Image | Plant | Status | Notes | Events |
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Hyssop (Hyssopus officinalis) |
Have Shrub Aromatic Medicinal |
2009 medicinal herbs, 2013 didn't over-winter, 2014 replaced but didn't over-winter, 2015 replaced, 2016 replaced. What's up with this? Fall: Cut back to 8" |
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Elecampagne (Inula helenium 'Goliath') |
Have Perennial Medicinal |
2008 tallboy herbs, 2012 split to herb border. Respiratory, anti-bacterial, digestion. Needs support. Blooms mid Jun - early Jul |
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English Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia 'Munstead') |
Have Perennial Aromatic Medicinal Edible |
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Lavender (Lavandula x chaytoriae 'Sawyers') |
Have Perennial Aromatic Medicinal Edible |
2016 cosmetic herbs. Skagit Gardens | ||
Lavender (Lavandula x intermedia 'Grappenhall') |
Have Perennial Aromatic Medicinal Edible |
2015 aromatic herbs (replacing one that didn't overwinter). | ||
Lavender (Lavandula x intermedia 'Provence') |
Have Perennial Aromatic Medicinal Edible |
2016 astrological herbs. Added gravel to planting hole. Skagit Gardens | ||
Motherwort (Leonurus cardiaca) |
Have Perennial Medicinal |
2014 bitch corner. Emerges early Mar |
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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 |
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Horehound (Marrubium vulgare) |
Have Perennial Aromatic Medicinal |
Medicinal herbs 2015. Christianson's. Infuse for cough syrup. Fall: Cut to 6" |
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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 |
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Mint (Mentha 'Berries and Cream') |
Have Perennial Aromatic Medicinal Edible |
Barn side 2013. Christianson's Emerges early Mar |
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Pennyroyal (Mentha pulegium 'Nana') |
Have Perennial Aromatic Medicinal |
2015 aromatic herbs, astrological (Libra). Christianson's Fall: Cut back to 6" |
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Bee Balm (Monarda didyma 'Raspberry Wine') |
Have 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?) |
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Sweet Cicely (Myrrhis odorata) |
Have 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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Catnip (Nepeta cataria) |
Have Perennial Aromatic Medicinal |
Replaced 2014 and 2016, cats must have eaten it. Side of barn. Laur | ||
Lemon Catnip (Nepeta cataria 'Citriodora') |
Have 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') |
Have Perennial Aromatic Medicinal Edible |
Cut stems to 2" after flowering. May rebloom. Front bed 2003. | ||
Catmint (Nepeta x faassenii Junior Walkerâ„¢) |
Have Perennial Medicinal |
2019 Relaxation station. Christianson's | ||
Love-in-a-Mist (Nigella damascena) |
Have Annual Medicinal |
Self-sowing annual. Medicinal herbs 2015. Allow to go to seed and shake when ripe. Blooms early Jun - late Jul Gather seed mid Sep |
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Sweet Basil (Ocimum basilicum) |
Have Annual Medicinal Edible |
2017 Haggen. Culinary herbs. Set out seedlings mid-May, split from (2) 4" pots |