Plant Profile: Yellow Horned Poppy (Glaucium flavum)
Karen 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…
Wildflowers: Coneflowers (Rudbeckia sp.) Native to the Southwest
Karen Meyers Known as coneflowers and black-eyed-susans, the genus Rudbeckia is native to both damp woodlands and dry prairies of North America. It belongs to the aster family, Asteraceae, that also includes…
Plant Profile: Triple-Veined Pearly Everlasting (Anaphalis triplinervis)
Native to the Himalayas of Tibet, Afghanistan, northern India, Nepal, and Bhutan, triple-veined pearly everlasting is a clump-forming herbaceous perennial belonging to the aster family, Asteraceae, that also includes daisy,…
Plant Profile: Sweet Grass (Muhlenbergia felipes aka M. sericea)
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…
Plant Profile: Sea Oats (Uniola paniculata)
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 Profile: Northern Sea Oats (Chasmanthium latifolium)
A native of the moist wooded areas of central and eastern US and northern Mexico, this deciduous, cool season, perennial grass is also known as woodoats, inland sea oats, and…
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…