Spring Beauty Low-growing delicate herb. Height: Up to 16 inches (40 cm). Leaves deciduous. |
![]() | Cornus nuttallii Western Flowering Dogwood Multi-branched, irregular trees with attractive large white "flowers". Height: Up to 65 feet (20 meters) tall. Leaves deciduous. |
![]() | Cornus stolonifera Red-osier Dogwood Spreading, thicket-forming shrub with bright red stems. Height: Up to 20 feet (6 meters). Leaves deciduous. |
![]() | Cornus unalaschkensis Bunchberry Low, trailing, rhizomatous perennial with white flowers. Height: Up to 10 inches (25 cm). Leaves deciduous. |
![]() | Corylus cornuta Beaked Hazelnut Slender, multi-trunked deciduous shrub. Height: 3 feet - 13 feet (1 meter - 4 meters). Leaves deciduous. |
![]() | Crataegus douglasii black hawthorn large shrub or small tree with clusters of white flowers and dark purplish-black berries. Leaves deciduous. |
![]() | Deschampsia cespitosa Tufted Hairgrass Densely tufted perennial grass. Height: Up to 4 feet (120 cm) tall. Leaves deciduous. |
![]() | Dicentra formosa Bleeding Heart Hairless, soft stems and light green lacy leaves overtopped by small nodding clusters of pink heart-shaped flowers. Height: Up to 1.5 feet (50 cm). Leaves deciduous. |
![]() | Disporum hookeri Hooker's Fairybells Rhizomatous perennial with sparsely branched stems and irregularly curled leaves with hanging white flowers beneath the upper leaves. Height: Up to 3 feet (1 meters). Leaves deciduous. |
![]() | Dryopteris expansa Spiny Wood Fern A semi-evergreen fern of woodland areas with triangular fronds from a stout rhizome. Height: To 3 feet (1 meter) tall. Leaves deciduous. |
![]() | Elymus glaucus Blue Wild-rye Tufted perennial grass usually forming small clumps, 0.5 to 1.5 m tall. Height: 20-40 inches (0.5-1 meter). Leaves deciduous. |
![]() | Epilobium angustifolium Fireweed Tall perennial from rhizome like roots with unbranched stem and terminal spikes of large red to pink flowers. Height: Up to 10 feet (3 meters), but usually shorter than 6 feet (2 meters). Leaves deciduous. |
![]() | Epilobium watsonii Watson's Willowherb Erect herbaceous perennial with opposite leaves. Height: Up to 5 feet (150 cm). Leaves evergreen. |
![]() | Erigeron philadelphicus Philadelphia Fleabane Short-lived perennial with erect stem-base and taproot or fibrous roots. Height: Up to 2.25 feet (70 cm). Leaves deciduous. |
![]() | Eriophyllum lanatum Woolly Sunflower Wooly leafy perennial with yellow daisy-like flowers. Height: Up to 2 feet (60 cm). Leaves deciduous. |
![]() | Erythronium oregonum White Fawn Lily Showy white lily from segmented corm. Height: Flower stem up to 1 feet (30 cm) tall. Leaves deciduous. |
![]() | Erythronium revolutum Pink fawn lily Large nodding pink flowers grow from a thick and segmented corm. Height: Up to 14 inches (35 cm). Leaves deciduous. |
![]() | Festuca rubra Red Fescue Perennial grass with thread-like leaves forming small patches. Height: Can grow up to 4 feet (1.2 meters) tall. Leaves evergreen. |
![]() | Fragaria vesca Woodland strawberry A wild strawberry with thin leaves, low, short runners, white flowers, and small red strawberries. Height: Up to 10 inches (25 cm). Leaves deciduous. |
![]() | Fragaria virginiana Wild strawberry Low growing wild strawberry with runners, white flowers, and small red strawberries. Height: Up to 10 inches (25 cm). Leaves deciduous. |
![]() | Fritillaria lanceolata Chocolate Lily, Rice Root Rare herb to 80 cm tall from bulb with numerous rice-like bulblets; flowers are mottled maroon and yellow. Height: Up to 32 inches (80 cm). Leaves deciduous. |
![]() | Galium aparine Cleavers, Bedstraw Leaves deciduous. |
![]() | Galium trifidum Small Bedstraw Sprawling perennial with numerous stems from slender rhizomes. Height: up to 28 inches (70 cm). Leaves evergreen. |
![]() | Gaultheria shallon Salal Creeping to erect shrub with hairy branching stems and dark leathery leaves. Height: Up to 16 feet (5 meters) in exceptional cases but typically 3-7 feet (1-2 m) tall. Leaves evergreen. |
![]() | Geum macrophyllum Large-leaved Avens Hairy perennial with short rhizomes and big leaves topped by small yellow flowers. Height: Up to 3 feet (1 meters). Leaves deciduous. |
![]() | Gilia capitata Globe Gilia Upright taprooted annual with large ball-like heads of blue flowers. Height: Up to 3 feet (1 meter). Leaves deciduous. |
![]() | Glyceria elata Tall Mannagrass, Fowl Mannagrass Tall wetland grass. Height: Up to 5 feet (1.5 meters). Leaves deciduous. |
![]() | Goodyera oblongifolia Rattlesnake Plantain Evergreen orchid from short rhizomes with an unusual mottled leaf pattern. Height: Up to 1.5 feet (45 cm). Leaves evergreen. |
![]() | Gymnocarpium dryopteris Oak Fern Delicate, deciduous fronds. Usually solitary, but often forms a mat of herbaceous cover in forests. Height: To 16 inches (40 cm). Leaves deciduous. |
![]() | Heuchera micrantha Small-flowered Alumroot Grows from rhizomes with one to many flower stems that are reddish and covered with fine hairs and topped with delicate panicles of tiny white flowers. Height: Up to 2 feet (60 cm). Leaves deciduous. |
![]() | Holodiscus discolor Oceanspray Multi-stemmed upright shrub with ridged young stems and arching older stems with peeling bark. White flowers. Height: Up to 13 feet (4 meters). Leaves deciduous. |
![]() | Hordeum brachyantherum Meadow Barley Grass with erect stems that are bent at the base and sometimes hairy on the leaf sheaths. Height: Up to 3 feet (90 cm). Leaves deciduous. |
![]() | Hydrophyllum tenuipes Pacific Waterleaf Single leafy, hairy stem grows from rhizomes and fleshy fibrous roots; with small clusters of greenish-white flowers. Height: Up to 32 inches (80 cm). Leaves deciduous. |
![]() | Iris tenax Oregon Iris Clumped, perennial iris with large purple flowers. Height: Up to 16 inches (40 cm). Leaves evergreen. |
![]() | Kalmia microphylla ssp. occidentalis Bog Laurel Small, slender-branched shrub with dark green waxy leaves and clusters of bright pink flowers. Height: Up to 3 feet (1 meter). Leaves deciduous. |
![]() | Lilium columbianum Tiger Lily Leaves deciduous. |
![]() | Linnaea borealis Twinflower Trailing, slender, semi-woody, with short erect leafy stems and dainty bell-shaped flowers. Height: 4 inches (10 cm). Leaves evergreen. |
![]() | Lithophragma parviflorum Small-flowered Woodland Star Delicate herb from slender rhizomes with numerous small bulblets; white star-shaped flowers. Height: 2-16 inches (10-40 cm). Leaves deciduous. |
![]() | Lomatium utriculatum Spring Gold Perennial herb with finely lacey foliage and flat-topped umbels of bright yellow flowers. Leaves deciduous. |
![]() | Lonicera ciliosa Orange Honeysuckle Climbing vine with clusters of tubular bright orange flowers. Height: Typically up to 20 feet (6 meters). Leaves evergreen. |
![]() | Lonicera hispidula Hairy Honeysuckle Clamboring vine with clusters of light purple tubular flowers. Height: Up to 33 feet (10 meters) in trees. Leaves deciduous. |
![]() | Lupinus polyphyllus Large-leaved Lupine A large perennial native forb with spikes of blue flowers from one to many hairy stems. Height: 3-6 feet (1-2 meters). Leaves deciduous. |
![]() | Lysichiton americanum Skunk Cabbage A wetland plant with very large waxy erect leaves and yellow flower spikes enclosed in a large yellow sheath. Height: 1-5 feet (30-150 cm). Leaves deciduous. |
![]() | Mahonia aquifolium Tall Oregon Grape Erect, stiff-branched shrub with holly-like leaves and clusters of yellow flowers. Height: 2.5 - 6.5 feet (0.8 meters - 2 meters). Leaves evergreen. |
![]() | Mahonia nervosa Dull Oregon Grape Low-growing creeping shrub with dark green holly-like leaves and slender spikes of yellow flowers. Height: Up to 2 feet (60 cm) tall. Leaves evergreen. |
![]() | Maianthemum dilatatum False Lily-of-the-Valley Quickly spreading ground cover with attractive glossy green leaves. Height: Up to 12 inches (30 cm) tall. Leaves deciduous. |
![]() | Malus fusca Pacific Crabapple Small tree, slender in form, appears thorny; bushy in the open. Height: 16.5-40 feet (5-12 meters). Leaves deciduous. |
![]() | Nothochelone nemorosa Woodland Penstemon Leaves deciduous. |
![]() | Oemleria cerasiformis Indian Plum, Osoberry Deciduous shrub producing clusters of white flowers in very early spring. One of the earliest plants to bloom. Height: 16.5 feet (5 meters). Leaves deciduous. |
![]() | Olsynium douglasii Satin Flower, Grass Widow Showy tufted perennial resembling a miniature iris topped with large pink to purple flowers. Height: Up to 12 inches (30 cm). Leaves deciduous. |
![]() | Oplopanax horridus Devil's Club An erect to sprawling shrub with thick, spiny, crooked stems and very large leaves. Height: Up to 10 feet (3 meters). Leaves deciduous. |
![]() | Oxalis oregana Wood Sorrel A delicate herb with clover-like leaves and white to pink flowers, forming carpets in forested areas. Leaves deciduous. |
![]() | Petasites palmatus Palmate Coltsfoot Many-stemmed perennial with umbrella-like leaves from creeping rhizomes. Height: Up to 30 inches (80 cm). Leaves deciduous. |
![]() | Philadelphus lewisii Mock Orange Erect, loosely branched shrub with large fragrant white flowers. Height: Up to 10 feet (3 meters). Leaves deciduous. |
![]() | Phlox diffusa Spreading Phlox Mat forming perennial with showy white to pink flowers. Height: Up to 4 inches (10 cm). Leaves deciduous. |
![]() | Physocarpus capitatus Pacific Ninebark Erect to spreading shrub up to 4 meters tall with clusters of white flowers. Height: Up to 13 feet (4 meters). Leaves deciduous. |
![]() | Picea sitchensis Sitka spruce Large tree with horizontal branches and drooping branchlets Height: Up to 200 feet (60 meters) tall. Leaves evergreen. |
![]() | Platanthera dilatata White Rein-Orchid, Bog Candle Perennial orchid with spikes of white flowers from tuber-like roots. Height: Up to 28 inches (70 cm). Leaves deciduous. |
![]() | Polemonium pulcherrimum Showy Jacob's-ladder Taprooted perennial with mostly basal leaves and blue bell-shaped flowers. Height: Up to 14 inches (35 cm). Leaves deciduous. |
![]() | Polystichum munitum Sword Fern A large attractive fern with erect evergreen fronds forming a circular crown. Height: 3-5 feet (1-1.5 meters). Leaves evergreen. |
![]() | Populus balsamifera Black Cottonwood Leaves deciduous. |
![]() | Populus tremuloides Quaking Aspen Deciduous thicket-forming tree with smooth white bark and leaves that "quake" in the wind. Leaves deciduous. |
![]() | Potentilla gracilis Graceful Cinquefoil Light green herb with toothed palmate leaves and diffuse panicles of yellow, saucer-shaped flowers. Height: Up to 32 inches (80 cm). Leaves deciduous. |
![]() | Prunella vulgaris ssp. lanceolata Self Heal Fibrous-rooted perennial from short rhizome or stem-base with small purple flowers. Height: Up to 20 inches (50 cm). Leaves deciduous. |
![]() | Prunus emarginata var. mollis Bitter Cherry Shrub or small tree with white flowers and small red cherries. Height: Up to 50 feet (15 meters). Leaves deciduous. |
![]() | Pseudotsuga menziesii Douglas fir Large coniferous tree with thick, fluted bark. Height: Up to 300 feet (90 meters). Leaves evergreen. |
![]() | Pteridium aquilinum Bracken Fern Rhizomous perennial fern with large, much-divided solitary fronds, Height: Usually 3-6 feet (1-2 meters) tall, sometimes taller. Leaves deciduous. |
![]() | Pyrola asarifolia Pink Wintergreen A small woodland herb with a basal clump of glossy green leaves and slender spikes of pink flowers. Leaves deciduous. |
![]() | Quercus garryana Garry Oak Beautiful, deciduous, heavy limbed oak tree. Height: Up to 82 feet (25 meters). Leaves deciduous. |
![]() | Ranunculus occidentalis Western Buttercup Slender perennial herb with fibrous roots and yellow flowers. Height: Up to 2 feet (60 cm). Leaves deciduous. |
![]() | Rhamnus purshiana Cascara Erect, tall shrub or small tree with alternate leaves and inconspicuous flower clusters. Height: Up to 33 feet (10 meters). Leaves deciduous. |
![]() | Rhododendron macrophyllum Pacific Rhododendron Showy shrub that can grow very large, with clusters of large pink flowers. Height: Up to 26 feet (8 meters) if grown in shade; shorter and bushier in sunlight. Leaves evergreen. |
![]() | Ribes lacustre Black Gooseberry Erect to spreading shrub with spiny stems. Height: Up to 6.5 feet (2 meters). Leaves deciduous. |
![]() | Ribes sanguineum Red Flowering Currant Erect, multi-stemmed shrub with showy clusters of deep pink flowers in early spring. Height: 3-10 feet (1-3 meters). Leaves deciduous. |
![]() | Rosa gymnocarpa Baldhip Rose Spindly shrub with brittle weak straight spines and small pink rose flowers. Height: Up to 5 feet (1.5 meters). Leaves deciduous. |
![]() | Rosa nutkana Nootka Rose Spindly shrub with a pair of prickles at the base of each leaf and large pink rose flowers. Height: Up to 10 feet (3 meters). Leaves deciduous. |
![]() | Rubus parviflorus Thimbleberry Unarmed spreading shrub with large white flowers. Usually forms dense thickets. Height: Up to 10 feet (3 meters). Leaves deciduous. |
![]() | Rubus spectabilis Salmonberry Erect and branching shrub with early spring pink flowers and reddish-orange raspberry-like fruits. Height: Up to 13 feet (4 meters). Leaves deciduous. |
![]() | Rubus ursinus Trailing Blackberry Trailing prickly vine producing small blackberries in late summer. Height: 20 inches (50 cm). Leaves deciduous. |
![]() | Sambucus racemosa Red Elderberry Shrub to small tree with clusters of small white flowers and red berries. Height: 20 feet (6 meters). Leaves deciduous. |
![]() | Sedum spathulifolium Broad-leaved Stonecrop Leaves evergreen. |
![]() | Smilacina racemosa False Solomon's Seal Leaves deciduous. |
![]() | Smilacina stellata Starflowered False Solomon's Seal Leaves deciduous. |
![]() | Solidago canadensis Canada Goldenrod Forms patches from long creeping rhizomes. Stems leafy and hairy near the top, with a dense cluster of small yellow flowers. Height: Up to 5 feet (1.5 meters). Leaves deciduous. |
![]() | Sorbus sitchensis Sitka-Mountain Ash Leaves deciduous. |
![]() | Stachys cooleyae Cooley's Hedge Nettle Perennial from rhizomes. Height: Up to 5 feet (1.5 meters). Leaves deciduous. |
![]() | Streptopus amplexifolius Clasping Twisted Stalk Perennial herb with a branched zigzagging stem and dangling white flowers. Height: 3 feet (1 meter). Leaves deciduous. |
![]() | Symphoricarpos albus Snowberry Erect shrub with attractive white berries that persist through the winter. Height: Up to 6.5 feet (2 meters). Leaves deciduous. |
![]() | Taxus brevifolia Western Yew Low-growing conifer with deep red-brown bark, flattened sprays of needles, and red berry-like cones. Leaves evergreen. |
![]() | Tellima grandiflora Fringecup Leaves deciduous. |
![]() | Thuja plicata Western Red Cedar Large conifer with branches that droop and then turn back up (J-shaped), broad crowns. Height: 100-230 feet (30-70 meters). Leaves evergreen. |
![]() | Tiarella trifoliata Foamflower Herb with erect or ascending stems and spikes of dainty white flowers. Height: 2 feet (60 cm). Leaves deciduous. |
![]() | Tolmiea menziesii Piggy-back Plant A woodland herb whose leaves give rise to small plantlets. Leaves deciduous. |
![]() | Trientalis latifolia Broad-leaved Starflower A small delicate herb with a single whorl of leaves topped by several small, pink, star-shaped flowers. Leaves deciduous. |
![]() | Trillium ovatum Western Trillium Short stout stems topped with a whorl of three leaves and a single large white flower. Height: 12-18 inches (30-45 cm). Leaves deciduous. |
![]() | Tsuga heterophylla Western hemlock Leaves evergreen. |
![]() | Tsuga mertensiana Mountain Hemlock Slow growing evergreen conifer. Height: Up to 40 meters (130 ft) tall, but often shorter. Leaves evergreen. |
![]() | Urtica dioica Stinging Nettle Tall perennial herb with deciduous leaves covered in stinging hairs. Leaves deciduous. |
![]() | Vaccinium ovatum Evergreen huckleberry Bushy shrub with small shiny green evergreen leaves and small clusters of pink bell-shaped flowers. Height: Up to 4 meters (13 ft) tall. Leaves evergreen. |
![]() | Vaccinium parvifolium Red Huckleberry Delicately branched shrub with small red huckleberries, suitable for shady areas on decaying wood. Height: 4-10 feet (1.5-3 meters). Leaves deciduous. |
![]() | Vancouveria hexandra Inside-out Flower Rhizomatous perennial with small white flowers and delicate leaves. Height: 16 inches (40 cm). Leaves deciduous. |
![]() | Viburnum edule High Bush Cranberry Shrub with bright red berries and brilliant fall foliage. Height: 3-9 feet (1-3 meters) tall. Leaves deciduous. |
![]() | Viola adunca Early-blue Violet A blue flowered violet that grows from slender rhizomes and is stemless in the early season, later grow upright stem. Height: Up to 4 inches (10 cm). Leaves deciduous. |
![]() | Viola glabella Yellow Wood Violet An attractive yellow-flowered violet of moist open woodlands. Leaves deciduous. |
![]() | Viola sempervirens Evergreen Violet A creeping violet with evergreen leaves and yellow flowers. Leaves evergreen. |
![]() | Xerophyllum tenax Beargrass Forms a tall grass-like clump of tough leaves topped by a large dense cluster of white flowers. Height: 3-5 feet (1-1.5 meters). Leaves evergreen. |
The landscaping and restoration information provided on this page is taken from Starflower Foundation Image Herbarium. All photographs © Starflower Foundation unless otherwise noted.
Revised: February 9, 2008
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