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Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Swamp Tupelo (Nyssa biflora)

Karen September 16, 2026 0 Comments

Also known as water gum and swamp black gum, this deciduous tree is native to coastal plains from Delaware, eastern Maryland, and southeastern Virginia, south to southern Florida and west…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

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…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Sabal Palm (Sabal palmetto)

Karen August 10, 2026 0 Comments

Also known as cabbage palm, cabbage palmetto, Caroline palmetto, Garfield’s tree and swamp cabbage, this evergreen tree is native to the Bahamas, Cuba, and the coastal plain of the East…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Dwarf Palmetto Palm (Sabal minor)

Karen June 10, 2026 0 Comments

Dwarf palmetto, also known as swamp palmetto, is native to the deep southeastern and south-central United States and northeastern Mexico where it grows in a variety of habitats, including maritime…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

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: 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: Purple Moor Grass (Molinia caerulea)

Karen February 11, 2026 0 Comments

Native to Europe, western Asia and North Africa, this cool weather perennial grass is clump-forming and deciduous. It is a member of the grass family, Poaceae, that also includes bamboo,…

Wildflower Garden

Wildflowers: Lady Ferns (Atherium sp.) Native to New England

Karen Meyers February 10, 2026 0 Comments

Athyrium is a genus of 180 species of terrestrial ferns, so strictly speaking is not a wildflower because it produces no blooms. It is native to moist woodland and forest…

Wildflower Garden

Wildflowers: Lady Ferns (Athyrium sp.) Native to the Mid-Atlantic

Karen Meyers February 3, 2026 0 Comments

Athyrium is a genus of 180 species of terrestrial ferns, so strictly speaking is not a wildflower because it produces no blooms. It is native to moist woodland and forest…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Wildflowers: Lady Ferns (Athyrium sp.)Native to the Southeast

Karen Meyers January 27, 2026 0 Comments

Athyrium is a genus of 180 species of terrestrial ferns, so strictly speaking is not a wildflower because it produces no blooms. It is native to moist woodland and forest…

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  • Wildflowers: Lady’s Slipper Orchid (Cypripedium sp) Native to the Mid-Atlantic
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  • Wildflowers: Prairie Coneflower/Mexican Hat (Ratibida sp) Native to the Midwest
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  • Wildflowers: Prairie Coneflower/Mexican Hat (Ratibida sp) Native to the Southeast
  • Plant Profile: Sea Lavender (Heliotropium gnaphalodes aka Argusia gnaphalodes aka Tournefortia gnaphalodes)
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Wildflower Garden

Wildflowers: Lady’s Slipper Orchid (Cypripedium sp) Native to the Mid-Atlantic

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: False Sunflower (Heliopsis helanthoides)

Wildflower Garden

Wildflowers: Prairie Coneflower/Mexican Hat (Ratibida sp) Native to the Midwest

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: California Croton (Croton californicus)

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