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Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Gopher Apple (Licania michauxii  aka Geobalanus oblongifolius)

Karen March 23, 2026 0 Comments

Native to pinelands and coastal thickets of southeastern US, this wiry evergreen shrub is a member of the cocoplum family, Chrysobalanaceae, that consists of about 700 species of pantropical shrubs…

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Wildflowers: Columbines (Aquilegia) Native to the Southeast

Karen Meyers March 19, 2026 0 Comments

Aquilegia, also known as granny’s bonnet, is a genus of perennials native to the meadows and woodlands of the Northern Hemisphere. It is a member of the buttercup family, Ranunculaceae,…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Sweet Grass (Muhlenbergia felipes aka M. sericea)

Karen March 16, 2026 0 Comments

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…

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Wildflowers: Columbines (Aquilegia) Native to the Midwest

Karen Meyers March 12, 2026 0 Comments

Aquilegia, also known as granny’s bonnet, is a genus of perennials native to the meadows and woodlands of the Northern Hemisphere. It is a member of the buttercup family, Ranunculaceae,…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Sea Oats (Uniola paniculata)

Karen March 9, 2026 0 Comments

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…

Wildflower Garden

Wildflowers: Columbines (Aquilegia) Native to the Rocky Mountain Area

Karen Meyers March 5, 2026 0 Comments

Aquilegia, also known as granny’s bonnet, is a genus of perennials native to the meadows and woodlands of the Northern Hemisphere. It is a member of the buttercup family, Ranunculaceae,…

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…

Wildflower Garden

Wildflowers: Columbines (Aquilegia) Native to the Southwest

Karen Meyers February 26, 2026 0 Comments

Aquilegia, also known as granny’s bonnet, is a genus of perennials native to the meadows and woodlands of the Northern Hemisphere. It is a member of the buttercup family, Ranunculaceae,…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Northern Sea Oats (Chasmanthium latifolium)

Karen February 25, 2026 0 Comments

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 Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Bottlebrush Grass (Elymus hystrix aka Hystixa patula)

Karen February 23, 2026 0 Comments

This cool season perennial grass is native to North America where it grows in woods and open clearings from Nova Scotia and Quebec to North Dakota and south to Virginia…

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  • Plant Profile: Beach Pea (Lathyrus japonicus)
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  • Plant Profile: Gopher Apple (Licania michauxii  aka Geobalanus oblongifolius)
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  • Wildflowers: Columbines (Aquilegia) Native to the Southeast
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