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Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Gopher Apple (Licania michauxii  aka Geobalanus oblongifolius)

Karen March 23, 2026 0 Comments

Native to pinelands and coastal thickets of southeastern US, this wiry evergreen shrub is a member of the cocoplum family, Chrysobalanaceae, that consists of about 700 species of pantropical shrubs…

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Plant Profile: Sweet Grass (Muhlenbergia felipes aka M. sericea)

Karen March 16, 2026 0 Comments

Also known as gulf hairawn muhly, purple muhly, and dune hairgrass, this perennial grass is native to the coastal areas of Southeastern US and is a member of the grass…

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Plant Profile: Sea Oats (Uniola paniculata)

Karen March 9, 2026 0 Comments

Also known as spike grass, this warm season perennial grass is native to coastal beach communities of North America from Virginia to Florida west along the gulf to Texas and…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Yellow Sand Verbena (Abronia latifolia aka Abronia arenaria)

Karen March 2, 2026 0 Comments

Also called coastal verbena, this herbaceous perennial is native to the west coast of North America from Santa Barbara County, California, to the Canada-US border where it grows on beach…

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Plant Profile: Beach Plum (Prunus maritima)

Karen February 2, 2026 0 Comments

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 Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Sea Grape (Coccoloba uvifera)

Karen January 21, 2026 0 Comments

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…

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Plant Profile: Dune Tansy (Tanacetum camphoratum aka T. douglasii)

Karen January 19, 2026 0 Comments

Also known as camphor tansy, this herbaceous perennial is native to the Pacific Coast of North America from British Columbia to Northern California where it grows on sand dunes and…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Saltmeadow Cordgrass (Spartina patens)

Karen January 14, 2026 0 Comments

Also known as salt hay, this warm weather perennial grass is native to the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of North America from Newfoundland to Texas where it grows in brackish…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Cocoplum (Chrysobalanus icaco)

Karen December 24, 2025 0 Comments

Also known as paradise plum, abajeru and icaco, this evergreen shrub or small tree is native to sea beaches and inlands in tropical areas of west Africa, and from Brazil…

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Plant Profile: Seaside Goldenrod (Solidago sempervirens)

Karen December 15, 2025 0 Comments

Also known as salt-marsh goldenrod, this succulent herbaceous perennial is native to coastal areas of eastern North America, parts of the Caribbean, Mexico, and Central America where it grows on…

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