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NOTE: In addition to the species listed below, we have even more species available at our online seed store (we will soon be updating this page). To explore our current offerings, please visit our online seed store by clicking the link to the right.

OREGON NATIVE SEED

Whether you’re meadowscaping your urban yard, planting a splash of color in your cottage garden, or intermingling natives in your veggie patch for pollinators, you’re sure to find seed that suits your needs here.

We offer a wide variety of true Oregon native seed sourced from the Willamette Valley. We take origin seriously – to us origin is more than simply where the seed was grown and harvested, to us it is genetic provenance. Our seed is never manipulated or hybridized in any way – and it’s never more than 2-3 generations removed from the wild populations from which it was sourced.

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: Achillea millefolium (yarrow) seed A delightfully aromatic herb with light, feathery foliage. Tiny flowers are white, or occasionally blushed with pink, and are grouped into dense, slightly mounded flowerheads. This herb is purported to have several medicinal uses. Much loved by bees and butterflies. Deer Resistant. Semi-evergreen.

: Aquilegia formosa (western columbine) seed One of our most charming wildflowers with gently lobed, delicate, blue-green foliage and bright, nodding flowers. Flowers have yellow tubular petals with long red-orange spurs and sepals. Attractive to hummingbirds and butterflies.

: Asclepias fascicularis (narrowleaf milkweed) This hardy perennial sports strap-like foliage up to 5 inches long, giving it a more delicate appearance than other milkweeds. Attractive flower clusters are a soft pastel pink and lightly scented. Just like its cousin, Showy Milkweed, this milkweed is a host plant and nectar source for the beloved but imperiled MONARCH BUTTERFLY. It is also attractive to numerous other butterflies and pollinators. It has a bushy habit and spreads by rhizomes over time. Very tolerant of various soil types and adapts to the garden easily. Deer Resistant. Deciduous

: Asclepias speciosa (showy milkweed) seed An elegant, stunning wildflower with upright stems adorned with substantial, silvery, velvet-soft leaves. Large, roundish flower clusters sport pastel pink and white, star-like flowers that are remarkably fragrant. It is a nectar source for butterflies and a critical host plant for our native western MONARCH BUTTERFLY caterpillar. Plants spread by rhizomes and eventually form large, multi-stemmed clumps. Deer resistant. Deciduous.

: Balsamorhiza deltoidea (deltoid balsamroot) What a fun native wildflower! Sunny-yellow "sunflowers" rise up on multiple stems from a basal mound of fuzzy, arrowhead-shaped leaves. A choice selection that's sure to brighten up your garden or wildflower meadow. This cutie offers nectar and pollen for pollinators and seeds for songbirds (and you too, if you're so inclined!). The seeds and roots can be used culinarily and medicinally.

: Carex obnupta (slough sedge) An attractive and useful sedge. Tufts of sturdy, grass-like foliage occur along creeping rhizomes. Dangling, chocolate-brown “flowerheads” arch above the foliage producing an eye-appealing display (and also bird-appealing seed!). Evergreen in all but the coldest winters, it can be found growing from full sun to shade. Wonderful for pond margins, boggy spots, bioswales, and rain-gardens. Can handle anything from moist conditions to standing water. A good soil stabilizer for erosion control. Provides food and cover for wildlife. Attractive and useful indeed!

: Carex tumulicola (foothill Sedge) This open, tufted sedge is one of our few upland prairie carex species. Arching, grass-like foliage forms clumps that widen slowly over time by short rhizomes. Gently nodding, delicate flowerheads lend a graceful vertical element to your garden space. For that natural look, it’s wonderful mixed with forbs as a ground cover under large shrubs and trees – can also be used as an informal lawn replacement. A good soil stabilizer. This is a very adaptable sedge. While it appreciates moisture, it can tolerate dry periods once established. This is the true Carex tumulicola – beware the imposter! For years, the horticultural industry has been selling Carex divulsa (Berkeley sedge) under the name of Carex tumulicola. It’s an unfortunate mislabeling because Carex divulsa is an invasive, European introduction. Semi-evergreen, deer resistant

: Camassia leichtlinii (great camas) This beautiful bulb is the larger of our two blue camas lilies. Showy spikes of star-shaped flowers appear in mid-spring and tower above a tuft of blade-like leaves. A very attractive plant when mixed in perennial beds or planted in drifts. Well adapted to many garden situations. Easy to grow.

: Clarkia amoena (farewell-to-spring) seed This graceful member of the evening-primrose family may be our most beautiful annual. This lovely plant is sometimes single stemmed, but more often is multi-branched. Pinching central leader will increase branching. Very showy with silky, large, soft pink petals which sometimes display a central fuscia-red spot. This species is the parent to the commercially available “godetia”.

: Clarkia purpurea ssp. quadrivulnera (small-flowered godetia, winecup clarkia) This sweet clarkia has a slightly smaller bloom than the other clarkia we sell (Clarkia amoena) - but is arguably more floriferous. What it lacks in size, it more than makes up for in number of blooms and cuteness! Lavender-pink to purple blooms occur along long flower stems (spikes). There are multiple flower-stems per plant and each petal is often marked with a darker spot at the petal's edge. It's a delightful addition to your wildflower meadow or pollinator garden. And it's casual flair is well suited for cottage style gardens.

: Clarkia rhomboidea (diamond clarkia) A distinctly different, little clarkia. Its alternate common name of “diamond fairyfans” give you a sense of its dainty and unique floral display. A sweet, airy addition to your cottage, pollinator, wildflower, woodland, or rock gardens. Long, slender stems are dressed in multiple bright pink to lavender/purple blooms. Spoon-shaped petals are often speckled with darker shades of purple. Delicately delightful!

: Collinsia grandiflora (large-flowered blue-eyed Mary) Don’t let the “large-flowered” in the common name mislead you…. this little lovely’s floral display is dainty and demure. Fine textured, grass-like foliage appears in the spring and is followed by whorls of bright-blue and white, little snapdragon-like flowers. This sweet annual gives a lovely brush of delicate color to your spring garden. A nice plant for attracting bees. Will reseed if in a spot it likes.

: Collomia grandiflora (large flowered collomia) seed A lovely annual in the phlox family that displays a floral color not often seen in nature. Peachy-salmon, tubular flowers appear in domed clusters atop erect stems densely dressed in rich-green, lance-shaped leaves. Sometimes single stalked, sometimes branched. Pinching the central leader may increase branching.

: Deschampsia cespitosa (tufted hairgrass) This is the quintessential grass of our valley moist prairies and wetlands. It's a lovely bunchgrass with mounding, soft-green leaves and tall, airy seed panicles that have a silvery sheen when young and turn tawny with age. Fine-leaved with a delicate appearance, it will add a soothing sense of motion to your garden bestowing a sense of serenity. This grass has a wide distribution and there are many ornamental cultivars available on the market - but this native stock originates here in the Willamette Valley so is well suited to our valley conditions.

: Deschampsia elongata (slender hairgrass) This perennial bunchgrass is the finest textured we sell. It’s common name, slender hairgrass, fits it perfectly and should give you an idea of just how lissome this grass is. Delicate panicles arch gracefully over tufts of bright green foliage and are swayed by the slightest breeze. This is not a bold grass, but is beautiful in its own right. Perfect tucked among your annuals and perennials in your cottage or wildflower garden - it doesn’t steal the show but compliments other plants nicely. This is more of a cool season grass – it will need supplemental summer water to keep it green. Otherwise, it will turn to a golden tan as the season heats up and spend the summer in a drought tolerant, dormant state.

: Eriophyllum lanatum (Oregon sunshine) seed Low growing, bushy dicot, densely covered with grayish-green, cottony foliage. Numerous, happy, yellow, sunflower-like flowers up to 2” across are held neatly above the foliage. You can’t help but smile when looking at this plant. Very attractive to bees and small birds are known to nibble the seeds. Wonderful in the front border of your garden. Will casually drape over rocks & ledges. Deer resistant.

: Festuca roemeri (Roemer’s fescue) Historically, our dominant native bunchgrass in the upland prairies west of the Cascades. The fine textured, bluish-green foliage and upright delicate seed heads lend a vertical element of motion, contrast, and airiness to your garden arrangement. Lovely. Depending on the specimen, the seed heads and stems may take on a reddish or purplish hue. Being a bunchgrass, it spreads slowly by an enlarging crown – not by aggressive stolons. Non-invasive – it plays nice with others.

: Geranium oreganum (Oregon geranium) Sunny rose-pink to lavender flowers, up to 2” across, are scattered about on slender stems with handsome, dark green, palmate, deeply lobed foliage. Easily recognized as a geranium, but with a distinctly wild flair. Appreciates some moisture but will tolerate drier conditions. A great nectar source for butterflies and frequented by native bees.

: Gilia capitata (globe gilia, bluefields gilia) seed A very charming wildflower with upright, single or minimally branched stems. Foliage is finely divided, with leaves larger and denser at the base and smaller moving upward. Globe shaped flower heads hold clusters of dainty blue flowers. These modest blue flowers are very pretty when planted in drifts. A wonderful plant for attracting butterflies and numerous pollinators (bees LOVE this flower!).

: Grindelia integrifolia (Willamette Valley gumweed) seed A stout, multi-branched plant with long, shiny leaves that are thick to the touch. Mature plants could be considered a “sub-shrub” and bear numerous canary-yellow, daisy-like flowers. At the base of the flowerheads are bracts that are coated with pleasantly scented resin, thus the name “gumweed”. Attractive to both bees and butterflies. Deer resistant. Semi-evergreen.

: Iris tenax (Oregon iris) Surely one of our pretties irises. This native wildflower forms grass-like clumps of emerald-green foliage which give rise to enticingly beautiful, almost exotic, blooms of varied colors. Colors most commonly range from purple to light blue, but can occasionally be pink to white. Evergreen, deer-resistant.

: Koeleria macrantha (prairie junegrass) A lovely, fine-leaved, native tufted bunchgrass - and one of our favorites. Fresh spring foliage emerges with a touch of blue. Silvery-green panicles (flower heads) form in late spring offering an attractive vertical element to your garden - and their open plumes lend a delightful airiness. As the panicles close and dry, they offer an attractive and more substantial presence. Bunchgrasses do not spread by runners - they remain in a “bunch” where the crown enlarges over time. UBC in British Columbia describes it as tidy grass that does not aggressively self-sow. Very drought tolerant once established.

: Lomatium dissectum (fern-leaved biscuit root) seed Yet another of our lovely wildflowers with numerous medicinal applications - used extensively by Native Americans for traditional medicine and currently also by herbalists and naturopaths. Besides offering health benefits, this plant is a lovely and interesting addition to your outdoor space. A basal mound of feathery, fern-like leaves sprout early in the spring lending a bright-green airiness to your garden. Soon after, showy, tall flower stalks emerge and culminate in large umbels suggestive of burgundy fireworks. It’s an important resource for early season pollinators. Because it grows and flowers earlier in the season, it also goes dormant earlier. So it is best planted with other perennials or annuals that will remain green after this plant goes dormant. Considered drought tolerant.

: Lomatium nudicaule (bare-stem biscuit root) seed A unique and interesting addition to your garden - certain to arouse curiosity from onlookers. Pinnately divided foliage is an attractive glaucous-blue. Tall flower stalks jet up from the base and culminate in a starburst-like umbel of sunny-yellow flower puffs. Large seeds scented like parsley offer interest after the flowers have faded. This member of the carrot family was used extensively by Native Americans medicinally, ceremonially, and culinarily. Attractive to butterflies and pollinators. Deciduous.

: Lomatium utriculatum (spring gold) "Spring gold"....there couldn’t be a more fitting name for this little biscuitroot. Brilliant, lemony-yellow flowers are almost non-stop throughout the spring. They occur on short, stout stems that set the flower umbel just above a rosette of finely dissected, ferny foliage. This bright beacon is not only an early season resource for numerous pollinators, it is also a host plant for the anise swallowtail butterfly. As is common with this family, it forms a long tap root so it’s considered drought tolerant once established.

: Lupinus albicaulis (sickle-keeled lupine) seed One of our better lupines for drier sites or for those looking to cut back on summer watering. Attractive mounding, silvery-green foliage with that classic lupine palmate shape. A multi-branched habit that forms numerous tall flowering stems. Blooms occur on spires up to 15” and can be dark purplish-blue to vanilla, but are most often a creamy light blue. Quite showy and a fast grower that will fill its space quickly. A wonderful plant for pollinators, and a great nectar source for butterflies including the Fender’s blue butterfly.

: Lupinus latifolius (broadleaf lupine) seed Classic lupine leaves (palmate) but with noticeably wider leaflets (thus its common name). It has a bushy, densely branched habit forming multiple flowering stems. Blooms are a lovely, airy lavender-purple on spires up to 10 inches tall. This is a very adaptable lupine for your garden but will appreciate good drainage. A good resource for pollinators and butterflies. Deciduous.

: Lupinus micranthus (small-flowered lupine) This cute little lupine is a wonderful resource for spring pollinators and butterflies. It is a low grower to just around a foot tall so it’s great in the front border of your garden beds, rock garden, and wildflower area. Does well in thin soils and gravel so it’s a perfect way to dress up the perimeter of parking areas and along driveways. If fall planted, its dense, little clusters of pretty, blue, pea-like flowers will appear by mid-spring - you can extend the show by making an additional early spring sowing for a later bloom.

: Lupinus polyphyllus (bigleaf lupine) seed Beautiful blue to lavender, pea-like flowers occur on stately spires that jet up from emerald mounds of rich-green foliage. Robust plants with elegant, palmately divided leaves and flower stalks that can reach up to 18” tall. This is surely one of our prettiest lupines and the parent lupine to the commercial “Russell” hybrid. Hummingbirds and bees adore this plant. Also a good nectar source for butterflies.

: Lupinus rivularis (river lupine) seed A handsome, bushy perennial with beautiful, soft-green, palmately compound leaves and reddish stems. Blue-violet, pea-like flowers occur on numerous tall spires. Attractive to bumble bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds. Considered a “sub-shrub”. Can be shorted lived sometimes acting as a biennial - but if allowed to reseed, seedlings seamlessly replace the mother plant. Semi-evergreen.

: Madia elegans (elegant tarweed) seed An upright, single-stemmed to multi- branched, herbaceous annual, with lemon-yellow flowers that occasionally display a red, central ring. Leaves are soft, grayish-green, muted by velvety hairs. The plants exude a slightly sticky resin with a strong, yet pleasant scent. Flowers open in the morning and close during the heat of day. Depending on location, it can get very tall - if you snip the main stem, it will remain shorter and get bushy. Attractive to bees and butterflies. Deer resistant.

: Mimulus guttatus (yellow monkeyflower) One of our more endearing herbaceous wildflowers. Very cute, sunny yellow, 5-lobed flowers (said to resemble a monkey’s face) occur prolifically at stem ends over a long bloom period – from spring into summer. This plant is simply lovely by pond or water feature edges, or anywhere that gets regular irrigation. Tolerant of many soil types. Attracts hummingbirds. Said to be deer resistant. Will spread by rhizomes or reseed itself if not deadheaded. Deciduous.

: Plectritis congesta (seablush, rosy plectritis) seed This is a darling of an annual - one sure to brighten up your spring garden. While individual flowers are small, they occur in dense, puffy-pink clusters at the ends of elongated stocks. So cute - and quite showy when planted in drifts. It is an excellent early season resource for native pollinators, including bumble bees, and also for butterflies, including the rare Taylor’s checkerspot and Fender’s blue.

: Potentilla gracilis (slender cinquefoil) seed An attractive native with eye-catching, bright green foliage and white undersides. Leaves are palmately compound and comprised of several leaflets with serrate edges. Buttery-yellow flowers are held high above the foliage in branched clusters. Attractive to bees and butterflies. Deer resistant. Semi-evergreen.

: Prunella vuglaris var. lanceolata (self-heal) seed A perennial herb with a long, renowned history of medicinal use (thus its common name “self-heal”). Surely this one is on every herbalist’s checklist. But its value doesn't stop there - its low-growing, spreading habit makes a great ground cover and its blooms are no less than gorgeous. Numerous small, deep velvety-purple, snapdragon-like flowers are cradled in burgundy bracts and occur in spires at the end of each elongated stalk. The flower spires are truly eye-catching, not only to us humans, but to a whole host of pollinators! There is an introduced form (Prunella vulgaris var. vulgaris) from Europe that is often found in lawns and waysides but it’s nowhere near as attractive as our native - so please don’t confuse them.

: Sidalcea virgata (rosy checkermallow) Rose-pink to magenta, hollyhock-like flowers occur in loose spires that lazily rise up from basal mounds of palmate foliage. This plant has a relaxed, airy feel to it - it captures the essence of a sunny, spring day perfectly. Though we have several checkermallow species in our area, this one is smaller in stature and more closely associated with drier, upland sites than the others - but can also be found on wetter sites. Crowns increase over time, spreading laterally by short rhizomes. Can be cut back after flowering to encourage more blooms. This is a host plant for Checkered Skippers and Gray Hairstreak and an important nectar species for Fenders Blue and Taylor's Checkerspot butterflies.

: Sidalcea campestris (meadow checkermallow) A robust, herbaceous wildflower with a larger size and stature than our other offered checkermallow, Sidalcea virgata. This is an easy-to-grow perennial that takes nicely to average garden conditions. White to soft-pink hollyhock-like blossoms occur on tall flowering spires. Mature plants form substantial crowns and have multiple spires that are stately and quite showy in appearance. Can be cut back after flowering to encourage more blooms. A great resource for native pollinators and a wonderful nectar source for butterflies, including Fenders Blue and Taylor's Checkerspot. Considered drought tolerant once established.

: Sisyrinchium idahoense (Idaho blue-eyed grass) seed A charming little member of the Iris family with the tell-tale, flattened, grass-like foliage that is typical of this family. Flowering stems culminate in clusters of one to five flowers. Sweet, purplish-blue blooms, with a bright yellow eye, are up to 1 inch across. Blooms open in the bright light of day and close in darkness of night. This low-grower is wonderful at the front of a border mixed with other demure perennials. Good in rock gardens. Also great along pond or bog edges, as this species does well at handling excess moisture. Deciduous. Deer-resistant.

: Solidago canadensis v. elongata (West Coast Canada goldenrod) An erect, herbaceous plant with lance-like leaves and bursting plumes of golden-yellow flowers. This species spreads by rhizomes and forms small, tight colonies. Very pretty. Combine with asters for a beautiful late season display. And no, contrary to popular belief, this is not the plant that causes hayfever! Bees & butterflies love it.

: Symphiotrichum hallii (Hall's aster) A demur aster of moist prairies and open meadows with an open branched habit. Leaves are small and strap-like. Daisy-like flowerheads occur prolifically and are white to light lavender in color with a sunny-yellow center. This plant has a slow spread by short lateral rhizomes - the older portions fade while newer portions mature – so it is not as aggressive as some other asters are. It comes on late in the season and is unparalleled as a late season resource for bees and butterflies.

: Tellima grandiflora (fringecups) A beautiful, understory perennial with tall racemes of fragrant flowers that tower above the foliage. The small blooms are frilly (or fringed) and start out light green, turning pinkish-red. Roundish leaves with scalloped edges grow in a lush, mounding rosette of forest-green foliage. Perfect for along your woodland garden paths, shade gardens, cottage gardens. Evergreen.

: Viola praemorsa (canary violet) This cute little violet is just perfect for the front border of your perennial bed, rock gardens, or along open paths in your woodland garden. It comes on early in the season and has a long bloom period – it’s a wonderful resource for a multitude of early pollinators. Thick, fuzzy, lance-shaped leaves form a crown that enlarges over time by short rhizomes.

: Wyethia angustifolia (narrowleaf mule's ear) Another one of our “sunflower” type native wildflowers. Bright, golden-yellow flowers occur on heads up to 3” across. Large, narrow leaves, up to a foot long, occur in a basal clump and give rise to flower stalks that reach up to 2-1/2 ft. As the clump increases overtime so do the number to flower stalks. This is a bold and showy plant. It is a great nectar and pollen source for pollinators and a seed source for songbirds. While it appreciates good drainage, it can tolerate clay. Deciduous.

: Wildflower Mixes We carry 2 different Willamette Valley Prairie Wildflower Mixes to choose from. Both are EXCELLENT for pollinators of all kinds! We have a lower statured mix perfect for smaller areas, meadows, and yardscapes. We also have a taller statured mix perfect for larger areas, fence lines, and hedge areas. For more information, please visit our online Seed Store and look under the category of Wildflower Mixes.

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