Galium odoratum
Sweet Woodruff

Height:   30 cm (12")
Spread:   75-90 cm (30-36")
Soil:   Humus-rich, average garden soil.
Exposure:   Partial sun and/or partial shade.
Flowers:   Tiny white flowers in clusters.
Cold Hardiness:   Zone 3-9 (hardy to -40°C or -40°F)
Suggested Uses:   Mass Plantings.
General Information:   Leaves are fragrant when dried; Deer resistant.


Gaultheria  
   
G. procumbens
Wintergreen
Checkerberry

Height:   15 cm (6")
Spread:   60 cm (24")
Soil:   Acidic, peaty soil.
Exposure:   Partial sun and/or partial shade.
Flowers:   White flowers in late spring and summer.
Berries:   Bright red berries in fall.
Cold Hardiness:   Zone 3-9 (hardy to -40°C or -40°F)
Suggested Uses:   Very ornamental; Add winter colour.
General Information:  

Wintergreen flavouring extracted from foliage in past; Deer resistant; Evergreen.


 
G. shallon (N)
Salal

Height:   On average, 30-60 cm (12-24")
Spread:   60 cm (24")
Soil:   Average to poor soils.
Exposure:   Partial sun and/or partial shade.
Flowers:   White to pinkish flowers in spring.
Berries:   Purple berries in the fall.
Cold Hardiness:   Zone 6-9 (hardy to -23°C or -10°F)
Suggested Uses:   Naturalizing; Add floral greens to garden.
General Information:  

Drought tolerant; Deer resistant; Native; Coastal plant; Evergreen.



 
Genista pilosa 'Vancouver Gold'
Creeping Broom

Height:   20 cm (8")
Spread:   60-75 cm (24-30")
Soil:   Tolerant of most soil conditions.
Exposure:   Full sun.
Flowers:   Abundant bright golden flowers in spring.
Cold Hardiness:   Zone 4-9 (hardy to -34°C or -30°F)
Suggested Uses:   Ideal on banks.
General Information:   A selected cultivar from the Plant Introduction Scheme of the Botanical Gardens of UBC; Drought tolerant; Deer resistant; Evergreen.


Geranium  
 
G. x cantabrigiense 'Cambridge'
Dwarf Cranesbill

Height:   15-20 cm (6-8”)
Spread:   30-45 cm (12-18”)
Soil:   Tolerant of most soil conditions.
Exposure:   Full sun to partial shade.
Flowers:   Many pinkish mauve flowers from late spring to late summer.
Cold Hardiness:   Zone 4-9 (hardy to -34°C or -30°F)
Suggested Uses:   Accent; Edges; Woodland or rock gardens.
General Information:   Compact; Fragrant; Evergreen; Drought tolerant once established; Deer and rabbit resistant.

 
G. sanguineum
Bloody Cranesbill

Height:   20 cm (8")
Spread:   30 cm (12")
Soil:   Tolerant of most soil conditions.
Exposure:   Full sun.
Flowers:   Summer flowering, cup-shaped, pink flowers.
Cold Hardiness:   Zone 3-9 (hardy to -40°C or -40°F)
Suggested Uses:   Mass planting; Containers; Borders.
General Information:   Drought tolerant; Deer resistant; Deciduous.


   
Gymnocarpium dryopteris
Western Oak Fern

Height:   15-30 cm (6-12”)
Spread:   30-45 cm (12-18”)
Soil:   Moist, rich soil.
Exposure:   Partial to full shade.
Cold Hardiness:   Zone 2-9 (hardy to -46°C or -50°F)
Suggested Uses:   Edges; Woodland or rock gardens.
General Information:   Deciduous; Deer and rabbit resistant; Goes dormant early in droughts; Native to North America.