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Common yarrow |
Achillea millefolium |
8-16" |
white |
June-September |
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Perennial herb with feathery, lance-shaped leaves that are evenly distributed along stem. Flowers clustered, forming flat white top. |
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Western Columbine |
Aquilegia formosa |
<36" |
red |
spring |
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Tap-rooted perennial; delicate looking divided leaves. Good hummingbird, butterfly, pollinator plant. |
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Fireweed |
Epilobium angustifolium |
4-6" |
Dark pink |
July-September |
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Perennial herbaceous plant. Showy 1" flowers on terminal spike. |
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Blue Flag Iris |
Iris missouriensis |
12-24” |
Blue to purple |
May-July |
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Perennial; rhizomatous with grass-like foliage and showy flowers. Prefers seasonally wet areas; moisture important through flowering period. |
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Rydberg’s penstemon |
Penstemon rydbergii |
<24” |
Blue to purple |
May - July |
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Beautiful when planted in masses. Prefers early season moisture. Habitat: meadows to moist open slopes from foothills to mid-montane. |
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Oregon Checkermallow |
Sidalcea oregana |
<24” |
Light pink |
July to September |
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Perennial with flowers growing in spike. Host plant for butterflies. Eastern Cascade species growth habitat ranges from sagebrush steppe to seasonally wet meadows to ponderosa pine forests. |
= Full sun
= Partial shade
= Shade
= Drought Tolerant
= Moderate moisture
= Wet