15 Plants That Grow in Full Sun

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Do you have a sunny spot that could use some plants? Here are fifteen plants that all appear on the Portland Plant List and are readily available.

Oregon White Oak

Scientific Name: Quercus garryana

Canopy Layer: overstory

Soil: dry

Growth: very slow

Supports: pollinators, pest-eating insects, and birds

Ponderosa Pine

Scientific Name: Pinus pondrosa var. benthamiana

Canopy Layer: overstory

Soil: dry

Growth: fast

Supports: pest-eating insects and birds including hummingbirds

Oregon Ash

Scientific Name: Fraxinus latifolia

Canopy Layer: overstory

Soil: moist to seasonally wet

Growth: medium

Supports: birds and aquatic animals

Vine Maple

Scientific Name: Acer circinatum

Canopy Layer: understory

Soil: moist to seasonally wet

Growth: medium

Supports: pollinators, pest-eating insects, and birds

Western Serviceberry

Scientific Name: Amelanchier alnifolia

Canopy Layer: large shrub layer

Soil: dry to seasonally wet

Growth: medium

Supports:

Pacific Ninebark

Scientific Name: Physocarpus capitatus

Canopy Layer: large shrub layer

Soil: moist to seasonally wet

Growth: fast

Supports: pollinators, pest-eating insects, and birds

Nootka Rose

Scientific Name: Rosa notkana

Canopy Layer: large shrub layer

Soil:

Growth:

Supports: pollinators, pest-eating insects, and birds including hummingbirds

Douglas Spirea

Scientific Name: Spiraea douglasii

Canopy Layer: small/medium shrub layer

Soil: moist to wet

Growth:

Attracts: pollinators, pest-eating insects, and birds

Red-flowering Currant

Scientific Name: Ribes sanguinem

Canopy Layer: small/medium shrub layer

Soil: dry to moist soils

Growth:

Attracts: pollinators, pest-eating insects, and birds including hummingbirds

Kinnikinnick

Scientific Name: Arctostaphylos uva-ursi

Canopy Layer: small/medium shrub layer

Soil: dry to moist

Growth:

Attracts: pollinators, pest-eating insects, and birds including hummingbirds

Oregon Iris

Scientific Name: Iris tenax

Canopy Layer: ground

Soil: dry to moist

Growth:

Attracts: pollinators, pest-eating insects, and birds including hummingbirds

Pacific Rush

Scientific Name: Juncus effusus var. pacificus

Canopy Layer: ground

Soil: moist to wet

Growth:

Attracts: pest-eating insects and birds

Farewell-to-Spring

Scientific Name: Clarkia amoena

Canopy Layer: ground

Soil: dry to moist

Growth:

Attracts: pollinators, pest-eating insects and birds including hummingbirds

Small Blue-eyed Mary

Scientific Name: Collinsia parviflora

Canopy Layer: ground

Soil: dry to wet

Growth:

Attracts: pollinators, pest-eating insects and birds

Oregon Stonecrop

Scientific Name: Sedum oreganum

Canopy Layer: ground

Soil: dry

Growth:

Attracts: pollinators, pest-eating insects and birds