PLANTS FOR DRY, SUNNY AREAS
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TREES |
Plant Species |
Cultural Requirements |
Root Depth |
Abies grandis, grand fir |
dry to moist soil, full to partial sun |
deep roots |
Abies procera, noble fir |
dry to moist soil, full sun |
deep roots |
Acer macrophyllum, big-leaf maple |
dry to wet soil, full sun |
deep roots |
Cornus nuttallii, Pacific dogwood |
dry to moist soil, full to part sun |
deep roots |
Picea sitchensis, sitka spruce |
dry to moist soil |
deep roots |
Pinus contorta, shore pine |
dry soil, full sun |
deep roots |
Pinus contorta var. latifolia, lodgepole pine |
dry soil, full sun |
deep roots |
Pinus ponderosa, western ponderosa pine |
dry soil, full sun |
deep roots |
Populus tremuloides, quaking aspen |
dry to moist soil, full sun |
deep roots |
Prunus virginiana, chokecherry |
dry soil, full sun |
deep roots |
Pseudotsuga menziesii, Douglas fir |
dry to moist soil, full sun |
deep roots |
Quercus garryana, Oregon white oak |
dry to moist soil, full sun |
deep roots |
Sambucus cerulea, blue elderberry |
dry to moist soil |
deep roots |
Thuja plicata, western red cedar |
dry to wet soil, full sun |
deep roots |
Tsuga mertensiana, mountain hemlock |
dry soil, full sun |
deep roots |
SHRUBS |
Amelanchior alnifolia,serviceberry |
dry to moist soil, full sun |
medium depth |
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, kinnikinnik |
dry soil, full sun |
medium depth |
Holodiscus discolor, oceanspray |
dry to moist soil, full sun to full shade |
deep roots |
Mahonia aquifolium, tall Oregon grape |
dry to moist soil, full sun to full shade |
medium depth |
Mahonia repens, creeping Oregon grape |
dry to moist soil, full sun to full shade |
medium depth |
Ribes sanguineum, red flowering current |
dry to moist soil, full sun to part shade |
medium depth |
Rosa gymnocarpa, baldhip rose |
dry to moist soil, full sun to part shade |
medium depth |
Rosa nootkana, nootka rose |
dry to wet soil, full sun |
medium depth |
spiraea densiflora, subalpine spirea |
dry to moist soil, full sun |
medium depth |
LOW-GROWING PLANTS |
Plant Species |
Cultural Requirements |
Root Depth |
Epilobium angustifolium, fireweed |
dry soil, full sun |
shallow |
Juncus effusus, common rush |
dry to wet soil, full sun to part shade |
shallow |
Lupinus rivularis, streambank lupine |
dry to wet soil |
shallow |
PLANTS FOR DRY, SHADY AREAS
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TREES |
Plant Species |
Cultural Requirements |
Root Depth |
Rhamnus purshiana, cascara |
dry to wet soil, full to part shade |
deep roots |
SHRUBS |
Plant Species |
Cultural Requirements |
Root Depth |
Gaultheria shallon, salal |
dry to moist soil, full to part shade |
medium depth |
Holodiscus discolor, oceanspray |
dry to moist soil, full sun to full shade |
deep roots |
Mahonia nervosa, Cascade Oregon grape |
dry to moist soil, full to part shade |
medium depth |
Oemlaria cerasiformis, Indian plum |
dry to moist soil, full to part shade |
medium depth |
Symphoricarpos albus, common snowberry |
dry to wet soil, full to part shade |
medium depth |
Symphoricarpos mollis, creeping snowberry |
dry to moist soil, full to part shade |
medium depth |
Vaccinium ovatum, evergreen huckleberry |
dry to moist soil, full to part shade |
medium depth |
Vaccinium parvifolium, red huckleberry |
dry to moist soil, full to part shade |
medium depth |
LOW-GROWING PLANTS |
Plant Species |
Cultural Requirements |
Root Depth |
Achlys triphylla, vanilla leaf |
dry to moist soil, full shade |
shallow roots |
Asarum caudatum, wild ginger |
dry to moist soil, full to part shade |
shallow |
Dicentra formosa, Pacific bleeding heart |
dry to moist soil, full to part shade |
shallow |
Polystichum munitum, sword fern |
dry to wet soil, full to part shade |
medium depth |
Tolmiea menziesii, piggy-back plant |
dry to moist soil, full to part shade |
shallow |
Vancouveria hexandra, inside-out flower |
dry to moist soil, full to part shade |
shallow |
PLANTS FOR WET, SUNNY AREAS
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TREES |
Plant Species |
Cultural Requirements |
Root Depth |
Acer macrophyllum, big-leaf maple |
dry to wet soil, full sun |
deep roots |
Alnus rubra, red alder |
wet to moist soil, full sun |
deep roots |
Crataegus douglasii, black hawthorn |
wet to moist soil, full sun |
deep |
Fraxinus latifolia, Oregon ash |
wet to moist soil, full sun |
deep |
Populus balsamifera var. trichocarpa, black cottonwood |
wet to moist soil, full sun |
deep |
Thuja plicata, western red cedar |
dry to wet soil, full sun |
deep |
Salix sp., willows |
wet to moist soil, full sun |
deep |
SHRUBS |
Plant Species |
Cultural Requirements |
Root Depth |
Cornus stolonifera, red osier dogwood |
moist to wet soil, full sun to part shade |
deep roots |
Physocarpus capitatus, Pacific ninebark |
wet to moist soil, full sun to part shade |
deep roots |
Rosa nootkana, nootka rose |
dry to wet soil, full sun |
medium depth |
Spiraea douglasii, Douglas spirea |
dry to wet soil, full sun |
medium |
LOW-GROWING PLANTS |
Plant Species |
Cultural Requirements |
Root Depth |
Carex obnupta, slough sedge |
wet to moist soil, full sun to part shade |
shallow |
Juncus effusus, common rush |
dry to wet soil, full sun to part shade |
shallow |
Typha latifolia, common cattail |
boggy soil, full sun |
shallow |
PLANTS FOR WET, SHADY AREAS
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TREES |
Plant Species |
Cultural Requirements |
Root Depth |
Acer circinatum, vine maple |
wet to moist soil, full to part shade |
deep roots |
Rhamnus purshiana, cascara |
dry to wet soil, full to part shade |
deep roots |
SHRUBS |
Plant Species |
Cultural Requirements |
Root Depth |
Rubus spectabilis, salmonberry |
wet to moist soil, full to part shade |
medium depth |
Symphoricarpos albus, common snowberry |
wet to moist soil, full to part shade |
medium |
LOW-GROWING PLANTS |
Plant Species |
Cultural Requirements |
Root Depth |
Athyrium felix-femina, lady fern |
wet to mist soil, full to part shade |
medium depth |
Blechnum spicant, deer fern |
dry to wet soil, full to part shade |
shallow roots |
Maianthemum dilatatum, false lily-of-the-valley |
wet to moist soil, full to part shade |
shallow |
Polypodium glycyrrhiza, licorice fern |
wet to moist soil, full to part shade |
shallow |
Polystichum munitum, sword fern |
dry to wet soil, full to part shade |
medium depth |