This charming red or 'Rubra' form of Anemone multifida deserves to be better-known.

Anemone occidentalis, the western pasqueflower, has charming white flowers and ornamental silky seed heads.

Aquilegia formosa has delicate lantern-like flowers that attract pollinators including hummingbirds.

Arbutus menziesii is an attractive evergreen tree with peeling red/brown bark, clusters of fragrant white or pink flowers and edible scarlet fruit.

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, known as kinnikinnick or bear berry, is a slow-growing evergreen native ground cover.

Armeria maritima, sea thrift or sea pink, forms compact mounds of grass-like foliage topped with clusters of pink flowers.

Aruncus dioicus, the giant goat's beard, is a stately BC native perennial with tall, creamy white plumes.

Asarum caudatum is a beautiful western North American wild ginger that includes BC within its native range.

Asarum caudatum f. album known as western wild ginger has glossy evergreen leaves and 3-petaled creamy-white flowers.

Asclepias speciosa is the western North American sister species to the eastern common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca).

Asplenium trichomanes is a darling native fern that is incredibly tough with pure black stipes and bright green fronds.

Aster subspicatus (Symphyotrichum subspicatum) has lovely lavender flowers with narrow petals around yellow centres.

The lady fern, Athyrium filix-femina, is a beautiful and elegant native fern with pale green deciduous fronds.

Tatting fern (Athyrium 'Frizelliae') is a real conversation piece with its alternating, half moon shaped, fringed pinnae.

Deer fern (Blechnum spicant) is a beautiful BC native fern for shady moist places.

Caltha palustris 'Plena' is a cold-hardy, moisture-loving, Marsh marigold with green leaves and double, button-shaped, yellow flowers.

Camassia leichtilinii or great camas produces elegant spires with masses of star-shaped blue flowers with yellow anthers.

Camassia leichtlinii 'Alba' has elegant spires covered with masses of star-shaped white flowers.

Camassia leichtlinii 'Blue Heaven' has elegant spires covered with masses of star-shaped icy blue flowers.

Camassia leichtlinii 'Caerulea' has elegant spires covered with masses of star-shaped blue to lavender-blue flowers.

Camassia leichtlinii 'Sacajawea' has elegant spires covered with masses of star-shaped white flowers atop variegated foliage.

Camassia leichtlinii 'Semiplena' is a gorgeous double-flowered form of great camas with white flowers.

Camassia quamash is a gorgeous true blue BC native with starry lily-like flowers on slender stems.

Camassia quamash 'Blue Melody' is a gorgeous true blue BC native with starry lily-like flowers atop variegated foliage.