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Agarista populifolia
Toxic to humans. and some animals.
Specimen plant, foundation planting, screen.
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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, Old stems should be pruned. Plant tends to sucker, so plant where suckers are an asset.
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Wildlife, Some birds and other wildlife consume fruit. Foliage is poisonous.
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Habitat, Seepage areas, moist hammocks, swamps, river floodplains
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers, Interesting foliage
Attracts bees and butterflies.
- Highly wind tolerant
- Showy red berries
- Lovely deep green, glossy leaves
- Beloved in South Florida
- Critically endangered
- Excellent small to medium hedge
Arisaema dracontium
Mostly a curiosity in the shade 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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Considertions, All parts of the plant contain calcium oxalate and are poisonous.
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Wildlife, Birds and other wildlife consume the fruit.
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Habitat, Moist hammocks,
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers, Showy fruits, Interesting foliage
Pollinated by flies.
- Distinctive-looking fruit with spiked exterior
- Requires occassional fertalization
- Towering
- Massive stature when mature
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
Allium canadense
The inflorescence consists of a few long-stalked flowers with 6 tepals and many bulblets that tend to sprout in place. The first leaf from the bulblet
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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, Ruderal, especially roadside ditches.
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Did You Know?, Aroma, fragrance, Showy flowers
Pollinated by bees and other insects.
- Cold tolerant
- Attractive tiered canopy
- Christmas tree shape
- Slender profile
Morella inodora
Screen along the edge of swamps. Primarily used for restoration.
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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, Birds eat the fruits.
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Habitat, Shrub-tree bogs, bayheads, swamps, especially with Cyrilla racemiflora.
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Did You Know?, Interesting foliage
- Elegant
- Does poorly oceanside
- Medium stature
- Handsome
- Decorative diamond-shaped trunk pattern
- Adequate moisture required
Triadenum virginicum
Wetland garden including bog gardens. Natural wetland settings.
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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, Cypress swamps, cutthroat seep.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Reported to attract butterflies and other pollinators (Earthtones Native Plants).
- Attractive flowers, typically deep orange
- Sprawling and informal shrub
- Unique foliage and silhouette
- Slow Growth
- Medium stature
- Clusters of tubular flowers
Phlox divaricata
Range includes most of eastern and central north Ameria west to the prairie region and north into southeastern Canada. The southern range limit is in
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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, Rich woods, calcareous hammocks (in FL) but frequently in acid soils elsewhere.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Attracts butterflies and bees -- only butterflies and long-tongued bees can reach the nectar but other insects are attracted to the flo
- Symmetrical shape
- Magnificent
- Easy/Carefree native
- Forms an open canopy
