Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Ramps
Environment/Needs
Light- partsun, fullshade
Water- moist
pH- acid, garden
Gives
Form/Niche- herb
Uses- edible (greens and roots, can be pickled), nectary
Taxonomy- Ramps, Allium tricoccum, Alliaceae
Yarrow
Environment/Needs
Light- fullsun
Water- dry, moist
pH- acid, garden, alkaline
Gives
Form/Niche- herb
Uses- accumulator, nectary, groundcover
Taxonomy- Yarrow, Achilea millefolium, Asteraceae
Superhardy Kiwifruit
Environment/Needs
Light- fullsun, partsun
Water- moist
pH- acid, garden, alkaline
Gives
Form/Niche- vine
Uses- edible (fruit)
Taxonomy- Superhardy Kiwifruit, Actinidia kolomikta, Actinidiaceae
Nodding Wild Onion
Environment/Needs
Light- fullsun, partsun
Water- moist
pH- strongly acid, acid, garden, alkaline
Gives
Form/Niche- herb
Uses- edible (greens for cooking)
Taxonomy-Nodding Wild Onion, Allium cernuum, Alliaceae
Chives
Environment/Needs
Light- fullsun, partsun
Water- moist
pH- garden, alkaline
Gives
Form/Niche- herb
Uses- edible (greens, cooking), accumulator, nectary, groundcover
Taxonomy- Chives, Allium schoenoprasum, Alliaceae
Asparagus
Environment/Needs
Light- fullsun
Water- moist
pH- garden, alkaline (6.5-7.5)
Gives
Form/Niche- herb
Uses- edible (green), medicinal, nectary
Taxonomy- Asparagus, Asparagus officinalis, Asparagaceae
Monday, November 26, 2012
Kaki Persimmon
Environment/Needs
Light- fullsun
Water- moist
pH- garden, alkaline
Gives
Form/Niche- tree
Uses- edible (fruit), pollinator
Taxonomy- Kaki Persimmon, Diospyros kaki, Ebenaceae
Light- fullsun
Water- moist
pH- garden, alkaline
Gives
Form/Niche- tree
Uses- edible (fruit), pollinator
Taxonomy- Kaki Persimmon, Diospyros kaki, Ebenaceae
Chinese yam
Environment/Needs
Light- fullsun, partsun,
Water- moist
pH- garden
Gives
Form/Niche- vine
Uses- edible (roots)
Taxonomy- chinese yam, Dioscorea batatas, Dioscoreaceae,
Light- fullsun, partsun,
Water- moist
pH- garden
Gives
Form/Niche- vine
Uses- edible (roots)
Taxonomy- chinese yam, Dioscorea batatas, Dioscoreaceae,
Yerba Buena
Environment/Needs
Light- fullsun
Water- moist
pH- acid, garden
Gives
Form/Niche- herb
Uses- edible (tea), medicinal, accumulator, nectary, ground cover
Taxonomy- yerba buena, Satureja douglasii, Lamiaceae
Light- fullsun
Water- moist
pH- acid, garden
Gives
Form/Niche- herb
Uses- edible (tea), medicinal, accumulator, nectary, ground cover
Taxonomy- yerba buena, Satureja douglasii, Lamiaceae
riverbank grape
edible-fruit and leaves
alkaline, dry, edible, fullsun, garden, ground cover, moist, nectary, riverbank grape, vine, vitaceae, Vitis riparia, wet,
alkaline, dry, edible, fullsun, garden, ground cover, moist, nectary, riverbank grape, vine, vitaceae, Vitis riparia, wet,
Labels:
alkaline,
dry,
edible,
fullsun,
garden,
ground cover,
moist,
nectary,
riverbank grape,
vine,
vitaceae,
Vitis riparia,
wet
magnolia vine
acid- tolerates slightly lower than 6
edible-fruit
acid, edible, fullsun, garden, magnolia vine, medicinal, moist, partsun, Schisandra chinensis, schisandraceae, vine,
edible-fruit
acid, edible, fullsun, garden, magnolia vine, medicinal, moist, partsun, Schisandra chinensis, schisandraceae, vine,
Edible Honeysuckle
edible-fruit
acid, caprifoliaceae, edible, Edible Honeysuckle, fullsun, garden, Lonicera caerulea var. edulis, moist, nectary, shrub,
acid, caprifoliaceae, edible, Edible Honeysuckle, fullsun, garden, Lonicera caerulea var. edulis, moist, nectary, shrub,
trumpet honeysuckle
caprifoliaceae, fullsun, garden, ground cover, Lonicera sempervirens, moist, nectary, partsun, trumpet honeysuckle, vine,
hops
edible-greens and tea
cannabidaceae, edible, fullsun, garden, hops, Humulus lupulus, medicinal, moist, vine,
cannabidaceae, edible, fullsun, garden, hops, Humulus lupulus, medicinal, moist, vine,
Labels:
cannabidaceae,
edible,
fullsun,
garden,
hops,
Humulus lupulus,
medicinal,
moist,
vine
hog peanut
edible-roots and nuts
acid, Amphicarpaea bracteata, edible, fabaceae, fullshade, fullsun, garden, ground cover, hog peanut, moist, nitrogen, partsun, vine,
acid, Amphicarpaea bracteata, edible, fabaceae, fullshade, fullsun, garden, ground cover, hog peanut, moist, nitrogen, partsun, vine,
Labels:
acid,
Amphicarpaea bracteata,
edible,
fabaceae,
fullshade,
fullsun,
garden,
ground cover,
hog peanut,
moist,
nitrogen,
partsun,
vine
white clover
edible-tea
very resistant to soil compaction
tolerates partial acidity ~5.5-6
accumulator, acid, edible, fabaceae, fullsun, garden, ground cover, herb, moist, nectary, nitrogen, partsun, Trifolium repens, white clover,
very resistant to soil compaction
tolerates partial acidity ~5.5-6
accumulator, acid, edible, fabaceae, fullsun, garden, ground cover, herb, moist, nectary, nitrogen, partsun, Trifolium repens, white clover,
Labels:
accumulator,
acid,
edible,
fabaceae,
fullsun,
garden,
ground cover,
herb,
moist,
nectary,
nitrogen,
partsun,
Trifolium repens,
white clover
wild ginger
edible- root (cook with it)
poison-leaves
acid, alkaline, aristolochiaceae, asarum canadense, edible, fullshade, garden, ground cover, herb, medicinal, moist, partsun, wild ginger,
poison-leaves
acid, alkaline, aristolochiaceae, asarum canadense, edible, fullshade, garden, ground cover, herb, medicinal, moist, partsun, wild ginger,
chinese artichoke
Edible-roots
chinese artichoke, edible, garden, ground cover, herb, lamiaceae, moist, nectary, stachys affinis, sun,
chinese artichoke, edible, garden, ground cover, herb, lamiaceae, moist, nectary, stachys affinis, sun,
Labels:
chinese artichoke,
edible,
garden,
ground cover,
herb,
lamiaceae,
moist,
nectary,
stachys affinis,
sun
Creeping raspberry
Edible-berries
creeping raspberry, edible, fullshade, fullsun, garden, ground cover, moist, nectary, partsun, rosaceae, Rubus Tricolor, shrub, wildlife,
creeping raspberry, edible, fullshade, fullsun, garden, ground cover, moist, nectary, partsun, rosaceae, Rubus Tricolor, shrub, wildlife,
How to use this site
Each post will be about a specific plant and will give as much information as possible about that plant. All posts will also all have tags containing information about the plant, which can be explained further in the specific posts, so you can search the site for the tags you want in your plant which I will explain below-
Environment/Needs
Light- fullsun (6+ hours a day), partsun (anywhere in between), fullshade (near complete shade all day)
Water- dry (drought tolerant), moist (anywhere in between), wet (can grow in poorly drained soils)
pH- strongly acid (3.5-5), acid (5.1-6), garden (6.1-7) and alkaline (7.1-8.5)
Gives
Form/Niche- Tree, shrub, bamboo, vine, herb, ground cover
Uses- edible, medicinal, nitrogen (helps fix nitrogen), accumulator (can gather and store nutrients/metals from the soil), nectary/pollinator (will attract pollinating insects), decorative (looks nice)
Taxonomy- tags will include common name, genus+species and family of each plant
Using these tags you can search for plants based on the physical constraints of your garden space and what you want out of your garden with more tags to be added for other plant characteristics like low maintenance if you don't want to spend a lot of time tending to your garden. This way you can easily search for what you have and want and design a garden that suits you best.
Environment/Needs
Light-
Water-
pH-
Gives
Form/Niche-
Uses-
Taxonomy
Environment/Needs
Light- fullsun (6+ hours a day), partsun (anywhere in between), fullshade (near complete shade all day)
Water- dry (drought tolerant), moist (anywhere in between), wet (can grow in poorly drained soils)
pH- strongly acid (3.5-5), acid (5.1-6), garden (6.1-7) and alkaline (7.1-8.5)
Gives
Form/Niche- Tree, shrub, bamboo, vine, herb, ground cover
Uses- edible, medicinal, nitrogen (helps fix nitrogen), accumulator (can gather and store nutrients/metals from the soil), nectary/pollinator (will attract pollinating insects), decorative (looks nice)
Taxonomy- tags will include common name, genus+species and family of each plant
Using these tags you can search for plants based on the physical constraints of your garden space and what you want out of your garden with more tags to be added for other plant characteristics like low maintenance if you don't want to spend a lot of time tending to your garden. This way you can easily search for what you have and want and design a garden that suits you best.
Environment/Needs
Light-
Water-
pH-
Gives
Form/Niche-
Uses-
Taxonomy
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