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The following species are native to southeastern Massachusetts and ...

Species listed in blue are available for purchase from Blue Stem. Click on the species to take you within our website for more information. For species underlined, you can click that link to take you out of the website to more information.

You can find a printable version of this when you click the PDF icon.

perennials

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groundcovers and vines

grasses

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trees

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shrubs

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annuals

For more reading on native plants that thrive in a costal environment, we recommend the following links:

Acceptable Plantings for Buffers to Resource Areas - Brewster Conservation Commission
Coastal Landscaping in Massachusetts - Mass Gov (the majority of these are native but please note there are some non-native plants which we do not recommend)
Coastal Dune Protection & Restoration - Woods Hole Sea Grant
American Beach Grass Planting Guide - Sea Grant New York
Trees & Shrubs for Coastal Environments - Cape Cod Cooperative Extension