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Symphyotrichum adnatum
Wildflower garden, meadow.
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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, Sandhills, dry flatwoods.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Attracts generalist pollinators.
- Requires protection from strong winds
- Lovely dark green, shiny leaves
- Breathtaking and memorable
- Attractive tiered canopy
- Prominant olive crownshaft
- Easy/Carefree native
Baptisia simplicifolia
This plant is a legume and its roots have nitrogen-fixing nodules on them. It is useful on nutrient poor soils.
Baptisia simplicifolia is a Florida en
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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 to livestock and humans.
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Wildlife, Deer and rabbits browse the foliage, and as a legume it provides nutritious, protein-rich food.
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Habitat, Flatwoods, sandhills and other upland open pinelands
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Larval host for wild indigo duskywing (Erynnis baptisiae) and Zarucco duskywing (Erynnis zarucco) butterflies.
Pollinated by bumble bee
- Towering
- Flowers profusely year round
- Tropical silhouette
- Fragrant clusters of flowers in fall
Heliotropium angiospermum
Use as a tall groundcover or small shrub.
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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, Can become somewhat weedy.
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Habitat, Hammocks, disturbed sites
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Nectar plant for Bahamian swallowtail (Heraclides andraemon), cassius blue (Leptotes cassius), Florida white (Appias drusilla), gray ha
- Beautiful sweeping fronds with drooping leaflets
- Hummingbird favorite
- Colorful fall foliage
- Attractive blue-green to silver leaflets
- Stunning colorful foliage
Carya floridana
Specimen tree. Use only where roots will be undisturbed.
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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, Nuts and leaf litter can be messy.
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Wildlife, Fruits eaten by small mammals.
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Habitat, Sandhill, clayhill, scrub
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Did You Know?, Fall color, Hurricane wind resistance
Larval host for many moths including; luna moth (Actias luna), hickory leafroller moth (Argyrotaenia juglandana
- Unique, fern-like leaves
- Easily trimmed for smaller spaces
- Sometime grows horozontially
- Often draped with Spanish moss
- Rare, despite being a South Florida native
Ilex opaca var. arenicola
Specimen plant. Slow growing.
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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, Leaves have sharp spines. It's dioecious; so make sure you have at least one male plant in the vicinity to produce berries on the females.
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Wildlife, Fruits principally eaten by birds.
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Habitat, Scrub.
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Did You Know?, Showy fruits, Interesting foliage, Thorns
Pollinated by bees. Documented bee species include Augochloropsis sumptuosa, Megachilepetulans and Xylocop
- Prominant gray-olive crownshaft
- Colorful older leaves
- Recently classified invasive
- Unusually shaped, asymmetrical tree
- Somewhat drought tolerant
- Unique, sweet, almond-like flavor
Quercus inopina
Endemic to the sand ridges of central and northern peninsular Florida.
Forms a thicket with many sprouts from underground stems.
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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, Small mammals use the acorns.
Provides significant food and cover for wildlife.
The acorns are utilized by squirrels.
An important food source for th
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Habitat, Scrub, scrubby flatwoods, scrubby sandhill.
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Did You Know?, Hurricane wind resistance
Larval host for Horace's duskywing (Erynnis horatius), red-banded hairstreak (Calycopis cecrops) and white-M hairstreak (P
- Available multi-stalked
- Tall and stately
- Narrow crown
- Somewhat drought tolerant
Sabal etonia
This is a Florida endemic associated with dunes and scrub, both ancient and modern.
Small specimen or border plant.
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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, Fruit is eaten by birds and other animals.
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Habitat, Scrub, high pine with reduced fire frequencies, scrubby flatwoods.
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Did You Know?, Interesting foliage
Flowers attract pollinators. Documented bee visitors include Agapostelnon splendens, Azcgochlorella aurata, Augochloropsis anonym
- Mostly bare in the coldest months
- Unique flowers, with petals like banana peels
- Elegant and compact
- Beautiful rounded canopy
- Magnificent showy flowers in summer
- Native
Solidago sempervirens
The leaves have a waxy coating.
Wildflower garden.
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Tolerance, Tolerant of frequent or regular inundation (usually areas with tidal inundation)
Moderate. Tolerant of salty wind and may get some salt spray. Expo
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Habitat, Coastal upland forest. Coastal marshes, estuarine and bay shores.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Nectar plant for monarch (Danaus plexippus) and other butterflies.
Attracts many pollinators. The goldenrod soldier beetle (a.k.a. le
- Showy red berries
- Moderately slow growth
- Majestic and graceful
- Heavy feeder
- No longer recommended
Consolea corallicola
This is an ENDANGERED plant (listed both Florida and US). Please acquire this endemic plant only from a reputable source.
One of several cactus specie
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Tolerance, Tolerant of occasional/brief inundation such as can occur in storm surges.
Some tolerance to salty wind but not direct salt spray.
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Considertions, Distinctly thorny. Will need protection from invasive cactus moth.
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Habitat, Tropical rockland hammock, coastal rock barren, freshwater tidal swamp and inland margins of mangrove swamp. Photographs are of specimens planted at
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers, Showy fruits, Interesting foliage, Thorns, Hurricane wind resistance
Consolea corallicola has extremely low genetic diversity as the o
- Prominent pale green crownshaft
- Available single or multi-stalked
- Slender and elegant
- Stunning and colorful while in bloom
- Wind tolerant
Amelanchier arborea
Small specimen tree or an understory tree.
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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, Small mammals and larger birds eat the berries.
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Habitat, Dry hammocks, dry hardwood forests
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Did You Know?, Fall color, Showy flowers
The nectar and pollen of the flowers attract native Andrenid bees (Andrena spp.), Halictid bees (Halictus spp., Lasioglossu
- Unique foliage and silhouette
- Uncommon
- Fruit eaten by birds
- Wonderfully fragrant, carries a great distance
- Moderately drought tolerant
Conradina brevifolia
This is a rare species and it should only be acquired from reputable plant nurseries. Some botanists have declared this endemic species to be a synony
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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, Scrub, scrubby sandhill. In open areas and along cleared roadsides.
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Did You Know?, Aroma, fragrance, Showy flowers
Attracts many pollinators, especially bees.
- Elegant appearance
- Majestic, sprawling canopy
- Will not tolerate frost
- Attracts butterflies and bees
Sabatia brevifolia
Not generally grown, little information on culture has been located.
Wildflower in moist casual setting.
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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, Moist flatwoods, savannas.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Bees have been documented using this species including Dialictus nymphalis and D. tegularis (Deyrup et al. 2002).
- Breathtaking
- Self-shedding fronds
- Fragrant clusters of flowers in fall
- Recently classified invasive
- Ringed trunk
- Grows tall, but not massive
