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Salvia coccinea
In mild areas, plants sometimes persist through the winter and will bloom again. They need to be cut way back or they will not be attractive.
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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, Readily self-seeds and can be fairly aggressive.
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Wildlife, Attracts hummingbirds, nut-hatches, and warblers.
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Habitat, Disturbed sites, calcareous bluffs, shell mounds.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Attracts butterflies, bumblebees, and other pollinators.
- Unique purple-brown crownshaft
- Showy reddish peeling bark
- Salt tolerant
- Uncommon edible fruit
- Rare and unique
- Drought tolerant
Sesuvium portulacastrum
An important sand stabilizer in the pioneer zone of beach dunes and can tolerate occasional flooding by sea water.
Use as a groundcover in moist coas
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Tolerance, Tolerant of frequent or regular inundation (usually areas with tidal inundation)
High. Can tolerate significant and ongoing amounts of salty wind and
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Habitat, Coastal forests, coastal dunes.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers, Interesting foliage
Nectar plant for Miami blue (Cyclargus thomasi bethunebakeri) butterflies (USFWS, Federal Register, 2011-08-10 )
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- Sprawling and informal shrub
- Attractive silver-gray foliage
- Can be kept narrow
- Tropical silhouette
- Damaged by citrus canker
- Fruit attracts wildlife
Bidens mitis
May be annual or perennial depending on weather.
Moist wildflower gardens
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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, All beggarticks have fruits that will attach themselves to clothing or get stuck in animal fur. Generally not problematic for this species
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Habitat, Swamps and marshes, typically in areas that are near edges
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Attracts bees and butterflies. Bees include Agapostemon splendens, Augochlora pura, Augochlorella aurata, A. gratiosa, Augochloropsis
- Medium stature
- Attractive glossy leaves
- Unique foliage
- Rare, despite being a South Florida native
- Delicious edible fruit
Ilex verticillata
Rarely grown in Florida.
In wet places, it can be planted as a specimen plant for winter interest. When it loses its leaves in the fall, just the ber
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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, Various bird species eat the fruit.
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Habitat, Floodplains, creek swamps.
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Did You Know?, Showy fruits
Pollinated by bees.
- Forms an open canopy
- Attractive flowers, typically deep orange
- Self-shedding fronds
- Critically endangered
- Elegant, dense canopy
- Raised diamond-shaped trunk pattern
Rhododendron minus var. chapmanii
Endemic to Florida
Listed as Endangered by the USFWS and FL
Specimen plant. Screen plant. Can be grown in a mass under trees.
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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, Attracts pollinators, including hummingbirds.
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Habitat, Mesic flatwoods, scrubby flatwoods, seep slope. Ecotone between flatwoods and edges of titi swamps.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Attracts insects. Apparently important to bumble bees.
- Killed by citrus greening (HLB)
- Elegant and compact
- Colorful new leafs
- Excellent edible fruit
