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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Japanese Maple (Acer palmatum var. amoenum 'Margaret Bee')
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2012 firepit right. This is a taller tree form, needs regular pruning to keep out of folks' faces. Charlie

Breaks dormancy mid Mar
Leaves turn deep burgundy late Sep
Tree bare mid Nov

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Japanese Maple (Acer palmatum var. amoenum 'Muro Gawa')
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Dead Zone
2017 Gifted to Ben, killed from drought. Charlie

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Japanese Maple (Acer palmatum var. amoenum 'Novum')
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2017 Charlie

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Japanese Maple (Acer palmatum var. amoenum 'Tsuma Gaki')
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2017 x3, gifted one each to Ben & Sam. Little Charlie

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Japanese Maple (Acer palmatum var. amoenum 'Yezo Nishiki')
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2017 Charlie

Early spring color

Variegated Sycamore Maple (Acer pseudoplatanus 'Eskimo Sunset')
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2011 hillside left. Although this is certainly an interesting and colorful tree, I think of it as the 'pink tree' which is the general color I mostly see (and not my favorite). Charlie

Buds late Mar
Leafs out early Apr
Leaves turn pale early Oct
Tree bare late Oct

After 4 years, purchased as a young sapling.

Sycamore Maple (Acer pseudoplatanus 'Spaethii')
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2012 hillside left. This is doing well 2018, has put on a significant amount of growth and looks healthy. Charlie

Buds early Jan - late Mar
Leafs out early Apr
Leaves turn yellow mid Oct
Tree bare mid Nov

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Red Maple (Acer rubrum Red Sunset®)
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2018 front field. This is a memorial tree for Frankie, the cultivar name is FranksRed, planted it where I can easily see it from various windows in the house as well as the front porch and herb garden. Rest in peace, my friend.

Tree bare early Nov
Buds mid Mar

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Yarrow (Achillea millefolium 'Paprika')
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Medicinal
Edible
Dead Zone
2015 medicinal herbs. 2020 herb garden death. Nice plant, worth trying again even though yarrows don't do well for me. Lauri

Emerges mid Jan
Blooms early Jun - mid Jul

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Yarrow (Achillea millefolium 'Saucy Seduction')
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2013 bitch corner, didn't overwinter.

Emerging in spring

Monkshood (Aconitum 'Spark's Variety')
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This was a spindly variety that I moved several times thinking it needed more sun. It eventually just died off in 2014. Don't replace.

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Monkshood (Aconitum 'Stainless Steel')
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Medicinal
2005 front bed.

Emerges early Mar
Blooms mid Jun - early Jul
Deadhead early Jul

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Monkshood (Aconitum carmichaeli 'Arendsii')
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Medicinal
2005 front bed. Dried root is a sedative, use with caution.

Emerges early Mar
Blooms early Oct - early Nov

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Japanese Sweet Flag (Acorus gramineus 'Ogon')
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2015 front water feature, 2015 dish plant. Bog plant, keep the ones by the dish plant well watered. Classic, Haggen

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Dwarf Golden Sweet Flag (Acorus gramineus 'Pusillus Minimus Aureus')
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2016 Front water feature. Haggen.

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Bugbane (Actaea racemosa 'Atropurpurea')
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Get from Laur

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Black Cohosh (Actaea simplex 'Brunette')
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Perennial
Tractor shed.

photo by Walter Siegmund

Pathfinder (Adenocaulon bicolor)
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Medicinal

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Northern Maidenhair Fern (Adiantum pedatum)
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Fern
Native
Medicinal
2014 relocated to shade corner.

Emerges early Apr

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Bishop's Weed (Aegopodium podagraria 'Variegatum')
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Medicinal
Edible
Under pie cherry, back corner bed. Groundcover, can be invasive. Compressed leaves for poultice against gout. Tender leaves can be added to salads or cooked as spinach.

Emerges mid Feb
Blooms mid May - mid Jun
Cut back hard early Jun
Recovers early Jul

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