Native range
Native plants of Washington
14 wild species and 14 plant groups in the BloomsEye library grow wild somewhere in Washington, read from Kew's World Checklist of Vascular Plants and USDA PLANTS. The 53 garden forms of them are listed apart below, each naming its wild parent.
28 plants
How this list is made
Derived from each plant's native-range record, checked against Kew's World Checklist of Vascular Plants and USDA PLANTS with every decision on a ledger; Washington is read off the record's own range, and the order is how many of the state's counties record each plant, as stored in the BloomsEye library, which was written with AI assistance. Of these 28 plants, 23 have been checked against outside sources; the rest have not been checked yet, and each plant's own page says which. The cards are AI-generated illustrations.
Range data from the World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 4.0, adapted) and USDA PLANTS. How the native range is credited.
Foliage
Foliage
Recorded across Washington
How many of the state's 39 counties record each wild species growing wild, from USDA PLANTS: a plant recorded in many counties is widespread in Washington; one recorded in few may be local, or simply under-recorded. A county's absence is not evidence a plant is absent. 12 of the wild species carry a county record here.
Garden forms of Washington natives
53 garden forms, each a named selection of a species that grows wild in Washington and each naming its wild parent. A garden form is not the wild plant, so it is listed here and never counted above.
- Abbotswood
- Alma Pötschke
- Alpine Carpet Juniper
- Arctic Fire Red Twig Dogwood
- Arctic Fire Yellow Dogwood
- Autumn Colors
- Bailey Compact American Cranberrybush
- Blaze
- Blue Arrow Juniper
- Blue Paradise
- Bright Eyes
- Bubblegum Pink Garden Phlox
- California Poppy (Cream/White)
- California Poppy (Rose/Pink Mix)
- Cherry Brandy
- Claire Grace
- Coral Flame
- David
- Denver Daisy
- Goldfinger
- Goldilocks
- Happy Face Yellow
- Indian Summer
- Ivory Castle
- Jeana
- Laura
- Lemony Lace Elderberry
- Luminary Ultraviolet
- Mango Tango
- McKay's White
- Mikado
- New England Aster 'Barr's Pink'
- New England Aster 'Harrington's Pink'
- Nicky
- Orange Perfection
- Orange Whisper
- Pink Beauty
- Pink Whisper
- Prairie Sun
- Purple Dome
- Purple Gleam
- Purple Phlox
- Red Ace
- Regent Serviceberry
- Robert Poore
- Rose Chiffon
- Skyrocket Juniper
- Snow Flurry
- Starfire
- Tangerine
- Toto Gold
- Twilight Zone
- White Flame
Plant groups native to Washington
14 plant groups sold under one name whose wild species grow in Washington; the count beside each is how many of its wild species the record finds in the state.
Keep exploring
Growing natives in Washington
This list is the library's cut of Washington's flora, not a planting guide. For sources, plant sales and local advice, Washington has its own native plant society, the Washington Native Plant Society, and its extension office, WSU Extension; both are linked below and neither is connected to BloomsEye.
Native to your own county
This page is the whole state. In the free garden planner, enter your ZIP and Garden Check lists these same plants for your location, marks the ones recorded growing wild in your county, and places any of them in your plan; its Browse tab answers for any of the 65 states, provinces and territories with no account.
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