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Fire-Resistant,
Drought-Tolerant Wildlife Plants
There is no such thing as a
truly fire-resistant plant, but some species are less fire prone than
others. Many of these are fire-resistant in part because they need a fair
amount of water. But some are also drought-tolerant -- once they’re
established, they need very little supplemental watering. Some provide
food or shelter for wildlife in some life cycle stage.
The following list is not exhaustive
but includes plants that are fire-resistant, drought-tolerant and beneficial
for wildlife. Not surprisingly for all those criteria, most are native
(except as noted by *).
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Lupine |
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Iris |
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Shrubs
Serviceberry (Amelanchier spp.)
Oregon-grapes (Mahonia spp.)
Mock Orange (Philadelphus spp.)
Golden Currant (Ribes aureum)
Red-flowering currant (Ribes sanquineum)
Buffaloberry (Sheperdia canadensis)
Snowberry (Symphoricarpos albus)
Cotoneaster (Cotoneaster spp.)*
Perennials
Yarrow (Achillea spp.)
Lilies (Lilium spp.)
California poppy (Eschsholzia spp.)
Iris (Iris spp.)
Lupine (Lupinus spp.)
Penstemon (Penstemon spp.)
Goldenrod (Solidago spp.)
Fall sedum (Sedum spectabile)*
Daylilies (Hemerocallis hybrids)* |
Trees
Western red cedar (Thuja plicata)
Douglas Maple (Acer glabrum var. douglasii)
Oak (Quercus spp.)
Vines
Grapes (Vitis spp.)
Trumpet vine (Campsis radicans)*
Virginia creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia)*
Groundcovers
Kinnikinnick (Arctostapphylos uva-ursi)
Wild strawberries (Fragaria spp.)
Stonecrops (Sedum spp.) *
Dusty Miller (Senecio cineraria) *
Verbena (Verbena bipinnatifida)* |
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