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Coreopsis floridana
This is one of our larger (taller and larger flowers) Coreopsis species.
Useful as a colorful wildflower along the edge of a wetland. Often overlooke
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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, Wet prairie, herbaceous seepage areas, wet roadsides.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Attracts many different butterflies and pollinators.
- Easily trimmed for smaller spaces
- Narrow canopy
- Stately and uncommon
- Attractive dark green leaves
Phlebodium aureum
This is a native that makes Florida look tropical.
Herbarium specimens from Leon County say that the fern was likely brought in. Otherwise, the north
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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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Habitat, Hammocks. Epiphytic on cabbage palm. Occasionally in humus at ground level.
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Did You Know?, Interesting foliage
- Highly nutritious fruit
- Wonderfully fragrant flowers
- Wonderfully fragrant
- Colorful older leaves
- Attractive mottled bark
- Beautiful rounded canopy
Colubrina arborescens
Listed as endangered in Florida. Please acquire from appropriate sources.
Large tree or small shrub. Buffer planting or specimen tree.
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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, Seeds. Can become a weed.
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Wildlife, Birds and other small wildlife consume seed.
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Habitat, Rockland hammocks and understory of pine rocklands.
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Did You Know?, Interesting foliage
Pollinated by bees (http://tropical.theferns.info/).
- Native
- Narrow canopy
- Abundance of orange-red flowers in summer
- Lush, dense shade tree
Guaiacum sanctum
While most of these slow-growing trees were harvested for their wood, one Florida key retained its population because it was privately owned. It's now
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Tolerance, Tolerant of occasional/brief inundation such as can occur in storm surges.
Moderate. Tolerant of salty wind and may get some salt spray. Exposure t
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Considertions, Very slow growing--as little as an inch per year after the seedling stage if not fertilized.
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Wildlife, Catbirds and mockingbirds eat the seeds. (IRC)
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Habitat, Rockland hammock.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers, Showy fruits, Interesting foliage, Hurricane wind resistance
Larval host plant for lyside sulphur (Kricogonia lyside) butterflies. (IR
- Ideal for smaller spaces
- Abundance of orange-red flowers in summer
- Prominent blue-gray crownshaft
- Unique swollen blue-green to silver trunk
- Prized scent, used in commercial perfumes
- Raised diamond-shaped trunk pattern
Panicum hemitomon
Shoreline stabilizer or plant as cover in a pond. Can tolerate wide water level fluctuations. Frequently used in marsh restoration and wetland creatio
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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, Has deep, aggressive rhizomes and is difficult to control in a garden setting once established but highly valuable if used for stabilization or marsh
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Wildlife, Provides cover for small fish and aquatic invertebrates.
Seeds eaten by some birds and small animals.
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Habitat, Basin marsh (maidencane marsh), ponds, streams, sloughs, swamps, wet disturbed sites, sandhill. This species may become domininant in wetlands with
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Did You Know?, Larval host for clouded skipper (Lerema accius) and Delaware skipper (Anatrytone logan) butterflies.
- Deciduous
- Tall and stately
- Unique foliage
- Tiered branches
Sagittaria graminea
Often in water.
Use in water gardens or along the shallow edges of ponds.
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Tolerance, Tolerant of inundation with brackish water
Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray
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Wildlife, Fruit is eaten by birds and other wildlife.
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Habitat, Wet prairie, cypress swamps.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Attracts various pollinators.
- Very rare
- Dark green leaves
- Beautiful rounded canopy
- Huge extremely fragrant flowers
- Highly wind tolerant
Bursera simaruba
This tree has a thick trunk and both the trunk and branches can twist into interesting shapes. The bark is red to bronze and peels. It's also called t
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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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Wildlife, Kingbirds and other flycatchers eat the fruits (IRC, Haehle and Brookwell 1999).
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Habitat, Moist hammocks, dry hammocks, dry hardwood forests, coastal uplands, urban areas
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Did You Know?, Interesting bark, Hurricane wind resistance
Larval host for dingy purplewing (Eunica monima) (IRC).
Attracts bees and other insect pollinators
- Pyramidal crown
- Dense, full crown
- Prominent blue-gray crownshaft
- Does best with periodic fertalization
- Requires high humidity
- Prolific fruiter
Exothea paniculata
Shade tree.
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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.
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Habitat, Hammocks.
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Did You Know?, Aroma, fragrance, Showy flowers, Hurricane wind resistance
Attracts a variety of insect pollinators.
- Highly nutritious fruit
- Attractive dark green leaves
- Very showy bright yellow flowers
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
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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, In the landscape will need annual cutting back.
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Habitat, Dry-moist sites. Flatwoods, secondary pinelands, sandhill.
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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
Salvia lyrata
The basal leaves are usually tingled with purple and have deep lobes toward the base, which is reminiscent of the shape of a lyre.
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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Considertions, If planning to intermix in garden or grass, be aware that this species seeds readily. It definitely does not belong in a manicured lawn.
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Habitat, Disturbed sites. Roadsides, dry-mesic to mesic areas.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers, Interesting foliage
Attracts many pollinators including butterflies and bees.
- Width often exceeds height
- Will not tolerate frost
- Long emerald crownshaft
- Narrow enough for tight spaces
- Attractive and unique swollen trunk
Viburnum acerifolium
Specimen shrub, woodland understory shrub, screen, shrub border, mass plantings
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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, Clonal: sends out many suckers.
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Wildlife, Birds and other wildlife consume fruit.
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Habitat, Upland woods. Bluffs.
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Did You Know?, Fall color, Showy flowers, Showy fruits
Larval host for the spring azure butterfly (Celastrina ladon).
Both native and non-native viburnums (Viburnum
- Can be trimmed into manicured shapes
- Beautiful sweeping fronds with drooping leaflets
- Narrow canopy
- Narrow crown
- Relatively uncommon in South Florida
- Pyramidal crown
Styrax americanus
Prolific bloomer: very showy. Fragrant.
Understory tree. Specimen plant 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, Birds and other animals eat the fruit.
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Habitat, Understory of floodplain and wet forests, swamps, shoreline thickets, cypress-gum depressions. Most frequently where annually inundated or where wate
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Did You Know?, Aroma, fragrance, Showy flowers
Attracts pollinators.
Attracts butterflies.
Host plant for promethea moth (Callosamia promethea).
- Requires occassional fertalization
- Striking symmetrical appearance
- Flowers year round
