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Rudbeckia graminifolia
Endemic to Florida.
Occasionally grown as a curiosity.
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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, Seeds eaten by small birds.
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Habitat, Savannas near and in the Apalachicola National Forest.
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Did You Know?, Attracts bumble bees, butterflies
- Extremely popular
- Does best in warmer areas of South Florida
- Stunning during brief late spring bloom
- Not recommended
- Attracts butterflies
Ilex krugiana
Listed as Threatened in Florida. Please acquire only from appropriately licensed sources.
Specimen tree or understory tree.
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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, Fruits are eaten by birds.
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Habitat, Rockland hammock, pine rockland. Disturbed areas.
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Did You Know?, Interesting foliage
Bees pollinate flowers.
- Flowers year round
- Highly versatile
- Will not tolerate frost
- Not as popular as it once was
- Unique swollen blue-green to silver trunk
Rhipsalis baccifera
This species is listed as Endangered in Florida. There was a reported sighting of it in Everglades National Park just before Hurricane Andrew (1992) 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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Habitat, Found naturally on coastal berms and rockland hammocks. Suitable for planting in the subtropical Florida.
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Did You Know?, Interesting foliage
- Thrives only briefly, about 1 year
- Often hosts orchids, ferns and bromiliads
- Unique, fern-like leaves
- Prominant olive crownshaft, slightly buldging
Passiflora pallens
This is listed as Endangered by the FDACS. Please acquire from reputable sources with appropriate permits.
Use on trellis or scramble up a mature tr
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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, Wildlife eat the fruits.
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Habitat, Pineland hammocks and edges of forested wetlands.
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Did You Know?, Aroma, fragrance, Showy flowers, Showy fruits, Interesting foliage
Pollinated by bees.
Does not seem to be as attractive for butterflies as its cousi
- Majestic and graceful
- Very slow growth
- Long emerald crownshaft
- Very full crown
- Rare, despite being a South Florida native
- Unique and prized
Paronychia rugelii
This low growing plant is a good ground cover
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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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Habitat, Woodlands, flat pinewoods, sandhill, scrub, disturbed areas in the coastal plain
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Likely attracts bees.
- Medium stature
- Very showy clusters of flowers
- Narrow enough for tight spaces
