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FOAM FLOWER – Tiarella trifoliata

• Herbaceous perennial• 1’ in height• Likes shady, damp areas• Bell-shaped white flowers • Blooms throughout summer• May be evergeen in mild winter

PIGGY-BACK PLANT – Tolmiea menziesii

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• 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

BEARGRASS – Xerophyllum tenax

• 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

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LADY FERN – Athyrium filix-femina

• Large, delicate deciduous fern• Height 1’-3’• Spread 1’-3’ • Attractive feathery appearance• Prefers shady, moist area

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BEACH STRAWBERRY – Fragaria chiloensis

• 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

WILD STRAWBERRY – Fragaria virginiana

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• 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 – Goodyera oblongifolia

• 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

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

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Douglas iris at Tomales Point on Point Reyes National Seashore, Marin County, California

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STAR SOLOMON SEAL – Maianthemum stellatum

• 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

CASCADE PENSTEMON – Penstemon serrulatus

• 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

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INSIDE OUT FLOWER – Vancouveria hexandra

• 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

COMMON CAMAS – Camassia quamash

• 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

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