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ZONE EXPOSURE MATURE SIZE
A-8 Scientific Name 1 2 3 D or E NATIVE Sun Partial Shade Height Width TIME OF PLANT
BLOOM
Common Name
CHARACTERISTICS
Plant GROUNDCOVERS, ORNAMENTAL GRASSES, HERBACEOUS PERENNIALS, AND FERNS (CONTINUED)
List
Hyssopus officinalis Evergreen subshrub with
'Rosea' or 'Nana' 2 3 E 18" to 24" 18" to 24" Summer to pungent foliage; dark blue
flower spikes; attracts
Fall
Wikipedia Hyssop (pink or blue) butterflies and bees
Purple and blue flowers,
narrow foliage in clumps
Snohomish County Douglas iris 1 2 3 E 12" to 24" 18" to 24" Early Spring similar to course grass; do not
Iris douglasiana
use non-native and invasive
yellow-flag iris
Pacific Bulb Society Iris tenax 1 2 3 E 12" to 18" 12" May to June Attractive and showy blue
flowers; do not use non-native
Oregon or tough-leaf iris
and invasive yellow-flag iris
Blue to purple flowers;
aromatic flowers and leaves;
Lavendula angustifolia
June to
24" to 60"
Peggy Campbell English lavender 3 E 24" Spreading August attracts insects; great for
edges; many cultivars are
available
Gray-green leaves; dark purple
Jean-Pol Grandmont Lavendula stoechas 3 E 36" 24" May to July bunny ears; highly attractive
flowers with bracts above like
Spanish lavender
to butterflies and honey bees;
many cultivars are available
Most Beautiful Flower Liatris spicata 2 3 D 24" to 48" 6" to 18" Mid to Late Spiky purple-to-pink flowers;
handles broad range of soils,
clay to sand; nice complement
Summer
Gayfeather
to ornamental grasses,
daylilies
Clusters of blue, purple, or
reddish flowers on spikes;
Lupinus
US Forest Service Lupine 3 D 18" to 48" 24" to 30" Summer butterfly caterpillars; many
important for butterflies and
species and cultivars are
available
Good accent plants around
Summer
Prairie Star Flowers Japanese silver grass 2 3 D 24" to 60" 48" (some persist 'Morning Light', 'Little Kitten,'
edges to mimic natural ponds;
Miscanthus sinensis
dwarf varieties available; try
to Winter)
and 'Yaku Jima'
