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Home > Landscaping > Native Plants for Western Washington Gardens and Restoration Projects
 | Acer macrophyllum Big-leaf Maple A tree with a large, often multi-stemmed trunk and a loose, broad crown of large leaves. Height: 65-100 feet (20-30 meters) tall with trunk 3-5 feet (1-1.5 meters)diameter. |
 | Caltha biflora Marsh Marigold Perennial herb with large white flowers held above broadly rounded leaves; grows in wet subalpine meadows. Height: 16 inches (40 cm). |
 | Caltha palustris yellow marsh marigold Large yellow flowers top this creeping, perennial, semi-aquatic herb. Height: Up to 16 inches (40 cm). |
 | Corylus cornuta Beaked Hazelnut Slender, multi-trunked deciduous shrub. Prefers calcium and nitrogen rich soils. Height: 3 feet - 13 feet (1 meter - 4 meters). |
 | Juncus ensifolius Daggerleaf Rush Height: Can grow up to 2 feet (60 cm) tall. |
 | Ledum groenlandicum Labrador Tea Evergreen, branching shrub with rusty-hairy leaf undersides and white flowers. Height: Up to 5 feet (1.5 meters). |
 | Lysichiton americanum Skunk Cabbage A wetland plant with very large waxy erect leaves and yellow flower spikes enclosed in a large yellow sheath. Common in wet soils under cedar trees. Height: 1-5 feet (30-150 cm). |
 | Nuphar luteum ssp. polysepalum Yellow Pond-Lily An aquatic water lily with large, round, floating leaves and fleshy, yellow flowers held at the water surface. |
 | Oenanthe sarmentosa Pacific Water Parsley Semi-aquatic, often reclining or scrambling herb, with stem tips ascending or curled and small flat-topped clusters of white flowers. Saturated year-round. Occupies lowest or wettest areas of wetlands. Height: Up to 40 inches (1 meter). |
 | Platanthera dilatata White Rein-Orchid, Bog Candle Perennial orchid with spikes of white flowers from tuber-like roots. Height: Up to 28 inches (70 cm). |
 | Potentilla anserina ssp. pacifica Silverweed Low growing hairy herb with runners and solitary yellow flowers. Height: Up to 16 inches (40 cm). |
 | Potentilla palustris Marsh Cinquefoil Perennial from long, creeping, often floating, somewhat woody rhizomes, with small maroon flowers. Height: Ip to 3 feet (1 meter). |
 | Rhamnus purshiana Cascara Erect, tall shrub or small tree with alternate leaves and inconspicuous flower clusters. Favors similar soils as red alder and vine maple. Height: Up to 33 feet (10 meters). |
 | Sagittaria latifolia Wapato, Arrowhead Tall semi-aquatic perennial of marshes or lake margins, with large arrowhead shaped leaves and small white flowers. Height: 3 feet (90 cm). |
 | Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani Softstem Bulrush |
 | Scirpus maritimus Seacoast Bulrush |
 | Stachys cooleyae Cooley's Hedge Nettle Perennial from rhizomes. Prefers nutrient rich, mucky, peaty soils. Height: Up to 5 feet (1.5 meters). |
 | Thuja plicata Western Red Cedar Large conifer with branches that droop and then turn back up (J-shaped), broad crowns. Prefers nutrient rich soils with poor drainage. Height: 100-230 feet (30-70 meters). |
The landscaping and restoration information provided on this page is taken from Starflower Foundation Image Herbarium. All photographs © Starflower Foundation unless otherwise noted.