Columbia Kittentails
- Scientific Name: Synthyris missurica v. stellata
- Garden: Natives Garden
- Plant Type: Herbaceous Perennial
- Evergreen/Deciduous: Evergreen
- Sun/Shade Exposure: Full Sun to Part Shade
- Moisture Requirements: Moist/Well-Drained
Plant Information
As one of the first to bloom in spring, it is also a valuable nectar source for the earliest of the season’s garden pollinators.
Native Range: Common throughout the western United States and Canada, in woodland to open areas mostly low-to-mid elevations.
Characteristics: Small clumps of basal leaves, heart-shaped to roundish with shallow lobes. Rising above are short stems with tiny blue-violet, bell-shaped flowers held in small clusters.
Culture: Grows happily in dappled sunny, well-drained, humus-y part of the garden.
Pests/Diseases: Nothing noted to be of a bother
Data Source
www.portlandnursery.comPlant Photos
![SYMI-Full.jpg](https://www.clarkgreenneighbors.org/media/zoo/images/SYMI-Full_b2d8f48401e4b47818aa17b03724b6e3.jpg)
![SYMI-Leaf.jpg](https://www.clarkgreenneighbors.org/media/zoo/images/SYMI-Leaf_a6065e2193e8213fd850ba4f6ef92e23.jpg)