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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Canada Thistle (Cirsium arvense)
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Invasive
Regular mowing will keep it in check. All over the fields.

Blooms early Jul

This is a close up of leaf structure.

Grape Ivy (Cissus alata)
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Houseplant
Dead Zone
2020 death - likely from salted water. Nice plant but had to special order it so a bit spendy.
2018: Bathroom, hanging in NW corner. Haggen Floral.


Rock Rose (Cistus x hybridus 'Gold Prize')
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Shrub
2014 driveway shrub border. The Plant Farm

Early spring

Clematis Bourbon™
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Dead Zone
Foot of plum 2013, likely died from thirst. Replace, it was beautiful.

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Clematis 'Jackmanii'
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Vine
Front bed, foot of lilac. Cut to 1' in early spring, then train up the shrub.

Emerges early Apr - train early
Blooms late May - mid Aug

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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

My sister’s coleous.

Coleus (Coleus scutellarioides)
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Annual
2019 planted (2) 6-packs in chicken coop basket, late May. They did well and filled in nicely. Try starting from seed next year.

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Coleus (Coleus scutellarioides 'Rainbow')
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Annual
2020: Started seed on side porch end of March, (4) 4" pots, sown generously. Tiny seeds.

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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

Grows natively

Field Bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis)
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Vine
Invasive
Grows in shrubs in the azalea island, not a particular problem so long as I keep it pulled out now and again. I actually like the white blossoms.

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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 'Jethro Tull')
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Dead Zone
Get again just for the name. It's a pretty yellow/gold.

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

Emerges early Mar
Blooms late Jun - late Sep

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Threadleaf Coreopsis (Coreopsis verticillata 'Moonbeam')
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Dead Zone
Not sure where this was or what happened to it...

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Cilantros (Coriandrum sativum)
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Annual
Aromatic
Edible
2016: Apr 10 - After years of planting this only to have it bolt early, I'm seeing self-sown seedlings in the culinary section this year.

2019: Lots of seedlings mid/late May so maybe it finally took.


Blooms early Jun

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

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Tatarian Dogwood (Cornus alba 'Kesselringii')
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Shrub
2015 side forest. The Plant Farm.

On a hike to Kelcema Lake

Bunchberry (Cornus canadensis)
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Dead Zone
2010 under deck (died), 2011 firepit (barely there). Difficult to establish.

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