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Demonstration Garden Plants
OSU Garden:
Hollinshead Garden:
Alpenglow Garden:
Latin Name:
Salvia x slyvestris 'May Night'
May Night Salvia
Wood sage
Common Name(s):
Violet sage
Plant Type:
Herbaceous Plant, Perennial
Water Preference:
L
Sunlight Preference:
Full Sun
Oregon Native:
No
Western Native:
No
Fire Resistant:
Not Found
Attracts Pollinators:
Yes
Attracts Birds:
Yes
Deer Resistant:
No
Attracts Butterflies:
Yes
Used by Wildlife:
Yes
Perennial with deep purple flowers and is hardy, vigorous ,and tolerant of many soil types. Spring into summer color, reblooming if deadheaded
OSU Garden:
Hollinshead Garden:
Yes
Alpenglow Garden:
Latin Name:
Sambucus nigra 'Eva'
Black Lace Elderberry
Common Name(s):
Plant Type:
Med - Lg Shrub (usually >3' and never < 1.5')
Water Preference:
M
Sunlight Preference:
Full Sun
Oregon Native:
No
Western Native:
No
Fire Resistant:
Yes
Attracts Pollinators:
Yes
Attracts Birds:
Yes
Deer Resistant:
No
Attracts Butterflies:
Yes
Used by Wildlife:
Yes
Large, upright, multi-stemmed shrub that can be somewhat sprawling with five-petal, tiny, pink flowers in large flattened umbel-like cymes up to 10? across; lemon-scented; good in natural settings
OSU Garden:
Hollinshead Garden:
No
Alpenglow Garden:
Latin Name:
Schizachyrium scoparium 'Blaze'
Little Bluestem
Common Name(s):
Plant Type:
Grass
Water Preference:
L
Sunlight Preference:
Full Sun
Oregon Native:
No
Western Native:
No
Fire Resistant:
No
Attracts Pollinators:
No
Attracts Birds:
No
Deer Resistant:
No
Attracts Butterflies:
No
Used by Wildlife:
No
Bronze orange fall foliage. Good low maintenance selection for sun baked areas
OSU Garden:
Hollinshead Garden:
Yes
Alpenglow Garden:
Latin Name:
Sedum x 'SunSparkler Lime Zinger'
Sedum Lime Zinger
Stonecrop
Common Name(s):
Plant Type:
Succulent
Water Preference:
VL
Sunlight Preference:
Full Sun
Oregon Native:
No
Western Native:
No
Fire Resistant:
Yes
Attracts Pollinators:
Yes
Attracts Birds:
No
Deer Resistant:
No
Attracts Butterflies:
Yes
Used by Wildlife:
No
Hardy, compact cultivar with small lime-green leaves outlined in bright cherry-red which persist for 7 months during the growing season. Foliage is small, upright and rounded. Pink flowers appear in late summer lasting several weeks.
OSU Garden:
Hollinshead Garden:
Yes
Alpenglow Garden:
Latin Name:
Sempervivum x 'Pacific Devils's Food'
Hens and Chicks
House Leek
Common Name(s):
Live Forever
Plant Type:
Succulent
Water Preference:
VL
Sunlight Preference:
Full Sun
Oregon Native:
No
Western Native:
No
Fire Resistant:
Yes
Attracts Pollinators:
Yes
Attracts Birds:
No
Deer Resistant:
No
Attracts Butterflies:
No
Used by Wildlife:
No
rosette, good ground cover, produce new offsets on stolons creating a cluster; historically planted on roofs to repel lightening and reduce fire
OSU Garden:
Hollinshead Garden:
Yes
Alpenglow Garden:
Latin Name:
Sidalcea oregana
Oregon Checker Mallow
Oregon Checkerbloom
Common Name(s):
Plant Type:
Herbaceous Plant, Perennial
Water Preference:
M
Sunlight Preference:
Partial Sun
Oregon Native:
Yes
Western Native:
Yes
Fire Resistant:
No
Attracts Pollinators:
Yes
Attracts Birds:
Yes
Deer Resistant:
Yes
Attracts Butterflies:
Yes
Used by Wildlife:
Yes
Excellent native perennial with rose colored flowers
OSU Garden:
Hollinshead Garden:
Yes
Alpenglow Garden:
Latin Name:
Solidago multiradiata
Mountain Goldenrod
Alpine Goldenrod
Common Name(s):
Plant Type:
Herbaceous Plant, Perennial
Water Preference:
L
Sunlight Preference:
Partial Sun
Oregon Native:
No
Western Native:
Yes
Fire Resistant:
Yes
Attracts Pollinators:
Yes
Attracts Birds:
Yes
Deer Resistant:
Yes
Attracts Butterflies:
Yes
Used by Wildlife:
Yes
Native perennial with bright yellow flowers
OSU Garden:
Hollinshead Garden:
Yes
Alpenglow Garden:
Latin Name:
Sphaeralcea munroana
Orange Globe Mallow
Munro's Globemallow
Common Name(s):
Dessert Mallow
Plant Type:
Herbaceous Plant, Perennial
Water Preference:
VL
Sunlight Preference:
Full Sun
Oregon Native:
Yes
Western Native:
Yes
Fire Resistant:
No
Attracts Pollinators:
Yes
Attracts Birds:
No
Deer Resistant:
Yes
Attracts Butterflies:
Yes
Used by Wildlife:
Yes
An attractive native plant for Central Oregon. Gray-greenish leaves and showy orange blossoms. This rugged plant thrives in the most challenging hot, sunny dry garden conditions.
OSU Garden:
Hollinshead Garden:
Yes
Alpenglow Garden:
Latin Name:
Spiraea douglasii
Douglas's Spirea
Rose Spirea
Common Name(s):
Western Spiraea
Plant Type:
Med - Lg Shrub (usually >3' and never < 1.5')
Water Preference:
M
Sunlight Preference:
Partial Sun
Oregon Native:
Yes
Western Native:
Yes
Fire Resistant:
Yes
Attracts Pollinators:
No
Attracts Birds:
No
Deer Resistant:
Yes
Attracts Butterflies:
Yes
Used by Wildlife:
Yes
This is a spreading shrub that will naturalize in moist soils in the landscape. Effective in low spots or along ponds or streams. It is a good plant for wild areas, but may not be appropriate for more formal garden areas.
OSU Garden:
Hollinshead Garden:
Yes
Alpenglow Garden:
Latin Name:
Spiraea betulifolia 'Tor'
Birch-leaf Spiraea
Common Name(s):
Plant Type:
Small Shrub (usually < 1.5' and not >3')
Water Preference:
M
Sunlight Preference:
Full Sun
Oregon Native:
Yes
Western Native:
Yes
Fire Resistant:
Yes
Attracts Pollinators:
Yes
Attracts Birds:
No
Deer Resistant:
Yes
Attracts Butterflies:
Yes
Used by Wildlife:
No
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