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Plant Profile: California Wax Myrtle (Myrica californica aka Morella californica)

Karen September 21, 2026 0 Comments

Also known as Pacific wax myrtle, California wax myrtle or California bayberry, this evergreen shrub or small tree is native to the West coast from Los Angeles to British Columbia…

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Plant Profile: Dahoon Holly (Ilex cassine)

Karen September 9, 2026 0 Comments

This evergreen large shrub or small tree is native to swamps and bogs of the southeastern coast of the US from Virginia to southeast Texas, south to Veracruz, Mexico, and…

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Plant Profile: Tree Tobacco(Nicotiana glauca)

Karen August 24, 2026 0 Comments

Also known as mustard tree, juanloco, and palo loco, this short lived, evergreen shrub or small tree is native to South American from central northwest Argentina to southern Bolivia. It…

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Plant Profile: Bladderpod (Peritoma arborea aka Cleome isomeris aka Isomeris arborea)

Karen July 22, 2026 0 Comments

Also known as burro fat, stink weed, and California cleome, this evergreen shrub is native to California and Baja California where it grows in a variety of habitats from coastal…

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Plant Profile: American Olive (Cartrema americana aka Osmanthus americanus)

Karen June 3, 2026 0 Comments

Also known as wild olive and devilwood, this evergreen shrub or small tree is native to the coastal forests along the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico from Virginia…

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Plant Profile: Saw Palmetto (Serenoa repens)

Karen May 18, 2026 0 Comments

This very long lived evergreen palm is endemic to the subtropical and tropical Southeastern US where it grows in clumps or dense thickets as undergrowth in sandy coastal areas of…

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Plant Profile: Carolina Desert-thorn (Lycium carolinianum)

Karen April 29, 2026 0 Comments

Also known as Christmas berry, this evergreen shrub is native to coastal areas of Cuba, Mexico, and southeastern US from South Carolina to Florida and west to Texas, where it…

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Plant Profile: Beach Elder (Iva imbricata)

Karen April 8, 2026 0 Comments

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…

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Plant Profile: French Lavender( Lavandula stoechas)

Karen February 9, 2026 0 Comments

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…

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Plant Profile: Hoaryleaf Ceanothus (Ceanothus crassifolius)

Karen January 5, 2026 0 Comments

Native to the chaparral of coastal mountains and valleys of Southern California and northern Baja, this evergreen shrub is a member of the buckthorn family, Rhamnaceae, that also includes jujube…

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