Bonehead's Plant List

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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Plant	Status	Notes
Orange New Zealand Sedge (Carex testacea)	Have Grass	Self sows. Sun corner.
Ceanothus 'Dark Star'	Have Shrub	2012 driveway shrub border. Christianson's
Balm of Gilead (Cedronella canariensis)	Prev Annual Aromatic Medicinal	2010 repellent herbs (died 2012), 2014 & 2015 replaced. Insect repellent, smells like citronella. This is marginal for me, needs winter protection, or consider it an annual. Saved seed 2015, none germinated. Christianson's 2019 replaced with seedling from Christianson's. Blooms x - late Sep
Deodar Cedar (Cedrus deodara 'Feelin' Blue')	Have Shrub	2016 outcropping right. Low spreader. Christianson's Evergreen
Black Fountain Grass (Cenchrus alopecuroides 'Moudry')	Prev Dead Zone
Fountain Grass (Cenchrus geniculatus 'Red Buttons')	Prev Dead Zone
Purple Fountain Grass (Cenchrus setaceus 'Rubrum')	Have Annual Grass	2019 deck planter. Haggen
Mountain Cornflower (Centaurea montana)	Have 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
Mountain Bluet (Centaurea montana 'Amethyst in Snow')	Have Perennial	2016 herb border under honeysuckle. Laur
Jupiter's Beard (Centranthus ruber)	Have 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
Katsura Tree (Cercidiphyllum japonicum)	Have Tree	Front field. Slow growing to 40'. Orchard's Buds mid Jan Leafs out early Apr Bright yellow/orange fall color early Aug - late Sep Bare tree by mid Sep - early Oct
Flowering Quince (Chaenomeles 'Contorta')	Have Shrub	2016 south of raspberries. Christianson's
Flowering Quince (Chaenomeles japonica)	Have Shrub	2017 Noticed this in the field below the mock orange, must have come from a stray root. It's in a good spot. Start some for Laur. Blooms mid Apr - late May
Sawara Cypress (Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Sungold')	Have Shrub	2001 porch bed. 2015 under deck (died) Christianson's Evergreen, no bloom
Chamomile (Chamaemelum nobile)	Prev Dead Zone	Cosmetic herbs 2006, disappeared 2014, replaced with double flowered cultivar.
Roman Chamomile (Chamaemelum nobile 'Flore Pleno')	Prev Dead Zone	Cosmetic herbs 2014. Christianson's. Didn't overwinter, replaced with C. nobile 'Treneague'
English Chamomile (Chamaemelum nobile 'Treneague')	Have 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"
Fireweed (Chamaenerion angustifolium subsp. angustifolium)	Have Perennial Native Edible	Roadside native. Blooms early Jun - mid Jul
Lambsquarters (Chenopodium album)	Have Annual Native
Spider Plant (Chlorophytum comosum)	Have Houseplant Dead Zone	2020 death - likely from salted water. Replace 2018: On high-chair tray near south facing window. Lowes.