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Coccoloba diversifolia
Shade tree. Narrow crown is said to make it a good choice for avenues, narrow entryways, and areas between houses.
Can be used as a large container
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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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Wildlife, Fruits are used by birds and other wildlife.
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Habitat, Coastal uplands
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Did You Know?, Interesting bark, Showy fruits, Interesting foliage, Hurricane wind resistance
Nectar plant for large orange sulphur (Phoebis agarithe), Schaus' swal
- Elegant and compact
- Cornerstone plant in South Florida
- Deciduous
- Beautiful purple-brown crownshaft
- Unique, sweet, almond-like flavor
Lilium catesbaei
In the natural environment, this species benefits from periodic fire. Very difficult to see except when in bloom.
Retain if present. Could be grown a
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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, Rarely grown as difficult to find seeds or bulbs and seedlings are subject to fungal diseases.
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Habitat, Mesic flatwoods, wet prairie, wet flatwoods, open seepage areas such as cutthroat seeps.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Attracts butterflies including swallowtails. Reported possible pollinators include spicebush swallowwtail, cloudless sulfur (Phoebis se
- Showy reddish peeling bark
- Handsome
- Cold tolerant
- Can be grown indoors
- Pyramidal crown
- Imposing stature
Ratibida pinnata
Its range in Florida is limited to only a couple of northern counties,.
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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Wildlife, Attracts birds.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Attracts bees and butterflies.
- Native
- Attractive symmetrical appearance
- Relatively uncommon in South Florida
- Cornerstone plant in South Florida
- Fragrant in the evening
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
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
Vaccinium arboreum
A profuse bloomer. Use for natural landscapes and wildlife habitat areas. Does well under a high pine canopy.
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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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Wildlife, Fruit is consumed by birds and other wildlife.
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Habitat, Dry sites. Xeric hammock, dryf mesic hardwoods, may be in upper edges of floodplains, overgrown flatwoods, coastal dunes, sandhill, scrubby sandhill.
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Did You Know?, Interesting bark, Fall color, Showy flowers
Larval host for striped hairstreak (Satyrium liparops).
Attracts many pollinators; especially valuable to
- Unusual deep green leaves with bronze underside
- Relatively uncommon in South Florida
- Very slow growth
- Striking and exotic
Viburnum obovatum
The name Walter's viburnum honors Thomas Walter (1740-89), English-born planter of South Carolina, who described this species in his Flora Caroliniana
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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 the fruit.
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Habitat, Riverine forests, swamp borders, hydric hammocks. Also cultivated as an ornamental.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers, Showy fruits, Hurricane wind resistance
Larval host for the spring azure butterfly (Celastrina ladon).
Both native and non-native vibu
- Unusual stilt roots
- Slender profile
- Requires protection from strong winds
- Often hosts orchids, ferns and bromiliads
- Excellent hedge choice
Morinda royoc
Informal landscapes. Its growth form is to be scrambling in a thicket or climbing as a sprawlingg vine. Habitat restoration.
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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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Did You Know?, Showy fruits
Butterfly nectar source.
- Very full crown
- Majestic, sprawling canopy
- Striking silhouette
- Colorful older leaves
Taxus floridana
This tree has male and female plants. Females have red berry-like cones.
This species is extremely rare. Be sure to obtain this plant from properly l
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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, Poisonous seeds and foliage for both humans and livestock.
Difficult to establish in general landscapes.
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Wildlife, Birds and other animals eat the fruit. Poisonous to humans and livestock.
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Habitat, Slope forest. Rich wooded ravines and cedar swamps. It typically grows in groups of small trees (clones). This species can be seen planted at Torreya
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Did You Know?, Showy fruits
- Magnificent showy flowers in summer
- Hummingbird favorite
- Distinctive-looking fruit with spiked exterior
- Massive, nutrient-dense edible fruit
- Unique foliage and silhouette
Rhus aromatica
Range barely reaches north Florida.
Specimen shrub, border, windbreak. This is a spreading, somewhat sprawling shrub.
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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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Wildlife, Provides nesting, roosting and loafing cover for a variety of songbirds and game birds.
Its fruit may not be the first choice of many kinds of wildlif
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Habitat, Dry, somewhat open woods.
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Did You Know?, Fall color, Showy fruits, Interesting foliage
Primarily pollinated by bees.
- Formal, old-world appearance
- Thrives only briefly, about 1 year
- Drought tolerant
Carex gholsonii
Ground cover in wet to moist areas.
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Tolerance, Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water.
Unknown
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Habitat, Seep swamps, swamp edges, wet mesic hammocks, floodplains, wet limestone glades, wet roadsides.
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Did You Know?, Interesting foliage
- Unique foliage and silhouette
- Striking silhouette
- Not recommended
- Unique and prized
- Stunning during brief late spring bloom
Canna flaccida
Grow as stands of flowers in moist areas.
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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, Self-fertile, so seeds can be produced by self-pollination. Pollination is facilitated by bats, hummingbirds, and other small wildlife species.
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Habitat, Wet sites. Swamps, pond and lake margins, ditches, savannas, hydric pine flatwoods.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers, Interesting foliage
Self-fertile, so seeds can be produced by self-pollination.
Pollination is facilitated by bees.
Larval host of the
- Beautiful rounded canopy
- Adequate moisture required
- Killed by citrus greening (HLB)
- Long emerald crownshaft
- Self-shedding fronds
- Year-round blooms
