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Euphorbia heterophylla
The author treats this as a friendly weed. Pull them if where there is something more desirable.
Back of a wildflower garden in a casual setting. Gro
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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, Reseeds overly enthusiastically and may become weedy as the year progresses.
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Habitat, Ruderal, disturbed hammocks.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers, Interesting foliage
- Classic Southern tree
- Rare and unique
- Silvery blue-green fronds
Erigeron quercifolius
Meadow or wildflower garden.
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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, Can become weedy.
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Wildlife, Attracts pollinators.
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Habitat, Pine flatwoods and disturbed areas
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
- Lovely deep green, glossy leaves
- Wind tolerant
- Slender trunk, 4" in diameter
Rudbeckia fulgida
Blooms mid- summer into fall.
Wildflower garden, border plant, rain gardens, containers.
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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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Wildlife, Small birds eat the seed.
Deer tend to avoid this.
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Habitat, Flatwoods, open pine/oak forests, ruderal areas.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Attracts bumble bees, butterflies
Larval host for the silvery checkerspot, found only in extreme north Florida.
- Moderately slow growth
- Available single or multi-stalked
- Relatively compact and narrow canopy
Helianthus radula
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, Birds and small mammals eat the seeds.
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Habitat, Flatwoods. Moist to dry roadsides.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Attracts a variety of pollinators including bees. Attracts butterflies.
- Not as popular as it once was
- Showy creamy white flowers
- Highly nutritious fruit
- Relatively compact and narrow canopy
- Striking silhouette
Pogonia ophioglossoides
The range of this species includes much of eastern North America. This orchid is found through much of Florida, especially north Florida.
State Thr
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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 not do well in a general garden setting.
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Habitat, Cutthroat seeps, dome swamp (edges), wet flatwoods (wet openings)
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Pollinated by bees.
- Dense attractive foliage
- Often draped with Spanish moss
- Dense, full crown
- Attractive mottled bark
- Easily trimmed for smaller spaces
- Self-shedding fronds
Tridens flavus
Rear of garden as a screen. Native meadows.
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Tolerance, Unknown
Moderate. Tolerant of salty wind and may get some salt spray. Exposure to salt spray would be uncommon (major storms).
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Wildlife, Turkey and quail eat the seed. Provides cover for small ground-dwelling animals.
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Habitat, Flatwoods, open woodlands
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Did You Know?, Butterflies, moths
- Medium stature
- Beautiful rounded dense canopy
- Unique foliage
- Moderately rapid growth
Viburnum obovatum
The name Walter's viburnum honors Thomas Walter (1740-89), English-born planter of South Carolina, who described this species in his Flora Caroliniana
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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, Birds and other wildlife consume the fruit.
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Habitat, Riverine forests, swamp borders, hydric hammocks. Also cultivated as an ornamental.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers, Showy fruits, Hurricane wind resistance
Larval host for the spring azure butterfly (Celastrina ladon).
Both native and non-native vibu
- Unusual stilt roots
- Slender profile
- Requires protection from strong winds
- Often hosts orchids, ferns and bromiliads
- Excellent hedge choice
Sagittaria latifolia
Is being replaced by S. lancifolia in Louisiana where there is salt water intrusion into wetlands. Apparently much less salt tolerant that S. lancif
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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, Birds are attracted to the fruits.
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Habitat, Marshes, wetter portions of wet prairies, swamps.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers, Interesting foliage
Attracts insect pollinators.
- Unique swollen blue-green to silver trunk
- Elegant appearance
- Self-shedding fronds
- Prominant olive crownshaft
- Prized scent, used in commercial perfumes
Funastrum clausum
Trellis or fence
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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, This is an extremely aggressive vine. It can grow into mats that cover shrubs and small trees.
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Habitat, Moist sites such as edges of wetlands.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Larval host for monarch (Danaus plexippus), queen (Danaus gilippus), and soldier (Danaus eresimu) butterflies. Apparently not a monarc
- Majestic, sprawling canopy
- Prominent pale green or blue-gray crownshaft
- Very showy bright yellow flowers
