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ZONE EXPOSURE MATURE SIZE
Scientific Name TIME OF PLANT A-13
Common Name 1 2 3 D or E NATIVE Sun Partial Shade Height Width BLOOM CHARACTERISTICS

SMALL TO MEDIUM SHRUBS (CONTINUED) Plant
List

King County Native Mahonia nervosa 2 3 E 2' to 3' 2' to 3' April to June Glossy leaves; yellow flowers;
attracts hummingbirds; blue
Low Oregon grape
berries

Wikipedia Commons Mahonia repens 2 3 E 3' Spreading April to June This creeping Oregon grape
3'
from eastern Washington
performs best in part day sun/
Creeping mahonia
shade; tidy, compact form
Similar to Pacific Wax Myrtle,
Snohomish County Sweet gale 1 2 3 D 4' to 8' 4' to 6' May to June may need more water to get
Myrica gale
but deciduous and smaller;
established

Philadelphus lewisii 2 3 D 5' to 10' 5' to 10' June to July Fragrant white flowers;
Peggy Campbell Mock-orange makes thickets

Cultivars offer differing heights,
leaf color, and fall color; all offer
Physocarpus opulifolius 2 3 D 4' to 10' 3' to 8' May to July peeling bark and white flowers;
OSU Extension Common ninebark see "Large Shrubs & Trees" list
for native Pacific ninebark; try
'Diablo,' or 'Center Glow'

Low-growing evergreen is
Wikipedia Commons Pinus mugo mugo 3 E 1' to 4' 3' to 5' May to June corners; several cultivars
great for berms and anchoring
Dwarf mugho pine
available; some stay very low,
others grow taller

Big palmate leaves have
pungent but pleasant aroma.
King County Native Stink currant 1 D 5' to 7' 5' to 7' April to May followed by blue fruits that
Ribes bracteosum
long clusters of white flowers
attract native birds. May
require loamier soils
Washington Native Plant Ribes sanguineum 2 3 D 6' to 12' 4' to 10' March to May Large clusters of rosy-red
flowers attract hummingbirds
and other pollinators; dark blue
Red-flowering currant
to black berries; vase-shaped
form; thornless