Glendale Gardens

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June 17, 2018

Native Plant Wildflower Garden

The Native Plant Demonstration Garden is designed so that Victoria’s native plants can be seen growing in an actively cultivated area as well as in a natural setting. The 1,630 square meter (0.4 acre) garden is located in a typical lower Vancouver Island setting featuring rocky outcrops, Garry oak and spring flowering bulbs such as camas, shooting stars and fawn lilies.

The volunteer group responsible for the garden worked with designers Carrina Maslovat and David Snell in 1999 and began planting in January 2000. There are presently 75 species of native plants in the garden, and new species are being added continually.

Native Plants List:

Achillea millefolium Yarrow
Amelanchier alnifolia Saskatoon Berry
Aquilegia formosa Red columbine
Aruncus dioicus Goat’s Beard
Blechnum spicant Deer Fern
Cornus sericea Red Osier Dogwood
Goodyera oblongifolia Rattlesnake Plantain
M. nervosa Dull Oregon Grape
Mahonia aquifolium -Interior Oregon Grape
Myrica gale Bog Myrtle
Penstemon davidsonii Davidson’s Penstemon
Philadelphus lewisii Mock Orange
Rubus spectabilis Salmonberry
Sambucus cerulea Blue Elderberry
Smilacina stellata Star Flowered False Solomon’s Seal
Spirea douglasii Hardback
V. parvifolium Red Huckleberry
Vaccinium ovalifolium Oval-leaved Blueberry
Viola sempervirens Trailing Yellow Violet

 

The volunteers also participate in a plant salvage operation, and many of the plants come from sites in the Victoria area where new construction is occurring in natural areas.

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