Bonehead's Plant List: Dead Zone

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
Creeping Phlox (Phlox subulata)	Prev Dead Zone	Always sketchhy for me, gets bedraggled after blooming, dies out slowly. Give up on this one.
Japanese Andromeda (Pieris japonica 'Valley Valentine')	Prev Dead Zone	Foot of pear 2013. Didn't overwinter, likely needed watering. Pretty plant, could replace for the mason bees.
Mugo Pine (Pinus mugo)	Prev Dead Zone	Under deck 2010, moved to corner of footpath 2015, died from lack of water (out of sight out of mind).
Slender Brake Fern (Pteris ensiformis 'Evergemiensis')	Have Houseplant Dead Zone	2019 death. Maybe salted water, maybe not enough light. 2018, upstairs bathroom. Avoid direct sunlight, north window is good. Fertilize monthly Apr-Sep. Christianson.
Rhododendron 'Florence Parks'	Prev Dead Zone	Side forest 2016. Orchard's Didn't overwinter 2017, likely not enough watering. Blooms early May - early Jun (~2 weeks)
Rose (Rosa 'Chicago Peace')	Prev Shrub Dead Zone	Rose garden. Not sure when I lost this. It was quite lovely, if I ever do roses again this would be at the top of the repeat list. Blooms early Jun - mid Jun
Rose (Rosa 'Lady Emma Hamilton')	Prev Dead Zone	David Austen English. Cosmetic herbs 2015. Christianson's. This unexpectedly didn't overwinter in 2018, not sure why. It was really a pretty rose, very fragrant. Replace with another one or something else. Need supply of rose petals for herb potions. Blooms late May - early Jul Reblooms mid Aug - late Sept
Rudbeckia (Rudbeckia hirta 'Denver Daisy')	Prev Dead Zone	Under deck 2013, moved it somewhere (herb border?), try to find this. I am marking this as gone - seems to be problematic to overwinter per folks in the PNW forum. The Plant Farm
Silver Sage (Salvia argentea)	Prev 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.
Russian Sage (Salvia yangii)	Prev 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.
Cotton Lavender (Santolina virens)	Prev Aromatic Dead Zone	Repellent herbs 2014, winter kill 2015. Christianson's.
California Golden-Eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium californicum)	Prev Dead Zone	Baby pond 2004, lost to renovation 2014. Outcropping 2011, winter kill 2015. This is supposedly a native, but seems to struggle for me.
Peace Lilies (Spathiphyllum)	Have Houseplant Dead Zone	2020 death, likely from salted water and/or dehydration during Panama trip. Replace, good indicator plant for watering. 2019 Our bedroom. Lowe's 2014 Haggen. Died from lack of water during road trip 2015.
Chaste Tree (Vitex agnus-castus)	Prev Dead Zone
Weeping Alaska Cedar (Xanthocyparis nootkatensis 'Pendula')	Prev Dead Zone	Sam thinks this is mislabeled...research needed. The Plant Farm We cut this down in 2017, it was just getting too large for its area, was supposed to be one of those thin evergreens but pretty sure it was a hinoki of some type.
Calla Lily (Zantedeschia aethiopica)	Prev Dead Zone	Killed by Marla 2014.