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Berlandiera subacaulis
Even small plants can have large tap roots that run deep, but are easily transplanted.
Endemic to Florida.
Small specimen plant or groundcover.
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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, Sandhill, dry flatwoods, upland mixed forests, ruderal sites.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Attracts many different kinds of pollinators - bees, wasps, and butterflies.
- Falls over easily, may require staking
- Bright red fruits
- Prominent blue-gray crownshaft
- Salt tolerant
Pithecellobium keyense
Listed as Threatened by the State of Florida. Please acqure from reputable sources.
Screen or hedge plant. Informal foundation shrub. Blooms profuse
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Tolerance, Tolerant of occasional/brief inundation such as can occur in storm surges.
Moderate. Tolerant of salty wind and may get some salt spray. Exposure t
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Wildlife, Birds eat the fruits and the red&black arils.
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Habitat, Tropical/coastal hammock edges, dunes, fields. Dry sites.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Larval host for cassius blue (Leptotes cassius theonus), large orange sulphur (Phoebis agarithe), and Miami blue (Cyclargus thomasi be
- Dense attractive foliage
- Thick branching into attractive silouttes
- Very showy clusters of red flowers
- Fragrant in the evening
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
Athyrium filix-femina
Fronds are lacy and delicate in appearance.
Ground cover. This is a clump-forming fern (all fronds arise from a central point) making it a good focal
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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, One resource (Misssouri Botantical Garden) indicates that it tolerates rabbits.
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Habitat, Moist hammocks, swamps, shady bluffs.
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Did You Know?, Interesting foliage
- Lovely dark green, shiny leaves
- Colorful fall foliage
- Adequate fertalization required
- Highly versatile
- Bright red fruits
Quercus falcata
Like most oaks, the leaves are highly variable with leaves in the upper parts of the tree generally being more finely divided.
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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Wildlife, The acorns are eaten by woodpeckers, blue jays, white-breasted nuthatches, American crows and wild turkey
Attracts small mammals including squirrels,
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Habitat, Pine-oak-hickory woods, dry bluffs, sinks, secondary woods.
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Did You Know?, Fall color
Host plant for the banded hairstread, Edward's hairstreak, Grey Hairstreak, white-mouth hairstreak, white-M hairstreak (Parrhasius m-album
- Moderately drought tolerant
- Unique purple-brown crownshaft
- Requires ample space and light
- Beautiful silhouette
- Drought tolerant
- Retains leaves until just before blooming
Ipomopsis rubra
In a 2020 study of salt in irrigation water (https://journals.ashs.org/hortsci/view/journals/hortsci/55/7/article-p1119.xml), this species was found t
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Tolerance, Tolerant of inundation with brackish water
Some tolerance to salty wind but not direct salt spray.
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Considertions, Can become weedy.
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Wildlife, Attracts hummingbirds.
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Habitat, Dry sites. Open, ruderal.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Attracts butterflies.
- Uncommon
- Breathtaking and memorable
- Rapid growth
- Beautiful exotic foliage
- Heavy feeder
Triadenum virginicum
Wetland garden including bog gardens. Natural wetland settings.
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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, Cypress swamps, cutthroat seep.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Reported to attract butterflies and other pollinators (Earthtones Native Plants).
- Attractive flowers, typically deep orange
- Sprawling and informal shrub
- Unique foliage and silhouette
- Slow Growth
- Medium stature
- Clusters of tubular flowers
Scirpus cyperinus
Background plant in a wetland garden. Wetland creation and restoration projects.
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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, Cover for water birds and other wildlife. Birds eat the seeds.
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Habitat, Wet prairie, river floodplain.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers, Showy fruits, Interesting foliage
- Very full crown
- Stunning colorful foliage
- Rapid growth
- Compact size
- Highly wind tolerant
- Beautiful sweeping fronds with drooping leaflets
Eryngium yuccifolium
Can be used as an accent plant or grown in the mid-rear of the garden. Also suitable in wildflower gardens. Its broad tolerance of soil and moisture c
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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, The coarse foliage and prickly balls of flowers are not popular as a source of food with mammalian herbivores, although they may nibble off the ends o
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Habitat, Moist-moist-wet sites. Cutthroat seeps, savannas, wet flatwoods, wet prairie, coastal flatwoods.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers, Showy fruits, Interesting foliage
Attracts many kinds of insects, including long-tongued bees, short-tongued bees, wasps, flies, butte
- Christmas tree shape
- Decorative diamond-shaped trunk pattern
- Flowers profusely year round
Calycanthus floridus
Informal settings where it can be a low hedge plant or specimen. Plant forms small clusters by suckering, so give it room.
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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, In the right conditions, the suckering will be aggressive.
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Habitat, Mesic-wet mesic sites. Slope forests, bluffs, riverine floodplain, upland hardwood forest, slope forest, bottomland forest. Found on stream banks.
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Did You Know?, Aroma, fragrance, Fall color, Showy flowers
Mostly pollinated by sap beetles. The beetles are drawn by the scent of fermentation, and they work their
- Beautiful pinwheel flowers, often multicolored
- Unique, sweet, almond-like flavor
- Elegant and stately
Ambrosia hispida
Leaves are aromatic.
Groundcover for sunny, dry sites. Spreads by rooting at the nodes.
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Tolerance, Tolerant of inundation with brackish water
Some tolerance to salty wind but not direct salt spray.
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Considertions, Will do poorly if over watered. Many people are allergic to its wind-borne pollen.
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Habitat, Coastal uplands
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Did You Know?, Aroma, fragrance, Interesting foliage
Wind pollinated plant so does not attract pollinators.
- Rare, despite being a South Florida native
- Narrow canopy
- Very fast growth rate
- Long emerald crownshaft
Cakile lanceolata
Pronuciation : Ca-ki-le lan-see-oh-lay-tuh The searocket blooms July through September. Annual to short-lived perennial.
Searocket is best used to ho
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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, Coastal dunes. Identified along the Indian River lagoon and the Atlantic shoreline to the Gulf and across to the panhandle of Florida.
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Did You Know?, Hurricane wind resistance
Attracts butterflies and bees.
Larval host for the great southern white(Ascia monuste phileta).
- Mostly bare in the coldest months
- Prominent blue-gray crownshaft
- Striking and exotic
- Rare and unique
- Extremely popular
