Combinations for Corridor Areas
Arbutus menziesii with
Arctostaphylos columbiana (Hairy Manzanita) or
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (Kinnikinnick)
Arctostaphylos columbiana (Hairy Manzanita) or
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (Kinnikinnick)
Rubus spectabilis (Salmonberry) with
Alnus rubra (Red Alder) and
Athyrium filix-femina (Lady Fern) and
Lysichiton americanus (Yellow Skunk Cabbage) and
Oplopanax horridus (Devil's Club) and
Rubus parviflorus (Thimbleberry) and
Maianthemum dilatatum (False Lily-of-the-valley)
Alnus rubra (Red Alder) and
Athyrium filix-femina (Lady Fern) and
Lysichiton americanus (Yellow Skunk Cabbage) and
Oplopanax horridus (Devil's Club) and
Rubus parviflorus (Thimbleberry) and
Maianthemum dilatatum (False Lily-of-the-valley)
Forest and Woodland Combinations
Acer macrophyllum (Bigleaf Maple) with
Gaultheria shallon (Salal) and
Mahonia nervosa (Oregon Grape) and
Polystichum munitum (Western Sword Fern)
Gaultheria shallon (Salal) and
Mahonia nervosa (Oregon Grape) and
Polystichum munitum (Western Sword Fern)
Oplopanax horridus (Devil's Club) with
Polystichum munitum (Western Sword Fern) and
Gymnocarpium dryopteris (Western Oak Fern) and
Athyrium filix-femina (Lady Fern) and
Tiarella trifoliata (Foamflower)
Polystichum munitum (Western Sword Fern) and
Gymnocarpium dryopteris (Western Oak Fern) and
Athyrium filix-femina (Lady Fern) and
Tiarella trifoliata (Foamflower)
Smilacina racemosa (False Solomon's Seal) with
Polystichum munitum (Western Sword Fern) or
Disporum hookeri (Hooker's fairy-bells) or
Dicentra formosa (Western Bleeding Heart) or
Oxalis oregana (Redwood Sorrel) or
Achlys triphylla (Vanilla-leaf)
Polystichum munitum (Western Sword Fern) or
Disporum hookeri (Hooker's fairy-bells) or
Dicentra formosa (Western Bleeding Heart) or
Oxalis oregana (Redwood Sorrel) or
Achlys triphylla (Vanilla-leaf)
Acer circinatum (Vine Maple) with
Oxalis oregana (Redwood Sorrel) and
Polystichum munitum (Western Sword Fern) and
Native Conifers
Oxalis oregana (Redwood Sorrel) and
Polystichum munitum (Western Sword Fern) and
Native Conifers
Thuja plicata (Western Red Cedar) with
Tsuga heterophylla (Western Hemlock) and
Alnus rubra (Red Alder) and
Acer macrophyllum (Bigleaf Maple) and
Taxus brevifolia (Western Yew) and
Abies grandis (Grand Fir) and
Tellima grandiflora (Fringecup) and
Oxalis oregana (Redwood Sorrel) and
Maianthemum dilatatum (False Lily-of-the-valley)
Tsuga heterophylla (Western Hemlock) and
Alnus rubra (Red Alder) and
Acer macrophyllum (Bigleaf Maple) and
Taxus brevifolia (Western Yew) and
Abies grandis (Grand Fir) and
Tellima grandiflora (Fringecup) and
Oxalis oregana (Redwood Sorrel) and
Maianthemum dilatatum (False Lily-of-the-valley)
Rhododendron macrophyllum (Pacific Rhododendron) with
Pseudotsuga menziesii (Douglas-fir) and
Abies grandis (Grand Fir) underplanted with
Claytonia sibirica (Siberian Miner's Lettuce) and
Oxalis oregana (Redwood Sorrel)
Pseudotsuga menziesii (Douglas-fir) and
Abies grandis (Grand Fir) underplanted with
Claytonia sibirica (Siberian Miner's Lettuce) and
Oxalis oregana (Redwood Sorrel)
Meadow Combinations
Sedum spathulifolium 'Cape Blanco' (Spoon-leaved Stonecrop) or
Sedum spathulifolium 'Purpureum' (Red Chalk Stonecrop) with
Brodiaea coronaria (Harvest Lily) and
Triteleia hyacnthina (Fool's Onion) and
Allium acuminatum (Hooker's Onion)
Sedum spathulifolium 'Purpureum' (Red Chalk Stonecrop) with
Brodiaea coronaria (Harvest Lily) and
Triteleia hyacnthina (Fool's Onion) and
Allium acuminatum (Hooker's Onion)
Mountain and Alpine Combinations
Polemonium pulcherrimum (Showy Jacob's Ladder) with
Lewisia rediviva (Bitterroot) or
Dryas octopetala (Mountain Avens) or
Armeria maritima (Sea Thrift) or
Mitella breweri (Brewer's Mitrewort)
Lewisia rediviva (Bitterroot) or
Dryas octopetala (Mountain Avens) or
Armeria maritima (Sea Thrift) or
Mitella breweri (Brewer's Mitrewort)
Combinations for Planting Along the Shoreline
Pinus contorta (Shore Pine) with
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (Kinnikinnick) or
Antennaria rosea (Rosy Pussy Toes)
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (Kinnikinnick) or
Antennaria rosea (Rosy Pussy Toes)
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (Kinnikinnick) with
Sedum spathulifolium 'Cape Blanco' (Spoon-leaved Stonecrop) or
Sedum spathulifolium 'Purpureum' (Red Chalk Stonecrop) and
Allium cernuum (Nodding Onion) and
Eriophyllum lanatum (Woolly Sunflower)
Sedum spathulifolium 'Cape Blanco' (Spoon-leaved Stonecrop) or
Sedum spathulifolium 'Purpureum' (Red Chalk Stonecrop) and
Allium cernuum (Nodding Onion) and
Eriophyllum lanatum (Woolly Sunflower)
Sedum spathulifolium 'Cape Blanco' (Spoon-leaved Stonecrop) or
Sedum spathulifolium 'Purpureum' (Red Chalk Stonecrop) with
Allium cernuum (Nodding Onion) or
Penstamon ssp. or
Heuchera micrantha var. diversifolia (Small-flowered Alumroot)
Sedum spathulifolium 'Purpureum' (Red Chalk Stonecrop) with
Allium cernuum (Nodding Onion) or
Penstamon ssp. or
Heuchera micrantha var. diversifolia (Small-flowered Alumroot)
Fragaria chiloensis (Beach Strawberry) with
Achillea millefolium (Yarrow) and
Armeria maritima (Sea Thrift) and
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (Kinnikinnick)
Achillea millefolium (Yarrow) and
Armeria maritima (Sea Thrift) and
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (Kinnikinnick)
Armeria maritima (Sea Thrift) with
Allium cernuum (Nodding Onion) and
Sedum spathulifolium 'Cape Blanco' (Spoon-leaved Stonecrop) or
Sedum spathulifolium 'Purpureum' (Red Chalk Stonecrop) and
Lomatium utriculatum (Spring Gold) and
Potentilla villosa (Villous Cinquefoil)
Allium cernuum (Nodding Onion) and
Sedum spathulifolium 'Cape Blanco' (Spoon-leaved Stonecrop) or
Sedum spathulifolium 'Purpureum' (Red Chalk Stonecrop) and
Lomatium utriculatum (Spring Gold) and
Potentilla villosa (Villous Cinquefoil)
Combinations for Wetlands or Damp Forest
Tiarella trifoliata (Foamflower) with
Polystichum munitum (Western Sword Fern) or
Rubus parviflorus (Thimbleberry) or
Rubus spectabilis (Salmonberry) or
Lysichiton americanus (Yellow Skunk Cabbage)
Polystichum munitum (Western Sword Fern) or
Rubus parviflorus (Thimbleberry) or
Rubus spectabilis (Salmonberry) or
Lysichiton americanus (Yellow Skunk Cabbage)
Lysichiton americanus (Yellow Skunk Cabbage) with
Maianthemum dilatatum (False Lily-of-the-valley) and
Athyrium filix-femina (Lady Fern)
Maianthemum dilatatum (False Lily-of-the-valley) and
Athyrium filix-femina (Lady Fern)
From: "Native Plants in the Coastal Garden" by April Pettinger and Brenda Costanzo