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Carphephorus carnosus
Endemic to Florida.
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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Habitat, Low sites. Cutthroat seeps, hydric to wet-mesic pine flatwoods, savannas, seep slopes.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Attracts many butterflies, bees and other pollinators. (Hawthorn Hill Wildflowers).
- Recently classified invasive
- Extremely popular
- Bright red fruits
- Requires protection from strong winds
- Flowers year round
Physostegia leptophylla
Water gardens and pond edges. Moist wildflower gardens.
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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, Humminbirds are attracted to the nectar.
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Habitat, Wet prairie, wet savannas, pond edges.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Generally pollinated by bumblebees. Other long tongued bees, hummingbirds and the occasional butterfly sip nectar from the flowers (Ne
- Formal, old-world appearance
- Not recommended
- Huge extremely fragrant flowers
Vaccinium arboreum
A profuse bloomer. Use for natural landscapes and wildlife habitat areas. Does well under a high pine canopy.
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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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Wildlife, Fruit is consumed by birds and other wildlife.
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Habitat, Dry sites. Xeric hammock, dryf mesic hardwoods, may be in upper edges of floodplains, overgrown flatwoods, coastal dunes, sandhill, scrubby sandhill.
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Did You Know?, Interesting bark, Fall color, Showy flowers
Larval host for striped hairstreak (Satyrium liparops).
Attracts many pollinators; especially valuable to
- Unusual deep green leaves with bronze underside
- Relatively uncommon in South Florida
- Very slow growth
- Striking and exotic
