Database of Palouse Forbs for Landscaping 
(sorted by bloom date) 







Species Family flower color mature height (inches) bloom starts * bloom ends * sun required soil moisture longevity sowing time transplant time
Besseya rubra Scrophulariaceae red 08-16 4/1 4/14 full mesic long fall spring
Fritillaria pudica Liliaceae yellow 04-12 4/1 4/15 full mesic short fall fall
Lomatium triternatum Apiaceae yellow 12-22 4/1 5/31 part/full mesic mod fall spring
Collinsia parviflora Scrophulariaceae blue/purple 02-10 4/9 5/25 part/full dry/mesic annual fall no
Lomatium dissectum Apiaceae yellow 24-48 4/9 6/6 part/full dry short fall spring
Delphinium nuttallianum Ranunculaceae blue/purple 06-14 4/10 5/23 full dry/mesic short fall spring
Balsamorhiza sagittata Asteraceae yellow 16-26 4/14 5/23 full dry/mesic long fall fall
Castilleja cusickii Scrophulariaceae yellow 08-18 4/15 6/20 full dry/mesic mod fall spring
Castilleja lutescens Scrophulariaceae yellow 10-20 4/15 6/20 full dry/mesic mod fall spring
Clematis hirsutissima Ranunculaceae blue/purple 12-22 4/19 4/30 part/full mesic short fall spring
Dodecatheon pulchellum Primulaceae red/pink 04-08 4/25 5/10 full mesic mod fall fall
Phlox longifolia Polemoniaceae pink 08-14 4/28 5/31 part/full dry long fall spring
Phlox speciosa Polemoniaceae pink 08-16 4/28 5/31 full dry/mesic long fall spring
Lithospermum ruderale Boraginaceae yellow 12-20 4/29 5/20 full mesic long fall spring
Thermopsis montana Fabaceae yellow 16-24 4/29 5/23 part/full moist short fall spring
Brodiaea douglasii Liliaceae blue/purple 12-24 4/29 5/23 full dry/mesic mod fall fall
Lithophragma parviflora Saxifragaceae white 04-12 4/29 5/23 full dry/mesic mod fall fall
Geum triflorum Rosaceae yellow 08-18 4/29 5/31 part/full mesic short spring spring
Potentilla gracilis Rosaceae yellow 16-26 5/3 7/2 full mesic mod fall spring
Heuchera cylindrica Saxifragaceae white 10-20 5/10 7/10 full dry short fall spring
Iris missouriensis Iridaceae purple 12-20 5/13 6/10 part/full moist mod fall spring
Eriogonum heracleoides Polygonaceae white 08-16 5/13 6/13 full dry long fall spring
Arnica sororia Asteraceae yellow 12-20 5/13 6/25 part/full mesic mod fall spring
Wyethia amplexicaulis Asteraceae yellow 16-26 5/13 6/28 full mesic long fall spring
Geranium viscosissimum Geraniaceae purple/pink 12-20 5/13 7/24 full dry/mesic short fall spring
Eriophyllum lanatum Asteraceae yellow 08-14 5/15 6/15 full dry short fall spring
Linum lewisii Linaceae blue/purple 14-22 5/20 6/20 full dry/mesic mod spring spring
Achillea millefolium Asteraceae white 16-28 5/23 7/24 full dry short spring spring
Potentilla arguta Rosaceae white 20-30 5/31 6/25 part/full mesic mod fall spring
Galium boreale Rubiaceae white 12-18 5/31 6/28 part/full mesic mod spring spring
Penstemon confertus Scrophulariaceae yellow 12-20 5/31 6/28 part/full mesic mod fall spring
Penstemon deustus Scrophulariaceae white 12-24 5/31 7/9 full dry long fall spring
Helianthella uniflora Asteraceae yellow 20-30 5/31 7/10 part/full dry/mesic short fall spring
Lupinus laxiflorus Fabaceae blue/purple 12-24 5/31 7/15 part/full mesic short fall spring
Lupinus sericeus Fabaceae blue/purple 10-22 5/31 7/15 full dry/mesic short fall spring
Clarkia pulchella Onagraceae pink 04-12 6/6 7/10 part/full dry/mesic annual spring spring
Penstemon venustus Scrophulariaceae blue/purple 16-26 6/6 7/23 part/full mesic short fall spring
Lupinus leucophyllus Fabaceae blue/purple 12-22 6/10 7/20 full dry/mesic short fall spring
Gaillardia aristata Asteraceae red/orange 12-22 6/10 7/24 full mesic mod spring spring
Allium acuminatum Liliaceae red/pink 04-10 6/12 7/1 full dry mod fall fall
Heracleum lanatum Apiaceae white 40-80 6/13 6/30 part/full moist short fall spring
Veratrum californicum Liliaceae white 40-80 6/15 7/10 part/full mesic/moist mod fall fall
Hieracium albertinum Asteraceae yellow 12-22 6/20 7/10 full dry/mesic mod fall spring
Collomia grandiflora Polemoniaceae orange 06-18 6/20 7/10 full dry/mesic annual spring spring
Gilia aggregata Polemoniaceae red 12-28 6/20 9/3 full dry biennial fall spring
Sidalcea oregana Malvaceae red/pink 14-40 6/28 7/15 part/full mesic mod fall spring
Aster occidentalis Asteraceae blue/purple 14-24 7/10 8/20 part/full mesic mod fall spring
Solidago missouriensis Asteraceae yellow 12-24 7/15 9/5 full dry/mesic short spring spring
Gentiana affinis Gentianaceae blue/purple 08-16 7/23 8/20 full mesic mod fall spring
Perideridia gairdneri Apiaceae white 16-40 7/23 8/21 part/full mesic mod fall fall
Ranunculus glaberrimus Ranunculaceae yellow 02-06 3/16 5/11 full dry/mesic short fall fall
Sisyrinchium inflatum Iridaceae blue/purple 06-18 3/24 5/25 full mesic short fall fall
Claytonia lanceolata Portulacaceae white 02-06 3/24 5/25 part/full mesic mod fall fall
Erythronium grandiflorum Liliaceae yellow 06-14 4/12 5/17 part/full mesic long fall fall
Mertensia longiflora Boraginaceae blue/purple 04-08 4/12 5/30 part/full mesic mod fall fall
Lithophragma bulbifera Saxifragaceae white 04-10 4/12 5/7 full dry/mesic mod fall fall
Castilleja hispida Scrophulariaceae red/orange 10-20 4/12 7/25 full dry/mesic mod fall spring
Hydrophyllum capitatum Hydrophyllaceae purple 04-10 4/29 6/12 shade/part moist mod fall fall
Camassia quamash Liliaceae blue/purple 12-20 5/14 5/27 full moist mod fall fall
Antennaria luzuloides Asteraceae white 06-14 5/20 6/22 full dry long fall spring
Geum macrophyllum Rosaceae yellow 14-24 5/20 7/8 partial moist mod fall spring
Antennaria microphylla Asteraceae pink 08-16 5/23 6/10 full mesic long fall spring
Penstemon attenuatus Scrophulariaceae blue/purple 12-20 5/29 7/10 part/full mesic mod fall spring
Penstemon attenuatus Scrophulariaceae yellow 12-20 5/29 7/10 part/full mesic mod fall spring
Collomia linearis Polemoniaceae pink 04-14 5/29 7/7 part/full dry/mesic annual spring spring
Zigadenus venenosus Liliaceae white 12-22 5/6 6/12 full dry/mesic mod fall fall
Viola adunca Violaceae blue/purple 02-08 5/6 6/12 part/full mesic mod fall fall
Sedum stenopetalum Crassulaceae yellow 02-08 6/10 7/25 part/full dry short fall fall
Apocynum androsaemifolium Apocynaceae pink 08-18 6/19 8/10 full mesic mod ? spring
Erigeron corymbosus Asteraceae blue/purple 08-16 6/22 7/22 part/full dry/mesic mod fall spring
Astragalus canadensis Fabaceae white 08-20 6/22 7/25 part/full mesic short fall spring
Castilleja miniata Scrophulariaceae red 16-26 6/23 9/14 part/full mesic mod fall spring
Solidago canadensis Asteraceae yellow 24-68 7/21 9/22 part/full moist long spring spring
Skinner, D.M; Warnick, P. 2006. Database of Palouse Forbs for Landscaping. Palouse Prairie Foundation. Moscow, ID.

This database of landscaping characteristics for Palouse native forbs was compiled by David M. Skinner and Paul Warnick, April 15, 2006. It is a spreadsheet which allows one to sort by various plant characteristics such as family, flower color, mature height, bloom time, sun requirement, soil moisture requirement, longevity, and planting time. For further information on each species, refer to "Characteristics and Uses of Native Palouse Forbs in Landscaping" and "More Palouse Forbs for Landscaping", or to the individual species in the Palouse Prairie Foundation plant database. Much of the data has been compiled from personal observations and data collection from plants growing on the Palouse. For some species and parameters, we had to rely on other sources. For those, the spreadsheet may not exactly reflect plant performance on the Palouse, but should still give a reasonable facsimile thereof. We will endeavor to obtain more accurate data in the near future for those species.

References:

Hitchcock, C. Leo, Arthur Cronquist, Marion Ownbey, and J.W. Thompson. 1969. Vascular Plants of the Pacific Northwest. University of Washington Press. Seattle, WA. 5 vols.

Hitchcock, C. Leo, and Arthur Cronquist. 1973. Flora of the Pacific Northwest. Univ. of Washington Press. Seattle, WA.

St. John, Harold. 1963. Flora of Southeastern Washington and of Adjacent Idaho. 3rd edition. Outdoor Pictures. Escondido, CA.

USDA, NRCS. 2006. The PLANTS Database, 6 March 2006 (http://plants.usda.gov). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA.
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