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Conradina grandiflora
This is a rare plant listed as threatened by the State of Florida. It should only be acquired from reputable plant nurseries.
Border plant or as a s
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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, Scrub, coastal strand. In disturbed areas.
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Did You Know?, Aroma, fragrance, Showy flowers, Interesting foliage
Attracts bees and other pollinators.
- Moderately salt tolerant
- Recently classified invasive
- Thick branching into attractive silouttes
- Striking and exotic
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
Taxodium ascendens
This is a deciduous conifer.
Specimen tree. Mass plantings in moist areas. Wetland restoration and enhancement.
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Tolerance, Tolerant of inundation with brackish water
Some tolerance to salty wind but not direct salt spray.
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Considertions, May produce knees (roots that poke up above ground level) even if grown in uplands. This species is less prone to knees than bald cypress(T. distchum)
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Wildlife, Seeds are used by some mammals and seed-eating birds.
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Habitat, Usually found in smaller wetlands that historically burned. Restricted to areas that dry out periodically (for reproduction) and naturally found in a
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Did You Know?, Fall color, Interesting foliage, Hurricane wind resistance
- Unique, sweet almond flavor
- Prefers acidic soil
- Iconic symbol of the south
- Adequate fertalization required
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
