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Native Plants for Peaty Soils

	*Betula glandulosa* Bog Birch Spreading, small-branched perennial shrub of bogs and wet areas. Height: Up to 10 feet (3 meters) tall; usually shorter.
	*Caltha palustris* yellow marsh marigold Large yellow flowers top this creeping, perennial, semi-aquatic herb. Height: Up to 16 inches (40 cm).
	*Kalmia microphylla ssp. occidentalis* Bog Laurel Small, slender-branched shrub with dark green waxy leaves and clusters of bright pink flowers. prefers peaty soils Height: Up to 3 feet (1 meter).
	*Myrica californica* Pacific Wax Myrtle Tall shrub with small evergreen leaves. Height: Up to 15 feet (5 meters) tall.
	*Pinus contorta* Shore Pine Short pine tree, often with crooked trunk and bushy habit. Height: Up to 100 feet (30 meters).
	*Stachys cooleyae* Cooley's Hedge Nettle Perennial from rhizomes. Prefers nutrient rich, mucky, peaty soils. Height: Up to 5 feet (1.5 meters).
	*Tsuga mertensiana* Mountain Hemlock Slow growing evergreen conifer. Height: Up to 40 meters (130 ft) tall, but often shorter.
	*Vaccinium oxycoccus* Bog Cranberry Creeping perennial of peat bogs, producing pink flowers and dark red cranberries.
	*Xerophyllum tenax* Beargrass Forms a tall grass-like clump of tough leaves topped by a large dense cluster of white flowers. Tolerates a wide range of soils. Height: 3-5 feet (1-1.5 meters).

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