Oregon Grape
Berberis aquifolium
Holly-like evergreen leaves, fragrant yellow spring flowers, and blue berries — Oregon's state flower.
- Sun to shade
- Dry–average
- 3–6 ft
- Blooms Mar–Apr
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White roses, pink plumes
Shrub
Apache Plume
Fallugia paradoxa
White rose-like flowers and feathery pink seed plumes together on one airy desert shrub.
the desert Southwestthe Mountain Westthe Great Basin
Growing Apache Plume
Holds flowers and the smoky pink seed heads at the same time for months. Practically indestructible in hot, dry, rocky ground. It’s deer-resistant, drought-tolerant, evergreen, and showy.
Where it grows
Apache Plume is native to the desert Southwest. In the wild you’ll find it across Arizona · California · Colorado · Idaho · Montana · Nevada · New Mexico · Oregon · Texas · Utah and 2 more states. Always confirm it suits your specific county with your state native plant society before planting.
Regional Garden shows Apache Plume on 12 state pages.
Good for
Sourcing
Where to buy Apache Plume
Seeds & live plants on Amazon
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Plant it with
Companions & kin.
Natives that share Apache Plume’s range and conditions.
Fragrant Sumac
Rhus aromatica
A low, spreading shrub that blankets dry banks and blazes scarlet and orange in fall.
- Full–part sun
- Dry
- 2–6 ft
- Blooms Mar–Apr
Red-Twig Dogwood
Cornus sericea
Grown for its fire-engine-red winter stems, with white spring flowers and berries birds devour.
- Full–part sun
- Average–wet
- 6–9 ft
- Blooms May–Jun
Bearberry
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
A glossy evergreen mat that grips sandy, sunny banks where nothing else will hold, even by the sea.
- Full–part sun
- Dry
- 4–8 in
- Blooms Apr–May