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Chasmanthium sessiliflorum
Border plant. Also 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 and other wildlife consume seed.
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Habitat, Moist sites.
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Did You Know?, Showy fruits
- Very showy clusters of flowers
- Towering
- Year-round blooms
- Slow Growth
- Does best in cooler areas of South Florida
- Damaged by citrus canker
Sideroxylon foetidissimum
Interesting buttressed trunks.
Shade tree. Can be used in settings such as parking lot edges, street tree, etc.
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Tolerance, Tolerant of inundation with brackish water
Some tolerance to salty wind but not direct salt spray.
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Wildlife, Povides good cover.
Birds and small mammals are attracted to the fruit.
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Habitat, Tropical hammocks.
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Did You Know?, Interesting foliage, Hurricane wind resistance
Attracts insect pollinators
- Bright red fruits
- Requires protection from strong winds
- Colorful new leafs
- Raised diamond-shaped trunk pattern
Clematis reticulata
Grow on a fence, trellis, or arbor. In informal settings, allow to twine around tree or shrub stems. Interesting bell-shaped flowers and whorled white
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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 small wildlife consume seed.
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Habitat, Dry mesic upland mixed forest, sandhill.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers, Showy fruits
Larval host for mournful thyris (Thyris sepulchralis).
Attracts various pollinators, especially bees.
- Adequate fertalization required
- Thrives only briefly, about 1 year
- Showy red berries
- Elegant appearance
- Swollen, succulent branches
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
Arnoglossum ovatum
The entire state excepting the keys falls within the range of this plant which extends from North Carolina to Texas.
Herbarium specimens document oc
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Tolerance, Unknown
Unknown
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Habitat, Wet flatwoods, savannas, acidic swamps
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
- Requires occassional fertalization
- Attractive mottled bark
- Cold tolerant
- Lovely deep green, glossy leaves
- Slender and elegant
Rudbeckia fulgida
Blooms mid- summer into fall.
Wildflower garden, border plant, rain gardens, containers.
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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, Small birds eat the seed.
Deer tend to avoid this.
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Habitat, Flatwoods, open pine/oak forests, ruderal areas.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Attracts bumble bees, butterflies
Larval host for the silvery checkerspot, found only in extreme north Florida.
- Moderately slow growth
- Available single or multi-stalked
- Relatively compact and narrow canopy
Passiflora incarnata
The name 'passion' is a reference to the crucifixion of Jesus of Nazareth. Parts of the flower are said to resemble instruments used during the crucif
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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, This plant spreads via stoloniferous rhizomes just beneath the ground surface. In areas with loose sand or mulch it can spread like wildflower sprouti
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Wildlife, The young tendrils of purple passionvine are eaten by wild turkey. Wildlife eat the fruits.
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Habitat, Disturbed, brushy areas or disturbed upland hardwood forest, sandhill and scrub.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers, Showy fruits, Interesting foliage
Purple passionflower is larval host plant for numerous butterfly species, including Gulf Fritillary
- Formal appearance
- Beloved in South Florida
- Ringed trunk
- Fruit attracts wildlife
- Formal, old-world appearance
