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Demonstration Garden Plants
Latin Name:
Cercocarpus ledifolius
Mountain Mahogany
Curl Leaf Mountain Mahogany
Common Name(s):
Plant Type:
Med - Lg Shrub (usually >3' and never < 1.5')
Water Preference:
VL
Sunlight Preference:
Full Sun
Oregon Native:
Yes
Western Native:
Yes
Fire Resistant:
No
Attracts Pollinators:
No
Attracts Birds:
No
Deer Resistant:
Yes
Attracts Butterflies:
No
Used by Wildlife:
Yes
Upright, course-textured shrub with small dark green leaves emerging from slender gray stems. Seeds have an interesting, silky, corkscrew-shaped tail.
Latin Name:
Chamaebatiaria millefolium
Desert Sweet
Fern Bush
Common Name(s):
Plant Type:
Med - Lg Shrub (usually >3' and never < 1.5')
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:
No
Clusters of white rose like flowers and very aromatic foliage
Latin Name:
Clematis x 'Kakio'
Pink Champagne Clematis
Common Name(s):
Plant Type:
Vine
Water Preference:
M
Sunlight Preference:
Partial Sun
Oregon Native:
No
Western Native:
No
Fire Resistant:
No
Attracts Pollinators:
Yes
Attracts Birds:
Yes
Deer Resistant:
No
Attracts Butterflies:
Yes
Used by Wildlife:
No
This early-flowering, compact clematis is ideal for containers or small gardens. Festive, deep-pink flowers can reach six to eight inches in diameter. Petals are uniquely striped with white bars. Blossoms abundantly in early summer, repeating in late summ
Latin Name:
Clematis x 'Multi-blue'
Multi-Blue Clematis
Common Name(s):
Plant Type:
Vine
Water Preference:
M
Sunlight Preference:
Partial Sun
Oregon Native:
No
Western Native:
No
Fire Resistant:
No
Attracts Pollinators:
Yes
Attracts Birds:
Yes
Deer Resistant:
No
Attracts Butterflies:
Yes
Used by Wildlife:
No
A free-flowering, compact selection with large, double, lavender-blue blooms. A first flush of flowers is followed by a second flush in late summer. Train on an arbor, fence or trellis, or leave unsupported and allow to climb through medium-sized shrubs.
Latin Name:
Coreopsis verticillata 'Zagreb'
Threadleaf Coreopsis
Threadleaf Tickseed
Common Name(s):
Tickseed
Plant Type:
Herbaceous Plant, Perennial
Water Preference:
M
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
A prolific bloomer with bright, golden flowers on small rounded plant. Good plant for areas with poor, dry soil.
Latin Name:
Coreopsis x 'Jethro Tull'
Jethro Tull Coreopsis
Tickseed
Common Name(s):
Plant Type:
Herbaceous Plant, Perennial
Water Preference:
L
Sunlight Preference:
Partial 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
Flowers (each to 2" diameter) feature tubular golden-yellow rays that are fluted toward the apex. Rays surround darker yellow center disks. Flowers bloom profusely from late spring to fall.
Latin Name:
Coreopsis x 'Lightning Bug'
Lightning Bug Coreopsis
Tickseed
Common Name(s):
Plant Type:
Herbaceous Plant, Perennial
Water Preference:
L
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:
No
Brightly colored perennial covered with large, red-eyed, gold flowers. Attracts butterflies and birds, and is deer resistant.
Latin Name:
Crocosmia x 'Lucifer'
Montbretia
Common Name(s):
Plant Type:
Herbaceous Plant, Perennial
Water Preference:
L
Sunlight Preference:
Partial Sun
Oregon Native:
No
Western Native:
No
Fire Resistant:
No
Attracts Pollinators:
Yes
Attracts Birds:
Yes
Deer Resistant:
No
Attracts Butterflies:
Yes
Used by Wildlife:
No
Green sword-like foliage and showy flowers in summer. Bulb; Winter hardiness may be a concern. Best when planted in clumps of 12 or more. Provides color and contrast to the perennial border. May be grown in containers.
Latin Name:
Delosperma congesta
Yellow Ice Plant
Gold Nugget Ice Plant
Common Name(s):
Plant Type:
Herbaceous Plant, Perennial
Water Preference:
L
Sunlight Preference:
Full Sun
Oregon Native:
No
Western Native:
No
Fire Resistant:
No
Attracts Pollinators:
Yes
Attracts Birds:
No
Deer Resistant:
No
Attracts Butterflies:
Yes
Used by Wildlife:
No
Long blooming, minimal care evergreen groundcover.
Latin Name:
Dianthus gratianopolitanus 'Red Beauty'
Pinks
Common Name(s):
Plant Type:
Herbaceous Plant, Perennial
Water Preference:
M
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
Mat-forming, numerous, fragrant, usually solitary flowers (each to 1? diameter) atop wiry stems rising above a tufted mound of grassy foliage to as much as 6 inches
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