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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Clustered Bellflower (Campanula glomerata)
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Perennial
2015 herb border by oregano. HoosierHarvester.

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Peach-Leaved Bellflower (Campanula persicifolia)
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Perennial
2005 herb border, 2008 split to pasture road. Pinch off faded flowers, but stalk to 6" when done.

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Bellflower (Campanula punctata var. punctata 'Elizabeth')
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Perennial
2016 herb border next to cross. ATP Pistil (Mary)

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Milkmaids (Cardamine californica)
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Perennial
2016 Front water feature. This just showed up on its own. Seems to migrate a bit.

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Mountain Cornflower (Centaurea montana)
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Perennial
Kitchen bed, rockery. Self sows freely. Cut back hard after bloom, will rebloom.

Emerges mid Dec - mid Feb
Blooms late Apr - mid Jun
Cut back hard late Jun

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Mountain Bluet (Centaurea montana 'Amethyst in Snow')
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Perennial
2016 herb border under honeysuckle. Laur

#pollination

Jupiter's Beard (Centranthus ruber)
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Perennial
Herb border, 2015 really lost vigor, barely there. Might be short lived? Replace or replenish. Added new plant same spot 2019.

Blooms late May - early Jul

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English Chamomile (Chamaemelum nobile 'Treneague')
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Perennial
Aromatic
Medicinal
2015 cosmetic herbs. Rarely flowers per label, but flowered freely first year. Should be evergreen so perhaps easier to keep track of. Christianson's

Blooms early Jun - mid Sep
Fall: Cut back to 4"

Along shoulder of the road

Fireweed (Chamaenerion angustifolium subsp. angustifolium)
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Perennial
Native
Edible
Roadside native.

Blooms early Jun - mid Jul

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Clematis (Clematis armandii 'Snowdrift')
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Perennial
Vine
2012 under deck. Fertilize in April, prune after bloom. Rapid growth in spring, then stops. Haggen 2018 This just up and died, not sure what the problem was, it gradually just all turned brown and crinkly. This is the 2nd evergreen clem at this spot, maybe try a different vine. But wait - it made a comeback in late summer 2018 so see how it does.

Evergreen
Blooms early Mar - mid Apr, sporadically thru early Jul

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Calamint (Clinopodium grandiflorum 'Variegata')
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Perennial
2013 astrological herbs, didn't overwinter. 2015 replaced. Drought tolerant. Christianson's

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Lily Of The Valley (Convallaria majalis)
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Perennial
Aromatic
Medicinal
2003 porch bed, 2013 split to kitchen bed. Naturalizes. Good for gout, heart problems.

Emerges mid Mar
Blooms late Apr - late May
Looks ratty by mid Aug, yellowed and falling down

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Cabbage Tree (Cordyline australis 'Red Star')
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Perennial
Grass

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Tickseed (Coreopsis Big Bang™ Mercury Rising)
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(Like to have)Perennial

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Tickseed (Coreopsis verticillata 'Golden Gain')
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Perennial
Under deck.

Emerges early Mar
Blooms late Jun - late Sep

Fall color

Red Twig Dogwood (Cornus alba 'Elegantissima')
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Perennial
2012 barn bed. Allow to branch naturally, prune lightly to shape.

Breaks dormancy mid Mar

Tiny tiny button flowers

Creeping Gold Buttons (Cotula 'Tiffindell Gold')
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Perennial
2017. Good in gravel. In front of rubber wheel by barn mints. Pistil (Mary)

Photo courtesy of Santa Rosa Gardens. Used with permission.

New Zealand Brass Buttons (Cotula squalida)
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Perennial
Ground cover

New Zealand native Groundcover

Brass Buttons (Cotula squalida 'Platt's Black')
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Perennial
2019 between cracks in back patio under deck.

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Crocosmia 'Lucifer'
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Perennial
Herb border, rockery, under deck, pond. Self sows and corms multiply. Keep it trimmed back so it doesn't flop. Try strong plants in front of it. Laur

Emerges mid Mar
Blooms late Jun - late Jul
Cut back leaners as soon as blooms open, be ruthless
Deadhead and clean up early August
Leaves turn golden brown late August
Cut back or leave standing over winter

Today's site banner is by Murky and is called "Ballerina Rose Hybrid"

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