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Asclepias incarnata
Plant in moist to wet areas where it can be grown in large clumps.
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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, Toxic.
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Habitat, Open seepage areas, marshes, marshy areas along streams.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Larval host to the monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus), queen butterfly (Danaus gilippus) and soldier butterfly, (Danaus eresimus). At
- Unique, fern-like leaves
- Attracts butterflies and bees
- Abundance of orange-red flowers in summer
- Very showy clusters of red flowers
- Elegant and stately
- Wonderfully fragrant flowers
Magnolia tripetala
The plant is listed as Endangered by the FDACS. Please acquire from reputable nurseries with appropriate permits for propagating and selling this spe
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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, Good wildlife shelter. Fruits eaten and dispersed by birds and small mammals.
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Habitat, Slope forest on steep north-facing slopes.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers, Showy fruits, Interesting foliage
Beetles are the primary pollinators of magnolia flowers. The flowers have a hardened carpel to avoid
- Elegant
- Briefly bare for about a month in the winter
- Retains leaves until just before blooming
- Year-round blooms
Symphyotrichum carolinianum
Use as a sprawling vine in wet areas. Works well as a stand-alone border along the edges of retention ponds.
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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, Its sprawling or climbing habit make it best for an informal or naturalized setting.
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Habitat, Marshes, swamps, lake edges, river banks, coastal hammocks, floodplains.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers, Interesting foliage
Flowers draw a myriad of native bees, including polyester, sweat, cuckoo, leafcutter, mining, bumble and chimney b
- Not recommended
- Striking silhouette
- Prominent pale green or blue-gray crownshaft
- Cornerstone plant in South Florida
- Slender profile
- Adequate moisture required
