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Plant Profiles: How To Grow

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: Bay Cedar (Suriana maritima)

Karen September 14, 2026 0 Comments

Native to tropical coasts in most regions of the world including southern Florida, this evergreen shrub is a member of a small plant family, Surianaceae, that consists of only 8…

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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: Laurustinus (Viburnum tinus)

Karen August 26, 2026 0 Comments

Native to shrubland and wooded rocky slopes of the Mediterranean area of Europe and northern Africa, this evergreen shrub or small tree is a member of the moschatel family, Adoxaceae,…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

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…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Ox-Eye Daisey (Borrichia frutescens)

Karen May 13, 2026 0 Comments

Also known as sea oxeye, bushy seaside tansy, and sea-marigold, this semi-evergreen shrub is native to North America where it grows in wetlands and on beaches of the Atlantic and…

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Plant Profile: Marsh Elder (Iva frutescens)

Karen April 15, 2026 0 Comments

Also known as Jesuit’s bark and high-tide bush, this deciduous shrub is native to coastal areas of North America from Nova Scotia to Florida and along the Gulf Coast to…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

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…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

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: White Sage (Salvia apiana)

Karen January 26, 2026 0 Comments

Also known as bee sage, and sacred sage, this evergreen perennial is native to southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico, and is especially associated with the coastal sage scrub and…

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