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Glandularia maritima
Endemic. This plant is listed as endangered by the State of Florida.
Harvesting and transporting from the wild require landowner permission and may r
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Tolerance, Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water.
High. Can tolerate significant and ongoing amounts of salty wind and salt spray without i
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Considertions, Be careful to plant only your local verbenas. Closely related verbenas hybridize, and you do not want to damage the genetics of the species found nat
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Habitat, Back dunes, dunal swales, coastal hammocks. Sandy open areas.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Nectar source for a variety of butterflies and moths, including Gulf fritillaries, hawkmoths and long-tailed skippers.
Pollinated by mi
- Medium stature
- Narrow crown
- Colorful older leaves
- Unique fluffy fronds
Cornus asperifolia
Forms thickets. Best used as a screen or buffer plant.
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Tolerance, Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water.
Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray
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Wildlife, Birds and small mammals consume the fruit.
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Habitat, Dry woods.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Larval host for cecropia silkmoth (Hyalophora cecropia) and spring azure butterfly (Celastrina ladon).
Attracts long-tongued bees, sho
- Will not tolerate frost
- Killed by citrus greening (HLB)
- Moderately drought tolerant
- Prized scent, used in commercial perfumes
- Arched, recurving fronds
Salvia misella
Depending on cold, this may keep its leaves all year or die back during the winter. In colder areas, consider growing it as an annual. It adapts well
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Tolerance, Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water.
Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray
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Considertions, Depending on site, this plant may spread more than preferred, but easy to pull up if it is not wanted
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Did You Know?, Aroma, fragrance, Interesting foliage
Larval host for Fulvous Hairstreak.
Attracts pollinators
- Distinctive-looking fruit with spiked exterior
- Underutilized
- Handsome
- Flowers profusely year round
- Wonderfully fragrant
- Prominent pale green or blue-gray crownshaft
Schaefferia frutescens
Understory tree. Can be trimmed to keep sized as a shrub. Accent shrub or can be trained as a hedge.
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Tolerance, Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water.
Moderate. Tolerant of salty wind and may get some salt spray. Exposure to salt spray wo
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Considertions, Slow growing.
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Wildlife, Birds eat the fruit.
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Habitat, Tropical rockland hammock (borders), coastal berm.
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Did You Know?, Showy fruits
Insect pollinated.
- Unique, fern-like leaves
- Rare and unique
- Narrow crown
- Attractive glossy leaves
