. compositum 65 45 18 ovalifolium 6 shrub No Very 9-16" shrub Yes Very about 1 inch 2 or more 12" or more White flowers in summer. Leaves green on top & wooly white on the bottom. Wonderful mat former with silvery leaves. Round flower clusters vary in color depending on seed source: cream & pink most common. Regional umbellatum n cardwellii var. alpinum 35 shrub Yes Semi- Blue n 64 27 3 shrub Yes Semi- 8-10" n barrettiae 83 4 3 2". Flower stalks Creamy white to pink to about 2-3 ft or flowers in large clusters in 6". more. spring. 2 ft or more shrub Yes Very 12" 3-4 Beautiful shrubby evergreen ground hugging plant. Large, bright pink to purple flowers in spring. Wonderful landscape plant. ground with purple (occ. pink) flowers in spring. Rare in the wild but easy to cultivate. Nursery propagated, not wild collected. Regional Regional: WA, OR, CA in Cascades. Regional endemic: Columbia River Gorge - WA & OR Desert Jewels Nursery Page 1 of 6 January 2010 Inventory
. n rupicola 29 3 shrub Yes Semi- up to 6" 2-3 Rose pink flowered: very popular rock garden plant in Regional: cold climates. Sun to light Cascade shade in gravelly, acid soil. Mts of WA, Likes pine needle mulch. OR, n. CA. n lyallii Lyall's beardtong ue 112 Semi- Shrub Yes Semi- 18-32" 2 ft or Large white to lavender more - flowers blooming in "large summer. Shrubby base & clumps" herbaceous upper stems. Western n rostriflorus Arctostaphy los uva-ursi Bridge's Variety 14 Semi- Shrub? Very 16" 1-2 kinnickinni k 188 Shrub Yes Semi- 1-3 inches 2-3 Scarlet flowered, hummingbird plant. Long lived and very long blooming - often June thru Aug. Woody base & herbaceous top. Pink flowers in spring. Red berries in summer. Mid to high elev. - NM, AZ, CO, UT, NV, Baja Mexico. & the West, northern Midwest & Artemisia tridentata Big Sagebrus h 103 Shrub Yes Very 3-6 3-6 Important to wildlife. and the west, northern midwest, and western Desert Jewels Nursery Page 2 of 6 January 2010 Inventory
Chamaebat iaria millefolium heracleoides sphaeroceph alum thymoides umbellatum umbellatum var. majus n cinicola Desert Sweet, Ever-. green White flowers in summer. Fragrant, finely dissected Fernbush 18 24 Shrub Semi- Very 5 5 foliage. Parsnipflower White flowers in summer. Narrow leaves. Host to Buckwhea 2 or Blue & Hairstreak t 96 Shrub Semi- Very 9-16" more butterflies. Roundhead t 50 Shrub Yes Very 6-8" 6-15" Thymeleaf Buckwhea t 252 6 Shrub Semi- Very Up to 6" Up to 6" Sulphur - flower t (Peshasti n source) 16 Shrub Yes Very 3-12" tall Sulphurflower t, Tall t 33 Shrub Yes Very 6-15" Up to 3' wide 1-2 or more. Ash Beardtong ue 21 6 Shrub Yes Very 6-10" 6-10" Round clusters of yellow flowers in summer. Leaves narrow. Round clusters of cream and pink to red flowers in early spring. Bonsai "Ming tree". Yellow flowers in summer. Variable species. Flowers in summer. Tall stems with large, flat clusters of yellowish-white tinged with rose. Very floriferous with clusters of tiny, dark blue flowers. Will rebloom if cut back after first flush. Rebloomed well in the nursery. Widely adapted. OR, ID, NV, UT, CA & dry areas of the West Regional: dry volcanic soils in OR & CA. Desert Jewels Nursery Page 3 of 6 January 2010 Inventory
. n fruticosus n gairdneri n nitidus Shrubby n 289 73 6 14 Shrub Yes Very up to 1 2-3 Gairdner's n 14 Shrub Semi- Very 6" 6-10" Shining n 16 15 Shrub Yes Semimoist spring, dry summe r. 6-12" 6" Great local evergreen shrub with large purple flowers in spring. Choice rock garden & trough plant. Medium flowers - white to pink or orchid, lavender or blue with a pale throat. Earliest blooming penstemon with glorious sky blue flowers. Not long lived but flowers make it worth taking offshoots to replant. : WA. OR, ID, MT, WY, BC : east central WA, OR, ID MT, ND,SD, WY, & Western n ovatus 10 Shrub Yes n pinifolius Phlox Ribes hoodii aureum Likes regular waterin g, not continu up to ous. 3.5 8-12" Pineleaf penstemo n 3 49 Shrub Yes Yes 1 1-2 Hood's Popular in northern US & Canadian gardens. Bright blue flowers in late spring - early summer. Long blooming. Well known & widely grown. Scarlet flowers loved by hummingbirds. Fine, needle-like foliage. Long lived, hardy & long blooming. Regional: west of the Cascades - OR, WA, BC NM, AZ, Mexico at high elevations. Phlox 41 Shrub Yes Very Golden currant 77 Shrub No Semi- Desert Jewels Nursery Page 4 of 6 January 2010 Inventory
Rosa Rubus Salvia Salvia woodsii parviflorus dorrii pachyphylla. Fragrant pink flowers in June. Rose hips high in vitamin C & good for wildlife. 5 - Wood's rose 7 Shrub No Semispreadi to 6.5 ng Thimbleb erry 36 Shrub No Semi- Purple Sage 3 12 Shrub Yes Very Mojave Sage 5 12 Shrub Semi- Very Western Sambucus caerulea Elderberry 6 Shrub No Semi- Symphorica Snowberr rpos albus y 30 Shrub No Semi- Yucca filamentosa Yucca glauca Amelancier alnifolia Adam's needle 14 26 Shrub Yes Very Plains Yucca, Soapwee d Yucca 22 Shrub Yes Very Servicebe rry 6 1 Shrub or small tree No Semi- 2.5 ft, with flowerin g stalks up to 8 4.5 ft (in flower) 3-16 2.5 3-4 3-16 Creamy-white conical inflorescences range from 3' to 8' tall, blooming during July and August, and are quite showy when in flower dagger-like leaves and a tall stem of showy, bell-shaped, greenish-white, pendulous flowers. White flowers in spring. Edible fruit. Important for wildlife, especially birds Southeaster n US Native., as far west as Montana. & the West, northern Midwest & Desert Jewels Nursery Page 5 of 6 January 2010 Inventory
n richardsonii Prunus virginiana Cutleaf n 5. Late summer blooming. Usually hot pink flowers. May be lavender or violet. Variable species. Attractive serrate to almost dissected leaves. Somewhat sprawling plant - great for 1-1.5 rock walls & dry borders. 1-2 Self-sows. Sub - shrub No Very Chokeche Tree/ rry 3 shrub No Semi- 3-13 3-10 Bottle brush clusters of white flowers in spring. Red to black berries in summer. Birds love them. Butterfly host plant. : WA, OR, BC., Western & midwestern - wide ranging. Crataegus douglasii Black Hawthorn 3 Tree/s hrub No Semiup to 26 up to 13 White flowers. Black fruit loved by birds. Magpies & orioles prefer to nest in this tree. - western & northern US &. Desert Jewels Nursery Page 6 of 6 January 2010 Inventory