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ZONE EXPOSURE MATURE SIZE
A-12 Scientific Name 1 2 3 D or E NATIVE Sun Partial Shade Height Width TIME OF PLANT
BLOOM
Common Name
CHARACTERISTICS
Plant SMALL TO MEDIUM SHRUBS (CONTINUED)
List Small white flowers; reddish-
UW Botanical Garden 'Flaviramea' 1 2 3 D 6' to 8' Spreading May to June purple fall color; yellow
Cornus sericea
5'
stems provide color in winter;
adaptable to various soil
Yellow-twig dogwood
conditions
Cornus sericea 1 2 3 D 1.5' to 3' 3' May to June Small white flowers; berry-like
fruit; compact form; good
'Kelseyi'
Oregon State Dwarf red-twig dogwood Spreading groundcover; striking winter
color with red stems

King County Native Gaultheria shallon 2 3 E 2' to 5' Spreading March to White or pinkish flowers;
5'
reddish-blue to dark purple
June
Salal
berries; spreads well in shade
Small/compact; flowering;
choose the hardiest cultivars
Hebe 3 E 2' to 4' 2' to 5' Varies; Mostly available (USDA Zone 7
OSU Extension Hebe Summer 'Buxifolia,' and 'Blue Mist'
or below); many cultivars
including 'Autumn Glory,

The only drought-tolerant
hydrangea; features unusual
Hydrangea quercifolia 3 D 3' to 8' 4' to 6' Summer to oak-like leaves and long white
Colleen Miko Oakleaf hydrangea Fall flower clusters; several cultivars
offer dwarf to taller shrubs and
single to double flowers

Wikipedia Commons Lonicera pileata 2 3 E 3' 5' April to June Low-growing, spreading shrub
with glossy evergreen leaves is
great for covering berms and
Boxwood honeysuckle
side slopes

Wikipedia Commons Mahonia aquifolium 2 3 E 6' to 10' 5' March to Glossy leaves; yellow flowers;
attracts hummingbirds; blue-
April
Tall Oregon grape
black berries
Mahonia aquifolium Dwarf form of sun-loving
'Compacta'
WSU PNW Plants Compact or dwarf tall 2 3 E 2' to 3' 3' to 4' April to June native Oregon grape has same
flowers; stays compact
Oregon grape