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Sabatia brevifolia
Not generally grown, little information on culture has been located.
Wildflower in moist casual setting.
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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, Moist flatwoods, savannas.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Bees have been documented using this species including Dialictus nymphalis and D. tegularis (Deyrup et al. 2002).
- Breathtaking
- Self-shedding fronds
- Fragrant clusters of flowers in fall
- Recently classified invasive
- Ringed trunk
- Grows tall, but not massive
Ipomoea cordatotriloba
Very easily grown. Flowers are fairly small but very numerous.
Plant on a trellis or fence.
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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, Can be somewhat aggressive. Self seeds and can become overly abundant as well as overly robust. Best not planted in a small area.
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Habitat, Ruderal. Fencerows.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Attracts butterflies and moths.
- Imposing stature
- Adequate moisture required
- Huge extremely fragrant flowers
Elephantopus elatus
Called elephant's foot because of the flat basal leaf formation.
Meadows and wildflower gardens.
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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, Flatwoods, sandhill, ruderal areas, cutthroat seep, wet prairie.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers, Interesting foliage
Attracts various pollinators, especially bees.. Documented native bees include Azcgochlora pura, Augochlorella au
- Unique, fern-like leaves
- Attractive variegated foliage
- Available multi-stalked
- Attractive silver-gray foliage
Liatris provencialis
This is a narrow endemic found only in the southern parts of Wakulla and Franklin Counties. It is listed as Endangered by the State of Florida.
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Tolerance, Tolerant of occasional/brief inundation such as can occur in storm surges.
Some tolerance to salty wind but not direct salt spray.
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Habitat, Coastal scrubs and sandhills especially in the transition zone to coastal flatwoods.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Attracts butterflies and bees.
- Can be kept narrow
- Does poorly oceanside
- Unique swollen blue-green to silver trunk
- Unique, sweet, almond-like flavor
- Beautiful exotic foliage
- Smaller stature
Polygonum nesomii
Dry wildflower garden. Abundant flowers are produced near the ends of the stems.
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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, Seeds eaten by birds.
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Habitat, Scrub, scrubby ruderal areas, sandhill, river levees.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers, Showy fruits
Attracts bees and butterflies (Hawthorn Hill). Documented bee visitors include Colletes mandibularis, C. thysanellae, C
- Excellent small to medium hedge
- Stunning
- Beloved in South Florida
- Prominent blue-gray crownshaft
- Beautiful silhouette
