Needle-like leaves on a low matted shrub. Spring flowering – primarily white flowers, but may also be pastel blue, pink, or lavender. Extremely hardy and drought tolerant plant. Native to eastern Washington open pine woods, and all over the Western US and BC.

Fragaria virginiana, known as Virginia strawberry, wild strawberry, common strawberry, or mountain strawberry, is a North American strawberry that grows across much of the United States and southern Canada. It has small but delicious edible fruit, and great fall color, too. The ground-hugging plants spreads easily by runners to forms patches. Delicate white flowers bloom among the trifoliate leaves from mid to late spring. Wild Strawberries are easily grown in a variety of soils. They prefer full sun or light shade, and well-drained situations.

Readily available in commerce. Excellent groundcover for slopes or under pine trees. Important plant to Native Americans.

Wild buckwheats are very important to pollinators. This one is one of our locals, a lover of very rocky sites. Good plant for the harshest, dryest, rockiest conditions.

Native to the western US. Fully hardy in this area. Grows in sagebrush steppe, dry open Ponderosa pine forest, and on dry, rocky soils.

Snow buckwheat is native to the Pacific Northwest. A great plant for restoration and for xeriscapes. Like all buckwheats, important for native pollinators: utilized by the rare Mormon metalmark butterfly.

This wonderful little mat former or bun – shaped plant grows throughout the West in high elevations. The flowers range in color from cream to pink to red to purple.

Common in NE Oregon sagebrush/juniper communities. Variable over its western range: generally low-growing with light yellow flower clusters.

Small, slow growing, very showy flowering shrublet of basalt substrates. Once known as Ming tree - a bonsai subject. Collector's item - somewhat difficult to keep.

A subspecies of Sulphur Flower Buckwheat, from the mountains of WA & ID. Outstanding ground cover for an occasionally watered area.

Hardy English lavender does well in dry gardens. Fragrant flowers have many uses, and are loved by bees. Goldfinches eat the seeds.

Fascinating flowers look like hops. VERY long blooming in summer.

Rare in the wild, but easy to cultivate. Native only to the area in and around the Columbia River Gorge. Long lived landscape plant.

One of the very best of the locals. Showy year-round. Likes rocky sites. May spread up to 3 ft. Long lived in the landscape.

Small ground cover or rock garden plant. Frequently pink flowered, with bluish foliage Very beautiful year-round. Not common in commerce. Long lived in the landscape.

Very showy early summer bloomer. Good for pollinators. Some traditional medicinal uses. Important to Native Americans.

VERY long blooming purple sage is beloved by hummingbirds and bees. This California native loves hot, dry, full sun sites. Reportedly browse resistant. Zone 5 hardy, but not hardy in colder zones (2-4).

Thousands of species exist, native to Europe. Great plants for dry, rocky areas or green roofs.

Forest shrub: not a desert plant - likes occasional watering. Very showy and attractive to different pollinators. Can tolerate dry shade.

Great groundcover for dry areas, although it is not a native plant. Plant grows very flat to the ground. Lawn substitute for areas with light foot traffic.

Great groundcover for dry areas, although it is not a native plant. Very dense and wooly looking carpet. Lawn substitute for areas with light foot traffic.