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Columbines (Aquilegia) |
Have Perennial |
Short lived for me, perhaps 2 seasons before reseeding to granny bonnets. Plant new ones every spring. Ones I've had: McKana's Giants, Remembrance, Origami Blooms mid Apr - late May |
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Western Columbine (Aquilegia formosa) |
Have Perennial Native |
2015 front bed 2015. AKA Rainy Pass columbine. Laur | |
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Mouse Plant (Arisarum proboscideum) |
Have Perennial |
2012 front bed under stump. NW Flower Show. Emerges early Feb Blooms late Mar - early Apr Disappears ? |
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Sea Thrift (Armeria maritima) |
Have Perennial Native |
Front bed, herb border. Move some to pond edge. Semi-evergreen Rejuvenates early Apr Blooms mid May - early June |
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Horseradish (Armoracia rusticana) |
Have Perennial Medicinal Edible |
2006 herbs. Harvest root in fall, wash and store in damp sand. Early spring leaves can be added to salads or added to cooked greens. Used internally for arthritis, gout, sciatica, respiratory and urinary infections. A syrup with honey and sugar for coughs. Infused in milk and applied to face will restore freshness and color to cheeks. Juice mixed with vinegar will lighten freckles and dark spots. Emerges early Apr |
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White Mugwort (Artemisia lactiflora 'Guizhou') |
Have Perennial Aromatic |
2006 medicinal herbs. 2015 didn't overwinter, replaced. Place under pillow for wild dreams. Christianson's Emerges mid Jan Blooms ? - late Sep Cut back to basal growth mid October |
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Goat's Beard (Aruncus dioicus 'Zweiweltenkind') |
Have Perennial |
2015 side forest. May self seed. Laur Blooms ? - mid Jul |
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Swamp Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata) |
Have Perennial |
2019 Herb border west, between oregano and fens ruby. Christianson's | |
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Showy Milkweed (Asclepias speciosa) |
Have Perennial |
2016 herb border at intersection. Laur | |
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Butterfly Milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa) |
Have Perennial Medicinal |
Herb border 2014. Christianson's | |
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Wild Asparagus (Asparagus officinalis 'Jersey Knight') |
Have Perennial Vegetable |
2018, garden side of south herb border. Bare root from Feed Store | |
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King's Spear (Asphodeline lutea) |
Have Perennial |
2004 rockery. Supposed to be fragrant but I can't smell anything. Semi-evergreen (kind of ratty during winter) Rejuvenates mid Mar Blooms mid May - mid Jun (~2 weeks) Deadhead late Jun, cut stalks to ground, trim leaves to 8" |
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Chinese Astilbe (Astilbe rubra 'Vision in Red') |
Have Perennial |
2004 front bed. Let fronds stand until ratty, then cut to the ground. Emerges mid Mar Blooms late May - early Jul Deadhead mid Aug |
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Great Masterwort (Astrantia major 'Rubra') |
Have Perennial |
Barn bed Emerges mid Mar Blooms late May - mid Jul |
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Variegated Masterwort (Astrantia major 'Sunningdale Variegated') |
Have Perennial |
2006 herb border. Cut back shoots after flowering. Emerges early Apr |
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English Daisy (Bellis perennis) |
Have Perennial Aromatic Medicinal |
Infusion for arthritis, gout, gall bladder, increase appetite. Blooms late Mar - early Jun |
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Betony (Betonica officinalis subsp. officinalis 'Hummelo') |
Have Perennial Medicinal |
Tonic, diarrhea, pain. Magical herbs 2014. Emerges early Feb Blooms early Jun - early Jul |
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Bistorta amplexicaulis 'Pink Elephant' |
Have Perennial |
Barn bed. Not positive re cultivar, best guess. Laur Emerges mid Mar Blooms early Aug - early Oct |
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Silver Siberian bugloss (Brunnera macrophylla 'Jack Frost') |
Have Perennial |
2008 porch bed, 2011 split to barn bed, 2015 moved porch bed plants behind Grandma Ghost. Laur Emerges early Feb Blooms mid Mar - late May |
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Camas Lily (Camassia quamash 'Blue Melody') |
Want Perennial |
