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Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Yellow Sand Verbena (Abronia latifolia aka Abronia arenaria)

Karen March 2, 2026 0 Comments

Also called coastal verbena, this herbaceous perennial is native to the west coast of North America from Santa Barbara County, California, to the Canada-US border where it grows on beach…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Northern Sea Oats (Chasmanthium latifolium)

Karen February 25, 2026 0 Comments

A native of the moist wooded areas of central and eastern US and northern Mexico, this deciduous, cool season, perennial grass is also known as woodoats, inland sea oats, and…

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Plant Profile: Bottlebrush Grass (Elymus hystrix aka Hystixa patula)

Karen February 23, 2026 0 Comments

This cool season perennial grass is native to North America where it grows in woods and open clearings from Nova Scotia and Quebec to North Dakota and south to Virginia…

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Plant Profile: Broomsedge (Andropogon virginicus)

Karen February 18, 2026 0 Comments

Also called beard grass and whiskey grass, broomsedge is a warm-season perennial grass native to southeastern US but has expanded its native range and can be found in abandon sites…

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Plant Profile: Side Oats Grass (Bouteloua curtipendula)

Karen February 16, 2026 0 Comments

This clump perennial warm-season grass is native to the area from Canada to South America and grows throughout most of the US where it can be found on plains, prairies,…

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Plant Profile: Purple Moor Grass (Molinia caerulea)

Karen February 11, 2026 0 Comments

Native to Europe, western Asia and North Africa, this cool weather perennial grass is clump-forming and deciduous. It is a member of the grass family, Poaceae, that also includes bamboo,…

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Plant Profile: French Lavender( Lavandula stoechas)

Karen February 9, 2026 0 Comments

Also known as Spanish lavender, butterfly lavender, and topped lavender, this evergreen shrub is native to areas in the Mediterranean including Portugal, Spain, France, Italy and Greece. It is a…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Bunny Tail Grass(Lagurus ovatus)

Karen February 2, 2026 0 Comments

Also known as Turk’s head grass and hare’s tail grass, this fine textured grass is a native of Mediterranean shores and a member of the grass family, Poaceae, that also…

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Plant Profile: Beach Plum (Prunus maritima)

Karen February 2, 2026 0 Comments

Growing to 3-8′ tall, beach plum is a deciduous suckering shrub or small tree native to Northeastern US from Maine south to Maryland where it grows in sand dunes. It…

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Plant Profile: Deerweed (Acmispon glaber)

Karen January 28, 2026 0 Comments

Also called deervetch, California broom, and western bird’s-foil, this deciduous perennial subshrub is native to California and is a member of the pea family, Fabaceae, that also includes lupine, mimosa,…

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