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Styrax americanus
Prolific bloomer: very showy. Fragrant.
Understory tree. Specimen plant in moist areas.
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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 other animals eat the fruit.
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Habitat, Understory of floodplain and wet forests, swamps, shoreline thickets, cypress-gum depressions. Most frequently where annually inundated or where wate
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Did You Know?, Aroma, fragrance, Showy flowers
Attracts pollinators.
Attracts butterflies.
Host plant for promethea moth (Callosamia promethea).
- Requires occassional fertalization
- Striking symmetrical appearance
- Flowers year round
Clinopodium brownei
Groundcover for moist to wet sites.
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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, Wetlands and ditches
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Did You Know?, Aroma, fragrance, Interesting foliage
Attracts bees and small butterflies.
- Fruit attracts wildlife
- Christmas tree shape
- Beautiful pinwheel flowers, often multicolored
- Ideal for smaller spaces
- Colorful new leafs
Pluchea spp.
These pretty little plants are not typically grown, most likely because they are annuals or short-lived perennials and require moist settings.
Moist
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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, Savannas, cypress glades, savannas, marshes, wet ditches, wet prairie.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Attracts bees, wasps, and butterflies.
- Deciduous
- Narrow canopy
- Not a true jasmine
- Rare, despite being a South Florida native
Lobelia cardinalis
Wildflower in moist garden, edge of water garden, understory plant in wet woods or stream edges
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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, Attracts hummingbirds.
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Habitat, Riverine swamps, spring run swamps, bogs, in mats of floating vegetation, wet ditches.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
The nectar attracts various Swallowtail butterflies.
Bumblebees will steal nectar through slits in the tubular corolla.
Halictid bees s
- Attracts butterflies
- Narrow enough for tight spaces
- Sometime grows horozontially
- Grows tall, but not massive
Ulmus crassifolia
While this tree has a limited native distribution in Florida, it also occurs as far west as Texas in similar types of settings.
Shade tree. Can be us
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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, While not known to occur in Florida, this species is potentially susceptible to Dutch elm disease.
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Wildlife, Seeds used by birds when little else is available. Used for nesting.
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Habitat, Floodplain forest, hydric hammock, bottomland forest. On limestone.
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Did You Know?, Interesting bark, Fall color, Interesting foliage
Larval food for the Question Mark butterfly (Polygonia interrogationis)
- Massive, nutrient-dense edible fruit
- Somewhat drought tolerant
- Extremely popular
Erythronium umbilicatum
This species has a cold requirement. It cannot be grown successfully much south of its native range.
Early spring wildflower. Can be planted as a se
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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, Swamps, floodplains, wet flatwoods, bogs, savannas.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Supports early pollinators, especially bees (https://gnps.org/plants/dimpled-trout-lily-erythronium-umbilicatum/).
- Attractive shade tree
- Elegant
- Narrow crown
- Killed by citrus greening (HLB)
Monarda punctata
The showy part of this plant is the bracts which are pink to lavender. Flowers are actually small, whitish to yellowish, with purple spots.
Wildflowe
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Tolerance, Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water.
Some tolerance to salty wind but not direct salt spray.
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Considertions, Can get rangy and fall over, but trimming in early summer will keep it bushier.
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Wildlife, Attracts hummingbirds.
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Habitat, Dry disturbed areas, old fields, and upper sand dunes.
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Did You Know?, Aroma, fragrance, Showy flowers
Attracts many bees, butterflies, and moths.
- Majestic, sprawling canopy
- Iconic symbol of the south
- Moderately drought tolerant
- Thick branching into attractive silouttes
- Will not tolerate frost
Peperomia obtusifolia
Most plants sold as P. obtusifolia are from tropical American stock; local sources are recommended both to protect the genome and to enhance your like
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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, Swamps (epiphytic on trees/logs).
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Did You Know?, Interesting foliage
The floral morphology of Peperomia species suggests wind- and/or insect pollination, but not much is known.
- Pleasant rounded shape
- Relatively compact and narrow canopy
- Susceptible to breakage, even in moderate winds
- Often hosts orchids, ferns and bromiliads
Eragrostis spectabilis
Makes a good border plant that becomes a pink haze in the fall.
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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 other wildlife consume seed.
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Habitat, Flatwoods, sandhills, lake shores, disturbed sites.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers, Showy fruits
Larval host for zabulon skipper (Poanes zabulon).
- Massive, breathtaking and impressive
- Very fast growth rate
- Width often exceeds height
Salvia coccinea
In mild areas, plants sometimes persist through the winter and will bloom again. They need to be cut way back or they will not be attractive.
Wildflo
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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, Readily self-seeds and can be fairly aggressive.
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Wildlife, Attracts hummingbirds, nut-hatches, and warblers.
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Habitat, Disturbed sites, calcareous bluffs, shell mounds.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Attracts butterflies, bumblebees, and other pollinators.
- Unique purple-brown crownshaft
- Showy reddish peeling bark
- Salt tolerant
- Uncommon edible fruit
- Rare and unique
- Drought tolerant
Psychotria nervosa
Sensitize to cold weather.
Small specimen plant, foundation planting, general cover plant in shaded areas.
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Tolerance, Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water.
Some tolerance to salty wind but not direct salt spray.
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Considertions, Wild Coffee does not like constant full sun.
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Wildlife, Birds like the fruit.
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Habitat, Dry mesic to xeric hammock, high areas in swamps, coastal shell mounds, pine flatwoods.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers, Showy fruits, Interesting foliage
Nectar plant for atala (Eumaeus atala), great southern white (Ascia monuste), julia (Dryas iulia), S
- Tiered branches
- Native
- Colorful new leafs
- Critically endangered
- Classic Southern tree
Ulmus alata
May need trimming to form a single trunk tree for landscaping.
Makes an excellent specimen tree due to the corky wings on its twigs. Older speciments
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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, Susceptible to the Dutch elm disease (not a problem in Florida). Has a shallow root system
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Wildlife, Important early spring food for songbirds.
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Habitat, Floodplains, slopes, well-drained forests.
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Did You Know?, Interesting bark, Interesting foliage, Hurricane wind resistance
Larval host for the question mark butterfly (Polygonia interrogationis)
- Stunning during brief late spring bloom
- Swollen, succulent branches
- Symmetrical shape
