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Persea palustris
This species and other members of the Lauraceae are being attacked by a serious, fatal disease. Do not plant this plant unless you are absolutely sure
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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, Do not move deadwood. It will spread the disease.
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Wildlife, Seed eaten and dispersed by birds.
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Habitat, Shallow areas in swamps, hydric savannas, seep slopes including cutthroat seeps, wet flatwoods, sloughs.
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Did You Know?, Aroma, fragrance
Larval host plant for palamedes swallowtail (Papilio palamedes) and spicebush swallowtail (Papilio troilus) butterflies.
Attracts be
- Unusually shaped, asymmetrical tree
- Symmetrical shape
- Not a true pine
Hibiscus grandiflorus
This is a wetland plant. It is rarely grown, but it has potential in appropriate sites.
Specimen plant or background screen for wet places.
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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 butterflies, bees, beetles, and birds.
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Habitat, Depressions in pine flatwoods, brackish and freshwater marshes, edges of lakes and ponds, along rivers, swamps, canals, ditches. Commonly in water bu
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Larval host of Gray Hairstreak, Painted Lady Butterfly, Common Checkered Skipper and Tropical Checkered Skipper butterflies and four
- Prolific fruiter
- Extremely popular
- Colorful older leaves
- Beautiful pinwheel flowers, often multicolored
- Recently classified invasive
Glandularia tampensis
Naturally very rare. Please acquire only from reputable sources.
Usualliy said to be perennial, but may not get past the first year.
Wildflower garde
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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, Short lived and may not reseed. Best to plan on this behaving like an annual.
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Habitat, Mesic flatwoods, live oak-cabbage palm hammock. Edges and clearings.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Attracts butterflies, hummingbird moths, and bees.
- Beautiful rounded dense canopy
- Not recommended
- Attractive blue-green to silver leaflets
- Self-shedding fronds
- Beautiful, natural globe shape
Drosera tracyi
A similar species, Drosera filiformis is rare in the Florida panhandle and disjunct from northeastern US populations. In Florida, it is restricted to
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Tolerance, Unknown
Unknown
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Habitat, Savannas, bogs, moist disturbed ruderal areas (selected roadside swales), wet flatwoods
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
The plant both attracts insects for pollination and traps and digests insects. Though this species has not been well studied, other sp
- Ideal for smaller spaces
- Adequate moisture required
- Imposing stature
- Beautiful rounded dense canopy
Coreopsis major
Leaves are whorled at intervals around the stem.
Wildflower garden, butterfly garden or meadow. Stems spread but not aggressive.
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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.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Attracts insects, especially bees and butterflies.
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Tolerance
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Habitat
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Did You Know?
- Christmas tree shape
- Unique, sweet, almond-like flavor
- Decorative diamond-shaped trunk pattern
- Ringed trunk
Cyrilla racemiflora
Hedge plant.
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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, In unburned natural wetlands, this plant sometimes form almost impenetrable thickets along the edge.
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Wildlife, Birds and other wildlife consume the fruit.
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Habitat, Swampy sites, wet pine flatwoods, sloughs and edges of cypress swamps, seepage swamps and bogs, savannas, other wet depressional areas.
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Did You Know?, Fall color, Showy flowers, Showy fruits, Interesting foliage
Attracts bees (https://wildflower.org).
- Massive, nutrient-dense edible fruit
- Beautiful purple-brown crownshaft
- Rapid growth
- Cold tolerant
- Ringed trunk
Trillium spp.
These species have a cold requirement. They should not be planted substantially south of their native ranges. Flower color varies from dark maroon to
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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, Mesic sites. Slope forests and bluffs.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers, Interesting foliage
Flies and ants.
- Easy/Carefree native
- Excellent small hedge
- Dense attractive foliage
- Abundance of orange-red flowers in summer
- Stunning
- Prominent pale green or blue-gray crownshaft
Neptunia pubescens
Not widely grown.
Groundcover.
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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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Habitat, River banks, coastal pinelands, edges of salt marshes.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers, Interesting foliage
Larval host plant for ceraunus blue (Hemiargus ceraunus) butterflies.
Attracts bees and butterflies.
- Long-lasting year-round blooms
- Will not tolerate frost
- Prominent pale green crownshaft
Solidago stricta
Wildflower garden.
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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, Wet and coastal sites. Coastal scrub. Bogs, hydric and wet mesic flatwoods, ditches, coastal marshes.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Nectar plant for monarch (Danaus plexippus) and other butterflies.
Attracts pollinators including native bees. The goldenrod soldier
- Stout, swollen trunk
- Excellent choice for narrow spaces
- Attractive blue-green to silver leaflets
- Tall and stately
- Very showy clusters of red flowers
- Rare, despite being a South Florida native
Galactia elliottii
Rarely planted and hence likely to be difficult to acquire.
This sprawling vine has the potential to be used as a groundcover. It also could be trai
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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, sandy ruderal sites, dry flatwoods, sandhill, relatively open xeric to dry mesic hammocks.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Attracts bees including Halictus ligatus, Nolnia maneei, Megachile exilis parexilis, M. georgica, M. rnendica and M. petzclans (Deyrup
- Width often exceeds height
- Colorful older leaves
- Relatively uncommon in South Florida
- Very full crown
- Showy display of fruit
Ilex verticillata
Rarely grown in Florida.
In wet places, it can be planted as a specimen plant for winter interest. When it loses its leaves in the fall, just the ber
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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, Various bird species eat the fruit.
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Habitat, Floodplains, creek swamps.
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Did You Know?, Showy fruits
Pollinated by bees.
- Forms an open canopy
- Attractive flowers, typically deep orange
- Self-shedding fronds
- Critically endangered
- Elegant, dense canopy
- Raised diamond-shaped trunk pattern
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
Allow to climb on trellis, trees, or building masonry. The tendrils of Virginia creeper are tipped with adhesive-like disks that gives the vine the ab
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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, It should not be allowed to climb painted surfaces because this same adhesive-like material will bond to the surface and likely damage the paint . Thi
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Wildlife, Fruits eaten by a variety of birds and small mammals. Also used for shelter.
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Habitat, Dry-moist sites. Hammocks, riverine forests, coastal sites, flatwoods, thickets, disturbed woods.
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Did You Know?, Fall color
Pollinated by bees and other pollinators. Bees documented visiting this species include Colletes nudus, Augochloropsis metallica, Megachi
- Narrow crown
- Does best in cooler areas of South Florida
- Moderately slow growth
- Massive, breathtaking and impressive
- Magnificent
