The following is a list of some of the natives that we generally have for sale at some point during the growing season. Please call 250 656-0384 or email to check current availability.
Natives
MAHONIA AQUIFOLIUM (Tall Oregon Grape)
Medium growing upright evergreen shrub
Height 3 to 6 feet – Spread 3 to 6 feet
Likes sun or shade
Likes acid soil
Fragrant yellow flowers in spring, blue black edible berries in summer.
ECOLOGY: Dry to moist woodland or open, dry rocky sites.
MAHONIA NERVOSA (Cascades Mahonia)
Slow growing spreading evergreen shrub
Height 18 to 24 inches – Spread 2 to 4 feet
Likes partial to full shade
Fragrant yellow flowers in spring, edible blue berries.
Ground cover. Use in front of taller mahonias?
ECOLOGY: Likes dry to moist soils in a forest environment.
MALUS DIVERSIFOLIA syn. fusca (Pacific Crabapple)
Medium growing spreading deciduous tree
Height 10 to 25 feet – Spread to 13 feet
Likes sun/part shade
Good fall colors
Small white flowers in spring, tart red/ yellow crabapples in summer.
Attracts wildlife.
ECOLOGY: Found in moist woods, swamps, edges of standing or flowing water. Good by streamsides & boggy areas.
MYRICA CALIFORNICA (Wax Myrtle)
Rapid growing upright evergreen shrub
Height 6 to 25 feet – Spread 3 to 10 feet
Likes sun/part shade
Easily pruned to size.
ECOLOGY: Tolerates ocean front and shade. (Grown from cuttings taken at Long Beach.)