Nootka Rose grows in full sun or part shade, and gets about 7’ tall by 3-5’ wide. Summer flowers are followed by bright orange hips in fall – popular with birds, and a great source of Vitamin C for humans. But despite its relatively small individual flowers, Nootka Rose blooms abundantly and has a rich and heady fragrance. Rosa nutkana (Nootka Rose) – There’s something delightful about the simplicity of our native roses – just five dusty-pink petals, surrounding a bright golden eye. Butterflies and other pollinators love it, relatively deer resistant (although may be browsed when its younger). The bark gets attractively shaggy as the plant ages providing good winter interest in the garden. At maturity, Mock Orange will get 5-12’ tall by about 6’ wide. You will likely smell Mock Orange before you see it – it is abundant along Lithia Creek and in the Jacksonville Woodlands - and it really does smell like orange blossoms! Simple, snowy-white 4-petaled flowers with bright golden anthers blanket the shrub in early summer. ![]() Philadelphus lewisii (Mock Orange) – This plant was named after Meriweather Lewis, of the Lewis and Clark expedition (extra plant-nerd trivia: the genus Lewisia is also named after Lewis, and the genus Clarkia was named after William Clark). It is fast growing, deer resistant, and fairly drought tolerant once established and is a wonderful plant for hummingbirds, bees, butterflies, and a variety of other beneficial insects. Depending on your site conditions, Oceanspray can grow anywhere from 3-15’ tall and will get about 6’ wide. ![]() If you look more closely, you’ll notice that each spray is composed of dozens of exquisite little five-petaled flowers. Holodiscus discolor (Oceanspray) – What a wonderfully descriptive common name for a truly lovely shrub! This member of the Rose family is covered with sprays of sweetly fragrant, frothy white flowers in the early summer. Next time you’re looking for a new shrub for your yard, why not consider going native? All four are deciduous, fragrant, and wildlife friendly and they all prefer light shade and are not at all fussy about soil type. ![]() A recent hike along a popular local trail reminded us that these four great native shrubs – three of which can be found blooming in the woodlands around the Rogue Valley in late June and early July – are great additions to our gardens.
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