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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
Frangula caroliniana
Specimen tree, can also be containerized, hedge plant, patio plant, or median 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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Wildlife, Eaten and dispersed by birds, especially songbirds.
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Habitat, Moist deciduous forests, shell middens, calcareous woods.
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Did You Know?, Showy fruits, Interesting foliage
Pollinated by insects
Larvel host for eastern tiger swallowtail
- Beautiful sweeping fronds with drooping leaflets
- Requires ample space and light
- Cold tolerant
- Beautiful rounded dense canopy
- Highly nutritious fruit
- Extremely versatile
Betula nigra
Noted for its shaggy, peeling salmon-colored bark. The natural form is a single-trunked tree, but multi-trunked cultivars are common. Southernmost bir
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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, Although native to floodplains, it is not tolerant of extended periods of flooding.
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Wildlife, Birds and small mammals consume seed.
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Habitat, River floodplains
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Did You Know?, Interesting bark, Fall color
Larval host for Mourning Cloak and Dreamy Duskywing butterflies
- Beautiful rounded dense canopy
- Abundance of orange-red flowers in summer
- Lush, dense shade tree
- Attractive light to medium green crownshaft
- Beautiful purple-brown crownshaft
- Excellent small hedge
Rivina humilis
This species is listed as invasive in Australia.
Foundation plantings, small speciment plants. Of year-round interest since it has both blooms and fr
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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, This plant grows naturally is protected woodland locations. Its weak wood can break easily if exposed to wind or physical disturbance.
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Wildlife, Seeds eaten by birds
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Habitat, Woods. Moist and well-drained sand, loam, clay, or calcareous soils.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers, Showy fruits
Insect pollinated.
- Beautiful rounded canopy
- Unusual stilt roots
- Relatively compact and narrow canopy
- Flowers year round
- Breathtaking
- Highly salt tolerant
Coreopsis nudata
This is one of the few pink tickseeds.
Wet garden areas. This species will persist only if conditions remain moist.
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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, Wet roadside swales, savannas, bogs, cypress ponds.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Attracts butterflies and pollinators.
- No longer recommended
- Highly wind tolerant
- Pineapple-like showy fruits (female plants)
- Critically endangered
