Bonehead's Plant List: Medicinal

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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Hyssop (Hyssopus officinalis)
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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"

Emerging in spring

Elecampagne (Inula helenium 'Goliath')
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Medicinal
2008 tallboy herbs, 2012 split to herb border. Respiratory, anti-bacterial, digestion. Needs support.

Blooms mid Jun - early Jul

- Munstead Lavender, attracting a Bumble Bee with crossed wings.

English Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia 'Munstead')
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Perennial
Aromatic
Medicinal
Edible


Lavender (Lavandula x chaytoriae 'Sawyers')
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Edible
2016 cosmetic herbs. Skagit Gardens

Photo courtesy of Joy Creek Nursery

Lavender (Lavandula x intermedia 'Grappenhall')
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Medicinal
Edible
2015 aromatic herbs (replacing one that didn't overwinter).

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Lavender (Lavandula x intermedia 'Provence')
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Edible
2016 astrological herbs. Added gravel to planting hole. Skagit Gardens

closeup of the detail in bloom

Motherwort (Leonurus cardiaca)
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Perennial
Medicinal
2014 bitch corner.

Emerges early Mar

Emerging in spring

Lovage (Levisticum officinale)
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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)
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Medicinal herbs 2015. Christianson's. Infuse for cough syrup.

Fall: Cut to 6"

Emerging in spring

Lemon Balm (Melissa officinalis)
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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
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Mint (Mentha 'Berries and Cream')
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Aromatic
Medicinal
Edible
Barn side 2013. Christianson's

Emerges early Mar


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

Fall: Cut back to 6"


Bee Balm (Monarda didyma 'Raspberry Wine')
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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)
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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)
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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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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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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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Medicinal
2019 Relaxation station. Christianson's

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Love-in-a-Mist (Nigella damascena)
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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

Close up bee face

Sweet Basil (Ocimum basilicum)
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Annual
Medicinal
Edible
2017 Haggen. Culinary herbs. Set out seedlings mid-May, split from (2) 4" pots