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Picramnia pentandra
Listed as Endangered by the FDACS. Please acquire only from reputable sources that have any needed permits.
This has been known to escape outside of
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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, Birds eat the seed.
Dispersal is by birds and gravity.
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Habitat, Tropical rockland hammock.
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Did You Know?, Interesting foliage
Larval host for the bush sulphur butterfly, Urema dina helios
Attracts generalist pollinators.
- Striking silhouette
- Elegant appearance
- Damaged by citrus canker
- Falls over easily, may require staking
Rhynchospora latifolia
This is a sedge. Most Rhynchospora species are wind pollinated. The white bracts of this species attract insects.
Wetland garden or informal savanna.
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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, Savannas, wet prairies.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Attracts bees and butterflies
- Beautiful shiny green leaves
- Ideal for smaller spaces
- Imposing stature
- Often hosts orchids, ferns and bromiliads
Sorghastrum secundum
Typically grown in the background of a wildflower garden as its tall flower stalks are only visible in fall. The remainder of the year is looks like 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, In the landscape will need annual cutting back.
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Habitat, Dry-moist sites. Flatwoods, secondary pinelands, sandhill.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers, Showy fruits
Larval host for "grass skippers" including swarthy skipper (Nastra lherminier), Delaware skipper (Anatrytone arogos), Euf
- Beautiful sweeping fronds with drooping leaflets
- Unique foliage
- Prominant olive crownshaft
- Flowers profusely year round
- Often draped with Spanish moss
- Long-lived perennial
