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Home > Landscaping > Native Plants for Western Washington Gardens and Restoration Projects
 | Achlys triphylla Vanilla Leaf Grows low to the ground, spreading by rhizomes to form dense ground cover in shady areas. Height: To 12 inches (30 cm) tall. Leaves deciduous Stems are straight, thin and wiry (Alden, Paulson). |
 | Asarum caudatum Wild Ginger Low-growing evergreen perennial that smells strongly of lemon-ginger when crushed. Height: Can grow up to 8 inches (20 cm) tall. Leaves deciduous Stems are finely hairy, root freely and are trailing. |
 | Cerastium arvense Field Chickweed Leaves deciduous |
 | Cornus unalaschkensis Bunchberry Low, trailing, rhizomatous perennial with white flowers. Height: Up to 10 inches (25 cm). Leaves deciduous Erect stems, minutely hairy. |
 | Fragaria chiloensis Coastal Strawberry Spreads low across ground with runners. White flowers and small red strawberries. Height: Up to 10 inches (25 cm). Leaves deciduous Hairy red runners can send out roots of their own. |
 | Gymnocarpium dryopteris Oak Fern Delicate, deciduous fronds. Usually solitary, but often forms a mat of herbaceous cover in forests. Height: To 16 inches (40 cm). Leaves deciduous Stalks are thin, dark, and wiry. |
 | Luetkea pectinata Partridgefoot Low-growing ground cover with spikes of small white flowers. Height: Up to 6 inches (3 cm) tall. Leaves deciduous |
 | Maianthemum dilatatum False Lily-of-the-Valley Quickly spreading ground cover with attractive glossy green leaves. Height: Up to 12 inches (30 cm) tall. Leaves deciduous |
 | Oxalis oregana Wood Sorrel A delicate herb with clover-like leaves and white to pink flowers, forming carpets in forested areas. Leaves deciduous |
 | Phlox diffusa Spreading Phlox Mat forming perennial with showy white to pink flowers. Height: Up to 4 inches (10 cm). Leaves deciduous |
 | Sedum lanceolatum Lance-leaved Stonecrop Leaves deciduous |
 | Sedum oreganum Oregon Stonecrop Leaves deciduous |
 | Vancouveria hexandra Inside-out Flower Rhizomatous perennial with small white flowers and delicate leaves. Height: 16 inches (40 cm). Leaves deciduous Stalks are brownish-hairy near the base. |
The landscaping and restoration information provided on this page is taken from Starflower Foundation Image Herbarium. All photographs © Starflower Foundation unless otherwise noted.