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Uvularia spp.
All bellworts that occur in Florida are rare. Please do not transplant from the wild unless there is imminent danger of site destruction (permits may
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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, Slope forest, bluffs, river swamps. Rare.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
- Showy fall color
- Not a true jasmine
- Handsome
- Unique swollen blue-green to silver trunk
Salvia azurea
Wildflower garden, suitable for naturalizing.
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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, Flatwoods, sandhills, pine-oak-hickory woods, secondary woods.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Nectar source for native bees, including bumblebees, and other pollinators (Xerces Society)..
Attracts butterflies
- Requires high humidity
- Fruit eaten by birds
- Magnificent showy flowers in summer
- Unusually shaped, asymmetrical tree
- Highly salt tolerant
Smallanthus uvedalia
Good plant for pollinators, esp. in the back of the 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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Habitat, Naturally grows in moist areas
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Butterfly nectar plant
Attracts bees esp. bumble bees, ants (NC Native Plant Society)
- Requires ample space and light
- Very rare
- Slender trunk, 4" in diameter
- Long-lasting year-round blooms
Vaccinium corymbosum
Use as a natural hedge behind shorter plants.
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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, Fussy about the acidic soil.
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Wildlife, Many birds and other wildlife consume fruit the fruit and spread the seed.
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Habitat, Moist-wet sites. Hardwood swamps, cypress swamps, seep swamps.
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Did You Know?, Fall color, Showy flowers, Showy fruits
Attracts many pollinators especially native bees. Documented bee visitors include Augochloropsis sumptuosa,
- Highly nutritious fruit
- Dense canopy
- Attractive variegated foliage
Chrysopsis mariana
Use in wildflower gardens. Gradually spreads to form small clusters of plants.
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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, Primarily wind dispersed, but small birds consume seed.
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Habitat, Moist to moderately dry well-drained soils
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Butterflies and bees including green metallic, sweat, leafcutter, bumble and mining bees (Florida Wildflower Foundation).
- Moderately slow growth
- Ringed trunk
- Very showy bright yellow flowers
