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Spiranthes odorata
The published gardening lore says "part-sun" -- where I have seen this growing in nature, it has been in shade.
Bog gardens. Wet meadows. Moist nativ
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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, Associated with forested seepage settings.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Pollinated by long-tongued bees, notably, bumblebees.
- Can be grown indoors
- Unique swollen blue-green to silver trunk
- Highly versatile
Quercus chapmanii
This is a small clonal oak that can be used in a thicket as a screen.
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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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Wildlife, Valued by the Florida scrub-jay for its acorns which are relatively low in tanins
Used by woodpeckers and wild turkey
Valued by squirrels, racoons and
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Habitat, Scrub, dunes, scrubby flatwoods, scrubby high pine.
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Did You Know?, Fall color
Larval host plant for Horace's duskywing Erynnis horatius), Juvenal's duskywing (Erynnis juvenalois), red-banded hairstreak (Calycopis cec
- Colorful fall foliage
- Stunning during brief late spring bloom
- Self-shedding fronds
- Prominant olive crownshaft, slightly buldging
Pyrrhopappus carolinianus
Basal rosette has weedy appearance.
Roadside plantings or meadow.
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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, Is often considered a weed.
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Habitat, Disturbed areas
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Attracts pollinators.
- Attractive glossy leaves
- Wonderfully fragrant flowers
- Sprawling and informal shrub
- Healthy edible fruit
- Beautiful purple-brown crownshaft
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
Argemone albiflora
Rarely grown, likely since it is a poisonous annual with prickles. Invasive in parts of Asia, Africa, and Australia.
This is a personal favorite of o
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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, Prickles can be an issue in some gardens. All parts of this plant are extremely toxic.
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Habitat, Rurderal areas.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers, Interesting foliage
Attracts pollinators including bees, flies, and beetles.
- Formal, old-world appearance
- Edible, healthy fruit
- Easy/Carefree native
- Dense, full crown
Cartrema americanum
Fragrant.
Evergreen screen, evergreen shrub to small 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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Wildlife, Larger birds and small mammals eat the fruit.
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Habitat, Moist sites. Coastal hammocks, floodplains, bulffs, flatwoods, bay swamps.
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Did You Know?, Aroma, fragrance, Showy flowers, Interesting foliage
Attracts bees.
- Prolific fruiter
- Iconic symbol of the south
- Excellent small to medium hedge
- Clusters of tubular flowers
