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Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Coastal Little Blue Stem Grass (Schizachyrium littorale aka Andropogon littoralis)

Karen June 8, 2026 0 Comments

Also known as dune bluestem, seaside little bluestem, and shore little bluestem, this warm season perennial grass is native to dunes on the Atlantic and Gulf seacoast from Massachusetts to…

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Plant Profile: American Olive (Cartrema americana aka Osmanthus americanus)

Karen June 3, 2026 0 Comments

Also known as wild olive and devilwood, this evergreen shrub or small tree is native to the coastal forests along the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico from Virginia…

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Plant Profile: Beach Bur (Ambrosia chamissonis)

Karen June 1, 2026 0 Comments

Also known as silver beachweed and silver bur ragweed, this herbaceous perennial is native to maritime strand beaches and dunes of western North America from Baja California to Alaska. It…

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Plant Profile: Railroad Vine (Ipomoea pes-caprae)

Karen May 27, 2026 0 Comments

Also called bayhops, beach morning glory, seaside yam and goat’s foot, this evergreen, creeping, perennial vine is native to tropical and subtropical coastal areas around the world, growing especially on…

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Plant Profile: Bay Bean (Canavalia rosea aka C. maritima)

Karen May 25, 2026 0 Comments

Also known as seaside bean, beach bean, coastal jackbean and Mackenzie bean, this evergreen herbaceous perennial vine is native to cliffs, upper beaches, strands, and dunes of tropical and subtropical…

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Plant Profile: Silky Beach Pea (Lathyrus littoralis)

Karen May 20, 2026 0 Comments

Also known as silky beach vetching, strand sweet pea, and dune sweet pea this rhizomatous herbaceous perennial is native to beaches and dunes along the coastline of western North America…

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Plant Profile: Saw Palmetto (Serenoa repens)

Karen May 18, 2026 0 Comments

This very long lived evergreen palm is endemic to the subtropical and tropical Southeastern US where it grows in clumps or dense thickets as undergrowth in sandy coastal areas of…

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Plant Profile: Ox-Eye Daisey (Borrichia frutescens)

Karen May 13, 2026 0 Comments

Also known as sea oxeye, bushy seaside tansy, and sea-marigold, this semi-evergreen shrub is native to North America where it grows in wetlands and on beaches of the Atlantic and…

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Plant Profile: Beach Morning Glory (Ipomoea imperati)

Karen May 11, 2026 0 Comments

This creeping perennial vine is native to coastlines of tropical and subtropical areas around the world where it grows on sandy beaches and dunes. It is a member of the…

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Plant Profile: Sandcarpet (Cardionema ramosissimum)

Karen May 6, 2026 0 Comments

Also called sand mat and tread lightly, this herbaceous perennial is native to beaches along the western coasts of South and North America from Chile to Washington. It is a…

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