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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
Heliotropium gnaphalodes
Is listed as Endangered in Florida.
Hedges; small specimen plants; mass planting; ground cover; large planters. Dune reclamation.
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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
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Considertions, A beautiful shrub for oceanfront gardens, but susceptible to diseases inland.
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Habitat, Coastal uplands, dunes.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers, Interesting foliage, Hurricane wind resistance
Nectar plant for Miami blue (Cyclargus thomasi bethunebakeri) and other butterfly speci
- Beloved in South Florida
- Does poorly oceanside
- Attracts butterflies
- Relatively compact and narrow canopy
Vaccinium myrsinites
The range includes all of peninsular Florida and the southern parts of Georgia, and Alabama.
Best used as a wildflower as it has a relatively short l
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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, Birds and other wildlife consume the fruit.
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Habitat, Scrub, scrubby flatwoods, flatwoods, high pine, cutthroat seep.
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Did You Know?, Fall color, Showy flowers, Interesting foliage
Attracts pollinators. Documented bee species include Augochlorella aurata, A. gratiosa, Augochloropsi
- Dense, full crown
- Does poorly oceanside
- Raised diamond-shaped trunk pattern
Vitis shuttleworthii
Edible.
Primarily recommended for natural landscapes and habitat restorations. Grown by enthusiasts.
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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, High climbing woody vine.
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Wildlife, Animals eat the berries.
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Habitat, Moist forests and pinelands. Moist, well-drained sandy or limestone soils, with humusy top layer.
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Did You Know?, Showy fruits, Interesting foliage
- Formal appearance
- Handsome
- Attractive contrast between flowers and foliage
- Forms an open canopy
Taxodium ascendens
This is a deciduous conifer.
Specimen tree. Mass plantings in moist areas. Wetland restoration and enhancement.
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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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Considertions, May produce knees (roots that poke up above ground level) even if grown in uplands. This species is less prone to knees than bald cypress(T. distchum)
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Wildlife, Seeds are used by some mammals and seed-eating birds.
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Habitat, Usually found in smaller wetlands that historically burned. Restricted to areas that dry out periodically (for reproduction) and naturally found in a
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Did You Know?, Fall color, Interesting foliage, Hurricane wind resistance
- Unique, sweet almond flavor
- Prefers acidic soil
- Iconic symbol of the south
- Adequate fertalization required
