~*Featured Species~*

Common lilac (Syringa vulgaris)
Mature Height 8-15'

Ornamental

A deciduous shrub with a medium growth rate, the common lilac is known for its fragrant lilac-colored flowers that bloom in May. Highly adaptable to a variety of soil, it prefers miost, well-drained, slighly acidic soils and performs best in full sun.

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Black Hawthorn (Crataegus douglasii)
Mature Height 20' - 30'

Native

Black Hawthorn is a deciduous shrub with globe-shaped flowers that grow in clusters and produce berry-sized fruit that are reddish-purple to black. The berries can be eaten raw or cooked for use in pies, jams and jellies. It grows best in full sunlight with adequate moisture.

Wildlife Benefit: This is a wonderful wildlife shrub, as it provides food and ample cover in its thorny thickets.

Photo courtesy of USDA-NRCS Plant Database.

Chokecherry (Prunus virginiana)                                                    
Mature Height 10'-15’

Native

Chokecherry is a deciduous, hardy shrub that grows rapidly. It bears white clustered flowers that later produce dark purple fruit that is excellent food for birds and is great in pies and jellies. The dense growth makes the chokecherry a good species in windbreaks. Prefers sun, but tolerates partial shade. Average water needs. Grows well in sandy soils.

Wildlife Benefit:  The fruit is a prime source of food for chipmunks and many songbirds in the fall.

Golden Currant (Ribes aureum )
Mature Height 2' - 5'

Native

A deciduous shrub with yellow clove-scented flowers followed by berries that are yellow to orange in color. The fruit is edible for use in jams, jellies and pies. The Golden Currant is tolerant of shade and drought conditions and is adaptable to a variety of soil types.

Wildlife Benefit: The fruit are a valuable food source for birds and small animals.

Photo courtesy of USDA-NRCS Plant Database.

Kinnikinnick (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi)
Mature Height 12"

Native

An evergreen groundcover that prefers poor, sandy soils. Small, glossy green leaves grow on reddish barked stems. Pinkish, urn-shaped flowers in spring followed by red berries in the fall that attract birds. Generally likes full sun but can be damaged by excessive summer heat. Moderately drought resistant. Slow to establish, but eventually forms a thick mat.  Space 3’ apart.

Mockorange (Philadelphus lewisii)
Mature Height 6'-10'

Native

Mockorange is known for its very fragrant and showy flowers. Although somewhat drought tolerant, Mockorange prefers regular watering. This deciduous shrub is often used on banks to stabilize soils. It is a great wildlife shrub and works well in urban landscaping.

Wildlife Benefit:  Chipmunks and birds eat the seeds.

Serviceberry (Amelanchier alnifolia)
Mature Height 6'-10'

Native

This is a large, mounded deciduous shrub. The many white flowers that bloom April through May make it a showy ornamental. Edible fruit similar to a blueberry attracts wildlife. Serviceberry is very drought tolerant and requires little care.  

Wildlife Benefit:  The fruit is prized by birds, bears, and chipmunks and the foliage is browsed by deer, moose, and elk.

Tall Oregon grape (Mahonia aquifolium)

Mature Height: 3-5’

Native

Tall Oregon grape is a sprawling shrub with holly-like leaflets and bright yellow flowers that produce a dark purple fruit. The fruit is edible but sour and is often used in making juice, jelly and wine. It prefers rocky soil, is drought-tolerant, and does well in
partial to full shade.

Caragana (Caragana arborescens)
Mature Height 15"

Ornamental Shrub

Caragana is also known as Siberian Peashrub. This deciduous shrub is highly adaptable as a windbreak, an ornamental border, and can be pruned into a formal hedge. Works well for soil stabilization on easily eroded sites. Caragana produces yellow flowers in May that develop into pea pods in summer. It is tolerant of dry conditions and alkaline soils. A great wildlife habitat shrub. 

Wildlife Benefit:  The yellow, pea-like flowers are a favorite of hummingbirds.  Birds, including pheasant, quail, juncos, and chukars,eat the “peas” that form later.

Potentilla (Potentilla fruticosa)

Mature Height 1-3'

Ornamental Shrub

A dense deciduous shrub with blue-green to dark-green leaves with 5-7 leaflets per leaf. The flowers are bright yellow and bloom in June. It does well in cold temperatures and is good for mass plantings and in shrub borders. It prefers sun to partial shade, and moist well-drained soils. Drought tolerant, it also does well on dry sites.

Wildlife Benefit: The flowers attract nectar-feeding wildlife, and birds eat the seeds.