Plants

  • Castilleja sp. – Indian Paintbrush

    Description: herbaceous perennial (8 to 30″). The striking reds & yellows are the bracts that subtend the flowers, not the…

  • Camassia quamash – Common Camas

    Description: Bulbous perennial (8-24″), smaller than Great Camas (Camassia leichtlinii), with grass-like leaves and brilliant pale blue to deep purple…

  • Camassia leichtlinii – Great camas

    Description: bulbous perennial (2-3ft.) with long, narrow leaves and gorgeous creamy white to blue flowers in spring. Camas generally grows…

  • Boykinia major – Meadow Boykinia

    Description: woodland perennial (to 30″) with clusters of larger, white flowers in summer. Its leaves are also rounded, but coarsely…

  • Boykinia elata – Coast Boykinia

    Description: woodland perennial (12-18″) with clusters of white flowers in summer. Its smaller size and rounded, lobed leaves differentiate it…

  • Aster subspicatus – Douglas Aster

    Description: perennial (1-3 ft.) with purple (ray) and yellow (disc) flowers in late summer-fall. Good choice for gardens. Wonderful cut…

  • Aster modestus – Great Northern Aster

    Description: perennial wildflower (1-4 ft.) with purple (ray) and yellow (disc) flowers in late summer-fall. Cut back after flowering to…

  • Aster chilensis – Pacific Aster

    Description: slender, sprawling perennial (1.5-4 ft.) with blue, violet, or white (ray) flowers with yellow centers (disc flowers) in late…

  • Asclepias speciosa – Showy Milkweed

    Description: Perennial (2 – 3 ft) with beautiful scented two-tiered flowers in summer. Five star-like stamens form the upper tier;…

  • Asarum caudatum – Wild Ginger

    Description: This low-growing (to 6″) perennial groundcover with dark green, heart-shaped leaves creeps along the ground and often forms leafy…