Plant Profile: Sea Grape (Coccoloba uvifera)
Karen Also known as baygrape, this evergreen shrub or tree is native to tropical coastal beaches of America including southern Florida where it grows in coastal strands and limestone thickets. It…
Plant Profile: Saltmeadow Cordgrass (Spartina patens)
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…
Weeds and Their Control: Japanese Knotweed (Polygonum cuspidatum aka Fallopia japonica aka Reynoutria japonica)
Also known as Asian knotweed, fleeceflower, crimson beauty, and Mexican bamboo, this herbaceous perennial is a member of the buckwheat family, Polygonaceae, that also includes rhubarb and dock. Although it…
Plant Profile: Perez’ Sea Lavender (Limonium perezii)
Also known as marsh rosemary and sea foam, this herbaceous perennial is native to the coasts of the Canary Islands but is valued as a garden plant worldwide. It is…
Plant Profile: Bluff Lettuce (Dudleya farinosa)
Also known as powdery liveforever, and powdery dudleya, north coast dudleya, and sea lettuce, this evergreen succulent is native to the coastlines of northern California and Oregon where is grows…
Plant Profile: Atriplex dimorphostegia
This annual shrub is a member of the Amaranthaceae family that also includes spinach, beet, and celosia. It is native to western Asia from Arabia to Afghanistan and Tibet where…
Plant Profile: Desert Tamarix (Tamarix tetragyna)
Also known as 4-stamen tamarix and salt cedar, this evergreen tree is native to coastal areas of the eastern Mediterrea,n to Iran and the Arabian Peninsula, where it grows in…
Plants of the Bible: Desert Tamarix (Tamarix tetragyna)
Also known as 4-stamen tamarix and salt cedar, this evergreen tree is native to coastal areas of the eastern Mediterrean, Iran and the Arabian Peninsula where it grows in sandy…
Plant Profile: Mediterranean Saltwort (Atriplex halimus)
Also known as sea orache, this halophitic evergreen shrub is native to coastal areas of the Mediterranean Basin, North and East African and the Arabian Peninsula, and is a member…
Plant Profile: Athel Tree (Tamarix aphylla aka T. articulata )
This evergreen tree is a native of northern and central Africa, the Middle East, and parts of Asia where it is found growing along water courses. It is a member…