Native Plants for British Columbia - What to Plant, and When

Alaska Paper Birch

Betula neoalaskana

Zones 2a–6b · native to 7 states and provinces

Arrowleaf Ragwort

Senecio triangularis

Zones 4a–8b · native to 16 states and provinces

Blooms May – Jul in zone 8b

Aspen Fleabane

Erigeron speciosus

Zones 3a–8b · native to 14 states and provinces

Blooms May – Jun in zone 8b

Bigleaf Maple

Acer macrophyllum

Zones 6a–9a · native to 4 states and provinces

Blooms Mar – Apr in zone 8b

Bog Blueberry

Vaccinium uliginosum

Zones 2a–6b · native to 26 states and provinces

Blooms Mar – May in zone 8b

Chokecherry

Prunus virginiana

Zones 2a–7b · native to 55 states and provinces

Blooms Mar – Apr in zone 8b

Coastal Gumweed

Grindelia stricta

Zones 7a–10b · native to 4 states and provinces

Blooms May – Aug in zone 8b

Curlycup Gumweed

Grindelia squarrosa

Zones 3a–9a · native to 44 states and provinces

Blooms May – Jul in zone 8b

Douglas Aster

Symphyotrichum subspicatum

Zones 5a–9b · native to 10 states and provinces

Blooms Jun – Aug in zone 8b

Douglas Fir

Pseudotsuga menziesii

Zones 4a–7b · native to 15 states and provinces

Douglas Spirea

Spiraea douglasii

Zones 5a–8b · native to 8 states and provinces

Blooms Apr – Jun in zone 8b

Edible Thistle

Cirsium edule

Zones 5a–8b · native to 5 states and provinces

Blooms Jun – Jul in zone 8b

Evergreen Huckleberry

Vaccinium ovatum

Zones 7a–9b · native to 4 states and provinces

Blooms Mar – May in zone 8b

Feltleaf Willow

Salix alaxensis

Zones 2a–6b · native to 7 states and provinces

Geyer Willow

Salix geyeriana

Zones 3a–7b · native to 11 states and provinces

Blooms Feb – Mar in zone 8b

Gray Alder

Alnus incana

Zones 3a–6b · native to 44 states and provinces

Hairy False Goldenaster

Heterotheca villosa

Zones 4a–9a · native to 20 states and provinces

Blooms May – Jul in zone 8b

Lodgepole Pine

Pinus contorta

Zones 4a–7b · native to 14 states and provinces

Oregon White Oak

Quercus garryana

Zones 6a–9b · native to 4 states and provinces

Pacific Crabapple

Malus fusca

Zones 5a–9b · native to 5 states and provinces

Blooms Mar – Apr in zone 8b

Paper Birch

Betula papyrifera

Zones 2a–7a · native to 32 states and provinces

Pin Cherry

Prunus pensylvanica

Zones 2a–6b · native to 43 states and provinces

Blooms Feb – Apr in zone 8b

Ponderosa Pine

Pinus ponderosa

Zones 3b–7b · native to 17 states and provinces

Quaking Aspen

Populus tremuloides

Zones 2a–6b · native to 49 states and provinces

Red Alder

Alnus rubra

Zones 6a–9b · native to 7 states and provinces

Rubber Rabbitbrush

Ericameria nauseosa

Zones 4a–9b · native to 20 states and provinces

Blooms Jun – Sep in zone 8b

Sandbar Willow

Salix interior

Zones 2a–9b · native to 57 states and provinces

Blooms Feb – Mar in zone 8b

Sitka Spruce

Picea sitchensis

Zones 6a–8b · native to 5 states and provinces

Vine Maple

Acer circinatum

Zones 5a–9b · native to 4 states and provinces

Blooms Mar – Apr in zone 8b

Water Birch

Betula occidentalis

Zones 3a–7b · native to 22 states and provinces

Western Hemlock

Tsuga heterophylla

Zones 6a–8b · native to 8 states and provinces

White Spruce

Picea glauca

Zones 2a–6b · native to 27 states and provinces

Yellow Rabbitbrush

Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus

Zones 4a–8b · native to 14 states and provinces

Blooms Jun – Aug in zone 8b

Alkali Sacaton

Sporobolus airoides

Zones 4a–9b · native to 18 states and provinces

Blooms May – Aug in zone 8b

Alpine Azalea

Kalmia procumbens

Zones 2a–6b · native to 9 states and provinces

Blooms Apr – May in zone 8b

American Cranberrybush

Viburnum opulus var. americanum

Zones 2a–7b · native to 35 states and provinces

Blooms Apr – May in zone 8b

American Spurred Gentian

Halenia deflexa

Zones 2a–7b · native to 23 states and provinces

Blooms May – Jul in zone 8b

American Vetch

Vicia americana

Zones 3a–9b · native to 49 states and provinces

Blooms Apr – Jun in zone 8b

American White Water Lily

Nymphaea odorata

Zones 3a–11b · native to 56 states and provinces

Blooms Apr – Aug in zone 8b

Antelope Bitterbrush

Purshia tridentata

Zones 4a–8b · native to 12 states and provinces

Blooms Mar – May in zone 8b

Arrowleaf Balsamroot

Balsamorhiza sagittata

Zones 4a–8b · native to 13 states and provinces

Blooms Jul – Sep in zone 8b

Beach Strawberry

Fragaria chiloensis

Zones 5a–9b · native to 6 states and provinces

Blooms Mar – Apr in zone 8b

Beaujolais Fringed Loosestrife

Lysimachia ciliata 'Beaujolais'

Zones 3a–8b · native to 53 states and provinces

Blooms May – Jul in zone 8b

Big Sagebrush

Artemisia tridentata

Zones 4a–9b · native to 16 states and provinces

Blooms Jun – Sep in zone 8b

Bitterroot

Lewisia rediviva

Zones 4a–8b · native to 12 states and provinces

Blooms Jun – Sep in zone 8b

Black Crowberry

Empetrum nigrum

Zones 2a–6b · native to 22 states and provinces

Blanketflower

Gaillardia aristata

Zones 3a–9b · native to 18 states and provinces

Blooms Aug – Dec in zone 8b

Blue Flax

Linum lewisii

Zones 3a–9b · native to 26 states and provinces

Blooms Jul – Nov in zone 8b

Blue Grama

Bouteloua gracilis

Zones 3a–10b · native to 26 states and provinces

Blooms May – Aug in zone 8b

Blue Vervain

Verbena hastata

Zones 3a–8b · native to 57 states and provinces

Blooms Jun – Aug in zone 8b

Bluebunch Wheatgrass

Pseudoroegneria spicata

Zones 3a–8b · native to 17 states and provinces

Bluejoint

Calamagrostis canadensis

Zones 2a–7b · native to 51 states and provinces

Blooms May – Jul in zone 8b

Broadleaf Arrowhead

Sagittaria latifolia

Zones 3a–10b · native to 50 states and provinces

Blooms May – Jun in zone 8b

Broadleaf Cattail

Typha latifolia

Zones 3a–10b · native to 60 states and provinces

Broadleaf Lupine

Lupinus latifolius

Zones 5a–9a · native to 10 states and provinces

Blooms Apr – Jun in zone 8b

Bunchberry

Cornus canadensis

Zones 2a–6b · native to 40 states and provinces

Blooms Apr – May in zone 8b

California Meadow Sedge

Carex pansa

Zones 8a–10b · native to 4 states and provinces

Blooms Mar – Apr in zone 8b

Canada Wild Rye

Elymus canadensis

Zones 3a–9b · native to 46 states and provinces

Blooms May – Jul in zone 8b

Carolina Geranium

Geranium carolinianum

Zones 3a–9b · native to 53 states and provinces

Blooms Feb – Jul in zone 8b

Cascade Oregon Grape

Berberis nervosa

Zones 5a–9b · native to 5 states and provinces

Blooms Mar – May in zone 8b

Cloudberry

Rubus chamaemorus

Zones 2a–6a · native to 17 states and provinces

Blooms Apr – May in zone 8b

Clustered Field Sedge

Carex praegracilis

Zones 4a–9b · native to 25 states and provinces

Blooms Mar – Apr in zone 8b

Common Bladderwort

Utricularia macrorhiza

Zones 3a–9b · native to 36 states and provinces

Blooms May – Jun in zone 8b

Common Butterwort

Pinguicula vulgaris

Zones 2a–7b · native to 24 states and provinces

Blooms Mar – Apr in zone 8b

Common Camas

Camassia quamash

Zones 4a–9b · native to 10 states and provinces

Blooms Mar – May in zone 8b

Common Evening Primrose

Oenothera biennis

Zones 3a–9b · native to 53 states and provinces

Blooms May – Nov in zone 8b

Common Sneezeweed

Helenium autumnale

Zones 3a–8b · native to 51 states and provinces

Blooms Jun – Aug in zone 8b

Common Snowberry

Symphoricarpos albus

Zones 3a–7b · native to 45 states and provinces

Blooms Apr – Jun in zone 8b

Creeping Juniper

Juniperus horizontalis

Zones 3a–9a · native to 28 states and provinces

Creeping Oregon Grape

Berberis aquifolium var. repens

Zones 4a–8b · native to 16 states and provinces

Blooms Feb – May in zone 8b

Cusick's Serviceberry

Amelanchier cusickii

Zones 4a–8a · native to 4 states and provinces

Blooms Mar – Mar in zone 8b

Explorer's Gentian

Gentiana calycosa

Zones 4a–8b · native to 9 states and provinces

Blooms May – Jul in zone 8b

False Solomon's Seal

Maianthemum racemosum

Zones 3a–8b · native to 57 states and provinces

Blooms Mar – Apr in zone 8b

Farewell-to-Spring

Clarkia amoena

Zones 2a–11b · native to 4 states and provinces

Blooms Apr – Jun in zone 8b

Fireweed

Chamerion angustifolium

Zones 3a–8b · native to 38 states and provinces

Blooms May – Jul in zone 8b

Foothill Sedge

Carex tumulicola

Zones 7a–9b · native to 4 states and provinces

Blooms Mar – Apr in zone 8b

Ghost Pipe

Monotropa uniflora

Zones 3a–9b · native to 47 states and provinces

Blooms May – Aug in zone 8b

Goat's Beard

Aruncus dioicus

Zones 3a–7b · native to 36 states and provinces

Blooms Apr – May in zone 8b

Great Camas

Camassia leichtlinii

Zones 4a–9b · native to 4 states and provinces

Blooms Mar – May in zone 8b

Harebell

Campanula rotundifolia

Zones 2a–7b · native to 49 states and provinces

Blooms May – Jul in zone 8b

Horsetail

Equisetum hyemale

Zones 3a–11b · native to 61 states and provinces

Blooms Mar – Mar in zone 8b

Idaho Fescue

Festuca idahoensis

Zones 4a–8b · native to 14 states and provinces

Blooms Apr – May in zone 8b

Indian Ricegrass

Achnatherum hymenoides

Zones 4a–9b · native to 22 states and provinces

Blooms Mar – May in zone 8b

Jack Pine

Pinus banksiana

Zones 2a–6a · native to 25 states and provinces

Juniper Bush

Juniperus communis

Zones 2a–6b · native to 49 states and provinces

Kinnikinnick

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi

Zones 2a–8b · native to 42 states and provinces

Blooms Mar – Apr in zone 8b

Limber Honeysuckle

Lonicera dioica

Zones 3b–8a · native to 40 states and provinces

Blooms Jul – Sep in zone 8b

Little Bluestem

Schizachyrium scoparium

Zones 3a–9a · native to 51 states and provinces

Blooms Jul – Sep in zone 8b

Little Bluestem 'Blue Heaven'

Schizachyrium scoparium

Zones 3a–9a · native to 51 states and provinces

Blooms Jul – Sep in zone 8b

Little Bluestem 'Twilight Zone'

Schizachyrium scoparium

Zones 3a–9a · native to 51 states and provinces

Blooms Jul – Sep in zone 8b

Lupin

Lupinus polyphyllus

Zones 3a–7b · native to 7 states and provinces

Blooms Apr – Jun in zone 8b

Direct-sow ~4 wks before your last spring frost

Marsh Marigold

Caltha palustris

Zones 3a–7b · native to 41 states and provinces

Blooms Feb – Apr in zone 8b

Miner's Lettuce

Claytonia perfoliata

Zones 6a–10b · native to 13 states and provinces

Blooms Jun – Aug in zone 8b

Mock Orange

Philadelphus lewisii

Zones 4a–9b · native to 9 states and provinces

Blooms Apr – Jun in zone 8b

Moss Campion

Silene acaulis

Zones 1a–6b · native to 24 states and provinces

Blooms Apr – Jun in zone 8b

Mountain Avens

Dryas octopetala

Zones 2a–6b · native to 9 states and provinces

Blooms Apr – Jun in zone 8b

Mountain Coyote Mint

Monardella odoratissima

Zones 4a–8b · native to 10 states and provinces

Blooms May – Aug in zone 8b

Nodding Bur Marigold

Bidens cernua

Zones 3a–9b · native to 57 states and provinces

Blooms Jun – Aug in zone 8b

Nodding Onion

Allium cernuum

Zones 3a–9a · native to 42 states and provinces

Blooms May – Jul in zone 8b

Nootka Lupine

Lupinus nootkatensis

Zones 2a–6b · native to 4 states and provinces

Blooms Apr – Jun in zone 8b

Nootka Rose

Rosa nutkana

Zones 4a–9b · native to 12 states and provinces

Blooms Mar – Jun in zone 8b

Oceanspray

Holodiscus discolor

Zones 4a–9b · native to 9 states and provinces

Blooms May – Jul in zone 8b

Orange Honeysuckle

Lonicera ciliosa

Zones 5a–9b · native to 8 states and provinces

Blooms Jul – Sep in zone 8b

Oregon Ash

Fraxinus latifolia

Zones 6a–9a · native to 4 states and provinces

Oregon Grape

Mahonia aquifolium

Zones 5a–9b · native to 8 states and provinces

Blooms Mar – Apr in zone 8b

Oregon Sunshine

Eriophyllum lanatum

Zones 5a–10b · native to 11 states and provinces

Blooms Apr – Jul in zone 8b

Pacific Bleeding Heart

Dicentra formosa

Zones 4a–8b · native to 6 states and provinces

Blooms Mar – Jun in zone 8b

Pacific Dogwood

Cornus nuttallii

Zones 7a–9b · native to 5 states and provinces

Blooms Mar – May in zone 8b

Pacific Madrone

Arbutus menziesii

Zones 7a–9b · native to 4 states and provinces

Blooms Feb – Mar in zone 8b

Pacific Ninebark

Physocarpus capitatus

Zones 5a–9b · native to 9 states and provinces

Blooms Mar – May in zone 8b

Pearly Everlasting

Anaphalis margaritacea

Zones 3a–8b · native to 45 states and provinces

Blooms Jun – Aug in zone 8b

Pleated Gentian

Gentiana affinis

Zones 3a–8b · native to 21 states and provinces

Blooms May – Aug in zone 8b

Prairie Coneflower

Ratibida columnifera

Zones 3a–10b · native to 30 states and provinces

Blooms May – Aug in zone 8b

Prairie Junegrass

Koeleria macrantha

Zones 3a–9b · native to 31 states and provinces

Blooms Apr – Jun in zone 8b

Purple Mountain Saxifrage

Saxifraga oppositifolia

Zones 1a–6b · native to 21 states and provinces

Blooms Mar – Apr in zone 8b

Purple Pitcher Plant

Sarracenia purpurea

Zones 3a–9b · native to 39 states and provinces

Blooms Mar – Apr in zone 8b

Purple Three-awn

Aristida purpurea

Zones 5a–10b · native to 23 states and provinces

Blooms May – Aug in zone 8b

Red Elderberry

Sambucus racemosa

Zones 3a–7b · native to 44 states and provinces

Blooms Mar – May in zone 8b

Red Fescue

Festuca rubra

Zones 2a–8b · native to 26 states and provinces

Red-flowering Currant

Ribes sanguineum

Zones 6a–9b · native to 4 states and provinces

Blooms Mar – Apr in zone 8b

Red-twig Dogwood

Cornus sericea

Zones 2a–7b · native to 53 states and provinces

Blooms Mar – May in zone 8b

River Beauty

Epilobium latifolium

Zones 1a–6b · native to 18 states and provinces

Blooms May – Aug in zone 8b

Roemer's Fescue

Festuca roemeri

Zones 6a–9b · native to 4 states and provinces

Salal

Gaultheria shallon

Zones 6a–9b · native to 6 states and provinces

Blooms Mar – May in zone 8b

Saskatoon Serviceberry

Amelanchier alnifolia

Zones 2a–7b · native to 22 states and provinces

Blooms Feb – Mar in zone 8b

Scarlet Gaura

Gaura coccinea

Zones 4a–9a · native to 18 states and provinces

Blooms Apr – Nov in zone 8b

Sea Thrift

Armeria maritima

Zones 3a–9b · native to 13 states and provinces

Blooms Feb – Jun in zone 8b

Showy Jacob's Ladder

Polemonium pulcherrimum

Zones 3a–8b · native to 16 states and provinces

Blooms Apr – Jul in zone 8b

Showy Milkweed

Asclepias speciosa

Zones 3a–9b · native to 24 states and provinces

Blooms Aug – Nov in zone 8b

Shrubby Cinquefoil

Dasiphora fruticosa

Zones 2a–7b · native to 43 states and provinces

Blooms Apr – Aug in zone 8b

Silvery Lupine

Lupinus argenteus

Zones 4a–8b · native to 17 states and provinces

Blooms Aug – Nov in zone 8b

Sky Pilot

Polemonium viscosum

Zones 3a–7b · native to 13 states and provinces

Blooms May – Jul in zone 8b

Slough Sedge

Carex obnupta

Zones 5a–9b · native to 4 states and provinces

Soft Rush

Juncus effusus

Zones 4a–9b · native to 55 states and provinces

Blooms Apr – Jun in zone 8b

Spotted Joe Pye Weed

Eutrochium maculatum

Zones 3a–8b · native to 46 states and provinces

Blooms Jun – Aug in zone 8b

Sulphur Buckwheat

Eriogonum umbellatum

Zones 4a–8b · native to 13 states and provinces

Blooms Aug – Nov in zone 8b

Sweet Flag

Acorus americanus

Zones 3a–7b · native to 41 states and provinces

Tall Thimbleweed

Anemone virginiana

Zones 3a–8b · native to 46 states and provinces

Blooms Mar – May in zone 8b

Tamarack

Larix laricina

Zones 2a–5b · native to 28 states and provinces

Tufted Hairgrass

Deschampsia cespitosa

Zones 4a–9b · native to 43 states and provinces

Blooms Apr – Jun in zone 8b

Twinberry Honeysuckle

Lonicera involucrata

Zones 3b–9a · native to 22 states and provinces

Blooms Jul – Sep in zone 8b

Twinflower

Linnaea borealis

Zones 2a–6b · native to 35 states and provinces

Blooms May – Jul in zone 8b

Virginia Strawberry

Fragaria virginiana

Zones 3a–9a · native to 51 states and provinces

Blooms Mar – Apr in zone 8b

Western Columbine

Aquilegia formosa

Zones 4a–9b · native to 14 states and provinces

Blooms Mar – Jun in zone 8b

Western Dog Violet

Viola adunca

Zones 2a–8b · native to 35 states and provinces

Blooms Feb – Apr in zone 8b

Western Sword Fern

Polystichum munitum

Zones 5a–9b · native to 7 states and provinces

Blooms Mar – Nov in zone 8b

Western Trillium

Trillium ovatum

Zones 5a–8b · native to 9 states and provinces

Blooms Mar – Apr in zone 8b

White Fireweed

Chamaenerion angustifolium 'Album'

Zones 2a–7b · native to 31 states and provinces

Blooms May – Jun in zone 8b

Wild Bergamot

Monarda fistulosa

Zones 3a–9b · native to 51 states and provinces

Blooms May – Aug in zone 8b

Wild Strawberry

Fragaria vesca

Zones 3b–9a · native to 50 states and provinces

Blooms Mar – Aug in zone 8b

Direct-sow ~10 wks after your last spring frost

Wood Lily

Lilium philadelphicum

Zones 3a–8b · native to 39 states and provinces

Blooms May – Jun in zone 8b

Woolly Geranium

Geranium erianthum

Zones 2a–6b · native to 3 states and provinces

Blooms Apr – Jun in zone 8b