Kinnikinnick is a hardy trailing evergreen ground cover. It blooms with small bell shaped pink flowers and produces red berries. It will only grow 6-8 inches tall but will spread widely. It grows best in sunny well drained soils but also thrives in partial shade and heavier clay soils.
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This iconic PNW berry is found from SE alaska to northern California. It grows in wet woodlands and along stream banks and can handle sun to shade. It forms dense thickets that can grow 3-6 feet tall.
Douglas Spirea
Douglas spirea is rhizomatous and multi-branched shrub that grows 5-8 feet tall. It prefers moist to wet soils and full sun. It produces bright clusters of tiny pink flowers. This plant is excellent for wetlands and riparian areas but can tolerate drier soils in a landscape setting.
Salal
This evergreen shrub is also found in the shady understory of a forest, primarily west of the cascades and on the coast. Salal can reach heights of 6 feet but is more commonly three feet. It has edible berries July-September and can spread through rhizomes.
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This species will grow 2-9 feet tall and can handle both wet and dry soils and prefers full sun. It has showy pink flowers in the spring and bright red rose hips in the fall giving nice color for winter. This plant can be aggressive making it a great species for restoration sites, hedge rows, fence lines, or places that are hard for other plants to establish.