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Lyonia mariana
Has larger flowers than most lyonias.
Can be used as a specimen shrub or in a screen.
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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, Slow growing.
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Habitat, Edges of flatwoods marshes, cypress-hardwood pond margins, bogs, shrub-tree swamps, hydric and low mesic flatwoods, occasionally in well-drained mixed
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Did You Know?, Fall color, Showy flowers
Attracts bees.
- Long-lasting year-round blooms
- Prominent blue-gray crownshaft
- Not a true jasmine
- Fragrant clusters of flowers in fall
Eustoma exaltatum
Wildflower garden especially in sandy or coastal areas.
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Tolerance, Tolerant of occasional/brief inundation such as can occur in storm surges.
High. Can tolerate significant and ongoing amounts of salty wind and salt
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Habitat, Dry-moist-wet areas. Salt flats.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Pollinators unknown, but based on flower color, bees are likely.
- Flowers year round
- Stunning and colorful while in bloom
- Intoxicating fragrance
- Does best in cooler areas of South Florida
- Killed by citrus greening (HLB)
- Long emerald crownshaft
Sideroxylon alachuense
Can be pruned either as a small tree or a large shrub. Can also be used as a hedge.
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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, Thorns.
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Wildlife, Fruits eaten by birds and small mammals.
Good cover plant.
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Habitat, Moist hammocks. Rare.
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Did You Know?, Interesting foliage, Thorns
Native bees love the flowers.
- Colorful older leaves
- Moderately slow growth
- Classic Southern tree
Oenothera laciniata
As the name infers, the flowers of this plant open at night. Once the sun starts coming up, the flowers will begin to wilt. By night fall the flowers
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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 species can be weedy.
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Wildlife, Bobwhite, mourning dove and gold finches feed on the seeds
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Habitat, Cutleaf evening-primrose is found most often in sandy and limerock based soils, and favors disturbed areas.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Attracts native bees, butterflies and moths. Especially interesting to native bees.
- Sprawling and informal shrub
- Prominant olive crownshaft
- Available single or multi-stalked
- Long-lasting year-round blooms
- Not a true pine
Conradina etonia
Listed as Endangered by the State of Florida and the USFWS. This is a rare plant and should only be acquired from reputable plant nurseries with prop
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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. In openings. Endemic to Etonia Creek State Forest and vicinity.
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Did You Know?, Aroma, fragrance, Showy flowers, Interesting foliage
Attract many pollinators, especially bees.
- Uncommon edible fruit
- Unique foliage
- Requires shade when young
- Unique foliage and silhouette
- Does best in cooler areas of South Florida
- Slow Growth
