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Kalmia latifolia
Specimen plant or natural background screen.
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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, Cover for birds and mammals. Deer browse the foliage.
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Habitat, Moist sites. Acid soils. Upland hardwood forest, slope forest , banks of seep streams, bluffs.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers, Interesting foliage
Pollinated by bees. Stamens will suddenly "snap" out of pockets in the petals and hit the insect with its load of
- Can be trimmed into manicured shapes
- Attractive silver-gray foliage
- Available multi-stalked
- No longer recommended
- Medium stature
Nyssa ogeche
Shade tree. Screen along wetland edges. Street tree for use in parking lots and median strips. Many acres have been planted to attract bees for honey
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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, Fallen fruits can be mildly messy.
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Wildlife, Seeds eaten by birds.
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Habitat, Stream banks, swamps, pond and lake margins.
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Did You Know?, Fall color, Showy fruits
Pollinated by bees.
- Prized scent, used in commercial perfumes
- Sprawling and informal shrub
- Prefers acidic soil
- Healthy edible fruit
- Prominent pale green crownshaft
Morella inodora
Screen along the edge of swamps. Primarily used for restoration.
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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 the fruits.
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Habitat, Shrub-tree bogs, bayheads, swamps, especially with Cyrilla racemiflora.
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Did You Know?, Interesting foliage
- Elegant
- Does poorly oceanside
- Medium stature
- Handsome
- Decorative diamond-shaped trunk pattern
- Adequate moisture required
Euphorbia cyathophora
There are colorful bracts surrounding the flower head.
This plant is found across the southern US and its range extends northward into the central pla
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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, Euphorbia cyathophora can be quite aggressive at times invading potted plants. Sap is a skin irritant and toxic.
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Habitat, Hammocks, pinelands, disturbed areas.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers, Interesting foliage
Bees, butterflies and moths are attracted to the nectar and/or pollen.
- Ideal with Mediterranean architecture
- Delicious edible fruit
- Slender profile
