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Chamaecyparis thyoides
The natural distribution in Florida is predominantly related to soil and drainage conditions.  If you provide them, it should grow successfully from L , 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 , Wildlife, Provides cover for birds and mammals.  Attracts deer and squirrels.  Deer browse can be so intense as to limit survival of saplings. , Habitat, Forested seepage areas, swamps, low stream banks , Did You Know?, Interesting foliage
  • Width often exceeds height
  • Cold tolerant
  • Very rare
  • Ideal with Mediterranean architecture
  • Elegant
  • Year-round blooms
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Psychotria ligustrifolia
Specimen or hedge plant. , Tolerance, Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water. Some tolerance to salty wind but not direct salt spray. , Wildlife, Birds and other animals use the fruits , Habitat, Tropocal hammocks, pine flatwoods. , Did You Know?, Showy flowers, Showy fruits, Interesting foliage Attracts bees and wasps, some flies, and other pollinators.
  • Extremely versatile
  • Distinctive-looking fruit with spiked exterior
  • Beautiful rounded canopy
  • Majestic and graceful
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Senna mexicana var. chapmanii
Listed as Threatened in Florida by the FDACS. Specimen shrub. Can be a border plant or planted in a mass. , 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 , Habitat, Pine rocklands, rocky hammocks, dunes. Typically in sunny areas. , Did You Know?, Showy flowers, Interesting foliage Larval host plant for cloudless sulphur (Phoebis sennae), sleepy orange (Eurema nicippi) and the introduced orange
  • Decorative diamond-shaped trunk pattern
  • Wonderfully fragrant at night
  • Produces aromatic flowers year-round
  • Slow Growth
  • Prominant gray-olive crownshaft
  • Lovely deep green, glossy leaves
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Rhododendron minus var. chapmanii
Endemic to Florida Listed as Endangered by the USFWS and FL Specimen plant. Screen plant. Can be grown in a mass under trees. , Tolerance, Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water. Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray , Wildlife, Attracts pollinators, including hummingbirds. , Habitat, Mesic flatwoods, scrubby flatwoods, seep slope. Ecotone between flatwoods and edges of titi swamps. , Did You Know?, Showy flowers Attracts insects.  Apparently important to bumble bees.
  • Killed by citrus greening (HLB)
  • Elegant and compact
  • Colorful new leafs
  • Excellent edible fruit
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Leucothoe axillaris
Borders, foundation plantings, underplantings for trees and larger shrubs. , Tolerance, Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water. Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray , Considertions, Foliage and nectar poisonous to humans and many mammals. , Habitat, Low mixed forest, streambanks, somewhat seepy areas near springs , Did You Know?, Showy flowers, Interesting foliage Pollinated by bees.
  • Wide umbrella-shaped canopy
  • Bright red fruits
  • Unique, fern-like leaves
  • Does best with periodic fertalization
  • Classic Southern tree
  • Unique and prized
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Juniperus virginiana
The blue fruits on this tree are actually fleshy cones. Often used as a screen by planting in one or two fairly dense rows. Also useful as a backgrou , Tolerance, Tolerant of occasional/brief inundation such as can occur in storm surges. High. Can tolerate significant and ongoing amounts of salty wind and salt , Wildlife, Birds eat the fruit-like cones and use the foliage for cover. , Habitat, Calcareous soils, shell mounds, coastal hammocks, second growth on open rocky fields. Open. , Did You Know?, Interesting foliage, Hurricane wind resistance
  • Very showy clusters of red flowers
  • Prominent blue-gray crownshaft
  • Thick branching into attractive silouttes
  • Majestic and graceful
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Symphyotrichum concolor
Benefits from controlled burns. There are contradictions in herbarium databases, and reliable observations in counties where there are no herbarium sp , 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 , Wildlife, Used as browse by deer to the extent that in some states, browsing is an issue. , Habitat, Dry, sandy , Did You Know?, Showy flowers Nectar plant for many butterfly species but also visited by other native insect pollinators.
  • Tiered branches
  • Wind tolerant
  • Sometime grows horozontially
  • Massive stature
  • Width often exceeds height
  • Slender and elegant
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Torreya taxifolia
In the wild, Torreya is dying out due to disease. If choosing to plant this species, obtain disease-free (out-of-state) specimens and plant well-remov , Tolerance, Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water. Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray , Considertions, Disease. Do not plant in areas where the species grows naturally due to disease -- this means avoiding the bluffs along the Apalachicola River. , Wildlife, Birds eat seeds. , Habitat, Slope forest, upland hardwood forest. Rich wooded ravines. , Did You Know?, Interesting foliage
  • Prolific fruiter
  • Majestic, sprawling canopy
  • Excellent small hedge
  • Breathtaking
  • Easy/Carefree native
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Rhus aromatica
Range barely reaches north Florida. Specimen shrub, border, windbreak. This is a spreading, somewhat sprawling shrub. , Tolerance, Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water. Some tolerance to salty wind but not direct salt spray. , 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 , Habitat, Dry, somewhat open woods. , 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
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Arisaema dracontium
Mostly a curiosity in the shade garden. , Tolerance, Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water. Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray , Considertions, All parts of the plant contain calcium oxalate and are poisonous. , Wildlife, Birds and other wildlife consume the fruit. , Habitat, Moist hammocks, , Did You Know?, Showy flowers, Showy fruits, Interesting foliage Pollinated by flies.
  • Distinctive-looking fruit with spiked exterior
  • Requires occassional fertalization
  • Towering
  • Massive stature when mature
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Sorghastrum secundum
Typically grown in the background of a wildflower garden as its tall flower stalks are only visible in fall. The remainder of the year is looks like a , Tolerance, Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water. Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray , Considertions, In the landscape will need annual cutting back. , Habitat, Dry-moist sites. Flatwoods, secondary pinelands, sandhill. , Did You Know?, Showy flowers, Showy fruits Larval host for "grass skippers" including swarthy skipper (Nastra lherminier), Delaware skipper (Anatrytone arogos), Euf
  • Beautiful sweeping fronds with drooping leaflets
  • Unique foliage
  • Prominant olive crownshaft
  • Flowers profusely year round
  • Often draped with Spanish moss
  • Long-lived perennial
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Crataegus aestivalis
The various sources have conflicting opinions on the fruit and its uses. Specimen plant or wildlife planting for moist areas. Screen plant. Suggested , Tolerance, Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water. Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray , Wildlife, Apparently less interesting as a wildlife food tree than some other haws. , Habitat, In and near pools and small ponds, floodplains, swamps, especially where water stands much of the time. , Did You Know?, Showy flowers Larval food for hummingbird clearwing (Hemaris thysbe)and blinded sphinx (Paonias excaecata). Attracts pollinators, especially importan
  • Fast growth
  • Magnificent
  • Dense attractive foliage