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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
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