Upper photo: Lyall's Penstemon is a local native and a member of the snapdragon family featuring clusters of lavender colored flowers. Plants grow to 3 feet tall. Cultivation: Lyall's Penstemon prefers to grow in full sun in a well drained soil. This species is quite drought tolerant once established. Native Range: ID, MT

Bottom photo: Anaphalis margaritacea, commonly known as the western pearly everlasting or pearly everlasting, is an Asian and North American species of flowering perennial plant in the family Asteraceae. Native Americans often utilize odoriferous plants for medicinal purposes and pearly everlasting was no exception. Common uses for this species included poultices for treatment of sores, boiling in tea or a steam bath for rheumatism, or smoked to treat colds.