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An extraordinary long-blooming honey plant, regularly producing nectar of more than 20% sugar concentrations (sometimes concentrations of more than...

We’ve gotten so many requests over the years for an easy-to-grow seed mix that defies deer, that we finally had to dig in and create one. For a fu...

A gorgeous and striking little annual wildflower with pink to deep red flowers. Red maids, has an incredible natural range, occurring from British ...

A tough, but lush, clumpy grass that can support butterfly caterpillars, grazing mammals, and even function as a lawn grass. Like a number of other...

This tough annual wildflower is normally found east of the Cascades, however, ours originates from the small, separate populations occurring on cli...

An iconic associate of vanishing meadows across the west. Despite the common name, California oatgrass is an extremely widespread meadow and savann...

An ancient and modern herbal remedy and wild food plant. Extremely long-lived and very early blooming – Fernleaf biscuitroot sometimes flowers shor...

Extremely attractive masses of cosmic-blue flowers rise up to a bit over 2-feet in height on this ultra-showy plant. Found throughout the inland No...

Dreamy and dazzling – Large-headed clover arises from diminutive 6-inch-tall foliage…from terrible, rocky, low-fertility soils, and dry weather… fr...

Elkhorn clarkia is among the most charming annual Inland West wildflowers, displaying flamboyant antler-shaped pink to fuchsia-colored flowers sing...

A beautiful blue/green/grey low maintenance turf and ornamental grass. Native to the Pacific Coast (from British Columbia to Mexico), sand fescue i...

This is not a Northwestern Native, but rather is a plant of the central and southern plains and the desert southwest (roughly Nebraska to Californi...

A rain garden plant for rare bees. Appearing like plant out of time, Navarretia is one of those few native wildflowers that still sometimes persist...

Edible and extremely drought tolerant Naturally occurring from southern BC southward to California, slimleaf onion arises in the spring with thin, ...

A response to overgrown grass or neglected areas that could use some native wildflowers...A system for increasing pollinator and wildlife value in ...

One of the larger and more striking members of the Lomatium genus, Columbia biscuitroot (or Columbia desert parsley) is a native of the Columbia Ri...

  This wild native mustard boasts nutritious leaves, similar to wild arugula, and sturdy taproots with a peppery kick. Additionally, yellow rocket ...

We know a spot...a mowed, grassy parking lot, of thin, sandy, compacted soil. It’s a place where saltwater from the close-by beach saturates the ro...

An overlooked, and structurally interesting meadow plant, that is an excellent food source for wildlife. This annual member of the rose family is n...

Edible and extremely drought tolerant Naturally occurring from southern BC southward to California, slimleaf onion arises in the spring with thin, ...

A slender, fast-growing annual grass for quick soil cover. Almost true to its name, three week fescue can grow from seed to maturity very quickly!...

An extremely showy plant! Much like its relative arrowleaf balsamroot (Balsamorhiza sagittata), Puget balsamroot forms clumps of thick, rough-textu...

Possibly the most storied and legendary of western wildflowers, bitterroot has been esteemed as a food plant, a medicine plant, a plant thought to ...

A tenacious, architecturally beautiful, and under-appreciated plant with numerous uses. Found almost nationwide, path rush takes is named for its r...