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Beach Rose Rosa rugosa Asian import. Look for these fragrant flowers on the dunes near the water. The white or pink flowers provide nectar for insects. Marble-size hips turn orange-red late and contain natural Vitamin C.
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Blanket Flower Gaillardia pulchella Native of Southern USA. Often grown in gardens. You will see this spring flower in the wildflower meadow located to the left of the unpaved road leading south of the main concession stand.
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Tickseed Coreopsis lanceolata Native of Southern USA. In late spring and early summer, the wildflower meadow is yellow with a profusion of these long blooming plants. Butterflies collect nectar from the open flowers and later in the summer, the birds, especially finches, flit around the meadow eating seeds.
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Jimsonweed Datura stramonium This elegant flower only opens for a few hours a day. The plants tolerate salt and dry conditions. You will often see them growing in the sand a few feet above the rack line on the beach. All parts of the plant are poisonous.
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Dames Rocket Hesperis matronalis European import that crops up in moist and semi-shaded areas. Night fragrant, it was a favorite flower of Marie Antoinette.
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