Image | Plant | Status | Notes | Events |
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Lemon Verbena (Aloysia citrodora) |
Have Shrub Aromatic Medicinal Edible |
Aromatic herbs. Tender deciduous shrub, bring inside before frost or give it good winter protection. Have never got this to overwinter. Tea aids digestion, is calming, reduces cramps, and antiseptic. Hang a bag of leaves in bath water for fragrance and relaxation. Blooms early Jul - mid Aug |
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Serviceberry (Amelanchier alnifolia) |
Want Shrub |
Laur, if you can pot some of these up, I'd like to try them on my hillside, maybe down by the pond. And/or your native chokecherries. | ||
Kinnikinnick (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi) |
Have Shrub Native Medicinal |
2011 outcropping & firepit. NW Natives Evergreen Blooms mid Mar - late Apr |
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Southernwood (Artemisia abrotanum) |
Have Shrub Aromatic Medicinal |
Repellent herbs. Repels moths. I have a hard time pruning this one. Try this in 2016/17: Cut back lightly in the fall, then shear to 6" when it breaks dormancy. Breaks dormancy early Mar Fall: cut back lightly to eliminate sprawl and legginess |
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Japanese Barberry (Berberis thunbergii 'Aurea') |
Have Shrub |
2003 front bed. Good contrast color. Mulch and fertilize in spring. Breaks dormancy early Mar Leaves turn bright yellow early Sep - late Oct Leaves turn orange early Nov |
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European Barberry (Berberis vulgaris) |
Have Shrub Medicinal Edible |
Jam of berries will stimulate appetite, help prevent miscarriage. Infusions of leaf and root bark is diuretic and purifying - liver and gall bladder. Use with caution. Outer root produces yellow dye. Breaks dormancy mid Mar |
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Ceanothus 'Dark Star' |
Have Shrub |
2012 driveway shrub border. Christianson's | ||
Deodar Cedar (Cedrus deodara 'Feelin' Blue') |
Have Shrub |
2016 outcropping right. Low spreader. Christianson's Evergreen |
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Flowering Quince (Chaenomeles 'Contorta') |
Have Shrub |
2016 south of raspberries. Christianson's | ||
Flowering Quince (Chaenomeles japonica) |
Have Shrub |
2017 Noticed this in the field below the mock orange, must have come from a stray root. It's in a good spot. Start some for Laur. Blooms mid Apr - late May |
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Sawara Cypress (Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Sungold') |
Have Shrub |
2001 porch bed. 2015 under deck (died) Christianson's Evergreen, no bloom |
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Rock Rose (Cistus x hybridus 'Gold Prize') |
Have Shrub |
2014 driveway shrub border. The Plant Farm | ||
Tatarian Dogwood (Cornus alba 'Kesselringii') |
Have Shrub |
2015 side forest. The Plant Farm. | ||
Dogwood (Cornus sanguinea Arctic Sun™) |
Have Shrub |
2011 outcropping left and right. Classic Breaks dormancy mid Mar Blooms late May Leaves butter yellow late Aug - late Sep Leaves turn orange yellow early Oct - mid Nov |
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Bloodtwig Dogwood (Cornus sanguinea 'Midwinter Fire') |
Have Shrub |
2015 outcropping left. The Plant Farm | ||
Red Twig Dogwood (Cornus sericea) |
Have Shrub Native |
2008 big island, 2011 hillside right, 2017 500 live stakes planted by SCCD along creek. Sky Native Plants & NW Natives Breaks dormancy mid Mar |
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Variegated Yellowtwig Dogwood (Cornus sericea 'Variegata') |
Have Shrub |
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Red Twig Dogwood (Cornus sericea subsp. sericea 'Kelseyi') |
Have Shrub |
2014 side forest. The Plant Farm. Breaks dormancy mid Mar |
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Winter Hazel (Corylopsis glabrescens) |
Have Shrub |
2012 back corner. This half-died from lack of water 2013, seems to be making a comeback 2015, but was again seriously water deprived. See if it survives. Charlie Breaks dormancy mid Mar |
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Buttercup Winterhazel (Corylopsis pauciflora) |
Have Shrub |