Sea Myrtle (Baccharis halimifolia) is a tough and versatile native shrub, celebrated for its ability to thrive in challenging environments like coastal areas with salt spray, high humidity, and poor soils. Its profuse, silvery-white flowers—resembling delicate paintbrushes—bloom in late summer to fall, adding a unique, eye-catching feature to your garden. Perfect as a border, screen, or naturalized planting, Sea Myrtle brings beauty, resilience, and ecological value to southern landscapes.

Key Features:

• Striking Flowers: Silvery-white, paintbrush-like blooms brighten your garden from late summer through fall, supporting pollinators during this critical time.
• Wildlife Support: Attracts butterflies, bees, and other pollinators with its nectar-rich flowers while providing habitat for birds and other wildlife.
• Coastal Resilience: Withstands salt spray, wind, and sandy soils, making it an ideal choice for coastal gardens.
• Low Maintenance: Once established, it thrives with minimal care and requires less water, even in tough conditions.
• Eco-Friendly: Grown non-GMO and free of harmful neonicotinoids, promoting a healthy ecosystem for pollinators and wildlife.

Available in one gallon containers, ready for planting.

Why Choose Sea Myrtle?

Sea Myrtle is a standout plant for gardeners looking to combine beauty and functionality. Its adaptability to coastal and inland environments, combined with its support for pollinators, makes it an invaluable addition to wildlife-friendly gardens. Whether planted as a screen, border, or naturalized feature, Sea Myrtle offers seasonal interest and ecological benefits year after year.

Planting Tips:

1. Location: Thrives in full sun to part shade with well-drained soil; tolerates sandy, salty, or poor soils.
2. Watering: Water regularly during the first growing season to establish roots. Once established, it is drought-tolerant and requires minimal additional watering.
3. Maintenance: Minimal care required. Allow flowers to seed naturally for wildlife support and self-sowing. If desired, prune in late winter or early spring before new growth begins to shape the shrub and remove any dead or damaged branches.

For more information on planting, view our How to Plant Your Native Plants guide and other planting tips in the Garden for Wildlife Learning Center. 

Enhance your garden with the resilience and beauty of Sea Myrtle. Its silvery blooms, adaptability, and pollinator-friendly nature make it an ideal addition to any southern or coastal landscape.

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• AL
• AR
• FL
• GA
• LA
• MS
• NC
• SC
• TX

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Returns: Due to the nature of our products, we are unable to offer order cancellations, returns or exchanges. In order to guarantee your satisfaction, all plants are covered by our 365-Day Plant Guarantee.

*To ensure your plants arrive healthy, we may delay shipments to certain areas during times of extreme temperatures, natural disasters, or other conditions that will impact the plants during transit

Sizing: This shrub ships in a one gallon container with established root mass. In the fall, branches will be 12” to 18” tall with leaves. Spring shipments will be dormant with only branches and no leaves and a healthy one gallon root mass.

Recommended container sizes (in width) for container planting: