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Natives for Newbies

Welcome to the wildly rewarding world of habitat gardening! Along this journey we're all constantly learning fascinating new ways to build beautiful backyard habitat - and ever-editing our gardens to insure the right plants are in the right places.

As you get started, here's a few tried and true species that are relatively easy to grow. Consider using these plants as the foundation of your soon-to-be-thriving habitat garden.

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  • Bright pink flowers of Cusick's checkermallow (Sidalcea cusickii). Another stunning Pacific Northwest native plant available at Sparrowhawk Native Plants, native plant nursery in Portland, Oregon.
    $4.95
    $4.95
  • Long-blooming, white flowers of pearly everlasting (Anaphalis margaritacea). One of 100+ species of Pacific Northwest native plants available at Sparrowhawk Native Plants, Native Plant Nursery in Portland, Oregon.
    $8.95
    $8.95
  • Close-up of Oregon native Cascara tree leaves (Frangula purshiana / Rhamnus purshiana). Another stunning Pacific Northwest native tree available at Sparrowhawk Native Plants Nursery in Portland, Oregon.
    $16.95
    $16.95
  • Close-up of the bright green leaves and a white flower cluster of red twig dogwood (Cornus sericea). One of approximately 200 species of Pacific Northwest native wildflowers, shrubs and trees available at Sparrowhawk Native Plants, native plant nursery in Portland, Oregon.
    $7.95
    $7.95
  • Tray of foothill sedge (Carex tumulicola) plug in propagation. One of approximately 200 species of Pacific Northwest native plants available at Sparrowhawk Native Plants nursery in Portland, Oregon
    $7.95
    $7.95
  • Close up of the white with pink candy-striped flowers of candyflower or miner's lettuce (Claytonia sibirica). One of approximately 200 species of Pacific Northwest native wildflowers, shrubs and trees available at Sparrowhawk Native Plants, native plant nursery, in Portland, Oregon.
    $4.95
    $4.95
  • Close-up of the cheerful yellow blooms of Slender Cinquefoil (Potentilla gracilis). One of 100+ species of Pacific Northwest native plants available at Sparrowhawk Native Plants, Native Plant Nursery in Portland, Oregon.
    $4.49
    $4.49
  • Close up of light pink Nootka rose flower (Rosa nutkana) - native Oregon shrub. One of approximately 200 species of Pacific Northwest native plants available at Sparrowhawk Native Plants, Native Plant Nursery in Portland, Oregon.
    $8.95
    $8.95
  • Iconic palmately compound leaves of native riverbank of streambank lupine (Lupinus rivularis). One of 150+ species of Pacific Northwest native plants available at Sparrowhawk Native Plants, Native Plant Nursery in Portland, Oregon.
    $8.95
    $8.95
  • Close-up of the pink flowers of fireweed (Chamerion angustifolium). One of the 150+ species of Pacific Northwest Native Plants available at Sparrowhawk Native Plants in Portland, Oregon
    $8.95
    $8.95
  • Foliage of pacific wax myrtle (Myrica californica). One of approximately 200 species of Pacific Northwest native plants available at Sparrowhawk Native Plants, Native Plant Nursery in Portland, Oregon.
    $11.95
    $11.95
  • A mature slough sedge plant (Carex obnupta) creates a gorgeous evergreen backdrop in an urban raingarden. One of 150+ species of Pacific Northwest native plants available at Sparrowhawk Native Plants, Native Plant Nursery in Portland, Oregon.
    $3.95
    $3.95
  • Close-up of a population of prairie junegrass (Koeleria macrantha). One of 150+ species of Pacific Northwest native plants available at Sparrowhawk Native Plants, Native Plant Nursery in Portland, Oregon.
    $8.95
    $8.95
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  • Close up of the blue-purple tubular-shaped flowers of broad-leaved penstemon (Penstemon ovatus). One of approximately 200 species of Pacific Northwest native plants available at Sparrowhawk Native Plants in Portland, Oregon
    $11.95
    $11.95
  • Close-up of Buckbrush flower (Ceanothus cuneatus). Another stunning Pacific Northwest native shrub available at Sparrowhawk Native Plants Nursery in Portland, Oregon.
    $8.95
    $8.95
  • Close-up of pacific ninebark flower (Physocarpus capitatus) getting visited by a small bug. Another stunning Pacific Northwest native shrub available at Sparrowhawk Native Plants Nursery in Portland, Oregon.
    $7.95
    $7.95
  • An up close look at the bright green foliage of coyote bush flower (Baccharis pilularis). One of the 150+ species of Pacific Northwest native plants available at Sparrowhawk Native Plants Nursery in Portland, Oregon.
    $15.95
    $15.95
  • Close-up of the yellow flower of shrubby cinquefoil (Dasiphora fruticosa, formerly/aka Potentilla fruticosa). One of 100+ species of Pacific Northwest native plants available at Sparrowhawk Native Plants, Native Plant Nursery in Portland, Oregon.
    $8.95
    $8.95
  • Growth habit of pacific rush (Juncus effusus), also known as common rush, pasture rush, or soft rush. One of approximately 200 species of Pacific Northwest native plants available at Sparrowhawk Native Plants, Native Plant Nursery in Portland, Oregon.
    $7.95
    $7.95
  • Close-up flowers and leaves of Douglas Hawthorn (Crataegus douglasii). Another stunning Pacific Northwest native tree available at Sparrowhawk Native Plants Nursery in Portland, Oregon.
    $14.95
    $14.95
  • Inflorescence of slender rush or path rush (Juncus tenuis). One of approximately 200 species of Pacific Northwest native plants available at Sparrowhawk Native Plants, Native Plant Nursery in Portland, Oregon.
    $3.95
    $3.95
  • Close up of the bright green leaves of quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides). Another species on Pacific Northwest native tree available at Sparrowhawk Native Plants, native plant nursery, in Portland, Oregon.
    $16.95
    $16.95
  • Fresh spring leaves and flower buds on a small 4
    $4.95
    $4.95
  • Iconic large leaf of the big leaf maple, Acer macrophyllum, another stunning Northwest Native Plant available at Sparrowhawk Native Plants Nursery in Portland, Oregon
    $29.95
    $29.95
  • Partial habit of Ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa). One of the many Pacific Northwest native trees available at Sparrowhawk Native Plants, Native Plant Nursery in Portland, Oregon.
    $34.95
    $34.95
  • Close-up of the flower stalk of California bee plant (Scrophularia california) adorned with tiny red flowers. One of approximately 200 species of Pacific Northwest native plants available at Sparrowhawk Native Plants, native plant nursery in Portland, Oregon.
    $6.95
    $6.95
  • Close-up of the leaves and new white flowers of a native bitter cherry (Prunus emarginata) tree growing in the wild. Another stunning Pacific Northwest native tree available at Sparrowhawk Native Plants nursery in Portland, Oregon.
    $34.95
    $34.95
  • A small form shore pine (Pinus contorta ssp. contorta) in a wild bog. One of approximately 200 species of Pacific Northwest native plants available at Sparrowhawk Native Plants in Portland, Oregon.
    $26.95
    $26.95
  • Close-up of green leaves with small pink flowers of creeping snowberry (Symphoricarpos mollis) against a blurred green background. One of approximately 200 species of Pacific Northwest native plants available at Sparrowhawk Native Plants, native plant nursery in Portland, Oregon.
    $14.95
    $14.95
  • White peeling bark on the trunk of a paper birch tree (Betula papyrifera) in fall. One of approximately 200 species of Pacific Northwest native trees, shrubs and herbaceous plants available at Sparrowhawk Native Plants, native plant nursery in Portland, Oregon
    $19.95
    $19.95
  • Close-up of purple Douglas iris in bloom (Iris douglasii or Iris douglasiana). One of approximately 200 species of Pacific Northwest native plants available at Sparrowhawk Native Plants, native plant nursery in Portland, Oregon.
    $9.95
    $9.95