Plant Smart
Perennial Plants
| Common Name | Scientific Name | Mature Height | Sun/Shade | Attracts Pollinators | Deer Resistant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basket of Gold | Aurinia saxatalis | 20-45 cm | Full Sun (FS) | / | Yes |
| Beardtongue/ Penstemon |
Penstemon spp. | 10-120 cm | FS-Psh | / | Yes |
| Beebalm/Wild Bergamot | Monarda fistulosa | 30-60 cm | FS-Psh | Yes | Yes |
| Blanket Flower | Gaillardia sp. | 20-90 cm | FS | Yes | Yes |
| Candytuft | Iberis sempervirens | 23-30 | FS | / | Yes |
| Catmint | Nepeta faassenii | 15-90 cm | FS-Psh | Yes | Yes |
| Chives | Allium sp. | 30-60 cm | FS-Psh | / | Yes |
| Columbine | Aquilegia Sp. | 25-90 cm | FS-Psh | / | Yes |
| Coreopsis, Tickseed | Coreopsis Sp. | 25-60 cm | FS-Psh | / | Yes |
| Cranesbill/Wild Geranium |
Geranium maculatum | 45-75 cm | FS-Psh | / | Yes |
| Cushion Sponge | Euphorbia polychroma | 30-45 cm | Fs | Yes | Yes |
| Daylily | Hemerocallis hybrids | 30-120 cm | FS-Psh | Yes | Yes |
| False Rockcress | Aubrieta deltoidea | 7.5-20 cm | FS-Psh | Yes | Yes |
| Hen and chicks | Sempervivum sp. | 5-15 cm | Fs-Psh | / | Yes |
| Iris | Iris hybrids | 40-60 cm | FS | / | Yes |
| Lamb's Ears | Stachys byzantina | 30-38 cm | FS | / | Yes |
| Lavender | Lavandula sp. | 30-60 cm | FS | Yes | Yes |
| Oriental Poppy | Papaver orientale | 60-90 cm | FS-Psh | Yes | Yes |
| Primrose, evening | Oenothera spp. | 15-30 cm | FS-Psh | / | Yes |
| Red-Hot Poker | Kniphofia uvaria | 30-120 cm | FS | Yes | yes |
| Sage, fringed/ Pasture Sage | Artemisia frigida | 30-60 cm | FS | / | Yes |
| Sage, perennial salvia | salvia spp. | 30-120 cm | FS | / | Yes |
| Sage, Russian | Perovskia atriplicifolia | 90-150 cm | FS | Yes | Yes |
| Sedum/Stonecrop (upright) | Sedum spectabile | 30-45 cm | FS-Psh | Yes | Yes |
| Shasta Daisy | Leucanthemum x superbum | 60-90 cm | FS-Psh | / | Yes |
| Sulpher Buckwheat/Sulphur flower | Eriogonum umbellatum | 30-90 cm | FS | Yes | Yes |
| Sun Rose | Helianthemum nummularium | 30-50 cm | FS-Psh | / | Yes |
| Yarrow | Achillea sp. | 15-90 cm | FS | Yes | Yes |
| Yucca | Yucca filamentosa | 60-90 cm | FS-Psh | / | Yes |
| Common Name | Scientific Name | Mature Height | Sun/Shade | Attracts Pollinators | Deer Resistant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Grama grass/ Mosquiot grass | Bouteloua gracilis | 30 cm | FS | Yes | |
| Fescue, blue | Festuca glauca | 10-20 cm | FS-Psh | Yes | |
| Muttongrass | Poa fendleriana | 30-60 cm | Ps | Yes | |
| Needle-and-thread grass/ Porcupine grass | Hesperopstipa comata * | 90 cm | Fs-Psh | ||
| Ryegrass | Lolium spp. | 30-80 cm | FS | ||
| Sandberg Bluegrass | Poa secunda | 30-80 cm | FS | ||
| Squirreltail grass | Elymus elymoides | 30-60 cm | FS | Yes | |
| Weatgrass, crested | Agropyron Cristatum | 50-100 cm | FS | ||
| Weatgrass, western | Pascopyrum smithi | 30-90 cm | FS |
| Common Name | Scientific Name | Mature Height | Sun/Shade | Attracts Pollinators | Deer Resistant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Currant | Ribes alpinum | .90-1.8 m | FS-Psh | Yes | Yes |
| Barberry | Berberis sp. | .45-1.5 m | FS | / | Yes |
| Beaked Hazelnut /Filbert | Corylus cornuta | 1.2-2.4 m | FS-Psh | / | / |
| Blue-mist Spirea | Caryopteris x clandonensis | .9-1.5 m | FS-Psh | / | / |
| Buffaloberry/Soapberry | Shepherdia spp. | 1.8-3 m | FS | / | / |
| California lilac | Ceanothus impressus | 1.5-2.4 m | FS | Yes | Yes |
| Cinquefoil, Potentilla | Potentilla fruticosa | .3-1.2 | FS/Psh | / | / |
| Common lila | Syringa vulgaris | 1.5-4.5 m | FS/Psh | / | / |
| Cotoneaster, Peking | Cotoneaster acutifolius | 1.8-3 m | FS-Psh | Yes | Yes |
|
Double Flowering Plum/ Flowering almond |
Prunus triloba | 3.5-4.5 m | FS-Psh | Yes | Yes |
| Elderberry | Sambucus spp. | 1.5-9 m | FS-Psh | / | Yes |
| Firethron/Pyrcantha | Pyrcantha coccinea | 1.8-5.5 m | FS-Psh | / | Yes |
| Forsythia | Fosythia spp. | 2.5-3 m | FS | Yes | Yes |
| Mahala Mat | Ceanothus prostratus | 2.5-7.5 m | FS | Yes | / |
| Mock Orange | Philadelphus sp. | 1.8-2.4 m | FS-Psh | Yes | Yes |
| Ninebark | Physocarpus opulifolius | 1.5-3 m | FS-Psh | / | / |
| Orchid rockrose | Cistus purpureus | .9-1.2 m | FS | / | Yes |
| Oregon grape | Mahonia aquifolium | 1.5-1.8 m | FS-Psh | Yes | Yes |
| Point Reyes Ceanothus | Ceanothus gloriosus | 0.3-0.9 m | FS-Psh | Yes | Yes |
| Red flowering currant | Ribes sanguineum | 3m | FS-Psh | Yes | Yes |
| Redosier Dogwood/Red-twig Dogwood | Cornus sericea | 2.1-3 m | FS | / | Yes |
| Rose, Rugosa | Rosa regosa "Hansa" | 1.5-1.8 m | FS-Psh | Yes | Yes |
|
Saskatoonberry/ Serviceberry |
Amelanchier sp. | 2.5-3.5 m | FS-Psh | Yes | Yes |
| Silberberry | Elaeagnus commutata | 1.8-3.5 m | FS | / | Yes |
| Smoke tree | Cotinus coggygria | 3-4.5 m | FS | / | Yes |
| Snowberry | Symphoricarpos albus | 1.2-1.8 m | FS-Psh | Yes | Yes |
| Spirea | Spirraea spp. | .6-1.2 m | FS-Psh | / | Yes |
| Strawberry tree | Arbutus unedo | 1.8-4.5 m | FS-Psh | Yes | Yes |
| Sumac, Fragrant | Rhus aromatica | .6-1.8 m | FS-Psh | / | Yes |
| Sumac, Oakleaf | Rhus trilobata | 2.1 m | FS-Psh | / | Yes |
| Sumac, Smooth | Rhus glabra | 2.75-4.5 m | FS-Psh | / | Yes |