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FOAM FLOWER – Tiarella trifoliata. PIGGY-BACK PLANT – Tolmiea menziesii. Herbaceous perennial 1’ in height Likes shady, damp areas Bell-shaped white flowers Blooms throughout summer May be evergeen in mild winter. Photo by: Walter Siegmund Wikipedia user: Wsiegmund.
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FOAM FLOWER – Tiarellatrifoliata PIGGY-BACK PLANT – Tolmieamenziesii • Herbaceous perennial • 1’ in height • Likes shady, damp areas • Bell-shaped white flowers • Blooms throughout summer • May be evergeen in mild winter Photo by: Walter Siegmund Wikipedia user: Wsiegmund • Herbaceous perennial • 12”-30” in height • Likes shady, moist areas • Small purplish-brown flowers • Blooms late spring, early summer • Can be grown as house plant This photo is in the public domain
BEARGRASS – Xerophyllumtenax LADY FERN – Athyriumfilix-femina • Grass-like perennial • Member of lily family • Fragrant white flower • Blooms May-August • Grows 1’-5’ in height • Reproduces via seeds & rhyzomes • Used in basket weaving • Found in forests and sub/low alpine meadows • Deer proof • Large, delicate deciduous fern • Height 1’-3’ • Spread 1’-3’ • Attractive feathery appearance • Prefers shady, moist area Photo by: JesmondDene In Wikipedia This photo is in the public domain
BEACH STRAWBERRY – Fragariachiloensis WILD STRAWBERRY – Fragariavirginiana • Herbaceous perennial • Likes sunny areas • Prefers dry soil • Spreads via runners – not as aggressive as wild strawberry • Pretty white flowers • Blooms April-June • Sweet, juicy, red berries – half inch in size Photo by: Walter Siegmund Wikipedia user: Wsiegmund This photo is in the public domain • Herbaceous perennial • Likes sun to partial shade • Prefers dry soil • Spreads via runners • Pretty white to pale pink flowers • Blooms April-June • Attracts butterflies – larval host for Gray Hairstreak • Extremely sweet (but small) berries
RATTLESNAKE PLANTAIN – Goodyeraoblongifolia DOUGLAS IRIS – Iris douglasiana • Vigorous, drought-tolerant iris • Forms clumps 2’-4’ wide • Height 1’-3’ • Usually blue flowers, but can range from cream colored to reddish purple • Prefers moist, partly shady area • Blooms March-May • Herbaceous perennial • Likes shady, damp areas • Commonly found in forest • Bell-shaped white flowers hang under leaves • Blooms early spring to mid-summer • Fruit is orange to red berry • Deer proof Photo by: Stan Krebs In Wikipedia Douglas iris at Tomales Point on Point Reyes National Seashore, Marin County, California This photo is in the public domain
STAR SOLOMON SEAL – Maianthemumstellatum CASCADE PENSTEMON – Penstemonserrulatus • Herbaceous perennial • Likes moist, wooded areas (shade to part shade) • Can form ground cover • Delicate star-shaped white flowers • Blooms May-June • Green berries changing to red in the fall • Birds eat berries • Best penstemon for our wet, mild winters • Deep blue to purple flowers • 1’-2’ stems • Blooms June-August • Attracts hummingbirds • Likes moist to wet soils • Serrulatus refers to serrated edges of leaf Photo by: Walter Siegmund Wikipedia user: Wsiegmund Photo by: Kurt Stuber In Wikipedia
INSIDE OUT FLOWER – Vancouveriahexandra COMMON CAMAS – Camassiaquamash • One of the easiest and showiest native bulbs to grow • Stems up to 36” • Pale to deep blue flowers • Blooms April- May • Prefers mostly sunny area • Wants moist to wet soils • Was major food source for PNW Native Americans • Pretty, epimedium-like native • Up to 16’’ high • Small white flowers • Provides attractive ground cover • Likes part to full shade • Prefers moist soil • Blooms May-July Photo by: Walter Siegmund Wikipedia user: Wsiegmund Photo by: Walter Siegmund Wikipedia user: Wsiegmund