Harsh Locations

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

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...

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

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

Broadleaf lupine is very important host plant for many butterfly caterpillars, including the Persius duskywing (Erynnis persius), Queen Alexandra’s...

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

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

Also known as Pacific Sanicle, and Pacific Blacksnakeroot, this is a perennial member of the parsley/carrot-family and a denizen of seasonally damp...

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...

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

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

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 biscuit root sometimes flowers sho...