Plant Profile: Beach Saltbush (Atriplex leucophylla)
Karen Also known as white orache, this herbaceous perennial is native to the coastline of California and Baja California, where it grows on beach dunes and in other sandy areas. It…
Plant Profile: Beach Evening Primrose (Camissoniopsis cheiranthifolia aka Oenothera californica)
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 Profile: Beach Bur (Ambrosia chamissonis)
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…
Plant Profile: Railroad Vine (Ipomoea pes-caprae)
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…
Plant Profile: Bay Bean (Canavalia rosea aka C. maritima)
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…
Plant Profile: Beach Morning Glory (Ipomoea imperati)
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…
Plant Profile: Beach Elder (Iva imbricata)
Also known as seashore elder, seacoast marshelder, and seacoast sumpweed, this evergreen shrub is native to coastal areas of the US from Virginia to Texas where it grows on sand…
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: Northern Bayberry (Myrica pensylvanica)
This upright, suckering shrub is a native of coastal North America and was important in colonial times when candles were made from the berries. It is a member of the…