Location: Descriptions of where on the terrian the botanical grows. Ridge, Slope, Valley Ridge: Botanicals growing in exposed, windy, rocky and possibly elevated or cold enviroments . Slope: Those botanicals favoring elevation above the valley floor, preferring well drained, and varied sun exposure from more light on south slopes to less light on north slopes. Valley: Including mountainous stream banks, rolling plains, old raised ocean shelfs, mesas, lower alluvial deposits, lakes, ponds, rivers and streams : All those botanicals which need full sun, deep soils, moderate to heavy water requirments, or exist in the low alluvial deposits and dried lake borders of our eastern dryer regions. |
Indexes are color coded by size : Trees/Shrubs Bushes Herbs Vines "Partial" colors represent a tendency toward : |
Pacific West Botanicals |
From Planting Instructions Index; |