It’s Native Plant Appreciation Week, which means it’s time to acknowledge the trees, shrubs, and groundcovers that make our native landscapes in the Pacific Northwest so unique. In celebration of Native Plant Appreciation Week, we wanted to share a colorful tribute to the native plants that call Washington home. Check out the full spectrum of plants below, and help us celebrate the vibrant diversity of our native plants!
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- Wild ginger – Asarum caudatum
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- Trilium – Trilium ovatum
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- Red-flowering currant – Ribes sanguineum
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- Sitka columbine – Aquilegia formosa
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- Common red paintbrush – Castilleja miniata
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- Tiger lily – Lilium columbianum
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- Bitterroot – Lewisa Rediviva
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- Dull Oregon grape – Mahonia nervosa
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- Glacier lily – Erythronium grandiflorum
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- False hellebore – Veratrum viride
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- Vanilla leaf – Achlys triphylla
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- Forget-Me-Not – Myosotis laxa
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- Bog gentian – Gentiana calycosa
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- Rockslide larkspur – Delphinium glareosum
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- Tall blue bells – Mertensia paniculata
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- Dwarf waterleaf – Hydrophyllum capitatum
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- Camas – Camassia quamash
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- Broadleaf lupine – Lupinus latifolius
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- Douglas’ aster – Aster subspicatus
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- Fairyslipper – Calypso bulbosa
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- Spreading phlox – Phlox diffusa
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- Bleeding heart – Dicentra formosa
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- Pink Mountain-Heather – Phyllodoce empetriformis
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- Lewis monkeyflower – Mimulus lewisii
Photo credit: Nicole Marcotte, Stewardship Coordinator at Forterra
For more resources on identifying native plants, check out these helpful links:
Washington Native Plant Society Resources