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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Image Plant Status Notes Events

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Mint (Mentha 'Berries and Cream')
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Perennial
Aromatic
Medicinal
Edible
Barn side 2013. Christianson's

Emerges early Mar


Pennyroyal (Mentha pulegium 'Nana')
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Perennial
Aromatic
Medicinal
2015 aromatic herbs, astrological (Libra). Christianson's

Fall: Cut back to 6"

Honey Bee & Spearmint bloom #pollination

Spearmint (Mentha spicata)
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Perennial
Barn side 2004.

Emerges early Mar

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Apple Mint (Mentha suaveolens)
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Perennial
Barn side

Emerges early Mar

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Chocolate Mint (Mentha x piperita 'Chocolate')
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Perennial
Barn side 2009. From Julie

Emerges early Mar

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Orange Mint (Mentha x piperita 'Orange')
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Perennial
Barn side 2014.

Emerges early Mar

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Mojito Mint (Mentha x villosa)
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Perennial
Barn side 2012

Emerges early Mar

Tiny snowflake-like flowers

Bishop's Cap (Mitella diphylla)
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Have
Perennial


Bee Balm (Monarda didyma 'Raspberry Wine')
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Perennial
Aromatic
Medicinal
Edible
Herbs 2013, added more 2014. Hopefully this will reseed itself. Christianson's Cut in half at 12" for more compact plants. Divide every 2-3 years. If mildewy, but back to healthy growth.

Emerges mid Jan - mid Mar
Blooms ? - mid Jul
Fall: cut back to 12" (perhaps to ground next year?)

Mukdenia rossii

Mukdenia (Mukdenia rossii)
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Perennial
Herb border behind crocosmias 2016. From Mary (Pistil)

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Grape Hyacinth (Muscari racemosum)
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Perennial
Multiplies

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Water Forget-Me-Not (Myosotis scorpioides)
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Have
Perennial
Herb border, here and there in herbs. Self sowing.

Emerges early Apr
Blooms late Apr - late May

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Sweet Cicely (Myrrhis odorata)
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Perennial
Native
Aromatic
Medicinal
Edible
Bitch corner 2007.

Emerges late Feb
Blooms early Apr - mid Jun
Cutback to 18" late Jun


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Daffodils (Narcissus)
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Perennial

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Trumpet Narcissus (Narcissus 'King Alfred')
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Have
Perennial
Here and there throughout the gardens.

Emerges early Jan
Blooms late Feb - mid Apr

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Catnip (Nepeta cataria)
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Have
Perennial
Aromatic
Medicinal
Replaced 2014 and 2016, cats must have eaten it. Side of barn. Laur

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Lemon Catnip (Nepeta cataria 'Citriodora')
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Perennial
Aromatic
Medicinal
2016 side of barn. Cats rolled it immediately, so covered with a grocery tote to let it get established. Christianson. Didn't work.

2018 side of barn. Got a pretty hefty 4" seedling with 4 starts about 12" tall. Covered with a wire basket with rocks around the base. Crossing fingers.

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Nepeta (Nepeta sibirica 'Souvenir d'Andre Chaudron')
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Perennial
Aromatic
Medicinal
Edible
Cut stems to 2" after flowering. May rebloom. Front bed 2003.

Lovely but produces copious seedlings near and far, despite marke

Catmint (Nepeta x faassenii Junior Walkerâ„¢)
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Perennial
Medicinal
2019 Relaxation station. Christianson's

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Sundrops (Oenothera tetragona 'Fireworks')
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Perennial
Medicinal
Cut back hard after bloom. Bitch corner 2006.

Emerges early Mar
Blooms early Jun - mid Jul

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