Alnus maritima Jenks four-season ornamental

four-season ornamental

but through most of the South the plant behaves as a die-back perennial

The fern is a naturally occurring hybrid between the scaly male fern

like all pineapple lilies

red and rounded

Alnus maritima Jenks four-season ornamentalSeaside alder is a medium to large deciduous shrub, sometimes a small tree, with glossy, oval, toothed leaves and a habit of doing things backward. Where every other native alder flowers in spring, Alnus maritima opens elongated catkins in the fall, then carries small, woody, pinecone like fruits through winter for quiet ornament. The native range is as unusual as the bloom time. Seaside alder grows wild in only a few places: a limited area on the