Plant Profile: Marsh Elder (Iva frutescens)
Karen Also known as Jesuit’s bark and high-tide bush, this deciduous shrub is native to coastal areas of North America from Nova Scotia to Florida and along the Gulf Coast to…
Wildflowers: Honeysuckle (Lonicera sp) Native to the Southeast
Karen Meyers Honeysuckles (Lonicera) are arching shrubs or twining vines in the honeysuckle family, Caprifoliacea, that also includes scabiosa, weigela, and abelia. They are native to northern latitudes in North America, Eurasia,…
Plant Profile: Bicolor Everlasting (Gnaphalium bicolor aka Pseudognaphalium biolettii )
Also called two-color rabbit tobacco, Bioletti’s rabbit-tobacco, and Bioletti’s cudweed, this herbaceous perennial is native to mostly coastal areas of California where it grows in chaparral, coastal scrubland, and on…
Wildflowers: Balsamroot (Balsamorhiza sp) Native to the Pacific Coast
Balsamorhiza is a genus of perennials in the aster family, Asteraceae, that also includes daisies, dandelions and lettuce. Growing 8-36″ tall, plants typically have fleshy taproots, large basal leaves and…
Plant Profile: Beach Elder (Iva imbricata)
Also known as seashore elder, seacoast marshelder, and seacoast sumpweed, this evergreen shrub is native to coastal areas of the US from Virginia to Texas where it grows on sand…
Wildflowers: Honeysuckle (Lonicera sp) Native to the Mid-Atlantic
Honeysuckles (Lonicera) are arching shrubs or twining vines in the honeysuckle family, Caprifoliacea, that also includes scabiosa, weigela, and abelia. They are native to northern latitudes in North America, Eurasia,…
Plant Profile: Canada Milkvetch (Astragalus canadensis)
Also known as rattle weed, this herbaceous perennial is a member of the pea family, Fabaceae, that also includes lupines, mimosa, and black locust. It is native to most of…
Wildflowers: Columbines (Aquilegia) Native to New England
Aquilegia, also known as granny’s bonnet, is a genus of perennials native to the meadows and woodlands of the Northern Hemisphere. It is a member of the buttercup family, Ranunculaceae,…
Plant Profile: Pacific Dune Grass (Elymus mollis aka Leymus mollis)
Also known as Pacific lyme grass, American dune wild-rye, sea lyme-grass, strand-wheat, and strand grass, this perennial grass is native to coastal beaches of northern Asia, and northern parts of…
Wildflowers: Honeysuckle (Lonicera sp) Native to New England
Honeysuckles (Lonicera) are arching shrubs or twining vines in the honeysuckle family, Caprifoliacea, that also includes scabiosa, weigela, and abelia. They are native to northern latitudes in North America, Eurasia,…