Native Plants for Idaho — What to Plant, and When

Alkali Sacaton

Sporobolus airoides

Zones 4a–9b · native to 17 states

Blooms Jul – Sep in zone 6a

American Cranberrybush

Viburnum opulus var. americanum

Zones 2a–7b · native to 25 states

Blooms May – Jun in zone 6a

Antelope Horns

Asclepias asperula

Zones 4a–9b · native to 11 states

Blooms Jun – Aug in zone 6a

Arrowleaf Balsamroot

Balsamorhiza sagittata

Zones 4a–8b · native to 11 states

Blooms Aug – Nov in zone 6a

Big Sagebrush

Artemisia tridentata

Zones 4a–9b · native to 14 states

Blooms Dec – Feb in zone 6a

Bitterroot

Lewisia rediviva

Zones 4a–8b · native to 10 states

Blooms Aug – Oct in zone 6a

Black-Eyed Susan

Rudbeckia hirta

Zones 3a–9b · native to 47 states

Blooms Jun – Oct in zone 6a

Blanketflower

Gaillardia aristata

Zones 3a–9b · native to 14 states

Blooms Oct – Jan in zone 6a

Blue Flax

Linum lewisii

Zones 3a–9b · native to 18 states

Blooms Sep – Jan in zone 6a

Blue Grama

Bouteloua gracilis

Zones 3a–10b · native to 22 states

Blooms Jun – Sep in zone 6a

Blue Vervain

Verbena hastata

Zones 3a–8b · native to 49 states

Blooms Jul – Sep in zone 6a

Broadleaf Lupine

Lupinus latifolius

Zones 5a–9a · native to 9 states

Blooms May – Aug in zone 6a

Bunchberry

Cornus canadensis

Zones 2a–6b · native to 27 states

Blooms May – Jul in zone 6a

California Fuchsia

Epilobium canum

Zones 8a–11b · native to 8 states

Blooms Jul – Oct in zone 6a

Campfire Rudbeckia

Rudbeckia hirta 'Campfire'

Zones 3a–7b · native to 47 states

Blooms Jun – Oct in zone 6a

Canadian Burnet

Sanguisorba canadensis

Zones 3a–8b · native to 25 states

Blooms Aug – Dec in zone 6a

Carolina Geranium

Geranium carolinianum

Zones 3a–9b · native to 47 states

Blooms Mar – Aug in zone 6a

Chokecherry

Prunus virginiana

Zones 2a–7b · native to 44 states

Blooms Apr – May in zone 6a

Clustered Field Sedge

Carex praegracilis

Zones 4a–9b · native to 19 states

Blooms Apr – Jun in zone 6a

Common Camas

Camassia quamash

Zones 4a–9b · native to 8 states

Blooms Apr – Jun in zone 6a

Common Snowberry

Symphoricarpos albus

Zones 3a–7b · native to 38 states

Blooms Jun – Jul in zone 6a

Creeping Oregon Grape

Berberis aquifolium var. repens

Zones 4a–8b · native to 14 states

Blooms Mar – Jun in zone 6a

Cusick's Serviceberry

Amelanchier cusickii

Zones 4a–8a · native to 3 states

Blooms Apr – May in zone 6a

Douglas Aster

Symphyotrichum subspicatum

Zones 5a–9b · native to 7 states

Blooms Jul – Oct in zone 6a

Explorer's Gentian

Gentiana calycosa

Zones 4a–8b · native to 7 states

Blooms Jun – Aug in zone 6a

Fireweed

Chamerion angustifolium

Zones 3a–8b · native to 26 states

Blooms Jun – Aug in zone 6a

Gambel Oak

Quercus gambelii

Zones 4a–8a · native to 9 states

Goat's Beard

Aruncus dioicus

Zones 3a–7b · native to 28 states

Blooms Jun – Jul in zone 6a

Golden Currant

Ribes aureum

Zones 3a–8b · native to 16 states

Blooms Apr – May in zone 6a

Goldenrod

Solidago canadensis

Zones 3a–9a · native to 50 states

Blooms Aug – Oct in zone 6a

Harebell

Campanula rotundifolia

Zones 2a–7b · native to 36 states

Blooms Jun – Aug in zone 6a

Horsetail

Equisetum hyemale

Zones 3a–11b · native to 50 states

Blooms Apr – Apr in zone 6a

Idaho Fescue

Festuca idahoensis

Zones 4a–8b · native to 11 states

Blooms May – Jul in zone 6a

Indian Ricegrass

Achnatherum hymenoides

Zones 4a–9b · native to 17 states

Blooms May – Jul in zone 6a

Juniper Bush

Juniperus communis

Zones 2a–6b · native to 25 states

Kinnikinnick

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi

Zones 2a–8b · native to 29 states

Blooms Apr – Jun in zone 6a

Lodgepole Pine

Pinus contorta

Zones 4a–7b · native to 9 states

Lupin

Lupinus polyphyllus

Zones 3a–7b · native to 5 states

Blooms May – Jul in zone 6a

Direct-sow ~4 wks before your last spring frost

Maidenhair Fern

Adiantum pedatum

Zones 3a–8a · native to 30 states

Blooms Apr – Oct in zone 6a

Mat Rock Spiraea

Petrophytum caespitosum

Zones 4a–7b · native to 11 states

Blooms Jun – Jul in zone 6a

Miner's Lettuce

Claytonia perfoliata

Zones 6a–10b · native to 12 states

Blooms Jul – Sep in zone 6a

Mock Orange

Philadelphus lewisii

Zones 4a–9b · native to 7 states

Blooms May – Jul in zone 6a

Moss Campion

Silene acaulis

Zones 1a–6b · native to 14 states

Blooms Jun – Aug in zone 6a

Mountain Coyote Mint

Monardella odoratissima

Zones 4a–8b · native to 9 states

Blooms Jun – Sep in zone 6a

Narrow-leaf Milkweed

Asclepias fascicularis

Zones 6a–10b · native to 10 states

Blooms Jul – Nov in zone 6a

Nodding Onion

Allium cernuum

Zones 3a–9a · native to 38 states

Blooms Jul – Aug in zone 6a

Nootka Rose

Rosa nutkana

Zones 4a–9b · native to 10 states

Blooms May – Jul in zone 6a

Orange Honeysuckle

Lonicera ciliosa

Zones 5a–9b · native to 7 states

Blooms Aug – Nov in zone 6a

Oregon Grape

Mahonia aquifolium

Zones 5a–9b · native to 6 states

Blooms Apr – Jun in zone 6a

Oregon Sunshine

Eriophyllum lanatum

Zones 5a–10b · native to 10 states

Blooms May – Aug in zone 6a

Pacific Bleeding Heart

Dicentra formosa

Zones 4a–8b · native to 5 states

Blooms Apr – Jul in zone 6a

Pacific Dogwood

Cornus nuttallii

Zones 7a–9b · native to 4 states

Blooms Apr – Jun in zone 6a

Pacific Ninebark

Physocarpus capitatus

Zones 5a–9b · native to 8 states

Blooms May – Jul in zone 6a

Paper Birch

Betula papyrifera

Zones 2a–7a · native to 20 states

Pin Cherry

Prunus pensylvanica

Zones 2a–6b · native to 32 states

Blooms Apr – May in zone 6a

Pleated Gentian

Gentiana affinis

Zones 3a–8b · native to 16 states

Blooms Jul – Sep in zone 6a

Ponderosa Pine

Pinus ponderosa

Zones 3b–7b · native to 16 states

Purple Mountain Saxifrage

Saxifraga oppositifolia

Zones 1a–6b · native to 11 states

Blooms Apr – Jun in zone 6a

Purple Three-awn

Aristida purpurea

Zones 5a–10b · native to 19 states

Blooms Jun – Sep in zone 6a

Red-twig Dogwood

Cornus sericea

Zones 2a–7b · native to 39 states

Blooms May – Jun in zone 6a

Rocky Mountain Columbine

Aquilegia caerulea

Zones 3a–8b · native to 7 states

Blooms Oct – Dec in zone 6a

Rubber Rabbitbrush

Ericameria nauseosa

Zones 4a–9b · native to 17 states

Blooms Dec – Feb in zone 6a

Salal

Gaultheria shallon

Zones 6a–9b · native to 5 states

Blooms May – Jul in zone 6a

Saskatoon Serviceberry

Amelanchier alnifolia

Zones 2a–7b · native to 15 states

Blooms Mar – Apr in zone 6a

Scarlet Gaura

Gaura coccinea

Zones 4a–9a · native to 13 states

Blooms May – Oct in zone 6a

Serviceberry

Amelanchier canadensis

Zones 3a–7b · native to 49 states

Blooms Mar – Apr in zone 6a

Showy Jacob's Ladder

Polemonium pulcherrimum

Zones 3a–8b · native to 12 states

Blooms Jun – Aug in zone 6a

Showy Milkweed

Asclepias speciosa

Zones 3a–9b · native to 20 states

Blooms Oct – Dec in zone 6a

Shrubby Cinquefoil

Dasiphora fruticosa

Zones 2a–7b · native to 31 states

Blooms May – Sep in zone 6a

Silvery Lupine

Lupinus argenteus

Zones 4a–8b · native to 14 states

Blooms Oct – Dec in zone 6a

Sky Pilot

Polemonium viscosum

Zones 3a–7b · native to 11 states

Blooms Jul – Aug in zone 6a

Soft Rush

Juncus effusus

Zones 4a–9b · native to 49 states

Blooms May – Jul in zone 6a

Sulphur Buckwheat

Eriogonum umbellatum

Zones 4a–8b · native to 11 states

Blooms Oct – Jan in zone 6a

Sunflower

Helianthus annuus

Zones 2a–11b · native to 22 states

Blooms Jun – Sep in zone 6a

Tufted Hairgrass

Deschampsia cespitosa

Zones 4a–9b · native to 29 states

Blooms May – Aug in zone 6a

Twinberry Honeysuckle

Lonicera involucrata

Zones 3b–9a · native to 15 states

Blooms Aug – Nov in zone 6a

Utah Serviceberry

Amelanchier utahensis

Zones 4a–8a · native to 11 states

Blooms Apr – May in zone 6a

Virginia Strawberry

Fragaria virginiana

Zones 3a–9a · native to 37 states

Blooms May – Jun in zone 6a

Western Columbine

Aquilegia formosa

Zones 4a–9b · native to 11 states

Blooms May – Jul in zone 6a

Western Trillium

Trillium ovatum

Zones 5a–8b · native to 7 states

Blooms Apr – Jun in zone 6a

White Fireweed

Chamaenerion angustifolium 'Album'

Zones 2a–7b · native to 17 states

Blooms Jun – Aug in zone 6a

Wild Bergamot

Monarda fistulosa

Zones 3a–9b · native to 45 states

Blooms Oct – Jan in zone 6a

Wild Strawberry

Fragaria vesca

Zones 3b–9a · native to 40 states

Blooms Apr – Sep in zone 6a

Direct-sow ~10 wks after your last spring frost

Yarrow

Achillea millefolium

Zones 3a–9b · native to 50 states

Blooms Jun – Sep in zone 6a

Direct-sow ~8 wks after your last spring frost