Creeping Mahonia – Mahonia repens
Creeping Mahonia, a lower growing relative of our State Flower the Oregon Grape, makes for a fabulous year round accent to your native garden. With yellow flowers in the spring, blue berries in the summer and fall, and an evergreen leaf that goes from spring green to deep red over the course of the year, it keeps a winter garden going, and makes a summer garden that much more fabulous.
The Tigar Lily is a surprising native, keeping a low profile until it blooms. Throughout the Summer orange lantern like blooms float from its tall stems.
Where: Hiding in the middle of the central planter waiting patiently for summer when it gets to steal the show!
The native Fringe Cup is a more subtle garden perennial which after the likes of a red columbine we need in the garden. I enjoy the leaf texture and pale green white flowers in contrast with bold blossoms or even better in a soft harmony with the pastels of a bleeding heart.
Where: Tucked in by the bleeding heart in the far planter near the restaurant entrance.
Red Columbine is one of our showier NW Perennial wild flowers. Give it a sunny spot in your yard and just let it do its thing!
Where: In the perennial flower collection on the Lodge side of the planter beds.
1899 Gifford, Benjamin A. OSU archives. Click photo for link.
This hand-painted glass slide shows historic Multnomah Falls.
1920 Oregon Department of Transportation
Creeping Snowberry isone of my absolute favorite Oregon natives for its winter white berries. Its spring and summer shows are rather lovely as well, small delicate pink white blossoms, and the daintiest green leaves. Its a great plant next to evergreens for the winter interested they can create together. The green background makes the white berries pop!
Where: In the three main beds just behind the (evergreen) western sword fern.
Jaime English is the founder of Kahoots. She has worked with GreenWorks, an award-winning firm in Portland, and The Atelier Dreiseitl in Germany.
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