Plants

  • Koehleria cristata – June Grass

    Description: low-growing, tufted grass (1-1.5 ft.) with spiky flower heads held 12″ or so above the blades. This is a…

  • Juncus patens – Spreading Rush

    Description: evergreen, grass-like perennial with grayish blue stems (1-2 ft.) and tan flowers that appear to arise from the sides…

  • Sambucus cerulea – Blue Elderberry

    Description: Deciduous shrub or small tree (10-20+ ft.) with pinnately compound leaves, small white flowers in flattened clusters (early summer,…

  • Juncus ensifolius – Dagger Rush

    Description: deciduous perennial (8-22″) with flattened, iris-like blades. Dagger rush resembles Sysirinchium californicum except for the flowers, which are dark…

  • Juncus effusus – Common Rush

    Description: evergreen, grass-like perennial with bright green stems (1.5-4 ft) and tan flowers that also appear to arise from the…

  • Rubus spectabilis – Salmonberry

    Description: A deciduous, thicket-forming shrub (3-10 ft.) with sparsely thorned woody stems and pinnately compound leaves. Its magenta flowers appear…

  • Juncus balticus – Baltic Rush

    Description: grass-like perennial (1-4 ft.) with round, stiff stems and brownish flower & fruit clusters. It spreads by rhizomes and…

  • Rubus parviflorus – Thimbleberry

    Description: deciduous shrub (3-6 ft.) with soft, palmately-lobed leaves, big white flowers (late spring/summer), and edible red fruit. Thimbleberry is…

  • Festuca idahoensis – Idaho Fescue

    Description: A perennial bunchgrass (1-2 ft.) with blue-green foliage and tawny flower spikes in summer. Idaho fescue grows on both…

  • Rosa woodsii – Wood’s Rose

    Description: deciduous shrub (to 6 ft.). Showy clusters of pink flowers appear in spring, followed by pear-shaped hips in fall.…