Seaside Joyweed
Alternanthera maritima
Seaside joyweed is a low, fleshy, salt-tolerant native that mats coastal dunes and shores with small white flower clusters, a tough groundcover for hot, sandy, seaside gardens.
- Family
- Amaranthaceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 0.2–0.5 ft
- Spacing
- 1–3 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- dry, moist
- Soil pH
- neutral, alkaline
- Bloom
- January, February, March, April, May, December
- Bloom colors
- white, yellow
- Wildlife value
- pollinators
- Landscape uses
- container
- Native states
- FL