Bonehead's Plant List: Perennial

A note from Bonehead

I am located in north Snohomish County, Washington, Zone 8b, a temperate rain foresty region. I rarely get snow, extreme cold, or extreme heat. Global warming, however, is changing the last one and we now get summer temps that are uncomfortably hot for me (anything over 30 C). I use this feature as a mini-database of my plants - both those within my tended beds/yard and those in my wild areas. The dates for plant events (budding, flowering, etc.) are ranges, not necessarily inclusive on both ends.

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Plant	Status	Notes
Motherwort (Leonurus cardiaca)	Have Perennial Medicinal	2014 bitch corner. Emerges early Mar
Shasta Daisy (Leucanthemum maximum)	Have Perennial	Front bed, herb border, under deck. Flops if not supported, give it the Chelsea chop. Ruth Emerges mid Feb Chelsea chop early Jun Blooms mid Jun - mid Jul Deadhead to ground to save a fall step
Lovage (Levisticum officinale)	Have Perennial Medicinal Edible	2006 tallboy herbs. Digestion. White Picket Fence Emerges late Feb - early Mar Blooms early Jun - late Jun Deadhead seed stalks to 3' late Jun
Ligularia 'The Rocket'	Have Perennial	2009 barn bed. Slug patrol often, not as bad as other ligularias. Laur Emerges early Mar Blooms late Jun - mid Jul
Bigleaf Ligularia (Ligularia dentata 'Othello')	Have Perennial	Slugs destroy this one, moved 2014 to east barn bed, give it a slug collar. From Lauri
Lilies (Lilium)	Have Perennial	Orange and yellow plain-Janes Blooms early Jun - mid Jun
Sea Lavender (Limonium platyphyllum)	Have Perennial	2010 back corner. Slugs. Laur Emerges mid Feb Blooms late May
Purple Toadflax (Linaria purpurea)	Have Perennial Invasive	This is listed as an invasive species, pull it when it shows up. It's not a bad weed, has a pretty little lilac bloom. Blooms early Jun - mid Jun
Blue Flax (Linum perenne)	Prev Perennial Dead Zone	2013 medicinal herbs, 2014 added second one, 2015 both winter killed, 2016 replaced. Christianson's. This has been a difficult plant for me, but I love the light airy look to it. Replaced 2019 with 'Blue Sapphire' Blooms late May - mid Jun
Lupine (Lupinus hybridus)	Have Perennial	2017 (x6). Small seedlings of plain purple 'thug' set in mole hills along dog trail down the hill. Pistil (Mary)
Yellow Skunk Cabbage (Lysichiton americanus)	Have Perennial Native Aromatic	Back wetlands Blooms mid April - late May
Fringed Loosestrife (Lysimachia ciliata 'Firecracker')	Have Perennial	2014 herb border. Laur Emerges mid-Mar Blooms late Jun - mid Jul
Creeping Jenny (Lysimachia nummularia)	Have Perennial	Ground cover, self sows or otherwise spreads. Not a problem to just pull it when it gets too thick, it will grow back and makes a nice green carpet with bright yellow flowers.
False Lily of the Valley (Maianthemum dilatatum)	Have Perennial	Native, ground cover, self sows, goes dormant mid-summer
False Solomon's Seal (Maianthemum racemosum)	Want Perennial
Starry False Solomon's Seal (Maianthemum stellatum)	Want Perennial
Mallow (Malva sylvestris 'Mystic Merlin')	Want Perennial
Mallow (Malva sylvestris 'Zebrina')	Have Perennial	Herb border 2012. From Lauri
Horehound (Marrubium vulgare)	Have Perennial Aromatic Medicinal	Medicinal herbs 2015. Christianson's. Infuse for cough syrup. Fall: Cut to 6"
Lemon Balm (Melissa officinalis)	Have Perennial Aromatic Medicinal	Self-sows freely. Poultice for wounds and insect bites. Tea for heart, insomnia, melancholy, colds, flu, menstrual cramps. Eating one leaf per day may prevent migraines. Herb border and aromatic herbs. Emerges mid Jan - early Mar Chelsea chop Blooms