The wind was blowing and the temperature dropping yesterday afternoon, and I saw snow flurries outside! White flakes kept flying by as I
ate. This illusion was created by a hedge of Sea Myrtle growing upwind of the
restaurant. In late summer and early fall small dandelion-like seed cover the
tree, giving it a snow covered look. Now the winds are blowing trillions of the
feathery seed across the lawn.
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Snowy flower-heads |
Baccharis halimifolia
BAK-uh-riss
hal-im-ih-FOH-lee-uh
Sea Myrtle
Groundsel
Eastern Baccharis
Saltbush
Groundsel tree is a common evergreen large shrub or small
tree of moist areas edges and wastelands; it is quite showy when it flowers. Tolerant
of saltwater spray, Sea Myrtle is one of the few eastern shrubs suitable for
planting near the marsh.
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Fuzzy Flowers |
The flowers attract butterflies and the tree provides
wildlife food and cover.
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Salt Bush grows in moist edges |
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Miniature paint brushes |
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Eastern Baccharis leaves |
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showy when it flowers. |
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