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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
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
Asclepias incarnata
Plant in moist to wet areas where it can be grown in large clumps.
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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.
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Habitat, Open seepage areas, marshes, marshy areas along streams.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Larval host to the monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus), queen butterfly (Danaus gilippus) and soldier butterfly, (Danaus eresimus). At
- Unique, fern-like leaves
- Attracts butterflies and bees
- Abundance of orange-red flowers in summer
- Very showy clusters of red flowers
- Elegant and stately
- Wonderfully fragrant flowers
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
Ulmus alata
May need trimming to form a single trunk tree for landscaping.
Makes an excellent specimen tree due to the corky wings on its twigs. Older speciments
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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, Susceptible to the Dutch elm disease (not a problem in Florida). Has a shallow root system
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Wildlife, Important early spring food for songbirds.
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Habitat, Floodplains, slopes, well-drained forests.
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Did You Know?, Interesting bark, Interesting foliage, Hurricane wind resistance
Larval host for the question mark butterfly (Polygonia interrogationis)
- Stunning during brief late spring bloom
- Swollen, succulent branches
- Symmetrical shape
