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Viburnum nudum
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 that consume the fruit include mockingbirds, thrashers, warblers, cardinals, titmice, and chickadees. Fruits also eaten by mammals.
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Habitat, Swamps, wet woods, seep slopes, by swamps, creek swamps.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Larval host for the spring azure butterfly (Celastrina ladon).
Both native and non-native viburnums (Viburnum spp.) attract a wide rang
- Majestic
- Requires shade when young
- No longer recommended
- Very full crown
Melanthera nivea
Although it has square stems and opposite leaves like members of the mint family (Lamiaceae), this is a member of the daisy family, but it has no ray
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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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Considertions, Can get rangy and may need pruning. Reseeds, so plant it where that's not a problem.
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Habitat, Edges of upland hardwood forests, hydric hammocks, maritime hammocks, pine flatwoods, pine-oak-hickory woods, calcareous hammocks, coastal hammocks, o
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Heavily used by butterflies, skippers, bees, and wasps for nectar. This plant is an insect magnet.
- Unique fluffy fronds
- Can be kept narrow
- Not a true jasmine
- Attractive blue-green to silver leaflets
- Slow Growth
Nyssa aquatica
Wet garden. Rain garden. Shade tree for wet areas and along wetland edges. Leaves turn yellow in fall. Slow growing.
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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, Fruits eaten by birds and smal mammals.
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Habitat, Floodplain forests , swamps, usually in water.
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Did You Know?, Fall color
Visited by bees and valued by commercial bee keepers as a source of exceptionally sweet honey. Also said to be wind pollinated.
- Majestic
- Very fast growth rate
- Intoxicating fragrance
- Unique fluffy fronds
- Attractive shade tree
