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Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Carolina Sealavender (Limonium carolinianum aka L. nashii)

Karen September 30, 2026 0 Comments

Also known as canker root, ink root, marsh root, lavender thrift and seaside thrift, this herbaceous perennial is a member of the leadwort family, Plumbaginaceae. It is native to maritime…

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Plant Profile: Saltwort (c)

Karen September 28, 2026 0 Comments

Also known as beachwort, turtleweed, barilla and camphire, this evergreen succulent shrub is a halophyte. It is native to tropical and subtropical coasts of the Americas from California to Peru…

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Plant Profile: California Wax Myrtle (Myrica californica aka Morella californica)

Karen September 21, 2026 0 Comments

Also known as Pacific wax myrtle or California bayberry, this evergreen shrub or small tree is native to the West coast from Los Angeles to British Columbia where it grows…

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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: Salt Marsh Bulrush (Scirpus maritimus aka Bolboschoenus maritimus)

Karen September 2, 2026 0 Comments

Also known as sea clubrush, cosmopolitan bulrush, alkali bulrush, and bayonet grass, this herbaceous perennial is native to salty, brackish or fresh marshlands habitats in much of the world and…

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Plant Profile: Spiny Rush (Juncus acutus)

Karen August 19, 2026 0 Comments

Also known as Leopold’s rush, spike rush, sharp-leaved rush, and sharp rush, this evergreen, herbaceous grass-like perennial is native to western US, South America, north and south Africa, western and…

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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…

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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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  • Wildflowers: Lady’s Slipper Orchids (Cypripedium sp) native to the Midwest
  • Plant Profile: Sugarberry (Celtis laevigata)
  • Wildflowers: Prairie Coneflower/Mexican Hat (Ratibida sp) Native to the Mid-Atlantic
  • Plant Profile: Showy Penstemon (Penstemon spectabilis)
  • Wildflowers: Lady’s Slipper Orchid (Cypripedium sp) Native to the Southeast
  • Plant Profile: Sugar Bush (Rhus ovata)
  • Wildflowers: Prairie Coneflower/Mexican Hat (Ratibida sp) Native to the New England
  • Plant Profile: Red Baneberry (Actaea rubra)
  • Wildflowers: Acteae (Bugbane, Baneberry, Cohosh) Native to the Pacific Coast
  • Plant Profile: Carolina Sealavender (Limonium carolinianum aka L. nashii)

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Wildflowers: Lady’s Slipper Orchids (Cypripedium sp) native to the Midwest

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Wildflowers: Prairie Coneflower/Mexican Hat (Ratibida sp) Native to the Mid-Atlantic

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