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Solidago stricta
Wildflower garden.
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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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Habitat, Wet and coastal sites. Coastal scrub. Bogs, hydric and wet mesic flatwoods, ditches, coastal marshes.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Nectar plant for monarch (Danaus plexippus) and other butterflies.
Attracts pollinators including native bees. The goldenrod soldier
- Stout, swollen trunk
- Excellent choice for narrow spaces
- Attractive blue-green to silver leaflets
- Tall and stately
- Very showy clusters of red flowers
- Rare, despite being a South Florida native
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
Halesia carolina
Grown less frequently than H. diptera but worthy of planting.
Grow as an understory tree in a mixed or deciduous woodland. It blooms in early spring
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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, Larval host for various moths including the Promethea Moth (Callosamia promethea), Canadian Melanolophia (Melanolophia canadaria), and Stinging Rose
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Habitat, Bluffs, hammocks, floodplain forests.
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Did You Know?, Interesting bark, Showy flowers
Larval host for various moths including the Promethea Moth (Callosamia promethea), Canadian Melanolophia (Melanoloph
- Does best with periodic fertalization
- Tiered branches
- Stately and uncommon
- Delicious edible fruit
Physostegia purpurea
Moist wildflower garden, wetland 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, Humminbirds are attracted to the nectar.
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Habitat, Wet prairie, wet savannas, hydric pine flatwoods, cypress sloughs, marl prairies, marshes, ditches.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Generally pollinated by bumblebees. Other long tongued bees, hummingbirds and the occasional butterfly sip nectar from the flowers (Ne
- Swollen, succulent branches
- Does poorly oceanside
- Fast growth
- Very full crown
- Attractive variegated foliage
