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Home > Landscaping > Native Plants for Western Washington Gardens and Restoration Projects
 | Achillea millefolium Yarrow Aromatic herb with delicate fern-like leaves and flat-topped clusters of white flowers. Achillea millefolium is capable of enduring poor soil and dry conditions. Height: 4 inches to 3 feet (10-100 cm). |
 | Alnus rubra Red Alder A fast-growing deciduous tree well suited to disturbed sites. Fixes nitrogen, can flourish in poor soils. Height: Up to 80 feet (25 meters). |
 | Cornus unalaschkensis Bunchberry Low, trailing, rhizomatous perennial with white flowers. Can tolerate nitrogen-poor soils. Height: Up to 10 inches (25 cm). |
 | Gaultheria shallon Salal Creeping to erect shrub with hairy branching stems and dark leathery leaves. Height: Up to 16 feet (5 meters) in exceptional cases but typically 3-7 feet (1-2 m) tall. |
 | Gilia capitata Globe Gilia Upright taprooted annual with large ball-like heads of blue flowers. Height: Up to 3 feet (1 meter). |
 | Grindelia integrifolia Entire-leaved Gumweed Seaside perennial with sticky heads of yellow flowers. Can tolerate nutrient-poor, clay-like soils. Height: Can grow up to 32 inches (80 cm) in height. |
 | Ledum groenlandicum Labrador Tea Evergreen, branching shrub with rusty-hairy leaf undersides and white flowers. Height: Up to 5 feet (1.5 meters). |
 | Mahonia aquifolium Tall Oregon Grape Erect, stiff-branched shrub with holly-like leaves and clusters of yellow flowers. Tolerant of nutrient-poor, rocky soils. Height: 2.5 - 6.5 feet (0.8 meters - 2 meters). |
 | Pinus contorta Shore Pine Short pine tree, often with crooked trunk and bushy habit. Height: Up to 100 feet (30 meters). |
 | Sisyrinchium californicum Golden-eyed Grass A small iris-like plant with yellow flowers. Height: 16 inches (40 cm). |
The landscaping and restoration information provided on this page is taken from Starflower Foundation Image Herbarium. All photographs © Starflower Foundation unless otherwise noted.