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Symphyotrichum elliottii
Moist wildflower garden. Wetland garden. Plant in full sun and give it plenty of room and plant behind shorter plants.
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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--it aggressively sends out suckers. If grown in shady areas, it tends to fall over.
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Habitat, Swamps, brackish and freshwater marshes. Wet flatwoods.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Attracts butterflies, bees and other pollinators
- Elegant and stately
- Requires shade when young
- Excellent choice for narrow spaces
- Imposing stature
- Stunning colorful foliage
Pinus serotina
Rarely grown. This tree occurs predominantly in the coastal plain (withoutliers) from eastern Alabama north to southern New Jersey.
Shade tree for m
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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, Birds, squirrels and other animals eat the seeds.
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Habitat, Moist-wet sites. Hydric to mesic seep slopes, fringes of cypress and mixed hardwood swamps, wet flatwoods, mesic flatwoods.
- Dense attractive foliage
- Fragrant clusters of flowers in fall
- Iconic symbol of the south
- Unique and prized
- Recently classified invasive
- Prefers acidic soil
Coreopsis gladiata
Wildflower or butterfly 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, Wet flatwoods, wet prairie, edges of cypress swamps, floodplain forest, ditches.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Attracts many butterflies and pollinators.
- Intoxicating fragrance
- Slow Growth
- Attractive shade tree
- Not as popular as it once was
- Towering
Quercus alba
Its peeling bark and rounded lobes set it apart from most other oaks.
Shade tree best suited to settings where its large size can be appreciated. Gro
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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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Considertions, Annual acorn drop may require cleanup in areas close to residences.
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Wildlife, Squirrels, racoons, deer and many other animals eat the acorns.
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Habitat, Dry mesic to mesic forests, second bottom, higher levees.
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Did You Know?, Interesting bark, Fall color, Interesting foliage, Hurricane wind resistance
Larval host for brown duskywing butterfly (Erynnis horatius), the gray h
- Elegant appearance
- Easy/Carefree native
- Attracts butterflies and bees
- Slender profile
- Massive stature
- Not as popular as it once was
