Native Plants for Oregon — What to Plant, and When

Alkali Sacaton

Sporobolus airoides

Zones 4a–9b · native to 17 states

Blooms May – Aug in zone 8b

Alpine Gentian

Gentiana newberryi

Zones 5a–8b · native to 3 states

Blooms May – Jul in zone 8b

American Cranberrybush

Viburnum opulus var. americanum

Zones 2a–7b · native to 25 states

Blooms Apr – May in zone 8b

Arrowleaf Balsamroot

Balsamorhiza sagittata

Zones 4a–8b · native to 11 states

Blooms Jul – Sep in zone 8b

Beach Strawberry

Fragaria chiloensis

Zones 5a–9b · native to 5 states

Blooms Mar – Apr in zone 8b

Big Sagebrush

Artemisia tridentata

Zones 4a–9b · native to 14 states

Blooms Oct – Jan in zone 8b

Bitterroot

Lewisia rediviva

Zones 4a–8b · native to 10 states

Blooms Jun – Sep in zone 8b

Black-Eyed Susan

Rudbeckia hirta

Zones 3a–9b · native to 47 states

Blooms May – Nov in zone 8b

Blanketflower

Gaillardia aristata

Zones 3a–9b · native to 14 states

Blooms Aug – Dec in zone 8b

Blue Elderberry

Sambucus mexicana

Zones 6a–10b · native to 8 states

Blooms May – Jul in zone 8b

Blue Flax

Linum lewisii

Zones 3a–9b · native to 18 states

Blooms Jul – Nov in zone 8b

Blue Grama

Bouteloua gracilis

Zones 3a–10b · native to 22 states

Blooms May – Aug in zone 8b

Blue Vervain

Verbena hastata

Zones 3a–8b · native to 49 states

Blooms Jun – Aug in zone 8b

Broadleaf Arrowhead

Sagittaria latifolia

Zones 3a–10b · native to 37 states

Blooms May – Jun in zone 8b

Broadleaf Lupine

Lupinus latifolius

Zones 5a–9a · native to 9 states

Blooms Apr – Jun in zone 8b

Brook Wakerobin

Trillium rivale

Zones 6a–8b · native to 2 states

Blooms Mar – Apr in zone 8b

Bunchberry

Cornus canadensis

Zones 2a–6b · native to 27 states

Blooms Apr – May in zone 8b

California Bay

Umbellularia californica

Zones 7a–10b · native to 2 states

California Black Oak

Quercus kelloggii

Zones 7a–9b · native to 2 states

California Fescue

Festuca californica

Zones 7a–10b · native to 2 states

Blooms Mar – May in zone 8b

California Fuchsia

Epilobium canum

Zones 8a–11b · native to 8 states

Blooms Jun – Aug in zone 8b

California Grape

Vitis californica

Zones 7a–10b · native to 2 states

California Gray Rush

Juncus patens

Zones 7a–10b · native to 3 states

Blooms Mar – May in zone 8b

California Lilac

Ceanothus thyrsiflorus

Zones 8a–10b · native to 2 states

Blooms Mar – May in zone 8b

California Meadow Sedge

Carex pansa

Zones 8a–10b · native to 3 states

Blooms Mar – Apr in zone 8b

California Poppy

Eschscholzia californica

Zones 6a–10b · native to 7 states

Blooms Mar – Jul in zone 8b

California Wild Rose

Rosa californica

Zones 5a–10b · native to 4 states

Blooms Apr – Aug in zone 8b

Campfire Rudbeckia

Rudbeckia hirta 'Campfire'

Zones 3a–7b · native to 47 states

Blooms May – Nov in zone 8b

Canadian Burnet

Sanguisorba canadensis

Zones 3a–8b · native to 25 states

Blooms Jul – Nov in zone 8b

Canyon Live Oak

Quercus chrysolepis

Zones 7a–9b · native to 6 states

Carolina Geranium

Geranium carolinianum

Zones 3a–9b · native to 47 states

Blooms Feb – Jul in zone 8b

Chokecherry

Prunus virginiana

Zones 2a–7b · native to 44 states

Blooms Mar – Apr in zone 8b

Clustered Field Sedge

Carex praegracilis

Zones 4a–9b · native to 19 states

Blooms Mar – Apr in zone 8b

Coffeeberry

Rhamnus californica

Zones 7a–10b · native to 5 states

Common Camas

Camassia quamash

Zones 4a–9b · native to 8 states

Blooms Mar – May in zone 8b

Common Snowberry

Symphoricarpos albus

Zones 3a–7b · native to 38 states

Blooms Apr – Jun in zone 8b

Coyote Brush

Baccharis pilularis

Zones 7a–10b · native to 3 states

Blooms Oct – Feb in zone 8b

Coyote Mint

Monardella villosa

Zones 7a–10b · native to 2 states

Blooms May – Jul in zone 8b

Creeping Oregon Grape

Berberis aquifolium var. repens

Zones 4a–8b · native to 14 states

Blooms Feb – May in zone 8b

Cusick's Camas

Camassia cusickii

Zones 4a–8b

Blooms Mar – May in zone 8b

Cusick's Serviceberry

Amelanchier cusickii

Zones 4a–8a · native to 3 states

Blooms Mar – Mar in zone 8b

Douglas Aster

Symphyotrichum subspicatum

Zones 5a–9b · native to 7 states

Blooms Jun – Aug in zone 8b

Douglas Iris

Iris douglasiana

Zones 8a–10b · native to 2 states

Blooms Mar – Jun in zone 8b

Explorer's Gentian

Gentiana calycosa

Zones 4a–8b · native to 7 states

Blooms May – Jul in zone 8b

Fireweed

Chamerion angustifolium

Zones 3a–8b · native to 26 states

Blooms May – Jul in zone 8b

Foothill Sedge

Carex tumulicola

Zones 7a–9b · native to 3 states

Blooms Mar – Apr in zone 8b

Ghost Pipe

Monotropa uniflora

Zones 3a–9b · native to 36 states

Blooms May – Aug in zone 8b

Goat's Beard

Aruncus dioicus

Zones 3a–7b · native to 28 states

Blooms Apr – May in zone 8b

Golden Currant

Ribes aureum

Zones 3a–8b · native to 16 states

Blooms Feb – Apr in zone 8b

Goldenrod

Solidago canadensis

Zones 3a–9a · native to 50 states

Blooms Jun – Nov in zone 8b

Great Camas

Camassia leichtlinii

Zones 4a–9b · native to 3 states

Blooms Mar – May in zone 8b

Great Jacob's Ladder

Polemonium carneum

Zones 5a–8b · native to 3 states

Blooms Apr – Jun in zone 8b

Harebell

Campanula rotundifolia

Zones 2a–7b · native to 36 states

Blooms May – Jul in zone 8b

Horsetail

Equisetum hyemale

Zones 3a–11b · native to 50 states

Blooms Mar – Mar in zone 8b

Idaho Fescue

Festuca idahoensis

Zones 4a–8b · native to 11 states

Blooms Apr – May in zone 8b

Incense Cedar

Calocedrus decurrens

Zones 5a–8b · native to 3 states

Indian Ricegrass

Achnatherum hymenoides

Zones 4a–9b · native to 17 states

Blooms Mar – May in zone 8b

Inside Out Flower

Vancouveria hexandra

Zones 6a–9a · native to 3 states

Blooms Apr – May in zone 8b

Kinnikinnick

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi

Zones 2a–8b · native to 29 states

Blooms Mar – Apr in zone 8b

Leopard Lily

Lilium pardalinum

Zones 5a–9b · native to 2 states

Blooms Jun – Jul in zone 8b

Lodgepole Pine

Pinus contorta

Zones 4a–7b · native to 9 states

Lupin

Lupinus polyphyllus

Zones 3a–7b · native to 5 states

Blooms Apr – Jun in zone 8b

Direct-sow ~4 wks before your last spring frost

Maidenhair Fern

Adiantum pedatum

Zones 3a–8a · native to 30 states

Blooms Mar – Nov in zone 8b

Mat Rock Spiraea

Petrophytum caespitosum

Zones 4a–7b · native to 11 states

Blooms May – Jun in zone 8b

Miner's Lettuce

Claytonia perfoliata

Zones 6a–10b · native to 12 states

Blooms Jun – Aug in zone 8b

Mock Orange

Philadelphus lewisii

Zones 4a–9b · native to 7 states

Blooms Apr – Jun in zone 8b

Moss Campion

Silene acaulis

Zones 1a–6b · native to 14 states

Blooms Apr – Jun in zone 8b

Mountain Coyote Mint

Monardella odoratissima

Zones 4a–8b · native to 9 states

Blooms May – Aug in zone 8b

Mountain Mahogany

Cercocarpus betuloides

Zones 6a–9b · native to 5 states

Blooms May – Aug in zone 8b

Narrow-leaf Milkweed

Asclepias fascicularis

Zones 6a–10b · native to 10 states

Blooms Jun – Sep in zone 8b

Nodding Onion

Allium cernuum

Zones 3a–9a · native to 38 states

Blooms May – Jul in zone 8b

Nootka Rose

Rosa nutkana

Zones 4a–9b · native to 10 states

Blooms Mar – Jun in zone 8b

Orange Honeysuckle

Lonicera ciliosa

Zones 5a–9b · native to 7 states

Blooms Jul – Sep in zone 8b

Oregon Ash

Fraxinus latifolia

Zones 6a–9a · native to 3 states

Oregon Grape

Mahonia aquifolium

Zones 5a–9b · native to 6 states

Blooms Mar – Apr in zone 8b

Oregon Iris

Iris tenax

Zones 7a–9b · native to 3 states

Blooms Mar – May in zone 8b

Oregon Sunshine

Eriophyllum lanatum

Zones 5a–10b · native to 10 states

Blooms Apr – Jul in zone 8b

Oregon White Oak

Quercus garryana

Zones 6a–9b · native to 3 states

Pacific Bleeding Heart

Dicentra formosa

Zones 4a–8b · native to 5 states

Blooms Mar – Jun in zone 8b

Pacific Dogwood

Cornus nuttallii

Zones 7a–9b · native to 4 states

Blooms Mar – May in zone 8b

Pacific Ninebark

Physocarpus capitatus

Zones 5a–9b · native to 8 states

Blooms Mar – May in zone 8b

Paper Birch

Betula papyrifera

Zones 2a–7a · native to 20 states

Pin Cherry

Prunus pensylvanica

Zones 2a–6b · native to 32 states

Blooms Feb – Apr in zone 8b

Pleated Gentian

Gentiana affinis

Zones 3a–8b · native to 16 states

Blooms May – Aug in zone 8b

Ponderosa Pine

Pinus ponderosa

Zones 3b–7b · native to 16 states

Purple Mountain Saxifrage

Saxifraga oppositifolia

Zones 1a–6b · native to 11 states

Blooms Mar – Apr in zone 8b

Purple Three-awn

Aristida purpurea

Zones 5a–10b · native to 19 states

Blooms May – Aug in zone 8b

Red-flowering Currant

Ribes sanguineum

Zones 6a–9b · native to 3 states

Blooms Mar – Apr in zone 8b

Red-twig Dogwood

Cornus sericea

Zones 2a–7b · native to 39 states

Blooms Mar – May in zone 8b

Royal Fern

Osmunda regalis

Zones 3a–9a · native to 33 states

Blooms Mar – Nov in zone 8b

Rubber Rabbitbrush

Ericameria nauseosa

Zones 4a–9b · native to 17 states

Blooms Oct – Jan in zone 8b

Salal

Gaultheria shallon

Zones 6a–9b · native to 5 states

Blooms Mar – May in zone 8b

Sandhill Sage

Artemisia pycnocephala

Zones 8a–10b · native to 2 states

Saskatoon Serviceberry

Amelanchier alnifolia

Zones 2a–7b · native to 15 states

Blooms Feb – Mar in zone 8b

Sea Thrift

Armeria maritima

Zones 3a–9b · native to 4 states

Blooms Feb – Jun in zone 8b

Seaside Daisy

Erigeron glaucus

Zones 5a–9b · native to 2 states

Blooms Mar – Aug in zone 8b

Serviceberry

Amelanchier canadensis

Zones 3a–7b · native to 49 states

Blooms Feb – Mar in zone 8b

Showy Jacob's Ladder

Polemonium pulcherrimum

Zones 3a–8b · native to 12 states

Blooms Apr – Jul in zone 8b

Showy Milkweed

Asclepias speciosa

Zones 3a–9b · native to 20 states

Blooms Aug – Nov in zone 8b

Shrubby Cinquefoil

Dasiphora fruticosa

Zones 2a–7b · native to 31 states

Blooms Apr – Aug in zone 8b

Silver Bush Lupine

Lupinus albifrons

Zones 7a–10b · native to 2 states

Blooms Apr – Aug in zone 8b

Silvery Lupine

Lupinus argenteus

Zones 4a–8b · native to 14 states

Blooms Aug – Nov in zone 8b

Sky Pilot

Polemonium viscosum

Zones 3a–7b · native to 11 states

Blooms May – Jul in zone 8b

Soft Rush

Juncus effusus

Zones 4a–9b · native to 49 states

Blooms Apr – Jun in zone 8b

Sticky Monkeyflower

Diplacus aurantiacus

Zones 7a–10b · native to 2 states

Blooms Mar – Jun in zone 8b

Sugar Pine

Pinus lambertiana

Zones 6a–8b · native to 3 states

Sulphur Buckwheat

Eriogonum umbellatum

Zones 4a–8b · native to 11 states

Blooms Aug – Nov in zone 8b

Summer Lupine

Lupinus formosus

Zones 7a–10a · native to 2 states

Blooms Mar – Jun in zone 8b

Sunflower

Helianthus annuus

Zones 2a–11b · native to 22 states

Blooms May – Aug in zone 8b

Tufted Hairgrass

Deschampsia cespitosa

Zones 4a–9b · native to 29 states

Blooms Apr – Jun in zone 8b

Twinberry Honeysuckle

Lonicera involucrata

Zones 3b–9a · native to 15 states

Blooms Jul – Sep in zone 8b

Utah Serviceberry

Amelanchier utahensis

Zones 4a–8a · native to 11 states

Blooms Mar – Mar in zone 8b

Vine Maple

Acer circinatum

Zones 5a–9b · native to 3 states

Blooms Mar – Apr in zone 8b

Virginia Strawberry

Fragaria virginiana

Zones 3a–9a · native to 37 states

Blooms Mar – Apr in zone 8b

Western Columbine

Aquilegia formosa

Zones 4a–9b · native to 11 states

Blooms Mar – Jun in zone 8b

Western Trillium

Trillium ovatum

Zones 5a–8b · native to 7 states

Blooms Mar – Apr in zone 8b

White Fireweed

Chamaenerion angustifolium 'Album'

Zones 2a–7b · native to 17 states

Blooms May – Jun in zone 8b

Wild Strawberry

Fragaria vesca

Zones 3b–9a · native to 40 states

Blooms Mar – Aug in zone 8b

Direct-sow ~10 wks after your last spring frost

Yarrow

Achillea millefolium

Zones 3a–9b · native to 50 states

Blooms Apr – Aug in zone 8b

Direct-sow ~8 wks after your last spring frost