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Frangula caroliniana
Specimen tree, can also be containerized, hedge plant, patio plant, or median 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, Eaten and dispersed by birds, especially songbirds.
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Habitat, Moist deciduous forests, shell middens, calcareous woods.
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Did You Know?, Showy fruits, Interesting foliage
Pollinated by insects
Larvel host for eastern tiger swallowtail
- Beautiful sweeping fronds with drooping leaflets
- Requires ample space and light
- Cold tolerant
- Beautiful rounded dense canopy
- Highly nutritious fruit
- Extremely versatile
Ipomoea alba
Blooms open late in the day and remain open through the night. Fragrant.
Can be agrown as an anuual north of its native range. Considered to be invas
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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, Extremely vigorous, may overtop other plants. Can be planted further north but should be treated as an annual.
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Habitat, Disturbed wetland and lake edges, mangrove fringes.
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Did You Know?, Aroma, fragrance, Showy flowers
Pollinated by moths.
- Forms an open canopy
- Often hosts orchids, ferns and bromiliads
- Unique, sweet, almond-like flavor
- Fast growth
- Highly wind tolerant
- Requires protection from strong winds
Angadenia berteroi
Wildflower garden. Flowers in spring and summer.
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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 appreciate periodic light pruning.
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Habitat, Dry hammocks, dry hardwood forests
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Pollinated by moths, especially polka-dot wasp moth and the oleander moth. These moths also use it as a larval host.
- Unique, sweet, almond-like flavor
- Lush, dense shade tree
- Unique, stout pineapple-like trunk when young
- Wonderfully fragrant flowers
- Stunning and colorful while in bloom
- Massive, breathtaking and impressive
Pinus echinata
The range of shortleaf pine extends north into New Jersey and Pennsylvania (maybe further north), and west into Texas and Oklahoma. It has some oddit
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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, Squirrels and other animals eat the seeds.
The USDA Forest Service indicates that it can be a cavity tree for red-cockaded woodpeckers.
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Habitat, Dry uplands, old fields.
- Narrow canopy
- Compact and versatile
- Stunning colorful foliage
- Slender profile
Athyrium filix-femina
Fronds are lacy and delicate in appearance.
Ground cover. This is a clump-forming fern (all fronds arise from a central point) making it a good focal
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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, One resource (Misssouri Botantical Garden) indicates that it tolerates rabbits.
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Habitat, Moist hammocks, swamps, shady bluffs.
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Did You Know?, Interesting foliage
- Lovely dark green, shiny leaves
- Colorful fall foliage
- Adequate fertalization required
- Highly versatile
- Bright red fruits
Dyschoriste oblongifolia
Groundcover.
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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 tolerant of dry soils, extended extremely dry periods are incompatible with keeping it as a landscape plant.
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Habitat, Sandhill, flatwoods, upland mixed forest.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Larval host plant for common buckeye (Junonia coenia) butterflies
Attracts many pollinators, especially bees.
- Does best in cooler areas of South Florida
- Produces aromatic flowers year-round
- Stunning during brief late spring bloom
- Unique, fern-like leaves
- Requires high humidity
- Attractive symmetrical appearance
