Tournefortia Species, Bay Lavender, Sea Rosemary, Sea Lavender

Sea lavender is a very attractive bush that grows in coastal areas mainly on dunes but can be found in coastal outskirts. It likes dry so...Read Moreils and prefers full sun but can be planted with some shade . A nursery that sells them and other endangered plants is sweet bay nursery in Sarasota. Its natural range is from the keys to past Okeechobee lake on the east coast. I have seen it at Halouver beach and in a recently cleared coastal forest at sebastian.

Sea Lavender is and endangered seaside plant native to Florida. I came upon my two specimens at a nursery. It is no longer being offered....Read More I am currently collecting seeds and will try to propogate new plants; many have dropped to the ground, so I anticipate seedlings. This is one of the most interesting plants in my small zone 9b garden. I will also try softwood cuttings...not ready to cut into this lovely plant just yet!

we have grown 3 small nursery-bought plants on our ocean beach in the Florida Keys for two years. They are now large - 4-5 feet tall, 6-8...Read More feet wide and doing well but the oldest, tallest branches are dry and look finished. I'd like to prune them as I would ordinarily with a perennial to keep it healthy but don't want to harm it..any thoughts?

It's supposedly hard to propagate, but I had luck sticking two tip cuttings into consistently moist, sandy soil in partial sun (morning ...Read More'till noon) in May. Six weeks later, they started to root. I only mention it because it's so uncommon to see these on the coastal dunes where they used to be up the East coast of Florida (up to Brevard County, I think) and I only ever see them in the Keys. It would be nice if people could propagate it and grow this state endangered beauty up the coast again.