Botanical Name
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Common Name
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Comments
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FERNS |
Adiantum pedatum |
Maidenhair Fern |
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Athyrium niponicum 'Pictum' |
Japanese Painted Fern |
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Athyrium felix-femina |
Lady Fern |
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Blechnum spicant |
Deer Fern |
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Cyrtomium fortunei |
Hardy Holly Fern |
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Dryopteris erythrosora |
Autumn Fern |
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Matteuccia struthiopteris |
Ostrich Fern |
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Polystichum munitum |
Western Sword Fern |
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Polystichum polyblepharum |
Tassel Fern |
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Polystichum setiferum |
Alaska Fern |
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Woodwardia fimbriata |
Giant Chain Fern |
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GRASSES AND GRASS-LIKE PLANTS |
Bamboo spp. |
Bamboo species |
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Calamagrostis brachytricha |
Korean Feather Reed Grass |
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Carex spp. |
Sedge |
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Chasmanthium latifolium |
Northern Sea Oats |
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Deschmpsia caespitosa |
Tufted Hair Grass |
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Festuca californica |
California Fescue (dry shade) |
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Hakonechloa macra |
Japanese Forest Grass |
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Juncus spp. |
Rush (a few native species) |
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Liriope spp. |
Lily Turf |
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Molinia caerulea |
Moor Grass |
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Ophiopogon japonica |
Japanese Mondo Grass (including dwarf & black) |
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Reineckia carnea |
Chinese Reineckia |
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PERENNIALS |
Acanthus mollis/spinosus |
Bears Breech |
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Aconitum spp. |
Monkshood |
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Ajuga repens |
Carpet Bugle |
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Anenome spp. |
Windflower |
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Aquilegia spp. |
Columbine |
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Aruncus spp. |
Goat's Beard |
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Asarum spp. |
Wild Ginger |
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Astilbe spp. |
False Spirea |
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Astrantia major |
Masterwort |
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Bergenia spp. |
Heartleaf Bergenia |
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Brunnera macrophylla |
Siberian Bugloss/Heartleaf Brunnera |
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Campanula spp. |
Bellflower |
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Cimicifuga/Actea spp. |
Bugbane |
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Dicentra spp. |
Bleeding Heart |
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Digitalis purpurea (and hybrids) |
Foxglove |
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Epimedium spp. |
Bishop's Hat |
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Erigeron pulchellus |
Robin's Plantain/Fleabane |
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Euphorbia amygdaloides 'Ruby Glow' |
Wood Spurge |
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Fragaria spp. |
Wild Strawberry (Coast/Alpine) |
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Galium odoratum |
Sweet Woddruff |
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Geranium spp. |
True Geranium |
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Helleborus spp. |
Lenten/ Christmas/Niger Rose |
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Hernaria glabra |
Rupturewort |
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Heuchera spp. and hybrids |
Coral Bells |
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Hosta hybrids |
Hosta |
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Hypericum calycinum |
St. John's Wort |
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Iris ensata |
Japanese Iris |
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Lamium maculatum |
Dead nettle |
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Laurentia fluviatilis |
Blue Star Creeper |
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Ligularia hybrids |
Ligularia |
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Lysimachia nummularia |
Creeping Jenny |
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Mentha requiennii |
Corsican Mint |
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Oxalis oregana |
Redwood Sorrel |
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Pachysandra terminalis |
Japanese Spurge |
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Polemonium caeruleum |
Jacob's Ladder |
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Polygonatum odoratum |
Fragrant Solomon's Seal |
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Pratia spp. |
Blue/White Star Creeper |
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Rubus calcynoides |
Creeping Bramble/Raspberry |
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Sagina subulata |
Irish Moss |
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Spigelia marilandica |
Indian Pink |
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Stachys coccinea |
Coral Hedgenettle |
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Thalictrum spp. |
Meadow Rue |
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Tradescantia andersoniana |
Spiderwort |
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Vinca minor |
Periwinkle |
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SHRUBS |
Abies balsamea 'Nana' |
Dwarf Balsam Fir |
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Amelanchier alnifolia |
Western Serviceberry |
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Arbutus unedo 'Compacta' |
Compact Strawberry Tree |
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Aucuba japonica |
Japanese Aucuba |
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Azalea spp. and cvs. |
Azalea |
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Berberis darwinii (and others) |
Darwin's Evergreen Barberry (many species/hybrids) |
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Berberis t. 'Aurea' |
Golden Barberry |
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Buxus spp. |
Boxwood |
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Calycanthus occidentalis |
Western Spicebush |
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Camelia spp. |
Camelia |
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Carpenteria californica |
Bush Anemone |
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Cephalotaxus harringtonia |
Japanese Plum Yew |
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Chamaecyparis spp. |
False Cypress |
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Choisya ternata |
Mexican Orange |
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Clethra alnifolia |
Summersweet |
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Corylopsis pauciflora |
Winter Hazel |
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Daphne spp. |
Daphne |
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Distylium hybrids |
Distylium |
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Fatsia japonica |
Japanese Aralia |
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Fothergilla gardinii |
Fothergilla |
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Gardenia Jasminoides |
Hardy Gardenia |
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Garrya elliptica |
Coast Silk-Tassel |
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Gaultheria spp. |
Salal/Wintergeen |
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Hamamelis hybrids |
Witchhazel |
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Holodiscus discolor |
Ocean Spray |
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Hydrangea spp. |
Hydrangea |
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Ilex crenata |
Japanese Holly |
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Ilex spp. |
Holly |
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Kerria japonica |
Kerria japonica |
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Leucothoe spp. |
Leucothoe (Fetterbush) |
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Lonicera pileata/nitida |
Privet/Box Honeysuckle |
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Loropetalum chinensis |
Fringe flower |
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Mahonia spp. |
Oregon Grape |
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Mahonia hybrids |
Mahonia (like 'Charity' & 'Soft Caress') |
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Myrica californica |
Pacific Wax Myrtle |
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Nandina domestica and varieties |
Heavenly Bamboo |
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Osmanthus heterophyllus |
Hollyleaf Osmanthus (great cultivars) |
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Osmarea burkwoodii |
Osmarea burkwoodii |
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Paxistima myrsinites |
Oregon Boxwood |
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Philadelphus spp. |
Mock Orange |
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Physocarpus capitatus |
Ninebark (native) |
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Picea abies nidiformis |
Birds Nest Spruce |
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Picea sitchensis 'Papoose' |
Dwarf Sitka Spruce |
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Pieris japonica |
Andromeda or Lily of the Valley |
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Rhamnus californica |
Coffeberry |
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Rhododendron spp. |
Rhododendron |
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Ribes aureum |
Golden Currant |
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Ribes sangunineum |
Red Flowering Currant |
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Sarcococca spp. |
Sweetbox |
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Skimmia japonioca |
Skimmia |
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Sorbaria sorbifolia |
Ural False Spirea |
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Spirea douglasii/densiflora |
Douglas/Mountain Spirea |
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Symphoricarpos alba |
Snow Berry |
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Taxus densiformis |
Japanese Spreading Yew |
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Vaccinium ovatum |
Evergreen Huckleberry |
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Viburnum davidii |
Viburnum davidii |
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TREES |
Arbutus unedo |
Strawberry Tree |
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Acer circinatum/glabrum |
Vine/Rocky Mountain Maple |
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Acer japonicum |
Full Moon Maple |
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Acer palmatum (& Acer p. dessectum) |
Japanese (and Laceleaf) Maple |
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Cercis canadensis 'Forest Pansy' |
Forest Pansy Redbud |
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Chamaecyparis obtusa |
Hinoki False Cypress |
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Cornus spp. |
Dogwood |
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Heptacodium miconoides |
Seven Son Flower |
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Oxydendron arboreum |
Sourwood |
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Parrotia persica |
Persian Ironwood |
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Podocarpus macrophyllus 'Maki' |
Shrubby Yew Pine |
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Rhamnus purshiana |
Cascara |
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Stewartia pseudocamellia |
Japanese Stewartia |
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Styrax japonica/obassia |
Japanese/Fragrant Snowbell |
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Thuja plicata |
Western Red Cedar |
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Tsuga spp. |
Hemlock |
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VINES |
Akebia quinata |
Fiveleaf Akebia |
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Clematis armandii |
Evergreen Clematis |
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Hydrangea petiolaris |
Climbing Hydrangea |
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Parthenocissus henryana |
Silvervein Creeper |
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Schizophragma hydrangeoides |
Japanese Hydrangea Vine |
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Trachelospermum asiaticum/jasminoides |
Asiatic/Star jasmine |
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