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Rhabdadenia biflora
Grow on a trellis, but keep it fairly short to keep the flowers at a level where they will be enjoyed. Can be grown as a container plant.
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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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Habitat, Fringes of mangrove swamps.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers, Interesting foliage
May attract sphinx moths.
- Beautiful pinwheel flowers, often multicolored
- Elegant, dense canopy
- Does best in cooler areas of South Florida
Hypericum fasciculatum
Would be nice to see this used more in restoration, but the hydrology and substrate need to be correct.
Adapted to edge of marshes. Suited for use on
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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, Foliage and seeds are food source for birds and mammals.
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Habitat, Cutthroat seeps, wet prairie, flatwoods marshes, margins of cypress swamps.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Attracts insect pollinators, especially bees. Bees include Colletes nudus and Coelioxys sayi plus the non-native Apis mellifera (honey
- Unique fluffy fronds
- Attractive dark green leaves
- Attracts butterflies
- Huge extremely fragrant flowers
- Smaller stature
- Prominent pale green crownshaft
Bidens mitis
May be annual or perennial depending on weather.
Moist wildflower gardens
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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, All beggarticks have fruits that will attach themselves to clothing or get stuck in animal fur. Generally not problematic for this species
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Habitat, Swamps and marshes, typically in areas that are near edges
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Attracts bees and butterflies. Bees include Agapostemon splendens, Augochlora pura, Augochlorella aurata, A. gratiosa, Augochloropsis
- Medium stature
- Attractive glossy leaves
- Unique foliage
- Rare, despite being a South Florida native
- Delicious edible fruit
Vaccinium arboreum
A profuse bloomer. Use for natural landscapes and wildlife habitat areas. Does well under a high pine canopy.
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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, Fruit is consumed by birds and other wildlife.
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Habitat, Dry sites. Xeric hammock, dryf mesic hardwoods, may be in upper edges of floodplains, overgrown flatwoods, coastal dunes, sandhill, scrubby sandhill.
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Did You Know?, Interesting bark, Fall color, Showy flowers
Larval host for striped hairstreak (Satyrium liparops).
Attracts many pollinators; especially valuable to
- Unusual deep green leaves with bronze underside
- Relatively uncommon in South Florida
- Very slow growth
- Striking and exotic
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
Rosa palustris
Information on salt tolerance comes from northern nurseries in areas where the biggest issue is likely to be salt used for deicing roadsides.
This nat
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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, Thorns.
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Wildlife, Fruits eaten by birds and small mammals
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Habitat, Floodplains, marshy or swampy shores, cypress swamps and wet thickets, often in shallow water.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers, Showy fruits, Thorns
Attracts pollinators and is especially important for native bees.
- Damaged by citrus canker
- Massive stature when mature
- Produces aromatic flowers year-round
- Will not tolerate frost
Dyschoriste humistrata
Wildflower garden, 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, Forested areas around wetlands
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Larval host for common buckeye (Junonia coenia).
- Dense canopy
- Falls over easily, may require staking
- Majestic
- Colorful new leafs
- Fruit eaten by birds
- Self-shedding fronds
Neptunia pubescens
Not widely grown.
Groundcover.
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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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Habitat, River banks, coastal pinelands, edges of salt marshes.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers, Interesting foliage
Larval host plant for ceraunus blue (Hemiargus ceraunus) butterflies.
Attracts bees and butterflies.
- Long-lasting year-round blooms
- Will not tolerate frost
- Prominent pale green crownshaft
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
Carya aquatica
Specimen tree in wet settings. This is a good plant to grow in floodplains.
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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, Nut and leaf drop can be messy in a home landscape.
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Wildlife, Ducks and other wildlife consume nuts.
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Habitat, Swamps
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Did You Know?, Interesting foliage
Larval host for many moths including; luna moth (Actias luna), hickory leafroller moth (Argyrotaenia juglandana), royal walnut mo
- Available multi-stalked
- Elegant and stately
- Extremely popular
- Completely bare in winter
- Attractive light to medium green crownshaft
