Pictures and information on some of the wide variety of trees, shrubs, perennials, annuals and bulbs that can be used in WaterWise landscapes in Oregon.
1. Plants for WaterWise Gardening Linda R. McMahan, Horticulturist Oregon State University Extension Service
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4. Examples from Oregon Notice on the following map that precipitation patterns strongly influence different kinds of vegetation in different parts of Oregon
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7. Quercus garryana, Oregon white oak Photo: Neil Bell WaterWise Trees—A Few Natives A small native tree, Cascara , Rhamnus purshiana http://oregonstate.edu/dept/ldplants/rhapu1.htm
12. WaterWise Trees Western larch ( Larix occidentalis ) http://www.malag.aes.oregonstate.edu/wildflowers/images.php/id-1187 Rocky mountain maple (Acer glabrum) http://www.malag.aes.oregonstate.edu/wildflowers/species.php/id-87 http://www.wsu.edu/~lohr/wcl/trees/acerglab/wacglf.gif
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15. Holodiscus discolor, oceanspray WaterWise OR Native Shrubs Philadelphus lewisii, mock orange Garrya elliptica, silk tassel bush Photos: Neil Bell
16. Ceanothus thyrsiflorus ‘Victoria’ California lilac Photo: Neil Bell WaterWise OR Native Shrubs Sambucus mexicana (caerulea), blue elderberry Photo: Linda McMahan
17. WaterWise OR Native Shrubs Arctostaphylos patula Photo: Neil Bell Mt. mahogany Cercocarpus ledifolius http://www.malag.aes.oregonstate.edu/wildflowers/species.php/id-920
20. Euonymus japonicus (a variegated form) http://oregonstate.edu/dept/ldplants/eujav1.htm WaterWise Shrubs Early flowering Grevillea rosmarinifolia Photo: Neil Bell
21. WaterWise Shrubs Cistus x purpureus Photo: Neil Bell Cistus sp. Photo: Linda McMahan
28. Achillea millefolium. Yarrow (Photo: Linda McMahan) Erysimum ‘ Julian Orchard’, wallflower (Photo: Neil Bell) WaterWise Perennials & Subshrubs
29. WaterWise Perennials and Subshrubs Senecio cineraria , dusty miller Photo – Neil Bell Echinacea purpurea ‘White Swan’ Photo: Linda McMahan
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31. Lavendula angustifolia Photo: Linda McMahan Lavendula cultivar Photo: Neil Bell WaterWise Herbs Several kinds of lavendar work well in WaterWise gardens
32. WaterWise Herbs Salvia chamaedryoides Photo: Neil Bell Chives – Photo: Linda McMahan
33. WaterWise Herbs From the Michigan State University’s 4-H Children’s Garden Photo: Linda McMahan
41. WaterWise Bulbs Photos: Linda McMahan Iris ‘Queen Dorothy’ Various Asiatic lilies
42. WaterWise Bulbs Oregon Natives Douglas’ iris Iris douglasii Photo: Linda McMahan Camas sp. Photo: Neil Bell
43. WaterWise Annuals Helianthus annuus Sunflower – Photo: Linda McMahan Eschscholzia californica California poppy Photo: Linda Mcmahan Clarkia sp. Photo: Neil Bell
Evergreen tree, to 65(100) ft [20(30) m] tall, dense, rounded form. Bark gray, nearly smooth or finely scaly. Leaves simple, alternate, ovate to lanceolate, 3-7 cm long, leathery, tip acute, base usually rounded, margin remotely serrate or entire (leaves on juvenile trees may have holly-like teeth), glossy very dark green above, yellowish or whitish tomentose (downy) below; petiole 6-15 mm long. Fruit (acorn) ovoid, 2-3.5 cm long, about half enclosed by a cup with thin appressed scales. Sun or light shade. Excellent for seaside gardens. A good evergreen street tree but so dense it should be thinned to make it more airy and graceful. Hardy to USDA Zone 7 Native to southern Europe and northwest Africa (Mediterranean region), including the several subspecies. Naturalized in southern England. ilex : Classical name for this tree. Holm: prickly