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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Silver Sage (Salvia argentea)
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Dead Zone
Didn't make it, and not that cool. Don't plant again. Outcropping x3 2014. Christianson's. To encourage it to act as a perennial, cut off the flower stalks.

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Indigo Woodland Sage (Salvia forskaehlei)
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Perennial
2017. Herb border at intersection. Pistil (Mary)

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Sage (Salvia nemorosa Marcus®)
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Perennial
Aromatic
Medicinal
2016 outcropping right. Orchard's.

Emerging in spring

Salvia (Salvia nemorosa 'Ostfriesland')
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Perennial
Herb border, 2015 split to front bed.

Emerges early Mar
Blooms late May - early Jul
Deadhead mid Jul

Covered with early morning dew

Garden Sage (Salvia officinalis 'Berggarten')
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Perennial
Aromatic
Medicinal
Edible
Aromatic herbs 2013. Didn't overwinter 2015, replaced. Christianson's

Salvia officinalis purpurascens in right foreground, Evolvulus gl

Purple Sage (Salvia officinalis 'Purpurascens')
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Perennial
Aromatic
Medicinal
Edible
Culinary herbs 2014. The Plant Farm (Skagit Gardens)


Rosemary (Salvia rosmarinus Chef’s Choice®)
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Shrub
Aromatic
Medicinal
Edible
2019 Culinary herbs. Christianson's.

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Rosemary (Salvia rosmarinus 'Hill Hardy')
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Shrub
Aromatic
Medicinal
Edible
2015 culinary herbs, died in spring, 2016 replaced. Try to keep drainage sharp, and don't prune until new growth is strong. Christianson's, Skagit Gardens

Blooms

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Salvia (Salvia x sylvestris 'Blue Queen')
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Perennial
Medicinal
Medicinal herbs 2015. Christianson's

Blooms early Jun - mid Sep
Deadhead late Sep to below spent blooms


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Russian Sage (Salvia yangii)
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Medicinal
Dead Zone
Cut to base in early spring (this has not worked well for me...) Medicinal herbs 2006. Dug out 2015. This is a spindly plant for me, don't replace.

A volunteer

Red Elderberry (Sambucus racemosa)
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Shrub
Native
Edible
Back woods, edge of fields.

Buds late Jan
Emerges early Mar
Blooms early Apr - early May
Berries mid Jun - late Jun
Leaves turn bright yellow early - mid Sep


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Cotton Lavender (Santolina virens)
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Aromatic
Dead Zone
Repellent herbs 2014, winter kill 2015. Christianson's.

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Rock Soapwort (Saponaria ocymoides)
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Perennial
Aromatic
Medicinal
2014 cosmetic herbs, didn't overwinter, 2015 replaced. Christianson's

Blooms early May - mid Jun

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Christmas Box (Sarcococca hookeriana var. digyna)
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Shrub
Aromatic
I get no fragrance from this plant whatsoever. Prone to bugs. Spreads quite a bit. Porch bed.

Evergreen
Blooms early Feb - Early Mar


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Winter Savory (Satureja montana)
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Shrub
Aromatic
Medicinal
Edible
Astrological herbs 2009.

Blooms X - late Sep
Fall: Trim to 8" to shape and clean-up


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Saxifraga 'Peter Pan'
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Perennial
This was another of my 'pink year' mistakes. Outcropping 2011. Classic Nursery

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Strawberry Begonia (Saxifraga stolonifera)
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Perennial
2018 Outcropping left. This wants partial shade, hopefully it will get enough from the shrubs. PNW exchange, from Springcolor (Julia), she says it spreads quickly.

 2:03 pm. Such dainty, ethereal, star- like flowers.

Variegated London Pride (Saxifraga x urbium 'Aureopunctata')
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Perennial
2016 herb border. Julia (NGA Springcolor)

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Pincushion Flower (Scabiosa columbaria)
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Perennial
Deadhead to keep fresh (tedious job). Herb border


Teeny blooms, hummingbird magnets

Variegated Water Figwort (Scrophularia auriculata 'Variegata')
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Perennial
Front bed 2013. From Aunt Barb Give this light support - short cage to keep from laying over sideways

Emerges early Jan
Blooms late Apr - mid Jul
Deadhead late July (to below blooms)
Rebloom early Sept - mid Sept

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