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Polygonum polygamum
There are two varies in Florida: Polygonum polygamum var. polygamum and Polygonum polygamum var. brachystachyum
Dry, sunny 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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Habitat, Scrub, sandhill, scrubby flatwoods, open disturbed areas.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers, Showy fruits
Attracts bees (CoastalPlainsPlants). Documented species include Colletes inandibularis, Augochlorella aurata, Augochlor
- Wonderfully fragrant flowers
- Striking symmetrical appearance
- Unique, fern-like leaves
- Excellent edible fruit
Helenium spp.
Wildflower garden, most species prefer relatively moist conditions.
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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, Attract bees and butterflies.
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Habitat, Flatwoods, marsh edges, moist ruderal areas.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
- Tropical silhouette
- Does best in warmer areas of South Florida
- Stout, swollen trunk
Salix nigra
While it naturally occurs in or near wetlands, this tree can also grow in uplands. Stems root readily and most of the stems stuck in a moist substrate
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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, Weak wood--tends to break.
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Habitat, Floodplains.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers, Interesting foliage
The catkins of small bees and flies who feed on the pollen, wind pollinated.
Caterpillars of Limenitis archippus
- Unique, sweet almond flavor
- Stunning long emerald crownshaft
- Not a true pine
- Forms an open canopy
- Unique, sweet, almond-like flavor
Clinopodium brownei
Groundcover for moist to wet sites.
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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, Wetlands and ditches
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Did You Know?, Aroma, fragrance, Interesting foliage
Attracts bees and small butterflies.
- Fruit attracts wildlife
- Christmas tree shape
- Beautiful pinwheel flowers, often multicolored
- Ideal for smaller spaces
- Colorful new leafs
Liatris chapmanii
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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Habitat, Fatwoods, scrubby flatwoods, scrub, dunes, beach strands, sand ridges, fields and roadsides, sandhill. Pyrophytic.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Attracts butterflies and bees.
Leafcutting bees from the family Megachilidae have been observed visiting the flowers at the Archbold Bi
- Slender and elegant
- Unique, sweet almond flavor
- Attractive dark green leaves
- Highly nutritious fruit
Aquilegia canadensis
Specimen plant or rock 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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Considertions, If conditions are right, it's a prolific reseeder.
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Wildlife, Blooms attract hummingbirds. Seeds consumed by small birds.
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Habitat, Bluffs and rock outcrops in moist deciduous forests. May also be found on shallow loamy soils over rock.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Blooms attract bees, butterflies, and hawk moths
- Wonderfully fragrant, carries a great distance
- Formal appearance
- Prominant gray-olive crownshaft
- Beautiful pinwheel flowers, often multicolored
Peperomia obtusifolia
Most plants sold as P. obtusifolia are from tropical American stock; local sources are recommended both to protect the genome and to enhance your like
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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, Swamps (epiphytic on trees/logs).
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Did You Know?, Interesting foliage
The floral morphology of Peperomia species suggests wind- and/or insect pollination, but not much is known.
- Pleasant rounded shape
- Relatively compact and narrow canopy
- Susceptible to breakage, even in moderate winds
- Often hosts orchids, ferns and bromiliads
Geobalanus oblongifolius
High tolerance for salt spray (IFAS).
Groundcover in dry, sunny settings. Can also make a good soil stabilizer.
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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, Fruits are eaten by small mammals and gopher tortoises.
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Habitat, Scrub, scrubby flatwoods, sandhill, dry secondary woods. Pine rocklands.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Butterflies including buckeyes, rattlebox moths, wasps, ants and bees use the flowers. Bees are the primary pollinators. Documented be
- Formal appearance
- Self-shedding fronds
- Thick branching into attractive silouttes
- Swollen, succulent branches
- Beautiful rounded canopy
Coreopsis linifolia
Weedy.
Casual wildflower garden, butterfly garden or meadow. Likely to be considered a weed by many.
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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, Will reseed and can become weedy.
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Habitat, Wet flatwoods, wet prairie, open transitional prairie bordering cypress swamps, wet roadside ditches.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Attracts butterflies and pollinators.
- Available multi-stalked
- Wonderfully fragrant flowers
- Stately and uncommon
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
