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Eugenia confusa
Listed as Endangered by the State of Florida. Please acquire in an environmentally conscientious manner. Retain in the natural landscape if present.
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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, Slow growing.
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Wildlife, Birds and other wildlife consume fruit.
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Habitat, Rockland hammock. Coastal hammock.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers, Showy fruits, Interesting foliage, Hurricane wind resistance
Insect pollinated.
- Sometime grows horozontially
- Does poorly in very wet soil
- Elegant and stately
Eutrochium fistulosum
Mass planting or specimen plant in moist areas. Best for informal gardens.
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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, Birds and other wildlife consume fruit.
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Habitat, Moist hammocks, flatwoods, stream banks.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Attracts butterflies.
Attracts many pollinators including bees.
Larval host plant for clymene moth (Haploa clymene).
- Magnificent when flowering
- Deciduous
- Does best with periodic fertalization
- Unusually shaped, asymmetrical tree
Panicum hemitomon
Shoreline stabilizer or plant as cover in a pond. Can tolerate wide water level fluctuations. Frequently used in marsh restoration and wetland creatio
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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, Has deep, aggressive rhizomes and is difficult to control in a garden setting once established but highly valuable if used for stabilization or marsh
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Wildlife, Provides cover for small fish and aquatic invertebrates.
Seeds eaten by some birds and small animals.
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Habitat, Basin marsh (maidencane marsh), ponds, streams, sloughs, swamps, wet disturbed sites, sandhill. This species may become domininant in wetlands with
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Did You Know?, Larval host for clouded skipper (Lerema accius) and Delaware skipper (Anatrytone logan) butterflies.
- Deciduous
- Tall and stately
- Unique foliage
- Tiered branches
Crocanthemum spp.
Choose a species that grows naturally in your area.
Wildflower garden. Rarely grown, mostly small wildflowers. Plant near the front of the garden s
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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, Mostly in open, relatively dry sites.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
The primary pollinator is bees, including bumblebees, though at least for some species, flies and beetles visit some Crocanthemum spec
- Extremely popular
- Pleasant rounded shape
- Readily pruned into attractive shapes
- Wide umbrella-shaped canopy
