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Rhododendron canescens
Specimen plant, thicket, or natural background plantings.
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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 hummingbirds.
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Habitat, Upland hardwood forests, flatwoods, by swamps, bluffs, slope forests, secondary woods.
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Did You Know?, Aroma, fragrance, Showy flowers
Attracts pollinators, especially bumble bees.
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Did You Know?
- Unique flowers, with petals like banana peels
- Formal, old-world appearance
- Dense, full crown
- Excellent small hedge
- Pyramidal crown
- Slender and elegant
Boehmeria cylindrica
This species is in the Nettle Family and looks much like stinging nettle. However, it does not have stinging hairs.
Ground cover in moist sites in ca
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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, Can become overly abundant. Plant with caution.
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Habitat, Cypress swamps, floodplain forests, wet thickets, stream banks, marshes, wet forests, marshy shores, ditches.
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Did You Know?, Interesting foliage
Larval host for several species of moths.
Larval host for red admiral (Vanessa atalanta) and eastern comma (Polygonia comma) butt
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Propagation, Propagate with cuttings.
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- Requires ample space and light
- Attractive dark green leaves
- Available single or multi-stalked
- Dense, full crown
- Not as popular as it once was
- Excellent edible fruit
Dicerandra spp.
All perennial Dicerandra species in Florida a rare and endangered. They appear to be closely related and form hybrid swarms if grown in a common garde
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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, Difficult to establish and hence rarely grown. Retain this if you have it on a site. These are abundant along some dry roadsides and retaining these w
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Habitat, Sandhill settings.
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Did You Know?, Aroma, fragrance, Showy flowers
Attracts pollinators.
- Beloved in South Florida
- Can be kept narrow
- Completely bare in winter
- Recently classified invasive
- Compact size
Sabatia decandra
Not generally planted. Likey best saved if present or otherwise enjoyed in the wild.
Wildflower in moist areas.
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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, Wet flatwoods, bogs, cypress swamps, ruderal areas, wet prairie, margins of ponds.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Likely pollinated by bees.
- Formal appearance
- Ringed trunk
- Majestic, sprawling canopy
- Lovely dark green, shiny leaves
Suriana maritima
Works well to control erosion (wind and water) on dunes.
Hedge or specimen plant in coastal areas.
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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, Dunes, beaches, coastal scrub, sandy thickets.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers, Interesting foliage, Hurricane wind resistance
Host plant for Martial Scrub Hairstreak (Strymon martialis) and Mallow Scrub Hairstreak
- Does poorly oceanside
- Falls over easily, may require staking
- Very showy clusters of flowers
Erithalis fruticosa
This plant is considered to be Threatened in Florida. Please preserve in the landscape and acquire new plants in an environmentally sound manner (seed
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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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Wildlife, Wildlife food and shelter.
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Habitat, Coastal scrub, hammocks, pine rocklands, coastal flats.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers, Interesting foliage
- Somewhat drought tolerant
- Narrow enough for tight spaces
- Attractive variegated foliage
- Prominent pale green crownshaft
Asclepias tuberosa
Sometimes difficult to establish in new areas, but definitely worth the effort.
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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Wildlife, Reported to attract hummingbirds.
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Habitat, Sandhill, clayhill, scrub, ruderal
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Attracts butterflies, bees, other insects.
Larval host to the monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus), queen butterfly (Danaus gilippus) a
- Pineapple-like showy fruits (female plants)
- Retains leaves until just before blooming
- Long emerald crownshaft
- Thrives only briefly, about 1 year
- Beautiful purple-brown crownshaft
- Attracts butterflies
Nekemias arborea
For special uses only. This tall growing vine can hide unsightly objects in moist places and is useful to providing cover for wildlife and food for b
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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, Can get weedy.
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Wildlife, Fruit is eaten by songbirds and small mammals. White-tailed deer browse the leaves and twigs.
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Habitat, Moist sites. Hammocks, hummocks in wetlands, hummocks in riverine swamps.
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Did You Know?, Showy fruits, Interesting foliage
Attracts hymenoptera (native bees and flies).
- Does poorly in very wet soil
- Beautiful purple-brown crownshaft
- Unique, sweet, almond-like flavor
- Fragrant in the evening
- Showy red berries
- Breathtaking and memorable
Aesculus pavia
Use as a specimen plant or understory tree. May be single or multi-stemmed.
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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 fruits and foliage. Leaves drop earlier than other deciduous trees.
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Habitat, Upland hardwood forests.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers, Interesting foliage
- Requires protection from strong winds
- Unique and prized
- Attractive blue-green to silver leaflets
Lygodesmia aphylla
The short lived bloom opens before sunrise and is most beautiful from just before dawn till about mid-morning when it fully opens. By night fall it wi
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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, Dry sandy soils, flatwoods, pine barrens, sandhill, scrub, and disturbed areas
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Attract a wide variety of insect pollinators. One documented bee pollinator is Augochlorella aurata (Deyrup et al. 2002).
- Very showy bright yellow flowers
- Attractive contrast between flowers and foliage
- Wonderfully fragrant at night
Pinus clausa
Foliage is fine-textured. Fast growing. Subject to root problems in poorly drained areas.
Highly flammible and old trees are weak. Think twice about
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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, Roots are sensitive to disturbance.
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Wildlife, Squirrels and other animals eat the seeds.
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Habitat, Dry sites. Scrub, scrubby flatwoods.
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Did You Know?, Interesting foliage
- Slender profile
- Does poorly oceanside
- Showy clusters orange-yellow fruits in spring
- Formal, old-world appearance
- Often draped with Spanish moss
- Magnificent showy flowers in summer
Serenoa repens
There are two color morphs: green and silver. Silver is associated with the east coast, but may occur anywhere within the range. It is typically larg
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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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Considertions, Be sure to plan for enough room for this spreading plant.
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Wildlife, Palmetto berries are important bear food.
More than 100 bird species, 27 mammals, 25 amphibians, 61 reptiles, and countless insects use it as food and
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Habitat, Mesic flatwoods, wet flatwoods, dry flatwoods, scrubby flatwoods, scrub, hardwood hammock. Generally absent from cleared sites even after abandonment
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers, Interesting foliage, Thorns, Hurricane wind resistance
Larval host plant for monk skipper (Asbolis capucinus) and palmetto skipper (Eu
- Pyramidal crown
- Unique, fern-like leaves
- Bright red fruits
- Edible, healthy fruit
- Beautiful rounded dense canopy
