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Baccharis halimifolia
Fruiting late in the fall, the fruits during the fall add substantial interest to a casual garden.
Baccharis glomerulifolia is similar in appearance
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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, Weak wood. Seed is wind disbursed and may become weedy.
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Wildlife, Seeds are wind dispersed but also eaten by small birds and other wildlife.
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Habitat, Coastal uplands and disturbed moist inland area.
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Did You Know?, Showy fruits
Although primary wind pollinated, it attracts bees including Colletes mandibularis, C. simulans, C. thysanellae, Agapostemon splendens,
- Lovely dark green, shiny leaves
- Highly versatile
- Highly nutritious fruit
- Prized scent, used in commercial perfumes
- Elegant and stately
- Long-lasting year-round blooms
Penstemon multiflorus
This species is almost endemic to Florida. Its range overlaps into southern Georgia and southeastern Alabama.
The range includes all of Florida thoug
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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, Said by Bok Tower to sometimes attract hummingbirds.
Seeds likely dispersed by wind.
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Habitat, Dry flatwoods, sandhill, ruderal areas. Well-drained upland habitats
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Larval host to Baltimore checkerspot (Euphydryas phaeton)
Attracts bees.
- Wonderfully fragrant at night
- Breathtaking
- Stunning
- Prominant olive crownshaft
- Rare and unique
- Elegant appearance
Viburnum acerifolium
Specimen shrub, woodland understory shrub, screen, shrub border, mass 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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Considertions, Clonal: sends out many suckers.
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Wildlife, Birds and other wildlife consume fruit.
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Habitat, Upland woods. Bluffs.
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Did You Know?, Fall color, Showy flowers, Showy fruits
Larval host for the spring azure butterfly (Celastrina ladon).
Both native and non-native viburnums (Viburnum
- Can be trimmed into manicured shapes
- Beautiful sweeping fronds with drooping leaflets
- Narrow canopy
- Narrow crown
- Relatively uncommon in South Florida
- Pyramidal crown
Viburnum nudum
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 that consume the fruit include mockingbirds, thrashers, warblers, cardinals, titmice, and chickadees. Fruits also eaten by mammals.
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Habitat, Swamps, wet woods, seep slopes, by swamps, creek swamps.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Larval host for the spring azure butterfly (Celastrina ladon).
Both native and non-native viburnums (Viburnum spp.) attract a wide rang
- Majestic
- Requires shade when young
- No longer recommended
- Very full crown
Pogonia ophioglossoides
The range of this species includes much of eastern North America. This orchid is found through much of Florida, especially north Florida.
State Thr
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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, Will not do well in a general garden setting.
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Habitat, Cutthroat seeps, dome swamp (edges), wet flatwoods (wet openings)
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Pollinated by bees.
- Dense attractive foliage
- Often draped with Spanish moss
- Dense, full crown
- Attractive mottled bark
- Easily trimmed for smaller spaces
- Self-shedding fronds
Kosteletzkya pentacarpos
Wetland wildflower garden.
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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, Attracts hummingbirds.
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Habitat, Salt, brackish, or fresh water marshes, sloughs, ditches, borders of mangrove and other swamps, wet forest clearings.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Attracts butterflies and various pollinators.
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Propagation, Fruit ones don't come true from seed so propagate vegetatively with either cuttings or by grafting onto a hardy
rootstock.
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Did You Know?, The plant is smaller, typically a large shrub, and more cold hardy. The fruits are sweet, with a thinner, edible red skin and the white flesh interior
- Flowers profusely year round
- Easy/Carefree
- Moderately salt tolerant
- Showy creamy white flowers
- Wonderfully fragrant flowers
Liatris savannensis
Endemic to western peninsular Florida from Tampa south to Charlotte County.
Wildflower 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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Considertions, Sometimes the flower stalks are too tall and heavy to stand. Can be cut back mid-summer to reduce height. In a large garden, the twisted fallen stalks
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Habitat, Flatwoods.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Attracts butterflies and bees.
- Salt tolerant
- Very slow growth
- Does best in warmer areas of South Florida
- Sprawling and informal shrub
Canavalia rosea
An important sand dune stabilizer.
Groundcover in sandy areas. Used for dune stabilization. Fast growing.
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Tolerance, Tolerant of frequent or regular inundation (usually areas with tidal inundation)
High. Can tolerate significant and ongoing amounts of salty wind and
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Considertions, It can be aggressive in the landscape. The seeds and seed pods are poisonous.
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Wildlife, Attracts bees.
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Habitat, Coastal dunes.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
- Prefers acidic soil
- Elegant and stately
- Drought tolerant
- Highly salt tolerant
- Showy fall color
- Mostly bare in the coldest months
