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Smallanthus uvedalia
Good plant for pollinators, esp. in the back of the garden
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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, Naturally grows in moist areas
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Butterfly nectar plant
Attracts bees esp. bumble bees, ants (NC Native Plant Society)
- Requires ample space and light
- Very rare
- Slender trunk, 4" in diameter
- Long-lasting year-round blooms
Eutrochium fistulosum
Mass planting or specimen plant in moist areas. Best for informal gardens.
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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, Birds and other wildlife consume fruit.
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Habitat, Moist hammocks, flatwoods, stream banks.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Attracts butterflies.
Attracts many pollinators including bees.
Larval host plant for clymene moth (Haploa clymene).
- Magnificent when flowering
- Deciduous
- Does best with periodic fertalization
- Unusually shaped, asymmetrical tree
Crataegus michauxii
Not much information is available on growing this species. Likely to be somewhat difficult to establish but very durable once established.
Specimen p
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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, Attracts pollinators, especially important for native bees. Birds and other wildlife consume the fruit. Larval food for hummingbird clearwing moth(Hem
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Habitat, Dry, sandy, well-drained sites including scrub and sandhill.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers, Showy fruits
- Not recommended
- Readily pruned into attractive shapes
- Showy creamy white flowers
- Killed by citrus greening (HLB)
- Majestic, sprawling canopy
Hypericum myrtifolium
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, Seeps, wet prairies, wet flatwoods.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Attracts pollinators, especially bees.
- Attractive dark green leaves
- Unique fluffy fronds
- Prominant gray-olive crownshaft
Myrcia neopallens
Foliage may be fragrant.
Listed as Threatened by the state of Florida. Please acquire only from reputable suppliers with appropriate permits and lice
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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, Plants tend to have many stems, but can be pruned to a single trunk.
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Wildlife, Birds and consume the fruit.
Provides cover.
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Habitat, Coastal hammocks.
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Did You Know?, Aroma, fragrance, Showy fruits, Interesting foliage
- Striking silhouette
- Cold tolerant
- Attracts butterflies
- Highly nutritious fruit
Lilium catesbaei
In the natural environment, this species benefits from periodic fire. Very difficult to see except when in bloom.
Retain if present. Could be grown a
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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, Rarely grown as difficult to find seeds or bulbs and seedlings are subject to fungal diseases.
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Habitat, Mesic flatwoods, wet prairie, wet flatwoods, open seepage areas such as cutthroat seeps.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Attracts butterflies including swallowtails. Reported possible pollinators include spicebush swallowwtail, cloudless sulfur (Phoebis se
- Showy reddish peeling bark
- Handsome
- Cold tolerant
- Can be grown indoors
- Pyramidal crown
- Imposing stature
Uniola paniculata
This is a protected plant as it is of major importance to the stabilization of beach dunes.
Specimen plant. Mass plantings on beach dunes for stabili
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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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Considertions, Spreads aggressively via rhizomes.
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Wildlife, Birds and other wildlife eat the seeds.
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Habitat, Beach dunes, coastal grasslands.
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Did You Know?, Showy fruits, Hurricane wind resistance
- Prominant olive crownshaft
- Very showy clusters of flowers
- Striking and exotic
- Not a true jasmine
Sarracenia minor
Pitchers (leaves) are mostly green with red coloration near the upper parts.
Bog 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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Habitat, Savannahs, bogs, wet flatwoods, seep slopes. Benefits from fire.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers, Showy fruits, Interesting foliage
Insectivorous.
A number of insect groups visit the flowers but their role in pollination is unknown.
- Massive stature when mature
- Attractive tiered canopy
- Attracts butterflies and bees
Woodwardia areolata
This colony-forming fern is well-behaved in the landscape.
Use as a groundcover in moist areas, rain gardens, or bioswales.
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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, It grows best in drier areas if there is some shade. In full sun, it requires reliable moisture.
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Wildlife, Provides cover for small wildlife such as toads.
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Habitat, Dome swamp, hydric hammock, seep slopes over limestone, hydric pine flatwoods.
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Did You Know?, Interesting foliage
- Edible, healthy fruit
- Unusual deep green leaves with bronze underside
- Excellent small hedge
- Moderately slow growth
- Elegant and stately
- Compact size
Acoelorraphe wrightii
Specimen plant, typically forms clumps of stems,the young fan-shaped fronds hide the principal stems. The lower fronds can be removed so that the trun
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Tolerance, Tolerant of inundation with brackish water
Moderate. Tolerant of salty wind and may get some salt spray. Exposure to salt spray would be uncommon (
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Considertions, Leaf stalks bear spines.
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Wildlife, Fruits spread by birds.
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Habitat, Moist hammocks, swamps, but can adapt to drier sites.
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Did You Know?, Interesting foliage, Thorns, Hurricane wind resistance
Attracts bees.
- Elegant and stately
- Grows tall, but not massive
- Easy/Carefree native
- Bright red fruits
- Slender and elegant
Thalia geniculata
Used for wetland restoration. Attractive for planting in surface water management ponds.
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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, Dies back in the winter.
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Wildlife, Provides hiding areas for water birds some of which hide their nests in patches of this tall plant.
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Habitat, Marshes, swamps, roadside ditches. Usually in areas with relatively high nutrients and relatively high light. Rarely under a dense canopy.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers, Interesting foliage
Host plant for Brazilian Skipper (Calpodes ethlius).
Single gray eggs are laid on the leaves. After emerging, Br
- Requires shade when young
- Pyramidal crown
- Requires ample space and light
- Wonderfully fragrant flowers
- Unique, sweet almond flavor
- Does best with periodic fertalization
Cardiospermum corindum
Blooms all year. Recruits readily in the garden from seed.
Primarily recommended for natural landscapes and habitat restorations. Also butterfly gard
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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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Wildlife, Larval host plant for Miami blue (Hemiargus thomasi) and silver-banded hairstreak (Chlorostrymon simaethis) butterflies; occasional larval host for th
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Habitat, Coastal hammocks.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers, Showy fruits, Interesting foliage
Larval host plant for Miami blue (Hemiargus thomasi) and silver-banded hairstreak (Chlorostrymon sim
- Lovely dark green, shiny leaves
- Beautiful rounded dense canopy
- Flowers profusely year round
