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Palafoxia integrifolia
Not readily available from nurseries but said to be easy to grow.
Palafoxia feayi is a related species, also beautiful, but harder to row and even les
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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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Habitat, Dry or scrubby flatwoods and , coastal hammocks. Common after fire.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Attracts bees, butterflies and moths.
Said to attract scarab beetles.
- Self-shedding fronds
- Ideal with Mediterranean architecture
- Excellent choice for narrow spaces
- Stunning
- Available multi-stalked
Asclepias incarnata
Plant in moist to wet areas where it can be grown in large clumps.
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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, Toxic.
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Habitat, Open seepage areas, marshes, marshy areas along streams.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Larval host to the monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus), queen butterfly (Danaus gilippus) and soldier butterfly, (Danaus eresimus). At
- Unique, fern-like leaves
- Attracts butterflies and bees
- Abundance of orange-red flowers in summer
- Very showy clusters of red flowers
- Elegant and stately
- Wonderfully fragrant flowers
Amelanchier arborea
Small specimen tree or an understory tree.
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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, Small mammals and larger birds eat the berries.
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Habitat, Dry hammocks, dry hardwood forests
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Did You Know?, Fall color, Showy flowers
The nectar and pollen of the flowers attract native Andrenid bees (Andrena spp.), Halictid bees (Halictus spp., Lasioglossu
- Unique foliage and silhouette
- Uncommon
- Fruit eaten by birds
- Wonderfully fragrant, carries a great distance
- Moderately drought tolerant
