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Plant Profiles: How To Grow

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: Beach Saltbush (Atriplex leucophylla)

Karen July 13, 2026 0 Comments

Also known as white orache, this herbaceous perennial is native to the coastline of California and Baja California, where it grows on beach dunes and in other sandy areas. It…

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Plant Profile: Mexican Fan Palm (Washingtonia robusta)

Karen July 6, 2026 0 Comments

Also known as skyduster, this evergreen tree is native to the Baha California peninsula and a small part of Sonora in northwestern Mexico. It is a member of the palm…

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Plant Profile: Thatch Palm (Thrinax morrisii aka Leucothrinax morrisii)

Karen June 29, 2026 0 Comments

A member of the palm family, Arecaceae, this evergreen tree is native to the West Indies and Florida where it grows in open woodlands and coastal areas. The plant grows…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Woolly Beach Heather (Hudsonia tomentosa)

Karen June 15, 2026 0 Comments

This small evergreen shrub, also known as sand heather and poverty grass, is native to northeastern North America including parts of Canada, where it grows in pine barrens and on…

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…

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Plant Profile: Coastal Little Blue Stem Grass (Schizachyrium littorale aka Andropogon littoralis)

Karen June 8, 2026 0 Comments

Also known as dune bluestem, seaside little bluestem, and shore little bluestem, this warm season perennial grass is native to dunes on the Atlantic and Gulf seacoast from Massachusetts to…

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…

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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: 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…

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  • Wildflowers: Erythronium (Trout Lilies/Fawnlilies) Native to the Rocky Mountain Area
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