| Image | Plant | Status | Notes | Events |
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Broad Buckler Fern (Dryopteris dilatata 'Lepidota Cristata') |
Have Fern |
2005 barn bed. Cut off old fronds when new growth emerges. Sorticulture. |
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Autumn Shield Fern (Dryopteris erythrosora) |
Have Fern |
2002 porch bed, 2005 barn bed. Cut off old fronds when new growth emerges. Sorticulture | |
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Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea 'Rubinstern') |
Have Action Perennial Medicinal |
ACTION: Split and replant between oregano and fireworks, maybe around stainless steel in the front border. 2004 herb border, 2006 medicinal herbs. 2015 struggling, short lived? 2016 added two. Cut off early blooms to side shoots for rebloom, but leave seedheads for the birds. Protects immune system. Sunnyside. Emerges mid Apr Blooms early Aug - early Sep |
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Russian Olive (Elaeagnus angustifolia) |
Want (Thinking about it)Tree Get from Laur |
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Longspur Epimedium (Epimedium 'Orangekonigin') |
Have Perennial |
2018 hosta bed by shed. From Pistil (Mary) PNW exchange. | |
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Barrenwort (Epimedium 'Sulphureum') |
Have Perennial |
2004 front bed 2004, 2015 moved to porch bed. Cut back in early spring to encourage new growth. Laur | |
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Darley Dale Heath (Erica 'Eva Gold') |
Have Shrub |
2015 herb border north corner. Christianson's Blooms mid Nov |
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Darley Dale Heath (Erica 'Goldrush') |
Have Shrub |
2013 azalea island. Haggen. Blooms Dec - late Apr |
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Darley Dale Heath (Erica 'Mary Helen') |
Have Shrub |
Azalea island. Mossyback Farm. This is the one that is really struggling. Blooms ? - mid April |
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Scotch Heath (Erica carnea 'December Red') |
Have Shrub |
2006 azalea island. Trim to base of flower spikes after bloom. Add peat moss and water in dry weather. Mossyback Farm Blooms Dec - late Apr |
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Erigeron 'Azure Fairy' |
Prev Dead Zone |
Repellent herbs 2009. Winter kill 2015. Replaced with 'Prosperity' | |
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Daisy Fleabane (Erigeron speciosus 'Prosperity') |
Have Perennial |
2016 repellent herbs. Burn the leaves to destroy fleas and lice, but avoid breathing fumes. Christianson's Blooms mid Jun Fall: Cut back to basal growth |
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Pink Heron's Bill (Erodium 'William Bishop') |
Prev Dead Zone |
Ground cover. Firepit 2011. This may not have made it, check this spring. | |
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Sea Holly (Eryngium planum) |
Have Perennial Medicinal Edible |
2006 herb tall boys, 2012 moved to bitch corner. Crystallize roots as aphrodisiac and nerve tonic. Boil young shoots like asparagus. Leaves are edible. Root decoction useful for urethritis and cystitis. Dry flowers by cutting before fully opened. Deadhead as a clump when most are brown. Emerges early Mar Blooms early Jul - mid Jul |
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California Poppy (Eschscholzia californica) |
Have Annual Native |
2010 sidewalk border. Re-seeding annual. Try to add this to hillside. Blooms late May - early Jul Shear to 6" Reblooms X - late Sep |
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Silver Dollar Gum (Eucalyptus cinerea) |
Prev Dead Zone |
2014, kept potted through winter, didn't make it. Same thing in 2015, didn't over-winter. 2016 replaced in 12" container, which overwintered but then died from lack of water in 2018. It did not increase significantly in the 2 seasons I managed to keep it alive. Try again, perhaps put in basement or side porch over winter? Skagit Gardens | |
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Burning Bush (Euonymus alatus) |
Have Shrub |
Brilliant red fall color, followed by tiny orange berries. Shrub border, front field. Breaks dormancy mid Mar |
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Wintercreeper (Euonymus fortunei var. radicans 'Emerald Gaiety') |
Have Shrub |
2011 outcropping. Ground cover. Feed in spring before growth begins. Shear to shape. Classic Evergreen Shear close to ground mid Mar to keep short |
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Euphorbia Excalibur |
Have Perennial |
2011 outcropping, 2015 moved to tall boy herbs. Haggen Blooms.late May - mid Sep Fall: Cut to 8" |
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Cypress Spurge (Euphorbia cyparissias 'Fen's Ruby') |
Have Perennial |
2012 herb border, 2013 split to outcropping (mistake), trying to eradicate. Naturalizes freely. Bee magnet. Laur Emerges early Feb - early Mar Blooms late Mar - mid May |
