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Stewartia malacodendron
The cream-colored petals are crimped at the margins with numerous dark-purple stamen filaments and bluish anthers. Silky hairs cover the lower leaf su
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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, Slope forest, upland hardwood forest, baygall. On acidic soils.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
- Rare and unique
- Beautiful pinwheel flowers, often multicolored
- Sprawling and informal shrub
- Attractive tiered canopy
Cornus amomum
Has considerable winter interest as its bark is smooth and red.
Wet site hedge, wet site specimen plant especially if a clump is suitable.Rarely plan
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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 small mammals consume the fruit. Fruits used by birds and small mammals.
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Habitat, Riverine swamps, natural levees along streams, lake margins. Typically in areas with shallow annual inundation, typically during the winter/early spri
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Did You Know?, Interesting bark, Showy flowers
Larval host for cecropia silkmoth (Hyalophora cecropia) and spring azure butterfly (Celastrina ladon).
Attracts long
- Thick branching into attractive silouttes
- Wonderfully fragrant
- Attracts butterflies and bees
Rhododendron viscosum
The most aromatic of the azaleas. That last of the azaleas to bloom--in Florida May to June. Flowers are sticky--hence the name R. viscosum.
Specimen
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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, Moist-wet sites. Seep swamps, pineland-wetland ecotones, edges of bay swamps, moist woods.
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Did You Know?, Aroma, fragrance, Showy flowers
Attracts pollinators especially bumble bees.
Attracts butterflies.
- Excellent small hedge
- Elegant
- Sprawling and informal shrub
- Unusual deep green leaves with bronze underside
Eugenia axillaris
Fruits are edible.
Hedge or screen.
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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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Considertions, Some say that it has a skunky odor, others cannot smell it.
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Wildlife, Provides cover for wildlife (https://www.regionalconservation.org/).
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Habitat, Coastal hammocks.
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Did You Know?, Aroma, fragrance, Showy flowers, Interesting foliage, Hurricane wind resistance
Attracts pollinators, especially bees and moths.
Larval host for tant
- Clusters of tubular flowers
- Does poorly oceanside
- Susceptible to breakage, even in moderate winds
Crataegus flava
Specimen plant, screen plantings, sometimes with unusual or weeping form.
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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, Thorns.
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Wildlife, Birds and other wildlife consume the fruit.
Used as browse by deer and rabbits.
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Habitat, Dry sites. Open woods, mixed woods, sandy pinelands.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers, Thorns
Larval food for hummingbird clearwing moth(Hemaris thysbe), striped hairstreak butterfly(Satyrium liparops), and blinded sphinx
- Elegant appearance
- Tall and stately
- Showy reddish peeling bark
- Stately and uncommon
- Lovely dark green, shiny leaves
Sorghastrum nutans
This was one of the important grasses of the mid-western prairies. Survives occasional flooding and repeated burning.
Plant in the rear of a wildflow
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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 eat seeds.
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Habitat, Flatwoods, sandhills.
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Did You Know?, Fall color, Showy flowers, Showy fruits
Larval host for pepper and salt skipper (Amblyscirtes hegon).
- Rapid growth
- Decorative diamond-shaped trunk pattern
- Unique swollen blue-green to silver trunk
- Drought tolerant
Pinus glabra
This is one of the few pines that grows naturally in shade.
Shade tree. Forest 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, Birds, squirrels and other animals eat the seeds.
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Habitat, Mesic to hydric slopes, riverine floodplain forests, fertile mixed upland hardwood forests.
- Stout, swollen trunk
- Massive stature
- Can be trimmed into manicured shapes
- Flowers profusely year round
Avicennia germinans
The common name black mangrove is a reference to the color of the trunk and heartwood. The plant excretes salt from its leaves, an adaptation to a sal
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Tolerance, Tolerant of frequent or regular inundation (usually areas with tidal inundation)
High. Can tolerate significant and ongoing amounts of salty wind and
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Wildlife, Provides good cover for birds and other wildlife.
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Habitat, Coastal mangrove wetlands, usually somewhat upland of the red mangrove(Rhizophora mangle) when found together.
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Did You Know?, Hurricane wind resistance
Larval host for mangrove buckeye (Junonia evarete) butterfly. Nectar plant for a variety of pollinators including the great
- Iconic symbol of the south
- Attractive mottled bark
- Unique, fern-like leaves
- Relatively compact and narrow canopy
Liatris elegans
Wildflower garden.
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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, Sandhill, mesic flatwoods.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Attracts butterflies and bees.
- Year-round blooms
- Attracts butterflies
- Unique foliage and silhouette
Erythrina herbacea
Forming a thicket for wildlife protection.
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Tolerance, Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water.
High. Can tolerate significant and ongoing amounts of salty wind and salt spray without i
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Considertions, It has thorns, but they are rather small.
The seeds of Cherokee bean are poisonous and purportedly used for rat poison in Mexico.
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Wildlife, Attracts hummingbirds.
Due to its dense foliage and thorny stems, coral bean serves as a refuge for small birds and animals.
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Habitat, Dry sites. Upland mixed forest, thickets, tropical hammocks, coastal dunes, sandhill, flatwoods, tropical hammock, pine rocklands. This species can b
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers, Showy fruits, Thorns
Attracts long-tongued pollinators.
- Cornerstone plant in South Florida
- Unique, sweet almond flavor
- Compact and versatile
- Healthy edible fruit
- Flowers year round
Helenium autumnale
Wildflower garden.
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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, Bluffs, swamps, floodplains, wet flatwoods, bogs, savannas.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Attracts bees and butterflies.
- Stunning long emerald crownshaft
- Cold tolerant
- Showy display of fruit
- Christmas tree shape
Liatris ohlingerae
This is a rare Florida native that is listed as Endangered by the USFWS. Please obey all applicable laws and regulations.
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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, scrubby flatwoods.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Attracts butterflies and bees.
- Highly versatile
- Can be grown indoors
- Easily trimmed for smaller spaces
