Bonehead's Plant List: Edible

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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Emerging in spring

Lovage (Levisticum officinale)
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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

Only six apples from this tree

Apples (Malus)
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NOID
Front field 2010? Lowes NOID

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Apple (Malus domestica 'Yellow Transparent')
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NOID
Guessing at ID. This is the small tree in the front pasture by the creek, here when we bought. Produces well. Dwarf or semi-dwarf.

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

Emerges early Mar


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?)


White Mulberry Tree (Morus alba 'Beautiful Day')
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Tree
Edible
2016 chicken yard. In jail until 2018, doing well. Burnt Ridge

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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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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.

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

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Oregano (Origanum 'Amethyst Falls')
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Perennial
Aromatic
Medicinal
Edible
Astrological herbs 2012.

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Pot Marjoram (Origanum onites)
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Aromatic
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Edible
Culinary herbs 2006. Milder than thyme.

Emerges early Feb


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Oreganos (Origanum vulgare)
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Aromatic
Medicinal
Edible
Herb border.

Emerges early Feb
Blooms early Jul - late Sep


Emerging in spring

Poppy (Papaver orientale 'Harlem')
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Medicinal
Edible
Relaxation Station 2007.

Emerges mid Jan - late Feb
Blooms late Apr - mid Jun


Fall color

Sweet Cherry (Prunus avium 'Sam')
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Edible
Kitchen bed.

Buds mid Jan
Blooms early Apr -
Ripens late Jun
Leaves turn yellow-orange mid Oct
Bare tree early Nov


Good year for cherries!

Pie Cherry (Prunus cerasus 'Montmorency')
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Edible
Pony yard. From Mom back in early 80s. Heavily snow-damaged winter of 2012, but pulling through it.

Blooms early Apr -
Ripens late Jun
Bare tree late Oct

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Dwarf Plum (Prunus domestica 'Stanley')
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Tree
Edible
Edge of shade corner. Delicious plums. From mom.

Emerges
Blooms late Mar - mid Apr
Ripens late Aug - mid Sep


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Rhubarb (Rheum rhabarbarum)
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Perennial
Edible
1980 herb pie corner, 2016 split to herb sun corner due to poor performance in pie corner. Mom

Emerges early Mar

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Raspberry (Rubus idaeus)
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Shrub
Medicinal
Edible
NOID from Laur 1980 or so. Cut fruiting canes to the ground in fall, cut new canes to eye height. Dig out and pot up misplaced new canes to share. Guessing the cultivar may be Heritage or Latham, both pretty popular back in the day.

Emerges early Mar
Blooms late May
Berries mid Jun - late Jul
Leave turn golden yellow late Sep

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Thimbleberry (Rubus nutkanus)
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Shrub
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Edible
Insipid soft berries, the birds like them. Easy to pull where not wanted. Beautiful fall color.

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Creeping Raspberry (Rubus rolfei)
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Vine
Edible
Under darmera. Not overly aggressive, stays mostly evergreen. I've never noticed any berries, maybe the birds eat them.

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