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
RIBES SANGUINEUM (Flowering Currant)
Medium growing upright deciduous shrub
Height 3 to 9 feet – Spread 2 to 4 feet
Likes sun/part shade
Red to pink flowers in spring, blue black berries in summer.
ECOLOGY: Found in dry open woods, rocky slopes, disturbed sites.
ROSA GYMNOCARPA (Bald Hip Rose)
Vigorous graceful deciduous shrub
Height to 6 feet
Likes sun or part shade
Fragrant pink to white flowers in late spring, orange to red hips in fall.
ECOLOGY: Grows in a variety of habitats from open to woodland, dry to moist.
ROSA NUTKANA (Nootka Rose)
Medium growing rounded deciduous shrub
Height 6 to 8 feet
Likes sun/part shade
Fragrant, single pink flowers in spring, showy purplish hips in fall.
ECOLOGY: Open habitats, shorelines, meadows, roadside, streamside areas. Moist to some drought.
RUBUS PARVIFLORUS (Thimbleberry)
Rapid growing spreading deciduous shrub
Height 2 to 8 feet
Likes sun/part shade
White flowers in spring, soft, sweet red berries in early summer.
ECOLOGY: Found in clearings, roadways and open forest. Forms dense thickets.
RUBUS SPECTABILIS (Salmonberry)
Rapid growing spreading deciduous shrub
Height 6 to 12 feet
Likes sun/part shade
Pink flowers in spring, soft, sweet red berries in early summer.
ECOLOGY: Grows in moist to wet places, takes shade.