Plant Profile: Broomsedge (Andropogon virginicus)
Karen Also called beard grass and whiskey grass, broomsedge is a warm-season perennial grass native to southeastern US but has expanded its native range and can be found in abandon sites…
Plant Profile: Side Oats Grass (Bouteloua curtipendula)
This clump perennial warm-season grass is native to the area from Canada to South America and grows throughout most of the US where it can be found on plains, prairies,…
Plant Profile: Purple Moor Grass (Molinia caerulea)
Native to Europe, western Asia and North Africa, this cool weather perennial grass is clump-forming and deciduous. It is a member of the grass family, Poaceae, that also includes bamboo,…
Plant Profile: French Lavender( Lavandula stoechas)
Also known as Spanish lavender, butterfly lavender, and topped lavender, this evergreen shrub is native to areas in the Mediterranean including Portugal, Spain, France, Italy and Greece. It is a…
Plant Profile: Bunny Tail Grass(Lagurus ovatus)
Also known as Turk’s head grass and hare’s tail grass, this fine textured grass is a native of Mediterranean shores and a member of the grass family, Poaceae, that also…
Plant Profile: Beach Plum (Prunus maritima)
Growing to 3-8′ tall, beach plum is a deciduous suckering shrub or small tree native to Northeastern US from Maine south to Maryland where it grows in sand dunes. It…
Plant Profile: Deerweed (Acmispon glaber)
Also called deervetch, California broom, and western bird’s-foil, this deciduous perennial subshrub is native to California and is a member of the pea family, Fabaceae, that also includes lupine, mimosa,…
Wildflowers: Lady Ferns (Athyrium sp.)Native to the Southeast
Karen Meyers Athyrium is a genus of 180 species of terrestrial ferns, so strictly speaking is not a wildflower because it produces no blooms. It is native to moist woodland and forest…
Plant Profile: White Sage (Salvia apiana)
Also known as bee sage, and sacred sage, this evergreen perennial is native to southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico, and is especially associated with the coastal sage scrub and…
Plant Profile: Sea Grape (Coccoloba uvifera)
Also known as baygrape, this evergreen shrub or tree is native to tropical coastal beaches of America including southern Florida where it grows in coastal strands and limestone thickets. It…