Plant Profile: Red Baneberry (Actaea rubra)
Karen . 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
Karen Meyers 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,…
Plant Profile: California Wax Myrtle (Myrica californica aka Morella californica)
Also known as Pacific wax myrtle or California bayberry, this evergreen shrub or small tree is native to the West coast from Los Angeles to British Columbia where it grows…
Wildflowers: Acteae (Bugbane, Baneberry, Cohosh) Native to the Southeast
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,…