Plant Profile: Bay Cedar (Suriana maritima)
Karen Native to tropical coasts in most regions of the world including southern Florida, this evergreen shrub is a member of a small plant family, Surianaceae, that consists of only 8…
Wildflowers: Acteae (Bugbane, Baneberry, Cohosh) Native to the Mid-Atlantic
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: Dahoon Holly (Ilex cassine)
This evergreen large shrub or small tree is native to swamps and bogs of the southeastern coast of the US from Virginia to southeast Texas, south to Veracruz, Mexico, and…
Wildflowers: Monkshoods (Aconitum sp.) Native to the Rocky Mountain Area
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: Chalk Dudleya (Dudleya pulverulenta)
This succulent perennial is native to southwestern US and northern Mexico where it is found in rocky areas in coastal and inland mountains and desert foothills. It is a member…
Wildflowers: Acteae (Bugbane, Baneberry, Cohosh) Native to the Southwest
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 Marsh Bulrush (Scirpus maritimus aka Bolboschoenus maritimus)
Also known as sea clubrush, cosmopolitan bulrush, alkali bulrush, and bayonet grass, this herbaceous perennial is native to salty, brackish or fresh marshlands habitats in much of the world and…
Wildflowers: Monkshoods (Aconitum sp.) Native to the Midwest
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,…