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| PACIFIC NINEBARK (Physocarpus capitatus) |
| Long arching branches with shredded peeling bark. This Pacific Northwest native shrub produces large clusters of small white flower domes in spring. Pacific Ninebark is a wonderful butterfly forage and larval host. Summer sees the flower heads turn to papery with small red fruits. Fall touches the maple-shaped leaves with rosy-brown. Prefers sun or moderate shade and moist soils. Pacific Ninebark grows about 10-15 ft. tall. Zone 4-10. |
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| POULSBO SCARLET FLOWERING CURRANT (Ribes sanguineum) |
| Showy Northwest native. A very upright, multi-stemmed shrub, this selection has intense, deep red dangling clusters of flowers which are very showy in early spring. Hummingbirds visit flowers and songbirds like to eat the sparse, inspid fruits. One of the earliest hummingbird nectar plants. Sun or shade. Poulsbo Scarlet Currant grows to be a 5-10 ft. reliable shrub. Zone 6-9. CAN NOT SHIP TO NC/MA |
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| RED ELDERBERRY (Sambucus racemosa pubens) |
| This shrub is typically a bit smaller than blue elderberry and is much more shade tolerant and ornamental. White flower and bright red clusters of fruits hanging on through mid to late summer until stripped by birds. Red Elderberry is a good northwest native plant that is a great nectar source for butterflies and other beneficial insects. Zone 5-7. |
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| RED FLOWERING CURRANT (Ribes sanguineum) |
| A showy Pacific Northwest native shrub that grows to about 5-10 ft. Stunning red tubular flowers in early spring that are visited by hummingbirds and butterflies. Songbirds will eat the fruits of Red Flowering Currant. Sun or shade. Zone 5-7. CAN NOT SHIP TO NC/MA
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| RED OSIER DOGWOOD (Cornus sericea) |
| Dense, flat-top clusters of white blossoms in spring which later drape down and become tipped with white berries. Dark green leaves change to burgundy in autumn and shine scarlet in sunlight. Amazing wildlife value as a food source to a range of birds, beneficial insects and mammals. An important larval host to the Spring Azure Butterfly. Red stems are brilliant against a snowy background in winter. Fast growth rate is great in mass planting landscapes, hedges or use as a winter interest specimen. Plant 3-4' apart in a hedge. Full sun to partial shade. Zone 3-7. |
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| RUSSET BUFFALOBERRY (Shepherdia canadensis) |
| Also known as soapberry. Widely adapted nitrogen fixing shrub with small yellow flowers and juicy red berries. Russet buffaloberry differs from regular Buffaloberry in that this shrub is thornless, but the berries, while edible, are more bitter. This species is native to Washington along Puget Sound and is also found in Coastal Alaska and Western British Columbia, though it is more common in the Intermountain West. Zone 2-7 |
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| SALAL (Gaultheria shallon) |
| Understory native shrub with edible black fruit growing in clusters. Blueberry sized berries are a traditional staple food of Northwest Coastal Indians. Can be eaten fresh, cooked, or dried. Salal makes an excellent jelly. Stems with large evergreen leaves used in floral arrangements. In sun, will be about 2 ft. tall; in shade up to 6 ft. Zone 7-9. |
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| SERVICEBERRY SEEDLINGS (Amelanchier alnifolia) |
| Masses of white flowers in spring followed by pea-sized tasty blue fruits in summer. Good fresh and in pies, pancakes, etc. Red to orange fall color foliage. Serviceberry seedlings will grows to be around 8-10 ft. large shrubs or small trees. Hardy to -40°F. |
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| SNOWBERRY (Symphoricarpos albus) |
| Small shrub with ½" white berries, persisting over winter until eaten off by wildlife. Pale green leaves with very tiny inconspicuous pink flowers. This northern native plant is very shade tolerant. Snowberry grows to about 5 ft. Zone 3-7. |
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| THIMBLEBERRY (Rubus parviflorus) |
| Thornless plant with soft, large maple-shaped leaves. A springtime profusion of white flowers. Berries are ½ " in diameter and are bright red, sweet, and edible. Butterflies visit the blossoms for nectar. Fruit is very soft and loved by birds. Thimbleberry spreads via underground runners to form a thicket, growing to 6 ft. Zone 3-9. |
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| CHOKE CHERRY (Prunus virginiana) |
| Bears 4-6" long clusters of small white flowers in late spring followed by bunches of reddish-purple tart fruit in August. Chokecherry is primarily used in jams or by wildlife. Tartness is greatly reduced when very ripe, well after fruit has turned dark. Native east of the Cascade mountains from California to British Columbia. |
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| BUSH CHINKAPIN (Chyosolepis sempervirens) |
| This is the shrub form of Golden Chinkapin native to the Mountains of Northern California, parts of Nevada and Southern Oregon. The Bush Chinkapin is generally multi-stemmed, 6-12 feet in height. Grows in a more erect form in the sun, wider spreading in the shade. Like Golden Chinkapin, it is a broad leafed evergreen with small, sweet nuts in a spiny husk, taking 2 years to ripen. |
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