Wildflowers
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| Names | Height | Flower Color | Bloom Time | Exposure | Drought-Tolerant | Comment | Container Sizes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Achillea millefolium yarrow | 12-24″ | white | May-August | S, PS | X | Long-blooming, easy perennial, attractive to butterflies and seed-eating birds | 3″ |
| Agastache rupestris sunset hyssop | 18-30″” | pink/orange | late June-Sep | S | X | Finely textured foliage, fragrant. Hummingbirds love it. Southwest native. | 3″ |
| Allium cernuum nodding onion | 15-20″ | pink (white) | May-June | S | X | Bell-shaped flowers in nodding clusters, grows in expanding clumps | 3″ |
| Anaphalis margaritacea pearly everlasting | 18-24″ | white | June-Aug | S | XX | White flower clusters, silvery leaves. Rhizomatous. Butterfly plant. | 3″ |
| Antennaria microphylla rosy pussytoes | 6-12″ | pink to rose | May-June | S | X | Forms wooly gray mats, with clustered flowers borne above. | 3″ |
| Apocynum androsaemifolium spreading dogbane | 6-16″ | pink | May-July | S, PSH | X | Spreading plant with long bloom time, masses of fragrant pink flowers, very butterfly attractive | 3″ |
| Aquilegia formosa red columbine | 24-30″ | red/yellow | May-July | PSH | Bi-colored flowers: sepals red, petals yellow. Prefers moist places. | 3″ | |
| Aruncus dioicus goatsbeard | 36-60″ | white | May-June | SH, PSH | Tall perennial with attractive foliage and long white flower clusters, found in shady moist forests | 3″ | |
| Asclepias fascicularis narrow-leaf milkweed | 12-30″ | white/pinkish-purple | June-Aug | S | X | A more restrained milkweed, long bloom time, great for butterflies | 3″ |
| Asclepias incarnata swamp milkweed | 48-60″ | pink & purple | June-Aug | S | Tall, clump-forming milkweed from moist sites. Recently found in Okanogan Co. | 3″, #1 | |
| Asclepias speciosa showy milkweed | 24-48″ | pink & purple-red | June-Aug | S | X | Unusual large, fragrant flower clusters; great for butterflies. Forms large clumps. | 3″ |
| Asclepias tuberosa orange butterflyweed | 16-24″ | orange | June-Aug | S | X | Lovely orange flowers, very attractive to butterflies; CO seed source | 3″ |
| Balsamorhiza sagittata arrowleaf balsamroot | 12-24″ | yellow | April | S | X | Showy sunflower, gray-green foliage; Central-WA icon. | 3″ |
| Chamaenerion angustifolium fireweed | 36-72″ | rose-purple | June-Aug | S, PSH | Tall, spreading plant with long inflorescence, extended bloom time | 3″ | |
| Erigeron filifolius threadleaf daisy | 10-18″ | pink to lavender, yellow center | May-June | S | X | Clumping fleabane with attractive gray-green foliage. shrub-steppe to forest | 3″ |
| Erigeron linearis line-leaved daisy | 6-10″ | yellow | Apr-May | S | XX | Charming mounds in shrub-steppe covered with bright yellow daisies. | 3″ |
| Erigeron speciosus showy daisy | 18-24″ | blue-purple | May-June | S, PSH | Blue-purple ray flowers surround a golden center, dark green leaves. | 3″ | |
| Eriogonum compositum heartleaf buckwheat | 10-20″ | lemon yellow | May-June | S | XX | Large, long-lasting flower clusters of yellow (this selection), arrow-shaped leaves | 3″ |
| Eriogonum heracleoides creamy buckwheat | 12-18″ | creamy white | May-June | S | XX | Compact clusters of flowers in compound umbel, flowers change pink to cream | 3″ |
| Eriogonum niveum snow buckwheat | 12-18″ | pink-white | July-Sept | S | XX | Late season bloomer, great for pollinators; grayish leaves, very drought-tolerant. | 3″ |
| Eriogonum strictum strict buckwheat | 10-15″ high, 18″+ spread | light yellow | June-July | S | XX | Gray foliage, pale yellow flowers, attractive mound, NCW form | 3″ |
| Eriogonum umbellatum sulfur buckwheat | 12-15″ | lemon yellow | May-June | S | X | Bright yellow, persistent flowers atop mound of foliage, leaves turn reddish in fall/winter | 3″ |
| Eriophyllum lanatum woolly sunflower | 9-12″ | yellow & orange | May-June | S | XX | Two-tone flower; attractive grayish, divided foliage. | 3″ |
| Eutrochium maculatum Joe-Pye weed | 5-7′ tall, 3-4′ wide | pink-purple | July-September | S, PSH | Striking tall plant in the Aster family, large flower clusters from mid-summer to fall. Native to Midwest and E USA. Butterfly magnet | 3″. #1 | |
| Fragaria virginiana blueleaf strawberry | 4″ high, spread to 24″+ | white, yellow center | May-June | S, PSH | Attractive ground cover with very tasty (but small) fruit; parent of most cultivated strawberries | 3″ | |
| Gaillardia aristata blanketflower | 18-24″ | yellow | June-Sept | S | X | Large (2-3″) yellow daisy flowers w/ orange-brown center, on long stems. | 3″ |
| Hetherotheca villosa hairy goldenaster | 10-20″ | bright yellow | May-September | S | XX | Long-blooming perennial aster relative adapted to dry, exposed sites | 3″ |
| Heuchera cylindrica roundleaf alumroot | 8-18″ | cream | May | S, PSH | X | Flowers borne on slender stems from basal rosette of round leaves. | 3″ |
| Iliamna rivularis mountain hollyhock | 30-60″ | pink | June-Aug | S, PSH | Tall bush, large maple-like leaves, hollyhock flowers, needs moist spot | 3″ | |
| Iris missouriensis Western blue iris | 12-24″ | blue w/white | May | S | Erect plant growing in clusters, found in moist areas. | 3″ | |
| Lewisia columbiana Columbia lewisia | 8-12″ | pink | Apr-May | S | XX | Spray of small flowers above fleshy basal leaves; can take heat, drought; adaptable | 3″ |
| Lewisia cotyledon Siskyou lewisia | 6-10″ | pink or orange, with white stripes | May | S, PSH | X | Native to So. Oregon; fleshy leaves in basal rosette, 1″ flowers in colorful clusters | 3″ |
| Lewisiopsis tweedyi Tweedy’s lewisia | 8-12″ | apricot-pink, variable | Apr-May | PSH | X | Very choice; shiny green leaves, endemic of Wenatchee Mtns. | 3″ |
| Linum lewisii blue flax | 12-18″ | blue | May-Aug | S | X | Delicate sky-blue flowers atop slender stems | 3″ |
| Lupinus polyphyllus bigleaf lupine | 36-48″ | blue | May | S | Large lupine, thrives in moist areas; flower clusters up to 18″ long | 3″ | |
| Monardella odoratissima coyote mint | 8-12″ | pink-purple | June | S | XX | Fragrant and mounding, butterfly plant, best in hot, dry spots | 3″ |
| Oenothera cespitosa tufted evening primrose | 6-10″ | white, fading to pink | Late May-June | S | XX | Striking fragrant white flowers; a plant for rocky, dry spots | 3″ |
| Oenothera macrocarpa Missouri evening primrose | 10″ high; 24″ wide | yellow | June-Aug | S | X | Stunning flowers 4″ across; plant will spread & cascade. Midwest native. | 3″ |
| Oenothera pallida pale evening primrose | 12-24″ | white, fading to pink | June-July | S | XX | Spreading perennial with long bloom period, for dry sites | 3″ |
| Oenothera serrulata sundrops | 6-10″ | yellow | May-June | S | XX | Cheery yellow fls, long bloom period. Mounding form. From dry prairies in Midwest | 3″ |
| Penstemon barrettiae Barrett’s penstemon | 9-15″ | rose to deep pink | May | S, PSH | X | Dense evergreen with blue-green foliage, gorgeous flowers. From Columbia River Gorge | 3″ |
| Penstemon davidsonii Davidson’s penstemon | 2-5″ | blue-lavender to violet-purple | May | S. PSH | X | Evergreen, spreading mat with small leathery leaves, from high in the mountains. Like other NW evergreen penstemons, does well with afternoon shade | 3″ |
| Penstemon eatonii firecracker penstemon | 24-36″ | scarlet red | May-June | S | X | Striking red flowers; native to southern Rockies | 3″ |
| Penstemon fruticosus shrubby penstemon | 12″ tall; 24″ wide | lavender to violet | Apr-May | S, PSH | X | Evergreen with dark green foliage, abundant flowers; woody spreading shrub | 3″ |
| Penstemon newberryi Newberry’s penstemon | 8″ tall, 24″ wide | red-pink | May-June | S, PSH | X | Evergreen penstemon from high elevation in N Calif mountains, striking flowers | 3″ |
| Penstemon pruinosus Chelan penstemon | 6-14″ | deep blue to lavender | May-June | S | XX | Dense flower clusters above compact plants, from dry, exposed sites | 3″ |
| Penstemon richardsonii cut leaved penstemon | 12-18″ tall; 30″ wide | magenta red | July-Aug | S | XX | Spreading plant, reddish stems, lovely flowers, blooms all summer | 3″ |
| Penstemon strictus Rocky Mtn. penstemon | 24″ tall; 36″ wide | blue-purple | May-June | S | X | Forms large clumps, very adaptable; Rocky Mountain native. | 3″ |
| Penstemon venustus Venus penstemon | 18-24″ | violet-purple | June | S | X | Dark green leaves with large flowers, lovely in and out of bloom. | 3″ |
| Phacelia hastata silverleaf phacelia | 8-20″ | dull white | May-July | S | XX | Adaptable, widespread and great bee magnet. Foliage covered with fine hairs, flowers in dense, coiled clusters, extended bloom time | 3″ |
| Rudbeckia alpicola Wenatchee Mountain coneflower | 24-36″ | chocolate brown cone | June-July | S, PSH | Distinctive brown cones framed by green sepals, attractive to bees and seed eaters. Found in the Wenatchee Mountains | 3″ | |
| Solidago lepida western goldenrod | 24-48″ | yellow | July-October | S | X | Clump forming perennial with long and late bloom season, choice for pollinators | 3″ |
| Sphaeralcea munroana orange globemallow | 18-30″ | orange | June-August | S | XX | Uncommon orange flowers, blooms repeatedly; gray-green foliage. | 3″ |
| Symphyotrichum foliaceum leafybract aster | 16-24″ | violet/purple | August-September | S, PSH | Late blooming aster from meadows and forest clearings | 3″ |
S=Sun, PSH=Partial Shade, SH=Shade
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