Bloom Times for Plants at Barbolian Fields
(Unfortunately, this isn’t nearly as easy to read here as it is in Excel. Until I find a solution, perhaps this is still useful. Of course, everything varies from one year to the next, but you can still see at a glance what is early spring, mid-summer, and fall. Perhaps that would be a better way to look at this information? Your feedback and suggestions are always welcome! ~blythe)
| Common Name | Scientific Name | J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D |
| Agrimony | Agrimonia Eupatoria | X | X | ||||||||||
| Allium – Onion/leek | Allium | X | X | ||||||||||
| Amaranth (Love-lies-bleeding & Hopi Red Dye) | X | X | X | X | |||||||||
| Angelica | Angelica archangelica | X | X | ||||||||||
| Anise Hyssop | Agastache foeniculum. | X | X | X | X | ||||||||
| Apples | X | X | H | H | |||||||||
| Aronia / Chokeberry | X | X | |||||||||||
| Artichoke | Cynara scolymus | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||
| Arugula | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||
| Ashwaganda | Withania somnifera | X | X | X | X | ||||||||
| Asters | X | X | X | ||||||||||
| Astragalus | Astragalus membranceas | X | X | X | |||||||||
| Autumn Olive | Elaegnus umbellata | X | X | ||||||||||
| Azalia | X | X | X | ||||||||||
| Bachelor Buttons | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||
| Balloon Flower | Platycodon grandiflorus | X | X | ||||||||||
| Barberri shrub | X | ||||||||||||
| Basil | Ocimum basilicum | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||
| Bay Leaf Tree | Laurus nobilis | X | |||||||||||
| Beach Plums | Prunus maritima | X | |||||||||||
| Beebalm / Bergamot | Monarda didyma | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||
| Blackberries & cane fruits | X | X | X | X | H | H | |||||||
| Blueberries | Vaccinium spp | X | X | X | H | H | |||||||
| Borage | Borago officinalis | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||||
| Brassicas | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||||
| Buckwheat | X | X | X | ||||||||||
| Bugloss (Alkanet) | Anchusa officinalis | X | X | X | X | ||||||||
| Butterfly Bush | X | X | |||||||||||
| Calendula | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||||
| Calliopsis | Coreopsis tinctoria | X | X | ||||||||||
| Cardoon | Cynara cardunculus | X | X | X | |||||||||
| Catmint, Mrs. Edgehill | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||
| Catnip | Nepeta cataria | X | X | X | X | ||||||||
| Ceanothus, Blue & White | X | X | – | ||||||||||
| Chamomile | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||
| Chamomile, Dyers | X | X | X | ||||||||||
| Cherries | X | X | H | H | |||||||||
| Chives | Allium schoenoprasum | X | X | X | S | X | X | X | X | ||||
| Chrysanthemum-edible (Shungiku) | Chrysanthemum coronarium | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||
| Cinquefoil, 3-toothed | Potentilla spp. | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||
| Clematis | X | X | X | – | |||||||||
| Clovers – red, white, purple, micro | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||
| Codonopsis | X | X | X | ||||||||||
| Columbine | X | X | X | ||||||||||
| Comfrey | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||
| Coreopsis | Coreopsis spp. | X | X | X | |||||||||
| Cornelian Cherry | Cornus mas | X | X | X | |||||||||
| Cosmos | Cosmos bipinnatus | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||
| Costmary | Tanacetum balsamita | X | X | X | |||||||||
| Crabapple | Malus spp. | X | |||||||||||
| Cranberry – Pilgrim | Vaccinium macrocarpum | ||||||||||||
| Cranberry, Am. Highbush | Viburnum trilobum | X | X | X | H | ||||||||
| Creeping Buttercup | Ranunculus repens | X | X | X | |||||||||
| Creeping Jenny | Lysimachia nummularia | ||||||||||||
| Crocus | Crocus satifus | X | X | ||||||||||
| Curly dock | X | X | |||||||||||
| Currant, Black | Ribes nigrum | X | X | H | H | ||||||||
| Currant, Golden | Ribes sativum | X | H | ||||||||||
| Currant, Red | Ribes aureaum | X | X | X | H | ||||||||
| Currant, Red Flowering | Ribes sanguineum | X | X | X | |||||||||
| Daffodil | X | X | |||||||||||
| Daikon | X | X | X | ||||||||||
| Daisy | X | X | X | ||||||||||
| Dandelion | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||
| Daphne Ceneorum | X | X | |||||||||||
| Day Lilies | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||
| Dianthus / Pinks | Dianthus spp. | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||
| Dill | Anethum graveolens | X | X | X | X | ||||||||
| Dogwood | X | X | |||||||||||
| Dusty Miller | X | X | X | X | |||||||||
| Echinacea’ | Echinacea spp. | X | X | X | X | ||||||||
| Elder | X | X | |||||||||||
| Fava beans | X | X | X/H | H | |||||||||
| Fennel | X | X | X | S | |||||||||
| Feverfew | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||
| Fireweed | X | X | X | X | |||||||||
| Forget-me-not | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||||
| Forsythia | X | X | |||||||||||
| Fuschias | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||
| Garlic | Allium sativum | X | H | H | |||||||||
| Geranium, “Carmina Cranesbill” | X | X | X | ||||||||||
| Geranium, Wild | Geranium molle | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||||
| Goji Berry/Wolfberry | Lycium barbarum | H | H | ||||||||||
| Golden Margeurite | Anthemis tinctoria | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||
| Goldenrod | X | X | X | ||||||||||
| Gooseberries, assorted | Ribes spp. Uva-crispa | X | X | ||||||||||
| Goumi: Sweet Scarlet | Elaeagnus multiflora | X | X | H | H | ||||||||
| Hawthorn, “Black” | Crataegus douglasii | X | |||||||||||
| Hazel: Precocious | X | ||||||||||||
| Hazelnut: American | X | ||||||||||||
| Hazelnut: Contorted | Corylus avellana | X | |||||||||||
| Hazelnut: Ken’ Select | X | ||||||||||||
| Heather | X | X | X | X | |||||||||
| Hollyhock | Alcea spp. | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||||
| Hollyhock mallow | Malva alcea | X | X | X | – | ||||||||
| Honeyberries | Lonicera caerulea var. edulis | X | X | X | H | H | |||||||
| Honeysuckle, Himalayan | Leycesteria formosa | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||
| Horehound | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||
| Horseradish | Armoracia rusticana | X | X | ||||||||||
| Huckleberry, Native | Vaccinium parvifolium? | X | X | ||||||||||
| Hyacinth | Hyacinthus | X | X | ||||||||||
| Hyssop | Hyssopus officinalis | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||
| Iris, Purple bearded | X | X | – | ||||||||||
| Iris, Yellow (water) | X | X | – | ||||||||||
| Japanese Andromeda | Pieris japonica | X | X | ||||||||||
| Jerusalem Artichoke | Helianthus tuberosus | X | X | ||||||||||
| Joe Pye weed | Eutrochium | X | X | X | |||||||||
| Jostaberry | Ribes x nidigrolaria | X | X | H | |||||||||
| Kinnikinnick, bearberry | Arctostaphylos uva-ursi | X | |||||||||||
| Korean Bush Cherry | Prunus japonica | X | X | X | X | ||||||||
| Korean Rose | Rosa x hybrida Ecos | X | X | ||||||||||
| Lady’s Bedstraw | Gallum vernum | X | X | ||||||||||
| Lady’s Mantle | X | X | X | ||||||||||
| Lamb’s Ears | X | X | X | ||||||||||
| Lamb’s quarters | X | X | |||||||||||
| Lamium “Pink Pewter” | Lamium | X | X | ||||||||||
| Lavender | Lavandula angustifolia | X | X | X | – | ||||||||
| Lemon Balm | Melissa officinalis | X | X | X | |||||||||
| Lingonberries | Vaccinium vitis-idaea | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||||
| Lonicera | Lonicera spp. | X | |||||||||||
| Lovage | Levisticum officinale | X | X | S | |||||||||
| Love Lies Bleeding | amaranth family | X | X | X | X | ||||||||
| Lungwort | Pulmonaria officinalis | X | X | ||||||||||
| Lupine | Lupinus | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||
| Madder | X | ||||||||||||
| Magnolia “Star” | Magnolia stellata | X | X | X | |||||||||
| Mallow – wild | X | X | |||||||||||
| Mallow, Hollyhock | X | X | X | X | |||||||||
| Maple tree | X | ||||||||||||
| Marjoram | Origanum majorana | X | X | X | |||||||||
| Marjoram – Globe | X | X | X | ||||||||||
| Marjoram – Groundcover | X | X | X | ||||||||||
| Mashua Root | Troepaeolum tuberosum | X | X | X | |||||||||
| Maximilian / Mexican Sunflower | Helianthus maximiliani | X | X | X | X | ||||||||
| Meadowsweet | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||
| Medlar: Royal | Mespilus germanica | X | H | ||||||||||
| Mignonette | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||
| Milk Thistle | Silybum marianum | X | X | X | |||||||||
| Miner’s Lettuce | X | X | |||||||||||
| Mint – King’s | X | X | X | ||||||||||
| Mints – assorted | X | X | X | ||||||||||
| Mock Orange | Philadelphus coronarius | X | X | ||||||||||
| Money Plant | Lunaria annua | X | X | S | |||||||||
| Morning Glory (Bindweed) | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||
| Mugwort | Artemisia vulgaris | X | X | X | |||||||||
| Mustard Family/Brassicas | Brassica nigra | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||||
| Nanking Cherry | Prunus tomentosa | X | X | X | |||||||||
| Nasturtiums | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||
| Nettles | X | X | X | X | |||||||||
| Oca | Oxalis tuberosa | X | |||||||||||
| Onion – ‘Evergreen’ Bunching | Allium spp. | X | X | X | |||||||||
| Oregano – Common | Origanum vulgare | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||
| Oregano – Greek | X | X | X | ||||||||||
| Oregano – Italian | X | X | X | ||||||||||
| Oregon Grape | Mahonia aquifolium | X | X | X | |||||||||
| Oxalis | X | X | X | ||||||||||
| Pansies | X | X | X | ||||||||||
| Parsley | Petroselinum crispum | X | X | X | S | S | |||||||
| Pennyroyal | Mentha pulegium | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||
| Peony | X | X | – | ||||||||||
| Periwinkle | Vinca major | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||
| Phacelia | Phacelia spp | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||
| Phlox | X | X | X | ||||||||||
| Plum | X | X | H | ||||||||||
| Poppies – CA orange / wild types | Papaver rhoeas | X | X | X | X | ||||||||
| Poppies – large types | X | X | X | X | |||||||||
| Potato Vine (aka Jasmine Nightshade) | Solanum laxum | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||
| Potentilla cinquefoil (Miss Wilmott) | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||
| Primroses | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||
| Pulmonaria | X | X | |||||||||||
| Purple deadnettle | Lamium purpureum | X | X | X | X | ||||||||
| Purple Goosefoot | Chenopodium giganteum | H | H | S | S | ||||||||
| Pussy Toes | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||
| Quince – Flowering (big shrub | Cydonia spp. | X | X | X | |||||||||
| Raspberries – Meeker | X | H | H | ||||||||||
| Raspberries, Tulameen | X | X | H | ||||||||||
| Red Autumn Berry | X | ||||||||||||
| Red Hot Pokers / Torch Lilies | X | X | – | ||||||||||
| Red Runner Beans | X | X | X | X | |||||||||
| Rhododendron1 | Rhododendron spp. | X | X | ||||||||||
| Rhubarb | H | H | H | H | |||||||||
| Rock Cress | Aubrieta “Axcent” | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||||
| Rosa Rugosa | X | H | |||||||||||
| Rose – Domestic varieties | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||
| Rose: Big Hip | Rosa rugosa? | X | X | – | H | ||||||||
| Rose: Korean | X | X | – | ||||||||||
| Rose: Wild Thing | Rosa rugosa? | X | – | ||||||||||
| Rosemary | Rosemary officianalis | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||
| Rudbeckia daisy | X | X | X | X | |||||||||
| Sage | Salvia officinalis | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||||
| Saint John’s Wort – domestic | Hyperium perforatum | X | X | X | X | ||||||||
| Saint John’s Wort – medicinal | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||
| Salad Burnet | X | X | X | ||||||||||
| Salsify | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||
| Salvia, Purple | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||
| Santolina | X | X | X | ||||||||||
| Saskatoon, Regent | Amelanchier alnifolia | X | X | H | |||||||||
| Savory | X | X | |||||||||||
| Scabiosa | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||
| Scorzonera, Maxima | Scorzonera hispanica | X | X | X | X | ||||||||
| Sculpit | Silene vulgaris | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||
| Seaberries | Hippophae rhamnoides | X | H | ||||||||||
| Sedums – mixed varieties | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||
| Saskatoon | Amelanchier stolonifera | H | |||||||||||
| Soapwort | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||
| Solomon Seal, Giant | X | X | |||||||||||
| Solomon’s Seal, Giant | Polygonatum spp. | X | X | ||||||||||
| Spinach Malabar Red | Basella rubra | X | X | ||||||||||
| Spiraea douglasii | Spiraea douglasii | X | X | X | X | ||||||||
| Squashes | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||
| Strawberries | Fragaria × ananassa | X | X | X/H | H | H | X | X | X | ||||
| Strawberry Tree | Arbutus unedo | X | X | ||||||||||
| Strawberry, wild, groundcover | X | X | |||||||||||
| Sunflower, Arikara | Helianthus annus | X | X | X | H | ||||||||
| Sunflowers | X | X | X | X | H | ||||||||
| Sweet Cicely | Myrrhis odorata | X | X | X | S | ||||||||
| Sweet Peas | Lathyrus odoratus | X | X | X | X | ||||||||
| Thistle – Canadian | X | X | |||||||||||
| Thyme (assorted) | Thymus vulgaris | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||
| Tomato – SF Fog | Lycopersicon esculentum | X | X | H | H | ||||||||
| Trillium | X | X | – | ||||||||||
| Tulip | X | ||||||||||||
| Valerian | X | X | X | X | |||||||||
| Vervain | Verbena officianlis | X | |||||||||||
| Vetch | X | ||||||||||||
| Viburnum, Manchurium | Viburnum burejaeticum | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||
| Viola | X | X | X | ||||||||||
| Wallflowers | X | X | X | ||||||||||
| Weld | Reseda luteola | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||
| Wild daisies | X | X | X | ||||||||||
| Wild geranium | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||
| Willow: wild / pussy willows | Salix spp. | X | X | X | |||||||||
| Willows, basketry types | Salix spp. | X | X | X | |||||||||
| Wintergreen | Gaultheria procumbens | ||||||||||||
| Woodruff, Sweet | X | X | X | – | |||||||||
| Wormwood | Artemesia absinthiae | X | X | X | S | ||||||||
| Yarrow | X | X | X | X | X | X |