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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: Pacific Dune Grass (Elymus mollis aka Leymus mollis)

Karen April 1, 2026 0 Comments

Also known as Pacific lyme grass, American dune wild-rye, sea lyme-grass, strand-wheat, and strand grass, this perennial grass is native to coastal beaches of northern Asia, and northern parts of…

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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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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…

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Plant Profile: Golden Wattle (Acacia longifolia)

Karen April 3, 2024 0 Comments

Also known as long-leaved wattle, acacia trinervis, aroma doble, coast wattle, sallow wattle, and Sydney golden wattle, this flowering broadleaf evergreen shrub or small tree is endemic to coastal areas…

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Plant Profile: Sand Cherry (Prunus pumila)

Karen November 13, 2023 0 Comments

Native to shorelines and dunes in northern US from Maine to Montana, south to Virginia and Colorado, this deciduous shrub is a member of the rose family, Rosaceae, that also…

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Plant Profile: Black Sage (Salvia mellifera)

Karen January 11, 2023 0 Comments

Native to California, Baja, and Mexico, this semi-deciduous shrub is common in the coastal sage scrub and chaparral of Southern California. It is a member of the deadnettle family, Lamiaceae,…

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Plant Profile: Lemonade Berry (Rhus integrifolia)

Karen January 2, 2023 0 Comments

Native to coastal sage scrub and chaparral of Southern California and Baja, this evergreen shrub or small tree is a member of the cashew family, Anacardiaceae, that also includes sumac,…

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Plant Profile: California Interior Buckwheat (Eriogonum fasciculatum var. polifolium)

Karen March 4, 2020 0 Comments

Also known as eastern mojave buckwheat, this rounded evergreen shrub or subshrub is a member of the knotweed family, Polygonaceae, that also includes rhubarb, dock and sea grape. It is…

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Plant Profile: Giant Coreopsis (Coreopsis gigantea aka Leptosyne gigantea)

Karen May 1, 2019 0 Comments

Giant coreopsis is a woody perennial and a member of the aster family, Asteraceae, that also includes sunflower, daisy, and lettuce. It is native to central and southern coastal California…

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