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Ipomoea cordatotriloba
Very easily grown. Flowers are fairly small but very numerous.
Plant on a trellis or fence.
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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, Can be somewhat aggressive. Self seeds and can become overly abundant as well as overly robust. Best not planted in a small area.
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Habitat, Ruderal. Fencerows.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Attracts butterflies and moths.
- Imposing stature
- Adequate moisture required
- Huge extremely fragrant flowers
Ctenium aromaticum
Restoration of savannas. Curiosity in the 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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Wildlife, Small birds consume seed.
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Habitat, Cutthroat seeps, wet flatwoods, savannas.
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Did You Know?, Showy fruits
it is the larval host plant of arogos skipper (Atrytone arogos) butterflies.
- Prized scent, used in commercial perfumes
- Dense attractive foliage
- Tropical silhouette
- Stately and uncommon
Calamintha dentata
This is a rare plant that should not be disturbed in the wild.
Could be used as a border along sandy paths or walkways or as a foundation plant.
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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, Difficult to establish and not long-lived.
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Wildlife, Attracts hummingbirds.
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Habitat, Sandill. Roadsides through sandhill areas.
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Did You Know?, Aroma, fragrance, Showy flowers
Attracts a variety of insects.
- Colorful fall foliage
- Native
- Massive stature when mature
- Requires shade when young
- Attractive dark green leaves
Neptunia pubescens
Not widely grown.
Groundcover.
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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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Habitat, River banks, coastal pinelands, edges of salt marshes.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers, Interesting foliage
Larval host plant for ceraunus blue (Hemiargus ceraunus) butterflies.
Attracts bees and butterflies.
- Long-lasting year-round blooms
- Will not tolerate frost
- Prominent pale green crownshaft
Dyschoriste oblongifolia
Groundcover.
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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, While tolerant of dry soils, extended extremely dry periods are incompatible with keeping it as a landscape plant.
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Habitat, Sandhill, flatwoods, upland mixed forest.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Larval host plant for common buckeye (Junonia coenia) butterflies
Attracts many pollinators, especially bees.
- Does best in cooler areas of South Florida
- Produces aromatic flowers year-round
- Stunning during brief late spring bloom
- Unique, fern-like leaves
- Requires high humidity
- Attractive symmetrical appearance
Asclepias tomentosa
Predominantly a Florida plant, but it has also been recorded in Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Texas.
The species name "tomentosa" refer
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Tolerance, Unknown
Unknown
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Habitat, Scrub, sandhill, edges of xeric hammocks, scrubby flatwoods
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Larval host for monach (Danaus plexippus) , queen (Danaus gilippus) and soldier (Danaus eresimus) butterflies.
Nectar plant for many b
- Unique, fern-like leaves
- Striking symmetrical appearance
- Available single or multi-stalked
- Susceptible to breakage, even in moderate winds
Viburnum obovatum
The name Walter's viburnum honors Thomas Walter (1740-89), English-born planter of South Carolina, who described this species in his Flora Caroliniana
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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 the fruit.
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Habitat, Riverine forests, swamp borders, hydric hammocks. Also cultivated as an ornamental.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers, Showy fruits, Hurricane wind resistance
Larval host for the spring azure butterfly (Celastrina ladon).
Both native and non-native vibu
- Unusual stilt roots
- Slender profile
- Requires protection from strong winds
- Often hosts orchids, ferns and bromiliads
- Excellent hedge choice
Morella cerifera
There is a natural dwarf form that is associated with xeric uplands. I makes a nice, low-growing shrub in casual gardens.
Good as a background or he
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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, It is flammable, so plant away from buildings in fire-prone areas. It fixes nitrogen with its roots like a legume, so it tolerates poor soils.
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Wildlife, Good wildlife cover.
Seeds eaten by birds.
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Habitat, Wet-dry sites. Upland mixed forest, floodplains, wetland edges, cutthroat seeps, old fields, scrub, fencerows
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Did You Know?, Hurricane wind resistance
Larval host for banded hairstreak (Satyrium calanus) and red-banded hairstreak (Calycopis cecrops)butterflies.
- Adequate moisture required
- Elegant appearance
- Tall and stately
- Rare and unique
- Does best with periodic fertalization
Psilotum nudum
This is a primitive plant that produces spores.
Typically grown as a curiosity in a shade garden or as an epiphyte. Sometimes grown as a container p
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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, Variable, mesic to dry hammocks.
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Did You Know?, Interesting foliage
- Long emerald crownshaft
- Attractive shade tree
- Slender trunk, 4" in diameter
- Prolific fruiter
- Excellent hedge choice
- Massive, nutrient-dense edible fruit
Pentalinon luteum
Grow on a trellis, fence, or post.
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Tolerance, Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water.
High. Can tolerate significant and ongoing amounts of salty wind and salt spray without i
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Considertions, The sap is an irritant to the skin and poisonous if ingested.
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Wildlife, Said to attract hummingbirds.
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Habitat, Pine woods, coastal hammocks, edges of coastal marshes.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers, Interesting foliage
Larval host of the polka dot wasp moth (Syntomeida epilais), but there is a question whether or not that's a nativ
- Attracts butterflies and bees
- Prized scent, used in commercial perfumes
- Uniquely shaped with a muscular look
- Towering
- Slender profile
- Highly salt tolerant
Gossypium hirsutum
Wild cotton is a rare plant; it needs protection against missuses and protection against removal from natural populations.
Use as a short-lived "shru
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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, It is not legal to plant this plant, but the reasons are very dated.
A Florida law was passed in the early 1900s banning the growing of wild cottons,
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Habitat, Dry sites. Tropical hammock, coastal berm, shell mound. Disturbed area.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers, Showy fruits
Larval host plant for gray hairstreak (Strymon melinus) butterflies.
Flowers attract bees, flies, thrips, grass hoppers,
- Easily trimmed for smaller spaces
- Elegant and stately
- Tall and stately
- Does best in cooler areas of South Florida
Lantana involucrata
Cover plant, hedge plant, screen.
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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, Birds eat the fruits. Occasionally attracts hummingbirds.
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Habitat, Coastal dunes. Disturbed areas in tropical hammocks (needs light) and pine rocklands.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers, Showy fruits, Hurricane wind resistance
Attracts butterflies and other pollinators including ants and bees (IRC).
- Highly versatile
- Excellent edible fruit
- Killed by citrus greening (HLB)
- Moderately slow growth
