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Growing Conditions
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Comments
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Abies grandis
Grand Fir |
Dry to moist; shade.
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Grows up to 80m; habitat for owls, woodpeckers, toads, frogs, and salamanders.
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Acer circinatum
Vine Maple
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Moist; shade tolerant.
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Grows up to 7m; seeds are a food source for birds and small mammals.
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Acer macrophyllum
Bigleaf Maple
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Dry to moist; sun-partial shade.
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Grows up to 35m; seeds are eaten by birds and small mammals.
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Alnus rubra
Red Alder
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Moist; full sun to partial shade.
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Grows up to 25m; attracts chickadees, Bushtit, and other birds.
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Cornus nuttallii
Pacific Dogwood
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Moist; partial to full shade.
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Grows up to 15m; birds are attracted to bright red berries.
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Crataegus douglasii
Black Hawthorn
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Moist; full sun.
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Grows up to 10m; source of food for birds in winter; thicket provides nesting sites for birds and small mammals.
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Malus fusca
Pacific Crab Apple
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Moist to wet; full sun.
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Grows between 2 and 12m; provides food from July to October.
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Prunus emarginata
Bitter Cherry
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Moist; full sun to partial shade
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Grows between 2 and 15m; bright red cherries eaten in early fall.
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Pseudotsuga menxiesii spp. Menziesii
Douglas-fir
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Dry to moist; full sun.
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Grows up to 80m; food source for songbirds and small mammals.
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Thuja plicata
Western Redcedar
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Moist to wet; shade.
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Grows up to 60m; seeds eaten by songbirds.
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Growing Conditions
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Comments
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Amelanchier alnifolia
Saskatoon
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Dry to moist; full sun.
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Grows up to 5m; deciduous; provides birds with food through the fall.
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Cornus stolonifera
Red-Osier Dogwood
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Moist to wet; full sun to shade.
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Grows up to 4m; deciduous; fall and winter food source for birds.
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Corylus cornuta var. californica
Beaked Hazelnut
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Moist; full sun to partial shade.
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Grows between 1 and 4m; deciduous; nuts are an autumn food source.
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Gaultheria shallon
Salal
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Dry to wet; full sun to partial shade.
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Grows up to 5m; evergreen; berries are food for birds and deer browse on leaves throughout the year.
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Lonicera ciliosa
Orange Honeysuckle
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Moist; partial sun to shade.
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Climbing plant up to 6m; deciduous; attracts hummingbirds and butterflies.
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Lonicera involucrate
Black Twinberry
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Moist to wet; shade.
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Grows up to 3m; deciduous; yellow flowers produce nectar for hummingbirds; berries provide food for birds.
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Mahonia aquifolium
Tall Oregon Grape
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Dry-drought tolerant; full sun to partial shade.
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Grows up to 6m; berries attract birds.
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Oemleria cerasiformis
Indian Plum
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Dry to moist; full sun to partial sun.
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Grows up to 5m; deciduous; fruits attract birds.
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Physocarpus capitatus
Pacific Ninebark
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Wet; full sun.
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Grows up to 4m; deciduous; flowers are a source of nectar.
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Ribes sanguineum
Red Flowering Currant
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Dry; full sun to partial shade.
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Grows up to 3m; deciduous; flowers attract hummingbirds and butterflies.
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Rosa nutkana
Nootka Rose
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Dry to moist; full sun.
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Grows up to 3m; deciduous; flowers attract bees; rosehips last into the winter.
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Rubus parviflorus
Thimbleberry
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Dry to moist; full sun.
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Grows up to 3m; deciduous; berries provide birds with food.
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Rubus spectabilis
Salmonberry
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Moist to wet; sun to shade.
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Grows up to 4m; deciduous; attracts songbirds and hummingbirds.
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Salix hookeriana
Hooker’s Willow
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Wet; full sun to partial shade.
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Grows up to 6m; deciduous; pollen is food source for many insects, including bees and moths.
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Sambucus racemosa ssp. pubens var. arborescens
Red Elderberry
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Dry to moist; full sun to partial shade.
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Grows up to 6m; deciduous; flowers provide nectar for hummingbirds and butterflies; berries are food for birds.
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Spiraea douglasii
Hardhack
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Moist to wet; full sun.
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Grows up to 2m; deciduous; flowers attract bees.
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Symphoricarpos albus
Common Snowberry
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Dry to moist; full sun to partial shade.
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Grows up to 2m; deciduous; flowers attract bees and hummingbirds; berries remain until December.
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Vaccinium ovatum
Evergreen Huckleberry
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Dry to moist; full sun to shade.
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Grows between 1 and 4m; evergreen; flowers attract hummingbirds; berries remain until early winter and are food for birds.
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Vaccinium parvifolium
Red Huckleberry
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Dry to moist; full sun to partial shade.
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Grows up to 4m; deciduous; berries are eaten by birds throughout the summer.
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Viburnum edule
Highbush Cranberry
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Moist; full sun to partial shade.
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Grows between 0.5 and 3.5m; deciduous; fruit remains through the winter and is an important source for over-wintering birds.
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Growing Conditions
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Comments
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Achilela millefolium
Yarrow
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Dry to moist; full sun to partial shade.
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Grows to 1m; blooms June to July; attracts butterflies and hummingbirds.
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Anaphalis margariacea
Pearly Everlasting
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Dry; full sun to partial shade.
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Grows to 1m; blooms July to August; summer browse for deer.
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Aquilegia formosa
Red Columbine
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Moist; full sun to partial shade.
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Grows to 1m; blooms May to June; flowers attract butterflies and hummingbirds.
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Dicentra formosa
Pacific Bleeding Heart
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Moist; shade.
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Grows to 0.5m; blooms May to June; attracts hummingbirds; seeds are spread by ants.
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Epilobium angustifolium
Fireweed
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Dry to moist; full sun.
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Grows to 1m; blooms June to July; attracts hummingbirds and bees; fixes nitrogen in soil.
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Heracleum lanatum
Cow-parsnip
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Dry to moist; full sun and partial shade.
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Grows to 3m; blooms May to June; attracts butterflies and bees.
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Lupinus ssp.
Lupine
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Dry to wet; full sun to partial shade.
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Grows to 1.5m; blooms early spring; attracts bees and hummingbirds; fixes nitrogen in soil.
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Sedum spathulifolium
Broad-leaved stonecrop
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Dry; full sun.
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Grows to 0.2m; blooms May to June.
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Solidago canadensis
Canada Goldenrod
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Dry to moist; full sun to partial shade.
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Grows to 1.5m; blooms May to June; attracts insects.
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Stachys cooleyae
Cooley’s hedgenettle
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Moist; full sun to partial shade.
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Grows between 0.7 and 1.5m; flowers attractive to hummingbirds.
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