Flowering perennials for sun
Many of our showiest sun-loving native wildflowers occur in South Sound prairies
Puget balsmaroot (Balsamorhiza deltoidea) •Dry to moist, gravelly soil
•Large, bright yellow blossoms
•Triangular leaves
•Late spring/early summer blooming
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Oregon iris (Iris tenax) •Moist to wet, gravelly soil
•Flower color varies from pale blue to vivid purple
•Forms spreading clumps
•Late spring/early summer blooming
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White fawn lily (Erythronium oregonum) •Moist, well-drained soil
•Nodding white lily with yellow center
•Mottled leaves
•Spring blooming
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Common camas (Camassia quamash) •Dry to moist, gravelly soil
•Flower color varies from pale to deep blue
•Spreads
•Early spring blooming
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Early blue violet (Viola adunca) •Moist, well-drained soil
•Vivid blue or purple flower
•Small, heart-shaped leaves
•Fast-spreading
•Early spring blooming
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Henderson’s shootingstar (Dodecatheon hendersonii) •Moist to wet soil
•Vivid magenta flowers
•Spreading
•Spring blooming
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