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Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Bay Bean (Canavalia rosea aka C. maritima)

Karen May 25, 2026 0 Comments

Also known as seaside bean, beach bean, coastal jackbean and Mackenzie bean, this evergreen herbaceous perennial vine is native to cliffs, upper beaches, strands, and dunes of tropical and subtropical…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Ox-Eye Daisey (Borrichia frutescens)

Karen May 13, 2026 0 Comments

Also known as sea oxeye, bushy seaside tansy, and sea-marigold, this semi-evergreen shrub is native to North America where it grows in wetlands and on beaches of the Atlantic and…

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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: Broomsedge (Andropogon virginicus)

Karen February 18, 2026 0 Comments

Also called beard grass and whiskey grass, broomsedge is a warm-season perennial grass native to southeastern US but has expanded its native range and can be found in abandon sites…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Orange Sneezeweed (Helenium hoopseii)

Karen November 3, 2025 0 Comments

Also known as owl’s claws, this clump-forming perennial a member of the aster family, Asteraceae, that also includes daisy, yarrow and lettuce. It is native to western United States from…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Cape Anemone (Anemone tenuifolia aka A. capensis)

Karen Meyers October 27, 2025 0 Comments

Native to South Africa, this evergreen subshrub is a member of the buttercup family, Ranunculaceae, that also includes delphinium, clematis, and hellabore. It grows 12-24″ tall and has a short…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Maximilian Sunflower (Helianthus maximiliana)

Karen October 20, 2025 0 Comments

Native to the Great Plains of central North America, this herbaceous perennial is a member of the aster family, Asteraceae, that also includes daisy, yarrow, and lettuce. With a rhizomatous…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Rayless Sunflower (Helianthus radula)

Karen September 15, 2025 0 Comments

Also known as pineland sunflower, this tender perennial is native to southeastern US from South Carolina to Florida and eastern Louisiana where it grows in sandy uplands, along moist to…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Common Sunflower (Helianthus annus)

Karen September 1, 2025 0 Comments

Although there are many perennial sunflowers there is only one annual that is garden worthy but that one has dozens of cultivars and is very popular. A native of western…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Pineleaf Beardtongue (Penstemon pinifolius)

Karen August 20, 2025 0 Comments

Native to southern New Mexico and Arizona, this long-lived evergreen perennial or subshrub is a member of the plantain family, Plantaginaceae, that also includes snapdragon, turtlehead, and foxglove. The compact…

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  • Wildflowers: Camassia Native to the Southeast
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  • Wildflowers: Camassia Native to the Mid-Atlantic
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Wildflowers: Coneflowers (Rudbeckia sp.) Native to New England

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