Native Plants of British Columbia

We raise our hands in gratitude to reside in the traditional and unceded territory of the Quw'utsun Nation. Many of these plants carry great cultural importance to members of the Quw’utsun Nation, and are valued for their uses as medicine, food, fibre and fuel. The names of these plants in the Hul’q’umi’num language, where known, are included here.

Native plants are beneficial to include in our gardens because they increase biodiversity, provide habitat for wildlife, attract birds, butterflies and other pollinators, are adapted to local soil and weather conditions and are hardier and more disease resistant.

This list only contains varieties we regularly carry. For a complete list of plants native to BC, visit the Electronic Atlas of the Flora of British Columbia. Should you have any questions about inventory levels for certain plants, please contact us.

Perennials

Common NameHul'q'umi'num' NameBotanical Name
Camas - GreatSpeenhwCamassia leichtlinii
Camas - CommonSpeenhwCamassia quamash
Coastal StrawberryFragaria chiloensis
Deer FernBlechnum spicant
False Solomon's-sealMaianthemum racemosa
KinnikinnickArctostaphylos uva-ursi
Maidenhair FernAdiantum pedatum
Nodding OnionQw'exwiyutsAllium cernuum
Pacific Bleeding HeartDicentra formosa
Red/Sitka ColumbineAquilegia formosa
Satin FlowerOlsynium douglasii
Shooting StarDodecatheon hendersonii
StonecropSedum spathulifolium
Sword FernSthxelumPolystichum munitum
TwinflowerLinnaea borealis
Wood SorrelOxalis oregana
Woolly SunflowerEriophyllum lanatum
YarrowT'uliqw'ulhpAchillea millefolium

Shrubs

Common NameHul'q'umi'num' NameBotanical Name
Blueberry - Oval leafedLhew'qimVaccinium ovalifolium
BunchberryCornus canadensis
CascaraRhamnus purshiana
Flowering Red CurrantsqwuliiusRibes sanguineum
Huckleberry - BlackLhew'qimVaccinium membranaceum
Huckleberry - EvergreenYey'xum'Vaccinium ovatum
Huckleberry - RedSqw'uqwtsusVaccinium parviflorum
June plumTth'uxwun'Oemleria cerasiformis
Mock OrangeS-tth'ulhpPhiladelphus lewisii
Nootka Roseqel'qulhpRosa nutkana
Ocean sprayQethulhpHolodiscus discolor
Oregon Grape - Dullsunii'ulhpMahonia nervosa
Oregon Grape - TallMahonia aquifolium
Pacific NinebarkKwunulhpPhysocarpus capitatus
Red ElderberryTth'iwuq'Sambucus racemosa
Red osier DogwoodCornus stolonifera/sericea
Salalt'eqe'Gaultheria shallon
Salmonberrylila'Rubus spectabilis
Saskatoon berrytshnetsulhpAmelanchier alnifolia
Snowberryp'up'q'iyaasSymphoricarpus albus
Thimbleberryt'uqwum'-ulhpRubus parviflorus

Trees

Common NameHul'q'umi'num' NameBotanical Name
Big Leaf Maplets'alhulhpAcer macrophyllum
Grand Firt'a'hwAbies grandis
Paper BirchBetula papyrifera
Vine MapleAcer circinatum
ArbutusQaanlhpArbutus menziesii
Garry OakP'hwulhpQuercus garryana
Mountain AshSorbus aucuparia
Mountain Hemlocktsa'luqw thq'iinlhpTsuga mertensiana
Pacific yewTuxwa'tsulhpTaxus brevifolia
Pussy WillowSalix discolor
Quaking AspenPopulus tremuloides
Shore PineQw'iyul'ushulhpPinus contorta
Western Hemlockthq'iinlhpTsuga heterophylla
Western Red Cedarxpey'Thuja plicata
Yellow CedarPashuluqwChamaecyparis nootkatensis