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All Of South Florida Except The Keys South Of Lake O And Coastal Areas Clear all
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Bacopa caroliniana
Lemon bacopa is distinguished by blue flowers, a hairy upper stem, and by the lemony scent of its crushed foliage. Spreading ground cover around the , Tolerance, Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water. Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray , Habitat, Marshes, swamps, ditches , Did You Know?, Showy flowers Larval host plant for white peacock (Anartia jatrophae) butterflies. Insect pollinated.
  • Thrives only briefly, about 1 year
  • Showy red berries
  • Highly nutritious fruit
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Justicia pringlei
Makes a nice ground cover in semi-shady to shady areas. , Tolerance, Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water. Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray , Habitat, Hammocks, secondary woods and hedge rows. , Did You Know?, Interesting foliage
  • Flowers profusely year round
  • Attracts butterflies
  • Massive stature when mature
  • Beautiful purple-brown crownshaft
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Amsonia tabernaemontana
Wildflower garden. Also useful as a cut flower. , Tolerance, Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water. Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray , Considertions, Poisonous foliage. , Wildlife, Avoided by mammalian herbivores. , Habitat, Moist hammocks, ruderal. , Did You Know?, Fall color, Showy flowers he flowers attract long-tongued insects such as carpenter bees, hummingbird moths, and butterflies. Ruby-throated hummingbi
  • Produces aromatic flowers year-round
  • Relatively uncommon in South Florida
  • Unusually shaped, asymmetrical tree
  • Bright red fruits
  • Thick branching into attractive silouttes
  • Elegant
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Phlebodium aureum
This is a native that makes Florida look tropical. Herbarium specimens from Leon County say that the fern was likely brought in.  Otherwise, the north , Tolerance, Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water. Some tolerance to salty wind but not direct salt spray. , Habitat, Hammocks. Epiphytic on cabbage palm. Occasionally in humus at ground level. , Did You Know?, Interesting foliage
  • Highly nutritious fruit
  • Wonderfully fragrant flowers
  • Wonderfully fragrant
  • Colorful older leaves
  • Attractive mottled bark
  • Beautiful rounded canopy
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Kalmia latifolia
Specimen plant or natural background screen. , Tolerance, Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water. Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray , Wildlife, Cover for birds and mammals. Deer browse the foliage. , Habitat, Moist sites. Acid soils. Upland hardwood forest, slope forest , banks of seep streams, bluffs. , Did You Know?, Showy flowers, Interesting foliage Pollinated by bees.  Stamens will suddenly "snap" out of pockets in the petals and hit the insect with its load of
  • Can be trimmed into manicured shapes
  • Attractive silver-gray foliage
  • Available multi-stalked
  • No longer recommended
  • Medium stature
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Phytolacca americana
Interesting red stems. Makes a good specimen plant in an informal garden. Weedy in appearance if in large numbers and stems tend to split when branche , Tolerance, Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water. Moderate. Tolerant of salty wind and may get some salt spray. Exposure to salt spray wo , Considertions, The roots and seeds are poisonous. , Wildlife, Birds eat the berries. , Habitat, Flatwoods, disturbed areas. , Did You Know?, Showy flowers, Showy fruits Attracts bees including Augochlora pura, Augochloropsis metallica, A. sumptuosa, Dialictus miniatulus, D. nymphalis, D. p
  • Decorative diamond-shaped trunk pattern
  • Elegant
  • Beautiful pinwheel flowers, often multicolored
  • Attractive dark green leaves
  • Available single or multi-stalked
  • Attracts butterflies and bees
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Glandularia tampensis
Naturally very rare. Please acquire only from reputable sources. Usualliy said to be perennial, but may not get past the first year. Wildflower garde , Tolerance, Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water. Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray , Considertions, Short lived and may not reseed. Best to plan on this behaving like an annual. , Habitat, Mesic flatwoods, live oak-cabbage palm hammock. Edges and clearings. , Did You Know?, Showy flowers Attracts butterflies, hummingbird moths, and bees.
  • Beautiful rounded dense canopy
  • Not recommended
  • Attractive blue-green to silver leaflets
  • Self-shedding fronds
  • Beautiful, natural globe shape