Close-up of white Inside-out Flowers (Vancouveria hexandra). Another stunning Pacific Northwest native plant available at Sparrowhawk Native Plants Nursery in Portland, Oregon.
Flower stalk of Inside-out Flower (Vancouveria hexandra) full of buds and flowers. Another stunning Pacific Northwest native plant available at Sparrowhawk Native Plants Nursery in Portland, Oregon.
Water droplets adorn the leaves of Inside-out Flowers (Vancouveria hexandra). Another stunning Pacific Northwest native plant available at Sparrowhawk Native Plants Nursery in Portland, Oregon.
Close-up of the leaves of Inside-out Flowers (Vancouveria hexandra). Another stunning Pacific Northwest native plant available at Sparrowhawk Native Plants Nursery in Portland, Oregon.
Close-up of the leaves of Inside-out Flowers (Vancouveria hexandra) in a sea of Pacific Waterleaf. Another stunning Pacific Northwest native plant available at Sparrowhawk Native Plants Nursery in Portland, Oregon.

Inside-out Flower

Vancouveria hexandra

  • Size at maturity: 8-16" tall, 12-24" wide
  • Canopy layer: groundcover
  • Light requirements: full shade, part-sun/part-shade
  • Moisture requirements: dry to moist soil
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Delicate white flowers float above small leaved "duck foot" foliage mid to late spring; Common in natural shady areas around Portland like Forest Park. Plant as part of a woodland forest floor alongside Ferns, Oregon oxalis, Cascade Oregon Grape, Meadowrue and Wild Ginger.

 

Photo Credit 1, 2, 4, 5: Nikkie West, Sparrowhawk Native Plants

Photo Credit 3: "White inside-out flower" by Jonathan Lidbeck is licensed under CC BY 2.0

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