A mid-sized conifer with beautiful, silvery-blue needles that contast nicely amongst other landscape plants. The Blue Alpine Fir makes a lovely specimen or looks great in odd numbered groupings.
Exposure
part shade
Growth Rate
slow
Height
12'
Spread
4'
Zone
5-9
Water Use
regular
Foliage
green-white, orange-red-yellow
Flower
A beautiful, small Japanese Maple with an upright form. Spring leaves emerge a variegated white and green with subtle pink margins, along with showy pink petiols. Summer leaves are bright with green and white variegation, and fall brings hues of red, orange and yellow.
A small rounded tree with gracefully cascading branches. The leaves are a purple-red color in the spring, which holds very well through the summer. In fall they turn to a brilliant crimson. Height depends on how high tree is staked. Introduced from New Zealand.
Deciduous, upright, spreading maple. 'Hot Wings' refers to the beautiful, bright red samaras that form after the small yellow flowers in spring and summer. Green foliage during the growing season turns to yellows and reds in the fall. Heat, drought and alkaline tolerant.
Exposure
full sun - part shade
Growth Rate
fast
Height
30'
Spread
20'
Zone
4-9
Water Use
regular
Foliage
dark green, reddish-orange
Flower
inconspicuous
This gorgeous, ornamental, shade tree has lush, green foliage with a rounded canopy, perfect for use as a street tree, or in small landscapes. Tolerant of urban, inner city enviroments and great tolerance to heat and drought, once established. Absolutely stunning fall color is firey reddish-orange!
Exposure
full sun - part shade
Growth Rate
medium
Height
24"
Spread
1.5-2.5'
Zone
5
Water Use
moderate
Foliage
green
Flower
lavender
Profuse bloomer from June to September. Lavender flowers are about 2" across and have yellow centers. Plant stays compact - growing up to only about 2' tall.
Autumn Jewel is a awesome selection of cold hardy everblooming Azalea. It blooms in spring, summer, and fall and the foliage has a nice purple hew in the winter.
Dwarf, deciduous shrub, more compact and smaller than 'Crimson Pygmy'. Deep, dark reddish-purple summer foliage gives way to brighter red foliage before falling. Small yellow flowers are followed by bright red fruit in fall.
This whimsical little grass has a dense, mounding habit and looks great between stepping stones, planted in mass as a ground-cover, in rock gardens and in mixed planters. Tolerant of light foot traffic.
'Aurea Nana' is a very compact form of Hinoki Cypress. It is a stunning tree with bright gold foliage on twisted, fan-shaped branchlets. These contrast beautifully with the dark green interior.
This is a compact, upright, golden variety - all very desirable traits. But possibly the greatest thing about this cultivar is that it does not burn in full sun.
Large cream colored flowers with burgundy/red eyes that bloom from May into September above tidy, mounding foliage. A low maintenance perennial that is resistant to disease and mildew. Drought tolerant once established. Great for containers, borders, mass plantings and cutting.
Exposure
full sun - part shade
Growth Rate
medium
Height
18-24"
Spread
18-24''
Zone
5-8
Water Use
light once established
Foliage
dark green
Flower
yellow
A dense, compact shrub with slender red branches in the winter. Abundant white flower clusters become white berries in early summer. Green foliage turns dark purple-red in the fall.
An evergreen groundcover with a mounding growth habit. Developed by Oregon State University and is great for mass plantings, as it requires little to no pruning.
This dense, slow growing, upright conifer has beautiful light green foliage in the spring. It then turns a very deep black-green in summer. Eventually forms into a wide pyramidal shape.
'Rein's Dense Jade' is tidy, upright tree with pale green new growth that matures to deep green. The branches have a unique rope-like appearance. In the winter, the foliage turns a luscious purple-plum color.
A great plant for adding height to your back boarders, self supporting with no need to stake. Pretty pink flowers in the late summer and early fall above green foliage with creamy yellow variegation. Wet soil and salt tolerant make Pink Frost a great choice for coastal regions. Attracts butterflies and pollinators.
Exposure
full to part sun
Growth Rate
medium
Height
6-8"
Spread Zone
6
Water Use
regular
Foliage
green
Flower
white
Introduced by the combined efforts of OSU, Oregon Agricultural Experiment Station & WSU Agricultural Research Center, the Sweet Sunrise Strawberry is prized for its sweet, tangy flavor, firm texture, early season yield and deep, red color throughout. This self-fertile, June bearing strawberry is well suited to the PNW and is great for fresh eating, preserves and baking. Sweet Sunrise plants will bare fruit the first year after planting.
Exposure
full shade - part shade
Growth Rate
fast
Height
4-5'
Spread
4'
Zone
6-9
Water Use
regular
Foliage
green,cream,yellow
Flower
white, blue or pink
Deciduous shrub in the 'lacecap' group. This introduction from New Zealand will add some pizazz to any garden, especially from June through fall when in bloom. Foliage will be variable, but mostly shades of green with yellow.
