Why choose native plants? Pacific Northwest native plants know how to live here and how to thrive here. They often need much less water and less fertilizer. They spread slowly and are not invasive. They support a wide diversity of wildlife. And best of all, they look great!
Native to semi-desert and other rocky, arid places at low and mid-altitude locations throughout western North America. Oregon sunshine is a variable plant in terms of foliage, with the leaves of some plants being a deep true green while others are covered with fine soft gray hairs. Regardless of individual foliage variations, the plant produces incredibly cheerful masses of bright yellow flowers which makes this a great plant for both meadows and for formal flowerbeds. With a long bloom time, generally May into July, these bright and cheery flowers attract numerous species of beneficial insects and butterflies. This plant thrives in full sun to light shade, and very well-drained rocky/sandy/dry soil. It’s perfect for rock gardens and xeriscaping, and it’s a good colonizer if disturbed sites such as excavated, burned, or backfilled areas with marginal topsoil. Can be propagated easily from seed gathered in the fall. This compact, summer-blooming plant has a clumping growth habit and typically only reaches about a foot in height. Photo courtesy of Northwest Meadowscapes.
