Wildflowers

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Picture Common name Scientific name Height Color Flowering Period Light Requirement Moisture Requirement Description
Common yarrow - Achillea millefolium Common yarrow Achillea millefolium 8-16" white June-September
Perennial herb with feathery, lance-shaped leaves that are evenly distributed along stem. Flowers clustered, forming flat white top.
Western Columbine - Aquilegia formosa Western Columbine Aquilegia formosa <36" red spring
Tap-rooted perennial; delicate looking divided leaves. Good hummingbird, butterfly, pollinator plant.
Large leaved lupine - Lupinus polyphyllus Large leaved lupine Lupinus polyphyllus <48” Blue - Purple June to July
Large leaves up to 6 inches in diameter. Showy flowers growing on tall spike (raceme), 6 to 18”. Prefers moist soil; found in riparian areas.
Yellow monkeyflower - Mimulus guttatus Yellow monkeyflower Mimulus guttatus <36” yellow May-August
Showy 1’ wide, 5 lobed flowers with orange spots on lower lip. Habitat includes wet seeps and draws, moist forest openings, and streamsides.
Pink monkeyflower - Mimulus lewisii Pink monkeyflower Mimulus lewisii 12-32” pink July to September
Perennial with showy, large 2-lipped, trumpet shaped flower. Habitat includes wet seeps and draws, moist forest openings, and streamsides.
Oregon Checkermallow - Sidalcea oregana Oregon Checkermallow Sidalcea oregana <24” Light pink July to September
Perennial with flowers growing in spike. Host plant for butterflies. Eastern Cascade species growth habitat ranges from sagebrush steppe to seasonally wet meadows to ponderosa pine forests.