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ZONE EXPOSURE MATURE SIZE
A-14 Scientific Name 1 2 3 D or E NATIVE Sun Partial Shade Height Width TIME OF PLANT
BLOOM
CHARACTERISTICS
Common Name
Plant SMALL TO MEDIUM SHRUBS (CONTINUED)
List
Native, thornless raspberry
shrub features large, fuzzy
Wikipedia Commons Rubus parviflorus 2 3 D 4' to 8' 8' April to June palmate leaves, giant white
flowers, and red fruits; spreads
Thimbleberry
by rhizome, sometimes
aggressively

Magenta flowers; yellow-orange
fruits are early nectar source
King County Native Salmonberry 1 2 3 D 5' to 10' Spreading February to for hummingbirds; spreads
Rubus spectabilis
10'
April
aggressively and makes
thickets; good soil binder
Finely textured blue-gray
Salix purpurea foliage; small white flowers;
WSU PNW Plants 'Nana' 1 D 5' to 8' 5' to 8' April to May interest; fast growing; note that
purple stems adds winter
Dwarf blue arctic willow
despite the name "dwarf," this
shrub will become large
A dramatic accent plant with
Sambucus nigra 1 2 3 D 6' to 8' 6' to 8' rosy flowers contrasting with
blackish, deeply dissected
'Black Lace'
Dancing Oaks Black lace elderberry foliage; blackish-red berries
attract wildlife; prune if
necessary after blooming

King County Native Spiraea densiflora 1 2 3 D 3' to 4' 2' to 4' May to June Showy pink flower clusters
on orangish twigs make this a
Subalpine spirea
nice compact shrub for Zone 1

Spikes of rosy-pink flower
clusters; great for butterflies;
King County Native Douglas spirea 1 2 D 4' to 7' Spreading June to can self-seed readily and may

Spiraea douglassii
6' to 10'
August
spread and crowd out other
plants in consistently wet soils
Cultivars with different height,
Spiraea thunbergii and flower color, and foliage; some
Wikipedia Commons Thunberg spirea and 2 3 D 1.5' to 5' 1.5' to 5' April to July have golden or orange new
Spiraea japonica
growth; try 'Ogon,' 'Magic
Carpet,' 'Dakota Charm,' 'Little
Japanese spirea
Princess,' and 'Neon Flash'
White berries from summer to
winter; clusters of pink flowers
King County Native Snowberry 2 3 D 2' to 6' Spreading April to June great combined with red-twig
Symphoricarpos albus
are great for pollinators;
6'
dogwood and Oregon grape;
spreads and forms thickets