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Inside-out flower

Vancouveria (Inside-Out Flowe) is delicately showy, and is best suited for a semi-shady, dappled light setting, in humus-rich soil and with a moderate amount of water. Though it often can be found in moist forests in our region, one of its virtues is that it is one of those rare plants that can grow well in drier shady spots in the garden. Spreading by underground rhizomes, it will easily fill a space and is best used to fill between taller, larger plants. Keeping it on the drier side will slow the pace of its spreading. Description from portlandnursery.com

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Inside-out flower

Inside-out flower fast facts

Scientific Name

Vancouveria hexandra

Family

Berberidaceae

Garden Type

Container Appropriate, Rain Garden Appropriate, Anywhere

Wildlife

Does not attract wildlife

Native Plant Region

Western WA, PNW, North America

Light needs

Filtered, Full Shade

Water Needs

Medium

Plant Type

Evergreen, Flowering, Groundcover & Grasses, Perennial

Bloom Color(s)

White

Height

0 – 2 feet

Width

0 – 1, 1 – 2 feet

Months in Bloom

June, July, August, September

Safe Beneath Power Lines?

Yes
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