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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…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: American Beach Grass (Ammophila breviligulata)

Karen May 4, 2026 0 Comments

Also known as American marram grass, this cool season perennial grass is native to sand dunes along the coasts of the Great Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean as far south…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Island Wallflower (Erysimum insulare)

Karen April 27, 2026 0 Comments

Endemic to the coast of southern California, including the Channel Islands, where it grows on coastal bluffs and sand dunes, this herbaceous perennial or subshrub is a member of the…

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Plant Profile: Bitter Switchgrass (Panicum amarum)

Karen April 22, 2026 0 Comments

Also known as coastal switchgrass and seabeach grass, this warm season perennial grass is native to sandy shores and dunes of coastal regions along the East Coast and Gulf Coast…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Beach Pea (Lathyrus japonicus)

Karen March 25, 2026 0 Comments

Also called sea pea, circumpolar pea or sea vetchling, this herbaceous perennial vine is native to coastal areas of temperate Europe, Asia, North and South America. It is a member…

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…

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: Sea Purslane (Sesuvium portulacastrum aka Portulaca portulacastrum aka Halimus portulacastrum )

Karen August 28, 2024 0 Comments

Also known as shoreline purslane, this evergreen succulent perennial is native to coastal areas throughout the world where it grows in salt and freshwater marshes, along beach dunes, and in…

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  • Plant Profile: Beach Evening Primrose (Camissoniopsis cheiranthifolia aka Oenothera californica)
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  • Wildflowers: Coneflowers (Rudbeckia sp) Native to the Mid-Atlantic
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  • Wildflowers: Camassia Native to the Mid-Atlantic
  • Plant Profile: Coastal Little Blue Stem Grass (Schizachyrium littorale aka Andropogon littoralis)
  • Wildflowers: Coneflowers (Rudbeckia sp) Native to the Southeast
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  • Wildflowers: Camassia Native to the Southwest

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Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Beach Evening Primrose (Camissoniopsis cheiranthifolia aka Oenothera californica)

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Wildflowers: Camassia Native to the Southeast

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Woolly Beach Heather (Hudsonia tomentosa)

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Wildflowers: Coneflowers (Rudbeckia sp) Native to the Mid-Atlantic

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