The Plant List

The following is a list of the native plants that were planted along Little Swamp Creek where it passes through our yard.  This was the first half of a project on our property that the Adopt-A-Stream Foundation is coordinating to re-establishing a riparian zone along this stretch of the creek.  It is just a small part of their work toward the ultimate goal of increasing the quality of Swamp Creek.

• Paper Birch (Betula papyrifera)
• Shore Pine (Pinus contorta var. contorta
• Douglas Fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii)
• Western Red Cedar (Thuja plicata)
• Vine Maple (Acer circinatum)
• Big Leaf Maple (Acer macrophyllum)
• Pacific Willow (Salix lasiandra)
• Red-osier Dogwood (Cornus sericea)
• Black Twinberry (Lonicera involucrata)
• Indian Plum (Oemlaria cerasiformis)
• Red-flowering Currant (Ribes sanguineum)
• Salmonberry (Rubus spectabilis)
• Snowberry (Symphoricarpos albus)
• Nootka rose (Rosa nutkana)
• Sword fern (Polystichum munitum)
• Lady fern (Athyrium filix-femina)

I think that covers it, but if someone reading this happens to know that I left something out or made an error, please let me know.  It looks like the plan for the second half of the project (to be completed later in the summer/fall) calls for a slightly different mix of plants for the other side of the stream.  Thank you to Sarah at Adopt-A-Stream and Tom Murphy at The LEAF School, whose lists of plants for this project I pilfered from.  And thanks to King County's online Native Plant Guide, which is an awesome resource -

green.kingcounty.gov/GoNative