Coastal South Carolina Native Plants. We work to make this happen by providing programs and activities including field trips, plant rescues, native plant sales, monthly educational lectures and educational journals designed to: A plant is considered native if it has occurred naturally in a particular region or ecosystem without human introduction.
Spectacular collection of 25 salt tolerant coastal plants and flowers. The southern magnolia is one of the gorgeous native trees of the south. From the coastal areas to the blue ridge mountains in the interior, a wide variety of plant life exists, from grasses to large pine trees to the state tree, the cabbage palmetto.
Exploring native coastal plants of the carolinas lecture by paul hosier, professor emeritus of botany at unc wilmington whether you’re a lifetime resident of coastal carolina, or are new to the coastal environment, author paul hosier’s new publication about native coastal plants offers fresh insight into identifying and landscaping with.
South carolina, the palmetto state, is home to at least 3,000 vascular plants. Native plant list for coastal south carolina this list of plants is composed only of plants native to the coastal plain of south carolina, and was developed for dewees island. Red maple (acer rubrum), flowering dogwood (cornus florida), and butterfly weed (asclepias tuberosa) are examples of the over 3,900 species of plants the u.s. We specialize in growing native azaleas and rhododendron from seed, which allows us to provide plants that are high quality, hard to find, and hardy in your landscape.