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Solidago odora
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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Considertions, Spreads aggressively via rhizomes.
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Habitat, Sandhill, dunes, pine-oak-hickory woods, secondary woods.
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Did You Know?, Aroma, fragrance, Showy flowers
Attracts many pollinators. The goldenrod soldier beetle (a.k.a. leatherwing beetle(, Chauliognathus pensylvanicus is
- Extremely versatile
- Does best with periodic fertalization
- Attracts butterflies and bees
- Stunning during brief late spring bloom
- Unusual deep green leaves with bronze underside
Hamamelis virginiana
Specimen or background plant. It is unusual in that it blooms in the fall.
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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, The fruit is eaten by bobwhite, white-tailed deer, rabbit and beaver
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Habitat, Dry mesic deciduous forests, bluffs, hammocks, sinks, floodplains, creek swamps.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Pollinated by moths that are active on cooler nights consistent with the season of flower for witch hazel.
- Massive stature
- Rare, despite being a South Florida native
- Striking symmetrical appearance
- Attractive light to medium green crownshaft
Ipomoea pes-caprae subsp. brasiliensis
Seeds float and can be dispersed by water. Noted as a sand stabilizer being one of the first plants to colonize active dunes. Pan-tropical.
Makes a n
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Tolerance, Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water.
High. Can tolerate significant and ongoing amounts of salty wind and salt spray without i
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Habitat, Beach dunes.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers, Interesting foliage
Attracts insects, especially bees.
- Uncommon edible fruit
- Relatively uncommon in South Florida
- Showy clusters orange-yellow fruits in spring
Betula nigra
Noted for its shaggy, peeling salmon-colored bark. The natural form is a single-trunked tree, but multi-trunked cultivars are common. Southernmost bir
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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, Although native to floodplains, it is not tolerant of extended periods of flooding.
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Wildlife, Birds and small mammals consume seed.
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Habitat, River floodplains
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Did You Know?, Interesting bark, Fall color
Larval host for Mourning Cloak and Dreamy Duskywing butterflies
- Beautiful rounded dense canopy
- Abundance of orange-red flowers in summer
- Lush, dense shade tree
- Attractive light to medium green crownshaft
- Beautiful purple-brown crownshaft
- Excellent small hedge
