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Symphyotrichum dumosum
Wildflower garden, 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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Habitat, Sandhills, flatwoods, pine-oak-hickory woods, floodplains, secondary woods, cutthroat seep.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Attracts pollinators, especially native bees.
Larval host plant for pearl crescent (Phyciodes tharos) butterflies.
- Not a true pine
- Will not tolerate frost
- Massive, nutrient-dense edible fruit
Sideroxylon salicifolium
Its small to medium size make it appropriate for small landscapes as a specimen tree.
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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, Fruits eaten by birds and other wildlife.
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Habitat, Pine rockland, hammocks.
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Did You Know?, Aroma, fragrance, Showy flowers, Showy fruits, Interesting foliage
Nectar plant for Florida duskywing (Ephyriades brunneus), red-banded hairstreak (C
- Not a true jasmine
- Attractive and unique swollen trunk
- Towering
- Will not tolerate frost
- Dark green leaves
- Tiered branches
Gordonia lasianthus
Makes a good specimen tree or a cluster of in wet areas along margins of lakes and ponds.
This tree is columnar in form and can make a formal-looking
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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, Sensitive to drying. Difficult to grow unless its moisture requirements are met.
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Wildlife, Attracts hummingbirds.
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Habitat, Moist-wet sites. Seepage swamps, bay swamps, edges of cypress domes, low flatwoods. This species is likely restricted to wetland edges both by its ne
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers, Interesting foliage
Flowers attract a variety of insects including bees and flies.
- Heavy feeder
- Attractive contrast between flowers and foliage
- Beloved in South Florida
Spartina patens
If grown in a freshwater environment, S. patens will grow much bigger.
Use as a shoreling stabilization plant on edges of sand beaches and saltmarsh., Modern Bali Trip Mobile Banner Ads.png, https://www.google.com
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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 , Modern Bali Trip Mobile Banner Ads.png, https://www.google.com
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Wildlife, Birds and other animals eat the seeds.
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Habitat, Salt and brackish water of shores, farmlands, marshes, dunes.
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Did You Know?, Interesting foliage, Hurricane wind resistance
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Did You Know?, The scientific name (Pseudophoenix sargentii) refers to the first collector of these palms, Charles S. Sargent.
These palms were first discovered in t
- Massive stature
- Flowers year round
- Huge extremely fragrant flowers
- Moderately slow growth
- Magnificent showy flowers in summer
