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Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Red Sand Verbena (Abronia maritima)

Karen July 8, 2026 0 Comments

Growing on stable sand dunes of coastal Southern California, this native evergreen perennial is a member of the four o’clock family, Nyctaginaceae, that also includes bougainvillea. The plant grows up…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Mexican Fan Palm (Washingtonia robusta)

Karen July 6, 2026 0 Comments

Also known as skyduster, this evergreen tree is native to the Baha California peninsula and a small part of Sonora in northwestern Mexico. It is a member of the palm…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Cobweb Thistle (Cirsium occidentale)

Karen July 3, 2026 0 Comments

Also known as western thistle, snowy thistle, and red thistle, this biennial is native to California, western Nevada, southern Oregon, and southwestern Idaho where it grows on coastal strand, coastal…

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The Language of Flowers: Red Campion (Lychnis ioica aka Silene dioica)

Karen July 2, 2026 0 Comments

Also known as bachelor button and redcatchfly , this herbaceous biennial or perennial is in carnation family, Caryophyllaceae, that also includes baby’s breath, soapwort, and chickweed. It is native to…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Thatch Palm (Thrinax morrisii aka Leucothrinax morrisii)

Karen June 29, 2026 0 Comments

A member of the palm family, Arecaceae, this evergreen tree is native to the West Indies and Florida where it grows in open woodlands and coastal areas. The plant grows…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Yellow Horned Poppy (Glaucium flavum)

Karen June 24, 2026 0 Comments

Also known as sea poppy, this short-lived herbaceous perennial is native to coastal habitats on shingle banks and beaches in temperate regions of North Africa, Europe and parts of Western…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Seaside Daisy (Erigeron glaucus)

Karen June 22, 2026 0 Comments

Also known as seaside fleabane and beach aster, this herbaceous perennial is native to Oregon and California where it grows on beaches, coastal bluffs and dunes. It is a member…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Beach Evening Primrose (Camissoniopsis cheiranthifolia aka Oenothera californica)

Karen June 17, 2026 0 Comments

Also called suncup, this short-lived herbaceous perennial is native to open dunes and sandy soils of coastal California, Baha California and Oregon. It is a member of the evening primrose…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Woolly Beach Heather (Hudsonia tomentosa)

Karen June 15, 2026 0 Comments

This small evergreen shrub, also known as sand heather and poverty grass, is native to northeastern North America including parts of Canada, where it grows in pine barrens and on…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Dwarf Palmetto Palm (Sabal minor)

Karen June 10, 2026 0 Comments

Dwarf palmetto, also known as swamp palmetto, is native to the deep southeastern and south-central United States and northeastern Mexico where it grows in a variety of habitats, including maritime…

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