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Ruellia noctiflora
Moist wildflower meadow
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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, Flowers open at night
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Habitat, Wet flatwoods and bogs
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Did You Know?, Pollinated by Sphinx moths
- Sometime grows horozontially
- Excellent edible fruit
- Smaller stature
- Will not tolerate frost
- Beautiful, natural globe shape
Quercus lyrata
Its acorn is large (about an inch long) and is nearly enclosed by its cup or receptacle--hence the name "overcup."
Shade tree.
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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, Falling/fallen acorns can be an issue.
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Wildlife, Acorns appreciated by squirrels, deer, turkey, and other wildlife
Used by birds for resting and nesting
Said (by the Lady Bird Johnson Wildlflower Cen
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Habitat, Bottomland floodplains and inundated river levees, lake swamps, rarely on non-wetland portions of floodplains.
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Did You Know?, Host plant for the White-M Hairstreak and Horace's Duskywing butterflies.
- Dense, full crown
- Long-lasting year-round blooms
- Slow Growth
- Readily pruned into attractive shapes
- Elegant and compact
- Colorful fall foliage
Eugenia rhombea
Listed as endangered in Florida. Please retain in the natural landscape and acquire in an environmentally conscientious manner.
Small specimen tree o
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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 fruit.
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Habitat, Shell mound, rockland hammock. Also in disturbed areas.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers, Interesting foliage
Attracts pollinators.
- Compact and versatile
- Very slow growth
- Beautiful pinwheel flowers, often multicolored
- Flowers profusely year round
- Magnificent
Asclepias incarnata
Plant in moist to wet areas where it can be grown in large clumps.
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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, Toxic.
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Habitat, Open seepage areas, marshes, marshy areas along streams.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Larval host to the monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus), queen butterfly (Danaus gilippus) and soldier butterfly, (Danaus eresimus). At
- Unique, fern-like leaves
- Attracts butterflies and bees
- Abundance of orange-red flowers in summer
- Very showy clusters of red flowers
- Elegant and stately
- Wonderfully fragrant flowers
Rhus copallinum
Compound leaf has "wings" of tissue along the leaf-stem (rachis).
This is one of the few shrubs that produces brilliant red fall color in much of Flo
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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, Good background plant. Likely to form large clumps. Use in large settings or in areas being restored.
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Wildlife, Fruits are eaten by songbirds, jays, and crows; white-tailed deer, opossums, wild turkey, and quail.
Bark is eaten by rabbits.
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Habitat, Flatwoods, dry prairie, sandhill, disturbed areas including dry muck.
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Did You Know?, Fall color, Showy flowers, Showy fruits, Interesting foliage
Flowers attract pollinators including bees and butterflies. Bees documented include Co
- Wind tolerant
- Prominent pale green or blue-gray crownshaft
- Adequate moisture required
- Wonderfully fragrant flowers
- Pleasant rounded shape
- Does best with periodic fertalization
