Typha latifolia ~ Cattail tolerates-salt (2) Photo by Tim Waters

(2) Photo by Tim Waters

In mid-summer stems holding airy clusters of tiny deep red flowers raise above the foliage like a cloud which turn brown in fall and persist through winter

Sweet Flag

The Blues Little Bluestem is a native grass with upright slender blue-green leaves with pink-tinged stems and has burgundy-red fall color

Typha latifolia ~ Cattail tolerates-salt (2) Photo by Tim WatersCattail is an aggressive native herbaceous perennial with upright sword like green foliage and stiff central stalk with a packed cylindrical inflorescence with male flowers at the top and the female flowers at the end which blooms in summer. Male flowers quickly disperse after bloom leaving naked stalk tips, while female flowers mature to the familiar brown sausage like fruiting tip. Foliage turns yellow brown in fall while fruiting spikes hold until