A Western North American native perennial, this hardy member of the mint family sports spikes of lavender flowers, is attractive to butterflies, grows to 5′. Agastache urticifolia Nettleleaf Giant Hyssop
North American native perennial with typical onion scent and pink pom-pom flower heads. Allium schoenoprasum Wild Chives
Native shrub from 6-20 feet tall on moist to dry well drained sites. Showy white flowers, edible fruit. An important shrub for wildlife habitat. Tolerates salt spray in shoreline plantings. Has excellent soil binding, erosion control capabilities. Amelanchier alnifolia Serviceberry, Juneberry
North American native perennial to 2’ tall, with showy pale yellow flowers. Found in moist, open to partially shaded sites east of the Cascades. Aquilegia flavescens Yellow Columbine
This oversized rhizomatous member of the saxifrage family occupies moist areas, but tolerates late season drought. Up to 3′ tall, large palmate leaves and flowering scapes topped by 1” white vase shaped flowers make this an attractive plant for the wet edge. Boykinia major Large Boykinia
Northwest native aromatic shrub, to 3-12’ depending on conditions. An attractive ornamental with fragrant white flowers. Prefers well-drained soils in sunny or partially shaded conditions. Nitrogen-fixing capabilities allow the species to thrive in nutrient-poor soils. Difficult to grow in a container. Ceanothus velutinus Mountain Balm
North American prairie wildflower with showy purple flowers on 2-3’ stalks. Medicinal, good cut flower, also attracts butterflies. Prefers full sun. Echinacea purpurea Eastern Purple Cone Flower
Eastern Cascades to Rocky Mountain native bulb with delicate fragrant yellow flowers that usher in spring. Fritillaria pudica Yellow Bell, Johnny Jump Up
An eastern Cascade alum root with heart-shaped leaves crowned by a bottle brush of numerous white cup-shaped flowers. Drought tolerant. Heuchera cylindrica Roundleaf Alumroot
Common wildflower in dry grasslands and sagebrush steppes. Has lovely sky-blue flowers, used to make linen and paper. Linum perenne Wild Blue Flax
Native Penstemon with whorled clusters of dark blue flowers. Found in open slopes, meadows, and wooded areas of eastern Washington, Oregon, and Idaho. Penstemon attenuatus Sulfur Penstemon
Western North American native tree to 90′. White bark and heart-shaped “quaking” leaves make it nice as a small grove. Populus tremuloides Quaking Aspen
Native perennial with showy blue to lavender flowers found in meadows and moist clearings at low elevations. Attracts butterflies. Symphyotrichum chilense v. chilense Pacific Aster
Northwest native with delicate columbine-like foliage that flutters in the lightest breeze. Female flowers composed of numerous maroon filaments. Thalictrum occidentale Western Meadow-rue
