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Linaria canadensis
In a wildflower garden or meadow, because it's noticeable only when flowering.
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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, Disturbed areas
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Larval host to the Buckeye butterfly, Junonia coernia.
Nectar source for bumblebees and other long tongue bees, butterflies and skipper
- Prolific fruiter
- Attractive glossy leaves
- Uncommon
- Healthy edible fruit
- Elegant and stately
Asimina triloba
Flowers are dark maroon, not showy.
Small specimen tree. Also works well as a component of floodplain forests.
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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 birds harvest the fruit.
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Habitat, River floodplains, predominantly to the north of Florida. In most of Florida, Asimina parviflora would be more appropriate yet very similar in appear
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Did You Know?, Interesting foliage
Pollinated by flies and beetles
- Requires ample space and light
- Available multi-stalked
- Salt tolerant
- Massive, breathtaking and impressive
- Attractive blue-green to silver leaflets
Achillea millefolium
Can be grown as a groundcover.
This is a species on the southern limits of its range in North Florida. Its known occurrence (ISB 2020) is sparse in F
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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 Florida, basal leaves are typically visible during the winter.
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Wildlife, Several cavity-nesting birds use yarrow to line their nests. Adding yarrow to nests may inhibit the growth of parasites. Some small birds eat the seed
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Habitat, Ruderal.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers, Interesting foliage
Attracts butterflies, bees, and other insect pollinators. Attracts bees and butterflies. Larval host for Painted L
- Beautiful pinwheel flowers, often multicolored
- Very showy clusters of red flowers
- Showy display of fruit
- Prominant olive crownshaft, slightly buldging
Sporobolus junceus
In nature, this grows in habitats with frequent fire. In the garden, it will grow best if you remove built-up thatch (or burn it once every few years
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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, Flatwoods, sandhills.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers, Showy fruits, Interesting foliage
- Stout, swollen trunk
- Very rare
- Beloved in South Florida
- Stunning long emerald crownshaft
- Colorful fall foliage
Hibiscus furcellatus
This is a wetland plant. It is rarely grown, but it has potential in appropriate sites.
Hedges, screening.
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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, Marshes, wet areas.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Larval host of Gray Hairstreak, Painted Lady Butterfly, Common Checkered Skipper and Tropical Checkered Skipper butterflies and four
- Rare and unique
- Attractive symmetrical appearance
- Prominant olive crownshaft, slightly buldging
Viola spp.
Naturalistic woodland landscapes.
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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 in the winter. Depending upon the species, it may seed prolifically.
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Habitat, Dry to mesic upland hardwood forests, bluff microsites, upper fringes of wiregrass seep slopes.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers, Interesting foliage
- Showy reddish peeling bark
- Unique flowers, with petals like banana peels
- Wind tolerant
- Attractive glossy leaves
- Dense attractive foliage
- Unique fluffy fronds
Solidago stricta
Wildflower garden.
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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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Habitat, Wet and coastal sites. Coastal scrub. Bogs, hydric and wet mesic flatwoods, ditches, coastal marshes.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Nectar plant for monarch (Danaus plexippus) and other butterflies.
Attracts pollinators including native bees. The goldenrod soldier
- Stout, swollen trunk
- Excellent choice for narrow spaces
- Attractive blue-green to silver leaflets
- Tall and stately
- Very showy clusters of red flowers
- Rare, despite being a South Florida native
