Plant Profile: Sugar Bush (Rhus ovata)
Karen Also known as sugar sumac, this evergreen shrub or small tree is native to chaparral in dry canyons and slopes in Southern California, Arizona and Baja California and is a…
Wildflowers: Prairie Coneflower/Mexican Hat (Ratibida sp) Native to the New England
Karen Meyers Prairie coneflower is a herbaceous perennial native to North America from southern Canada to northern Mexico where it grows in a variety of habitats such as prairies, plains, roadsides, and…
Plant Profile: Red Baneberry (Actaea rubra)
. This herbaceous perennial is native to shady areas with moist to wet soils in most of North America except the southeast (from Virginia to Texas). It is a member…
Wildflowers: Acteae (Bugbane, Baneberry, Cohosh) Native to the Pacific Coast
Actea is a genus of herbaceous perennials in the buttercup family, Ranunculaceae, that also includes anemone, monkshood, and delphinium. They are native to subtropical, temperate and subarctic regions of Europe,…
Plant Profile: Carolina Sealavender (Limonium carolinianum aka L. nashii)
Also known as canker root, ink root, marsh root, lavender thrift and seaside thrift, this herbaceous perennial is a member of the leadwort family, Plumbaginaceae. It is native to maritime…
Invasive Plants and Their Native Alternatives: Jetbead (Rhodotypos scandens)
Jetbead is a mounding deciduous shrub growing 3-6’ tall and is native to Japan and central China. It was introduced into the US in 1866 as an ornamental and has…
Plant Profile: Saltwort (c)
Also known as beachwort, turtleweed, barilla and camphire, this evergreen succulent shrub is a halophyte. It is native to tropical and subtropical coasts of the Americas from California to Peru…
Wildflowers: Acteae (Bugbane, Baneberry, Cohosh) Native to New England
Actea is a genus of herbaceous perennials in the buttercup family, Ranunculaceae, that also includes anemone, monkshood, and delphinium. They are native to subtropical, temperate and subarctic regions of Europe,…
Plant Profile: Salt Grass (Distichlis spicata)
This perennial grass is known by many names including marsh spikegrass, alkali saltgrass, seashore saltgrass, desert saltgrass, inland saltgrass, and spikegrass. It is native and widespread in the Americas where…
Wildflowers: Monkshoods (Aconitum sp.) Native to New England
Also known as wolfbanes, leopard’s bane, devil’s helmet, or blue rocket, these herbaceous perennials are native to the mountainous parts of the Northern Hemisphere in North America, Europe, and Asia,…