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Large Shrubs or Small Trees (more than 10’ tall and wide)
Acer circinatum - vine maple
Cornus nuttallii - flowering dogwood
Myrica californica – Pacific wax myrtle
Rhododendron occidentale – western azalea or other cultivars
Medium Size Shrubs (4-8’ tall)
Woodwardia fimbriata – giant chain fern, 4-6’ x 4’
Ribes viburnifolium - evergreen currant, 3-6’ x 4-12’
Ribes sanguineum – pink flowering current, 5-12’ x 5-12’
Vaccinium ovatum - huckleberry
Small Shrubs (2-4’ tall)
Mahonia repens, or Berberis aquifolium 'Compacta' - barberry, compact Oregon grape, 2’ x 3-5’
Correa pulchella spp. – Australian fuschia (NOT NATIVE), 2-3’ x 4-5’
Rosa gymnocarpa – wood rose, 3-4’ x 3-4’
Perennials (choose two or more)
Polystichtum munitum – western sword fern, 3-5’ x 3-4’
Aquilegia formosa - Western Columbine, 1-2’ x 1’
Dicentra formosa - Western Bleeding Heart, 1-2’ x 1’
Heuchera spp. – coral bells 1-2’ x 3-4’
Sisyrinchium bellum - blue-eyed grass, 6-12” x 6’18”
Helleborus spp. – Hellebore (NOT NATIVE)
Grasses and Groundcover (less than 1-2’ and spreading)
Festuca idahoensis ‘Tomales Bay’
Juncus patens - gray rush
Festuca occidentais – western fescue, 1-2’ x 1-2’
Asarum caudatum – Wild Ginger
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi or edmundsii - manzanita
Geranium canabrigiense spp. – Cranesbill (NOT NATIVE)
Oxalis oregano – Redwood Sorrel