Quick answer: 6 native Oregon plants have a recorded bloom range that includes February.
6 species
- Baby blue eyes Nemophila menziesii · 3 states
- California bay laurel Umbellularia californica · 3 states
- California poppy Eschscholzia californica · 6 states
- Checker lily Fritillaria affinis · 3 states
- Henderson's shooting star Dodecatheon hendersonii · 3 states
- Pacific trillium Trillium ovatum · 3 states
February in an Oregon native garden
February is a quieter month in Oregon: 6 of the state's 88 native plants flower in February, compared with 66 at the May peak. That makes these plants valuable for keeping color, and food for pollinators, going outside the main season.
5 start blooming in February, including Baby blue eyes, California poppy and Checker lily.
2 of them grow in full or partial sun and 3 tolerate shade, so there are options for open beds and woodland edges alike. For wildlife, 3 support pollinators.
3 of the 6 have a seed or plant listing we verified as the wild species.
Good places to start
Verified wild-species listings that take sun and are widely native, so they are forgiving first plants.
- California poppy Eschscholzia californica · Sun · blooms Feb-Sep
- Baby blue eyes Nemophila menziesii · Sun, Part Shade · blooms Feb-Jun