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Lobelia cardinalis
Wildflower in moist garden, edge of water garden, understory plant in wet woods or stream edges
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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, Attracts hummingbirds.
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Habitat, Riverine swamps, spring run swamps, bogs, in mats of floating vegetation, wet ditches.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
The nectar attracts various Swallowtail butterflies.
Bumblebees will steal nectar through slits in the tubular corolla.
Halictid bees s
- Attracts butterflies
- Narrow enough for tight spaces
- Sometime grows horozontially
- Grows tall, but not massive
Passiflora suberosa
In some parts of the world, this is an invasive species. In Florida, it is well behaved.
Grow on a trellis or let climb a tree. Can also be used as a
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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, Animals eat the fruits.
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Habitat, Pinelands, hammocks, shell middens.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Larval host for Gulf Fritillary (Agraulis vanillae), Julia Heliconian (Dryas iulia) and Zebra Heliconian (Heliconius charitonius) butte
- Stunning colorful foliage
- Killed by citrus greening (HLB)
- Easily trimmed for smaller spaces
- Colorful fall foliage
Sarracenia minor
Pitchers (leaves) are mostly green with red coloration near the upper parts.
Bog 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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Habitat, Savannahs, bogs, wet flatwoods, seep slopes. Benefits from fire.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers, Showy fruits, Interesting foliage
Insectivorous.
A number of insect groups visit the flowers but their role in pollination is unknown.
- Massive stature when mature
- Attractive tiered canopy
- Attracts butterflies and bees
Ilex coriacea
Occurs naturally at the edges of wooded areas and creates a hedge-like appearance.
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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, 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 are eaten by birds.
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Habitat, Wet flatwoods, titi swamps, bogs.
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Did You Know?, Interesting foliage
Bees pollinate flowers.
- Susceptible to breakage, even in moderate winds
- Sometime grows horozontially
- Abundance of orange-red flowers in summer
- Attractive light to medium green crownshaft
Liatris tenuifolia
Two varieties exist, both occur in this area.
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, Scrub, scrubby flatwoods, dry flatwoods. Also known from some rockland areas in Miami-Dade County.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Attracts butterflies and bees.
Documented bee visitors include Agapostemon spleizdens, Augochlorella aurata, Augochloropsis suinptuosa
- Highly salt tolerant
- Dark green leaves
- Attractive shade tree
Amsonia ciliata
The blue tubular flower opens into 5 petal-like lobes with a white center. Several blossoms grow in a loose cluster. Narrow seed pods and dark yellow
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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, Ruby-throated hummingbirds are attracted to the nectar.
Avoided by mammalian herbivores.
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Habitat, Flatwoods, chalky hills.
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Did You Know?, Fall color, Showy flowers
The flowers attract long-tongued insects such as carpenter bees, hummingbird moths, and butterflies. Not known to be a lar
- Healthy edible fruit
- Does best in cooler areas of South Florida
- Width often exceeds height
- Slow Growth
- Dark green leaves
Botrychium biternatum
Treasure this tidy fern if you have it in your landscape.
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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, Dies back during the summer.
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Habitat, Pine flatwoods
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Did You Know?, Interesting foliage
- Slender and elegant
- Attractive blue-green to silver leaflets
- Requires high humidity
Bourreria succulenta
Weeping branches.
Specimen tree, hedge, or screen.
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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, Attracts hummingbirds
Fruits are harvested by a variety of birds
Birds are attracted to insects which are attracted by the flowers
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Habitat, Rockland hammock.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers, Showy fruits, Interesting foliage
Attracts a variety of bees and butterflies
- Unique purple-brown crownshaft
- Beautiful sweeping fronds with drooping leaflets
- Arched, recurving fronds
- Easy/Carefree
