Carolina sea lavender is a showy perennial native to Canada, the United States, and Mexico. The blooming season of this species occurs during summer when its purple flowers with white bracts bloom. Carolina sea lavender is native to salt marshes, flats, coastal beaches and marshes, inter-tidal, and sub-tidal zones. In the United States, this plant is commonly found on the east coast of the country. Carolina Sea Lavender has
been used to make wreaths. but because it is a slow-growing plant, this practice
endangers its population.
Photo Credit: Aymee Laurain
Author: Steven Marquez – Student, Valencia College
