2016 INPS PAHOVE CHAPTER. saturday, april 23, 10 am - 1 pm at the MK NATURE CENTER 600 s. walnut, boise behind the Fish & Game Building

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2016 INPS PAHOVE CHAPTER native plant sale saturday, april 23, 10 am - 1 pm at the MK NATURE CENTER 600 s.

Call Susan at 867-6188 We can accept only cash and checks.

Maple Amelanchier alnifolia Saskatoon Serviceberry Cercocarpus ledifolius Mahogany Cercocarpus montanus Cornus sericea Low Alder-leaf Mahogany Low Red-Osier Dogwood No afternoon sun - High, Tolerates

Pinus contorta Lodgepole pine Pinus edulis Pinyon Pine Low, Pinus flexilis Limber Pine moderately drought tolerant Pinus ponderosa Ponderosa Pine Populus tremuloides Quaking Aspen High Prunus

1 2016 INPS PAHOVE CHAPTER native plant sale saturday, april 23, 10 am - 1 pm at the MK NATURE CENTER 600 s. walnut, boise behind the Fish & Game Building inps members only sale: Friday, April 22: 5pm-7pm you may renew your membership or become a member at this Friday pre-sale! Questions? Call Susan at We can accept only cash and checks. nursery license 0T0016 Scientific Name Common Name Amended TREES &TALL SHRUBS (s greater than 6 tall) Acer glabrum douglasii Rocky Mt. Maple Amelanchier alnifolia Saskatoon Serviceberry Cercocarpus ledifolius Mahogany Cercocarpus montanus Cornus sericea Low Alder-leaf Mahogany Low Red-Osier Dogwood No afternoon sun - High, Tolerates dry in late summer Crataegus douglasii Black Hawthorn Juniperus scopulrum Rocky Mt Juniper Lonicera involucrata Twin Berry Honeysuckle High Philadelphus lewisii Mockorange Low (More water in spring) Pinus contorta Lodgepole pine Pinus edulis Pinyon Pine Low, Pinus flexilis Limber Pine moderately drought tolerant Pinus ponderosa Ponderosa Pine Populus tremuloides Quaking Aspen High Prunus virginiana Chokecherry Rhus glabra Smooth Sumac Low Rhus trilobata Oakleaf Sumac Sambucus caerulea Blue Elderberry Afternoon shade Shepherdia argentea Silver Buffaloberry Drought tolerant once established -High - High Can be drought tolerant Shepherdia canadensis Russet Buffaloberry - Low Sorbus scopulina Ash Thuja plicata Western Red Cedar Afternoon shade - High Coarse to Medium textured Well drained, fine to coarse texture Medium to coarse texture. Well drained. Medium to coarse texture. Well drained. Various types, but prefers rich, Fine to coarse texture, Well drained dry, rocky, sandy or clay. Coarse to Medium textured Fine to Medium textured Well drained, coarse to medium textured Moist, well-drained, rocky. Well drained coarse, medium or fine texture Loams to sand, adapted to rocky slopes Well drained medium to coarse textured. Tolerates a wide variety of s & textures Well drained, various textures Coarse-medium texture, sandy loam Well drained sandy. Neutral - slight acidic tolerance Firm sandy loam to clay, Rocky, sandy, clay. Does well in dry or alkaline sites, tolerates poor Adaptable: coarse-medium. Tolerates nutrient poor/firm loam-clay Moist,, acidic Medium to coarse texture. Moist, slightly acidic. Tolerates waterlogged heavy clay s Riparian Zone Early spring moisture Dry mountains and s to sub alpine Pinyon-Juniper Woodland, Rocky Ridges, Upland Streambank / / / Large shrub Tall / /

2 SMALL SHRUBS & VINES (s less than 6 tall) Artemisia cana Silver Sagebrush Low Well drained, rocky Afternoon short term Poor to moderately Artemisia frigida Fringed Sagebrush shade drought tolerant fertile, Well drained medium to, land, Artemisia nova Black Sagebrush coarsely Textured Artemisia tridentata Light, sandy, medium loam. Big Sage vaseyana Tolerates nutritionally poor. Artemisia tridentata Dry well-drained non Wyoming Big Sage wyomingensis Drought tolerant alkaline rocky s. - Tolerates shallow Semi- Well drained & tolerates Atriplex confertifolia Shadscale Saltbush Drought tolerant fine to gravelly textures Berberis (Mahonia) repens Chamaebatiaria millefolium Chrysothamnus vicidiflorus Chrysothamnus (Ericameria) nauseosus Creeping Oregon Grape Fern Bush - Low Drought tolerant Low - Drought tolerant once established Green Rabbitbrush Low Rubber Rabbitbrush Clematis columbiana Blue Clematis Low - Medium- Moist Holodiscus discolor Oceanspray Physocarpus malvaceus Mallow Ninebark Low Potentilla fruiticosa by Cinquefoil Purshia tridentata Bitterbrush Ribes aureum Golden Currant Rich, well-drained sandy, loamy, chalky, granitic Coarse - medium, can even grow in lava beds. Adaptable. Coarse to Medium- well drained Can thrive in poor, dry, disturbed s. Lean,. Sandy. loamy or clay Variety of textures. Dry, rocky, talus to understory moist. Well-drained, variety of textures Tolerant of all types, even poor s. Coarse to medium texture, dry Sandy loam to medium textured, moist s. Semi- Semi- -Semi - Sage to Dry Forest Ribes cereum Wax Currant Low Dry, rocky or sandy s. Ribes sanguineum Red Flowering Currant Rosa woodsii Woods Rose Filtered shade, / Woody Vine ly fertilerocky,. Sandy or light clay s Rubus parviflorus Thimbleberry Rocky s, dry to moist. to Moist to semi-dry wide - Spiraea betulifolia White Spirea Low range of Spiraea douglasii Pink Spirea Medium, loamy to Symphoricarpus albus Common Snowberry Low coarse s. Tolerates variety of also infertile sands and gravels exposure key: sun: 6 or more full hours of direct sunlight sun: 3 to 6 hours of sunlight, tolerates afternoon sun shade: 3 to 6 hours of sunlight, avoid afternoon sun shade: less than 3 hours of direct sunlight, filtered sun for the rest of the day. Precipitation key: : less than 10 annual precipitation (low) Semi-: annual precipitation (low-moderate) : annual precipitation (moderate) : annual precipitation (moderate- high) Riparian: more than 30 annual precipitation (high) Wetland: saturated most of the year

3 FORBS, SUB-SHRUBS & GROUNDCOVER ( a FORB is a flowering perennial, biennial, or annual herb ) Aquilegia flavescens Yellow columbine Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Kinni kinnick Arenaria kingii King s Sandwort Low but not Asclepias speciosa Showy Milkweed Asclepias incarnata Swamp Milkweed High Low, drought Astragalus utahhensis Utah Milkvetch tolerant Balsamorhiza hookeri Hooker s Balsamroot Well-drained, moist, light / sand or rocky-medium loam Cool Forest Well drained is essential. Rocky, sandy, acidic Groundcover Fine to Medium Semi, / textured. land Well drained, fine to Mixed Evergreen coarse textured Forest Fine-medium texture slightly Streambanks, pond acidic.tolerates up to 8.0pH. shores floodplains Well drained and Deep, sandy or gravelly Balsamorhiza sagittata Arrowleaf Balsamroot Low - Deep, sandy or gravelly Whole Leaf Indian Castilleja integra Gravelly s Semi- Paintbrush to Variety of Soils, Meadow to High disturbed areas Forest Well drained, sandyloamy. intolerant. Forest Steppe- Annual Well drained medium - -Semi Cleome lutea (annual) Yellow Beeplant Low fine, sandy or loamy.,, Annual Does well on disturbed sites Forest Chamerion angustifolium Fireweed Clarkia pulchella (annual) Elkhorns Cleome serrulata (annual) Rocky Beeplant Echinacea purpurea Purple Coneflower Low - Erigeron compositus Cutleaf Daisy Low Eriogonum caespitosum Mat Buckwheat Low Eriogonum compositum Arrowleaf Buckwheat Drought tolerant- low Eriogonum flavum Alpine Golden Buckwheat Low Eriogonum heracleoides Wyeth Buckwheat (Hercules) Low Eriogonum niveum Snow Buckwheat Low Eriogonum ovalifolium var. purpureum Cushion Buckwheat Very Low Well drained light sandy and medium loamy s. Adaptable to many conditions Exposed slopes w/ good drainage, granite gravels Well drained sandy or rocky, Rock Gardens. Sandy, loamy, gravel, talus Well drained gravelly, silt or loam Coarse, rocky well drained s Dry, rocky Gravelly, Prairie to Tall Prairie s Alpine to Steppe Semi-, Semi- Semi- - Annual Eriogonum strictum Strict Buckwheat Very Low Sandy, Gravelly Low, drought Eriogonum thymoides Thymeleaf Buckwheat tolerant Dry, rocky Semi- / steppe Eriogonum umbellatum Sulfur Buckwheat Low ly coarse, Eriophyllum lanatum Woolly flower Low Well drained to coarse textured. Semi- humusy, fertile, medium Fragaria vesca Woodland Strawberry moisture, well-drained / groundcover Gaillardia aristata Indian Blanket flower to well drained s Varies Geranium viscosissimum Sticky Purple Geranium Dry mesic-moist s. Is not adverse to rich Rich prairie loams clay and sand, Geum triflorum Prairie Smoke One Flowered moderate Helianthella uniflora Semi- Drought Coarse textured - Helianthella tolerant Heterotheca villosa Hairy False Goldenaster Low Dry, gravelly sandy, lava Semi-,, Mnt. Heuchera cylindrica Coralbells, Roundleaf Low Coarse s, adapted to Alumroot high elevation rocky areas. s Heuchera rubescens Pink Alpine Coralbells Low Dry rocky, Dry shady. - Hymenoxys acaulis dancer Daisy Low Lean, Hymenoxys hoopesii Owl s Claw Loamy to organic meadow Iliamna rivularis Hollyhock Moist, rich

4 FORBS, SUB-SHRUBS & GROUNDCOVER continued Iliamna rivularis Hollyhock Moist, rich Ipomopsis aggregata Scarlet Gilia Low Sandy, sandy loam, Medium texture- igneous Iris missouriensis Rocky Iris Moist in spring, then drier in summer Lewisia rediviva Bitterroot Moist in spring, dry in summer Wet s, drier in summer Loose rocks, gravelly, very Meadows Linum lewisii Blue Flax moderate Prefers sandy s varies moderate, Fine to Coarse textured Lupinus argenteus Silvery Lupine slightly drought s,, non to tolerant saline. High, tolerates Lupinus polyphyllus Big Leaf Lupine seasonal Damp-wet acidic, Sub-alpine, dryness nutrient poor Moist Forest, Streambank Lupinus sericeus Silky Lupine Low Medium to coarse and Sagebrush, moist to dry s lands, Mimulus guttatus Yellow Monkeyflower High Seeps and moist Mimulus lewisii Purple Monkey-flower High Moist or wet s Monarda fistulosa Wild Bergamot Thrives in wide range of s. acid-lime, to richpoor to sand- clay. Oenothera pallida Pale Evening Primrose Oenothera villosa Hairy Evening Primrose Low Penstemon attenuatus Sulphur Penstemon Low Dry, Normal or Sandy Poor, dry stony, tolerates sandy. Most anything except damp. Well drained, medium textured Penstemon cyananthus Wasatch Beardtongue Gravelly loam to sandy Penstemon deustus Hot rock Penstemon Dry, rocky Penstemon eatonii Firecracker penstemon Penstemon fruiticosus by Penstemon Penstemon payettensis Payette Penstemon Low Penstemon procerus Littleflower Penstemon moderate Penstemon rydbergii Rydberg s Penstemon Penstemon strictus Rocky Mt. Penstemon Low, drought resistant Penstemon venustus Lovely Penstemon Penstemon wilcoxii Wilcox Penstemon Low Salvia dorrii Purple Sage Sisyrinchium idahoense Idaho Blue Eyed -High Sisyrinchium montanum Strict Blue Eyed Moist in Spring, moderate dry summer Sphaeralcea coccinea Scarlet Globemallow Low Sphaeralcea grossulariifolia Gooseberry Globemallow Low Sphaeralcea munroana Orange Globemallow Dry gravelly s, sandy loam Dry gravelly s, to sandy loamy Rocky, talus and good drainage. Tolerates a wide variety of s but needs good drainage. Medium to fine textured Well drained average - sandy Gravelly to s Coarse-medium texture. Sandy, rocky Well drained, tolerates sand Moist sites in spring with Sandy, moist rich with good drainage Medium to coarse s Coarse-medium texture,. Adapts to a variety of, even heavy clay s Semi-, s, lands -steppe, Forest, s s, low mountain Semi-- s s s- sub alpine to Forest-Riparian Moist meadow, seeps, Semidesert, Pinion juniper, scrub / / Biennial Biennial / / / / subshrub / exposure key: sun: 6 or more full hours of direct sunlight sun: 3 to 6 hours of sunlight, tolerates afternoon sun shade: 3 to 6 hours of sunlight, avoid afternoon sun shade: less than 3 hours of direct sunlight, filtered sun for the rest of the day. Precipitation key: : less than 10 annual precipitation (low) Semi-: annual precipitation (low-moderate) : annual precipitation (moderate) : annual precipitation (moderate- high) Riparian: more than 30 annual precipitation (high)

CACTUS & FERNS Opuntia fragilis Brittle Prickly Pear Opuntia polyacantha Plains Prickly Pear Opuntia polyacantha var. rhodantha Plains Prickly Pear Rhodantha, mildly drought tolerant once established.

Semi-desert,, Dry Prairie Succulent shrub Succulent shrub Succulent shrub Fern GRASSES Achnatherum (Orzyopsis) hymenoides Indian (Sand) Ricegrass Drought Tolerant Bouteloua gracilis Blue Grama

Short lived in wet s Well drained, lean gravelly or sandy loam Fine to medium texture in wooded areas Medium to moderately fine deep s Koeleria macrantha Prairie Junegrass moderate Deep, moderately

5 CACTUS & FERNS Opuntia fragilis Brittle Prickly Pear Opuntia polyacantha Plains Prickly Pear Opuntia polyacantha var. rhodantha Plains Prickly Pear Rhodantha, mildly drought tolerant once established. Polystichum munitum Western Swordfern Dry, Well drained, sandy, gravelly Dry, Fine to coarse texture, Dry, Fine to coarse texture, Rich acidic with small stones Semi-desert, Semi-desert,, Dry Prairie Semi-desert,, Dry Prairie Succulent shrub Succulent shrub Succulent shrub Fern GRASSES Achnatherum (Orzyopsis) hymenoides Indian (Sand) Ricegrass Drought Tolerant Bouteloua gracilis Blue Grama medium, Drought resistant Calamagrotis rubescens Pinegrass Festuca idahoensis Idaho Fescue Low Deep sandy or rocky. Short lived in wet s Well drained, lean gravelly or sandy loam Fine to medium texture in wooded areas Medium to moderately fine deep s Koeleria macrantha Prairie Junegrass moderate Deep, moderately coarse Leymus cinereus Great Basin Wildrye Pseudoroegneria spicata Bluebunch Wheatgrass Drought Tolerant Schizachyrium scoparium Little Bluestem Dry to moist sandy s, adapts to a variety. Medium- coarse textured over 10 deep. Variety: tolerates poor, dry, coarse - fine textured, Dry prairie, Plains - Forest Semi- - Semi - Prairie, - exposure key: sun: 6 or more full hours of direct sunlight sun: 3 to 6 hours of sunlight, tolerates afternoon sun shade: 3 to 6 hours of sunlight, avoid afternoon sun shade: less than 3 hours of direct sunlight, filtered sun for the rest of the day. Precipitation key: : less than 10 annual precipitation (low) Semi-: annual precipitation (low-moderate) : annual precipitation (moderate) : annual precipitation (moderate- high) Riparian: more than 30 annual precipitation (high) Wetland: saturated most of the year NEW SPECIES THIS YEAR! Pinus contorta Lodgepole Pine Handsome pine gets its name for the long, slender pole-like trunk. Long-lived trees reaching feet tall and feet wide. Thrives in a variety of conditions but prefers cold, wet winters and dry warm summers. FULL SUN tolerant of light shade. LOW-HIGH WATER USE. Moist,. Mammals and several bird species use Lodgepole for food, cover or habitat. Thuja plicata Western Red Cedar Zones 5-7. Aromatic bright green foliage forming horizontal sprays turning bronze inwinter tall at a slow to medium growth rate. A vibrant ornamental specimen tree or prune young plants to make a hedge or screen. MODERATE WATER USE. FULL SUN-PART SHADE. FERTILE, SLIGHTLY ACIDIC WELL-DRAINED SOIL. Wildlife: Cover from predators for birds & squirrels. Hummingbirds visit new growth. In Boise: choose area with plenty of moisture & afternoon shade. new species continued on next page

Cleome lutea Yellow Beeplant Easily reseeding annual with numerous pincushion-like fragrant yellow flowers attracting bees &

Attractive yellow flower clusters 1-3 tall bloom in late summer. FULL SUN shade intolerant, LOW-MODERATE WATER.

Erigonum caespitosum Mat Buckwheat A beautiful mat-forming buckwheat with white-wooly leaves topped with delicate, round, pale

FULL SUN, LOW WATER, WELL DRAINED SANDY OR ROCKY SOIL. The flowers, leaves and seeds are used by small animals.

spicy-sage aroma. Blooms 3-4 months from late spring to fall. 2-4 feet tall and wide.

WELL DRAINED DRY, GRAVELLY, SANDY OR EVEN LAVA SOILS.

Oenothera villosa Hairy Evening Primrose A biennial pollinator friendly plant with long, lance-shaped leaves and showy yellow

Use in pollinator garden, in borders, in rock or dry gardens. FULL-PART SUN. LOW WATER USE.

Late afternoon to early evening flowers accommodate night pollinators such as moths, night insects, butterflies & native bees.

From the hills of Twin Falls, this colony forming cactus is cold hardy and works nicely in dry or pollinator gardens.

LOW WATER, do not water after September 15.

from Twin Falls county has flowers that are a deep coral color. 1-2 ft. tall this cactus will eventually form a colony.

6 Cleome lutea Yellow Beeplant Easily reseeding annual with numerous pincushion-like fragrant yellow flowers attracting bees & butterflies. Over 140 species of native bees have been observed foraging the nectar or pollen. Attractive yellow flower clusters 1-3 tall bloom in late summer. FULL SUN shade intolerant, LOW-MODERATE WATER. WELL DRAINED MEDIUM-FINE SANDY OR LOAMY SOIL. Erigonum caespitosum Mat Buckwheat A beautiful mat-forming buckwheat with white-wooly leaves topped with delicate, round, pale yellow fading to pink or orange flower balls. 3 tall x 12 wide, blooms in early summer. Zone 4. PERFECT FOR ROCK GARDENS. FULL SUN, LOW WATER, WELL DRAINED SANDY OR ROCKY SOIL. The flowers, leaves and seeds are used by small animals. Heterotheca villosa Hairy False Goldenaster Adaptable, abundant, cheery sub-shrub in sunflower family with a marvelous spicy-sage aroma. Blooms 3-4 months from late spring to fall. 2-4 feet tall and wide. Use as specimen plant, in mass plantings, xeriscapes, for cut flowers or in pollinator garden. FULL SUN LOW-MODERATE WATER. WELL DRAINED DRY, GRAVELLY, SANDY OR EVEN LAVA SOILS. Large flower heads create landing platform and produce nectar or pollen for a wide range of pollinators. Oenothera villosa Hairy Evening Primrose A biennial pollinator friendly plant with long, lance-shaped leaves and showy yellow flowers. Blooms early summer to late fall, flower spikes up to 4 tall. Use in pollinator garden, in borders, in rock or dry gardens. FULL-PART SUN. LOW WATER USE. POOR, DRY STONY SOIL, TOLEARTES MOSY ANY SOIL ECEPT WET SOILS. Late afternoon to early evening flowers accommodate night pollinators such as moths, night insects, butterflies & native bees. Opuntia fragilis Plains Prickly Pear (ZONE 4) Yellow flowers on a small pad with newer spines being reddish. From the hills of Twin Falls, this colony forming cactus is cold hardy and works nicely in dry or pollinator gardens. Visited by bumblebees and other native bees. FULL - PART SUN can tolerate light shade. LOW WATER, do not water after September 15. SOIL: Dry, sandy or gravelly Opuntia polyacantha Plains Prickly Pear (ZONE 4) White spines on a green pad, this Idaho native from Twin Falls county has flowers that are a deep coral color. 1-2 ft. tall this cactus will eventually form a colony. Grows in habitats containing sagebrush, rabitbrush, bluebunch wheat grass and Idaho fescue. Visited by numerous genera of native bees, use in a pollinator or xeric garden. Cover and food for other wildlife. Cold Hardy. FULL SUN, LOW WATER, DRY FINE-COARSE WELL DRAINED SOIL (not too sandy) Opuntia polyacantha var. Rhodantha (ZONE 4, Cold Hardy) Plains Prickly Pear Rhodantha An especially beautiful garden specimen from a colony in southern Twin Falls County near the Owyhee county border. Long thick white spines cover most the pad. 1-2 ft. tall. Visited by numerous genera of native bees, use in a pollinator or xeric garden. Cover and food for other wildlife. FULL SUN, LOW WATER, DRY FINE-COARSE WELL DRAINED SOIL (not too sandy)

Converse County Conservation District

Converse County Conservation District Perennial Info Sheet Lanceleaf Coreopsis Coreopsis lanceolata Description: A clump forming perennial plant, with bright yellow, 1-2 inch diameter flowers forming from