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Chilean Fire Bush - a hidden jewel in our garden

It is heartbreaking that this beauty is hidden in our garden but at least the hummingbirds have found it. Hidden because it is planted behind a 7 feet tall rose. I planted it there because I was under the impression that it would become a tree. It can indeed become a tree and there is one growing about a mile from our house that is around 20 feet tall.  In our garden, it is taking its sweet time and is only 4 feet tall after being planted seven years ago (2017). It did not begin to bloom until its fifth year and this is the first year flowering has been so profuse. Whenever I think about this plant, I always remember what the Gosslers said in their book "The Gossler Guide to the Best Hardy Shrubs". I quote it here: "Since this plant comes from southern Chile, we begin with a word of warning: it will not grow anywhere in the United States outside western Washington, Oregon and northern California. People wanting to grow E. coccineum in the eastern part of the country will
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Upcoming Plant Sales

There will be FOUR events in the next few weeks, so mark your calendars and be sure to stop by one (or all!) of them. All proceeds help benefit our local schools. Each of the sales will offer native plants (note that some are not on the Portland Plant List). Please see below for more details about each sale!

BHCP VSP Plant Sales

Fort Vancouver High School Plant Sale:
Wednesday, April 24, 8am-6pm, Thursday, April 25, 8am-5pm and Friday, April 26, 8am-4pm

Native plants available: Trees: Cascara, Oregon White Oak, Vine Maple, Douglas Fir, Western Hemlock, Western Red Cedar; Shrubs: Mock Orange, Flowering Red Currant, Red Twig Dogwood, Cascade Oregon Grape, Baldhip Rose, Nootka Rose, Douglas Spirea, Thimbleberry , Serviceberry, Red Elderberry, Blue Elderberry, Black Hawthorn, Salmonberry, Golden Currant, Smooth Sumac, Salal; Groundcovers: Western Yarrow, Wild Ginger, Sword Fern, Goldenrod, Blue-Eyed Grass, Soft Fruited Bulrush, Tufted Hair Grass, Oregon Sunshine, Maidenhair Fern, Checkermallow, Sedum Spathulifolium 

Prices: Small perennials 4 inch-  $4, Perennial or groundcover 1 gal- $8, Medium tree/shrub 1gal.- $12, Large tree/shrub 2-3 gal.- $15, XL 5 gal pots-$20

 

Hudson's Bay High School Plant Sale:

Tuesday, April 30 to Friday, May 3, 8am-6pm

Native plants available: Baldhip Rose, Large-leaved Lupine, Black Hawthorn, Blanket Flower, Blue Elderberry, Blue-eyed Grass, Diamond Clarkia, Douglas Meadowfoam, False Aphosel, Farewell to Spring, Golden Currant, Great Camas, Henderson Checkermallow, Mock Orange, Nootka Rose, Oregon Figwort, Oregon Iris, Oregon Phacelia, Oregon Sunshine, Osoberry, Red Alder, Red Elderberry, Red Flowering Currant, Rocky Mountain Bee Plant, Salmonberry, Self Heal, Serviceberry, Showy Milkweed, Spreading Rush, Sword Fern, Twinberry, Western Bleeding Heart, Western Hemlock, White Meadowfoam, Wild Ginger. 

Prices will be from $4 to $15.  Pots sizes of 4" to 2/3 gallons depending on species.

There will also be lots of herbs, fruits, veggies, bedding plants, and hanging baskets.  

 

Columbia River High School Plant Sale:

Vancouver School District Staff Only – Friday, May 3, 9am-3pm

Open to Public – Saturday, May 4, 9am-3pm

Native plants available: Heal All, Roemer's Fescue, Perennial Lupine (Lupinus perinnis), Tidy Tips, Oregon Sunshine, Baby Blue Eyes, Blanket Flower, Bird's Eyes, Nootka Rose.

There will also be other pollinator-friendly plants and lots of organic and non-GMO vegetables for gardens.

 

Vancouver Flex Academy Plant Sale: 

Friday, May 3, 2pm-5pm and Saturday, May 4, 9am-2pm

Native plants available: Woodland strawberry, Riverbank lupine, Large-leaved lupine, Farewell-to-spring, Yarrow, Common snowberry, Pacific ninebark. 

There will also be hanging baskets, flowers, and veggie starts.


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