Native Plants
For the Rogue Valley
Plants, shrubs and trees that really thrive in our unique region
This list includes plants native to the Western United States as well as specifically to our unique region. It focuses more on what we carry/have carried (or could order) rather than being entirely comprehensive, and we are always on the lookout for new options!
Be sure to check out our Mostly Native Waterwise Collection, a pre-planned selection with planting guide designed by our landscape designers for all season interest.
Plant Key:
DR = Deer Resistant
PF = Pollinator Friendly
DT = Drought Tolerant
CT = Clay Tolerant
W = Tolerates Wet Soil
Native plants list
| Botanical Name | Common Name | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| FERNS | ||
| Adiantum pedatum | Maidenhair / Five-Finger Fern | DR, CT, W |
| Blechnum spicant | Deer Fern | DR, CT, W |
| Polystichum munitum | Western Sword Fern | DR, CT, W |
| Woodwardia fimbriata | Giant Chain Fern | DR |
| GRASSES AND GRASS-LIKE PLANTS | ||
| Carex densa | Dense Sedge | DR, PF, CT, W |
| Carex obnupta | Slough Sedge | DR, CT, W |
| Dasylirion wheeleri | Desert Spoon | DR, DT |
| Deschampsia caespitosa | Tufted Hair Grass | DR, PF, CT, W |
| Festuca californica | California Fescue | DR, PF, CT |
| Festuca idahoensis | Idaho Fescue | DR, PF, DT |
| Hesperaloe parviflora | Red Yucca | DR, PF, DT |
| Juncus effusus | Common Rush | DR, CT, W |
| Juncus patens | Spreading Rush | DR, CT, W |
| Muhlenbergia rigens | Deer Grass | DR, DT, CT |
| Yucca brevifolia | Joshua Tree | DR, PF, DT |
| PERENNIALS | ||
| Agastache sp. | Hummingbird Mint | DR, PF, DT |
| Achillea millefolium | Yarrow | DR, PF, DT, CT |
| Antennaria dioicus | Pussy Toes | DT, PF |
| Aquilegia formosa | Western Columbine | DR, PF, CT, W |
| Armeria maritima | Sea Thrift | DR, PF, DT |
| Aruncus dioicus ‘Rubra’ | Goatsbeard | DR, PF |
| Asarum caudatum | Wild Ginger | DR |
| Asclepias fascicularis/speciosa | Narrowleaf/Showy Milkweed | DR, PF, DT, CT |
| Aster subspicatus | Douglas Aster | PF |
| Callirhoe involucrata | Poppy Mallow | PF, DT |
| Calochortus tolmei | Cat’s Ear Mariopsa Lily | PF, DT |
| Camassia spp. | Camas | PF, CT, W |
| Darmera peltata | Umbrella Plant | DR, PF, W |
| Dicentra formosa | Western Bleeding Heart | DR, PF |
| Dodecatheon hendersonii | Shooting Star | PF, DT |
| Erigeron speciosa | Showy Fleabane | DR, PF, DT |
| Eriophyllum lanatum | Oregon Sunshine | DR, PF, DT |
| Fragraria chiloensis/vesca | Beach/Alpine Strawberry | DR, PF |
| Gaillardia sp. | Blanket Flower | DR, PF, DT |
| Heuchera micrantha | Small Flowered Alumroot | DR, PF, DT, CT |
| Iris chrysophylla | Yellowleaf Iris | DR, DT |
| Iris douglasiana | Douglas’ Iris | DR, DT |
| Iris tenax | Oregon Iris | DR, DT |
| Lewisia cotyledon | Siskiyou Lewisia, Cliff Maids | DR, PF, DT |
| Lupinus polyphyllus | Large-leafed Lupine | DR, PF |
| Mimulus guttatus | Seep Monkeyflower | DR, PF, W |
| Monardella ‘Marian Sampson’ | Scarlet Monardella | DR, PF, DT |
| Monardella odoratissima | Coyote Mint/Mountain Pennyroyal | DR, PF, DT |
| Oenothera sp. | Evening Primroses | DR, DT, PF |
| Oxalis oregana | Oregon Redwood Sorrel | DR, PF |
| Penstemon spp. | Beardtongue | DR, PF, DT |
| Potentilla glandulosa | Sticky Cinquefoil | PF |
| Salvia pachyphylla | Mojave Sage | DR, PF, DT |
| Scutellaria ‘Smoky Hills’ | ‘Smoky Hills’ Skullcap | DR, PF, DT |
| Sedum spathulifolium | Stonecrop | PF, DT |
| Sidalcea cusickii | Cusick’s Checkermallow | DR, PF, DT |
| Sisyrinchium californicum/douglasii/bellum | Yellow/Blue Eyed Grass | DR, DT, PF |
| Tritelia hyacinthina | White Brodiaea | PF |
| Vancouveria hexandra | Inside-out Flower | DR |
| Verbena lilacina ‘De La Mina’ | Cedros Island Verbena | DR, PF, DT |
| Wyethia mollis | Wooly Mules Ears | PF, DT |
| Zauschneria sp. | California Fuchsia | DR, PF, DT |
| SHRUBS | ||
| Amelanchier alnifolia | Serviceberry | PF, CT |
| Arctostaphylos spp. | Manzanita | DR, PF, DT |
| Arctostaphylos uva-ursi | Bearberry Kinnickinnick | DR, PF, DT |
| Artemesia tridentata | Big Sagebrush | DR, PF, DT |
| Baccharis pilularis | Coyote Bush | DR, PF, DT |
| Calycanthus occidentalis | Western Spicebush | DR, CT, W |
| Carpenteria californica | Bush Anemone | PF, DT |
| Ceanothus spp. | Blue Blossom / California Lilac etc. | DR, PF, DT |
| Cornus stolonifera/sericea | Red Twig Dogwood | PF, CT, W |
| Ericameria nauseosa | Rubber Rabbit Brush | PF, DT |
| Eriogonum umbellatum/compositum | Sulphur Flowered/Arrowleaf Buckwheat | PF, DT |
| Garrya elliptica | Coast Silk-Tassel | DT, CT |
| Garrya fremonti | Fremont’s Silk-Tassel / Bearbrush | DT |
| Gaultheria shallon | Salal | DR, PF |
| Heteromeles arbitifolia | Toyon | PF, DT |
| Holodiscus discolor | Ocean Spray | DR, PF |
| Lonicera involucrata | Black Twinberry | DR, PF |
| Mahonia aquifolium | Tall Oregon Grape | DR, PF, DT, CT |
| Mahonia nervosa | Longleaf Oregon Grape | DR, PF, DT |
| Mahonia repens | Creeping Oregon Grape | DR, PF, DT |
| Myrica californica | Pacific Wax Myrtle | DR, CT, W |
| Oemleria cerasiformis | Indian Plum, Oso Berry | PF |
| Philadelphus lewisii | Mock Orange | DR, PF, CT, W |
| Physocarpus capitatus | Pacific Ninebark | PF, CT, W |
| Rhamnus californica | California Buckthorn, Coffeeberry | DR, DT, PF |
| Rhododendron occidentale | Western Azalea | PF |
| Rhus glabra | Smooth Sumac | PF, DT, CT |
| Rhus trilobata/aromatica | Skunkbrush / Aromatic Sumac | PF, DT, CT |
| Ribes aureum | Golden Currant | DR, PF, DT, CT |
| Ribes nevadense | Sierra Currant | PF, DT |
| Ribes sangunineum | Flowering Currant | DR, PF |
| Rosa gymnocarpa | Baldhip Rose | DR, PF, CT |
| Rosa nutkana | Nootka Rose | DR, PF, CT |
| Rosa woodsii | Wood’s Rose | DR, PF, CT |
| Sambucus caerulea | Blue Elderberry | PF, CT, W |
| Spirea densiflora | Mountain Spirea | PF |
| Spirea douglasii | Douglas Spirea | PF, W |
| Symphoricarpos albus | Snow Berry | DR, PF, CT, W |
| Vaccinium ovatum | Evergreen Huckleberry | PF, CT |
| TREES | ||
| Acer circinatum | Vine Maple | PF, CT |
| Acer glabrum | Rocky Mountain Maple | PF |
| Acer grandidentatum ‘Rocky Mt. Glow’ | Bigtooth Maple | PF |
| Acer macrophyllum | Bigleaf Maple | PF, CT |
| Alnus rubra | Red Alder | PF, CT, W |
| Alnus rhombifolia | White Alder | PF, CT, W |
| Arbutus menziesii | Madrone | PF, DT |
| Calocedrus decurrens | Incense Cedar | DR, PF, DT |
| Cercis occidentalis | Western Redbud | DR, PF, DT |
| Chilopsis linearis | Desert Willow | DR, PF, DT |
| Cornus nuttalli | Pacific Dogwood | PF, DT |
| Corylus cornuta v. californica | Western Hazelnut | DR, PF |
| Crataegus douglasii | Black Hawthorn | DR, PF, DT, CT |
| Cupressus bakeri | Baker Cypress | DR, DT |
| Fraxinus latifolia | Oregon Ash | CT, W |
| Juniperus scopulorum | Rocky Mountain Juniper | DR, PF, DT |
| Lithocarpus densiflora | Tanbark Oak | DR, PF, DT |
| Picea engelmani | Engleman’s Spruce | DR, PF, CT |
| Pinus contorta ssp. contorta | Shore Pine | DR, PF |
| Pinus contorta ssp. murrayana | Murryana Lodgepole Pine | DR, PF |
| Pinus flexilis | Limber Pine | DR, PF, DT |
| Pinus jeffreyi | Jeffrey Pine | DR, PF, DT |
| Pinus ponderosa | Ponderosa Pine | DR, PF, DT |
| Pinus sabiniana | Foothill Pine | DR, PF, DT |
| Populus tremuloides | Quaking Aspen | PF |
| Prunus virginiana | Chokecherry | PF, DT |
| Pseudotsuga menziesii | Douglas Fir | DR, PF, DT |
| Quercus chrysolepis | Valley Live Oak | DR, PF, DT |
| Quercus durata | Leather Oak | DR, PF, DT, CT |
| Quercus garryana | Oregon White Oak | DR, PF |
| Quercus kelloggi | California Black Oak | DE, PF, DT |
| Rhamnus purshiana | Cascara | PF, DT |
| Salix lucida ssp. lasiandra | Pacific Willow | PF, W |
| Salix sitchensis | Sitka Willow | PF, CT, W |
| Sequoia sempervirens | Coast Redwood | DR, PF |
| Sequoiadendron giganteum | Giant Sequoia | DR, DT |
| Tsuga mertensiana | Mountain Hemlock | DR, PF |
| Thuja plicata | Western Red Cedar | PF, CT |
| Umbellularia californica | California Bay Laurel | DR, PF, CT |
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