Filters
Sort
Sort
Sort By :
By :
Grid View
List View
Calamintha ashei
This species is listed as Threatened in Florida. Please acquire plants only from a reputable nursery.
This small plant could make a good border along
,
Tolerance, Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water.
Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray
,
Habitat, Scrub in disturbed areas, sandhill.
,
Did You Know?, Aroma, fragrance, Showy flowers
Attracts a variety of insects and mostly pollinated by bees. Documented bees include Agapostemon splendens, Augochl
- Killed by citrus greening (HLB)
- Striking silhouette
- Can be kept narrow
- Relatively uncommon in South Florida
Avicennia germinans
The common name black mangrove is a reference to the color of the trunk and heartwood. The plant excretes salt from its leaves, an adaptation to a sal
,
Tolerance, Tolerant of frequent or regular inundation (usually areas with tidal inundation)
High. Can tolerate significant and ongoing amounts of salty wind and
,
Wildlife, Provides good cover for birds and other wildlife.
,
Habitat, Coastal mangrove wetlands, usually somewhat upland of the red mangrove(Rhizophora mangle) when found together.
,
Did You Know?, Hurricane wind resistance
Larval host for mangrove buckeye (Junonia evarete) butterfly. Nectar plant for a variety of pollinators including the great
- Iconic symbol of the south
- Attractive mottled bark
- Unique, fern-like leaves
- Relatively compact and narrow canopy
Liatris ohlingerae
This is a rare Florida native that is listed as Endangered by the USFWS. Please obey all applicable laws and regulations.
,
Tolerance, Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water.
Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray
,
Habitat, Scrub, scrubby flatwoods.
,
Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Attracts butterflies and bees.
- Highly versatile
- Can be grown indoors
- Easily trimmed for smaller spaces
Piscidia piscipula
Shade tree. Also good for hedge rows.
,
Tolerance, Tolerant of occasional/brief inundation such as can occur in storm surges.
Moderate. Tolerant of salty wind and may get some salt spray. Exposure t
,
Habitat, Dry sites. Hammocks, somewhat shady areas near the coast.
,
Did You Know?, Showy flowers, Showy fruits
Larval host for cassius blue (Leptotes cassius) and hammock skipper (Polygonus leo) butterflies.
Attracts bee pollinators
- Prized scent, used in commercial perfumes
- Width often exceeds height
- Not a true pine
- Rare, despite being a South Florida native
- Pineapple-like showy fruits (female plants)
- Underutilized
Rhipsalis baccifera
This species is listed as Endangered in Florida. There was a reported sighting of it in Everglades National Park just before Hurricane Andrew (1992) b
,
Tolerance, Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water.
Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray
,
Habitat, Found naturally on coastal berms and rockland hammocks. Suitable for planting in the subtropical Florida.
,
Did You Know?, Interesting foliage
- Thrives only briefly, about 1 year
- Often hosts orchids, ferns and bromiliads
- Unique, fern-like leaves
- Prominant olive crownshaft, slightly buldging
Phoebanthus spp.
Not typically available commercially.
One (P. tenuifolius) in the panhandle,the other on the peninsula. P. tenuifolius is almost endemic (there is an
,
Tolerance, Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water.
Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray
,
Wildlife, Attracts birds when seeds are present.
,
Habitat, Dry sites. Scrubby flatwoods, sandhill. P. grandifolorus: dry flatwoods.
,
Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Attracts bees and butterflies.
- Very showy bright yellow flowers
- Wonderfully fragrant flowers
- Available single or multi-stalked
Heliotropium angiospermum
Use as a tall groundcover or small shrub.
,
Tolerance, Tolerant of occasional/brief inundation such as can occur in storm surges.
Moderate. Tolerant of salty wind and may get some salt spray. Exposure t
,
Considertions, Can become somewhat weedy.
,
Habitat, Hammocks, disturbed sites
,
Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Nectar plant for Bahamian swallowtail (Heraclides andraemon), cassius blue (Leptotes cassius), Florida white (Appias drusilla), gray ha
- Beautiful sweeping fronds with drooping leaflets
- Hummingbird favorite
- Colorful fall foliage
- Attractive blue-green to silver leaflets
- Stunning colorful foliage
Rhododendron viscosum
The most aromatic of the azaleas. That last of the azaleas to bloom--in Florida May to June. Flowers are sticky--hence the name R. viscosum.
Specimen
,
Tolerance, Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water.
Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray
,
Wildlife, Attracts hummingbirds.
,
Habitat, Moist-wet sites. Seep swamps, pineland-wetland ecotones, edges of bay swamps, moist woods.
,
Did You Know?, Aroma, fragrance, Showy flowers
Attracts pollinators especially bumble bees.
Attracts butterflies.
- Excellent small hedge
- Elegant
- Sprawling and informal shrub
- Unusual deep green leaves with bronze underside
Pluchea odorata
Based on maps from BONAP and ISB, this species ranges across the southern and central US and up the eastern seabord to Massachusetts. The entire Flor
,
Tolerance, Tolerant of inundation with brackish water
Some tolerance to salty wind but not direct salt spray.
,
Habitat, Marsh and swamp edges
,
Did You Know?, Aroma, fragrance, Showy flowers
Nectar attracts bees and many different kinds of butterflies. Documented bee visitors include Halictzcs ligatus, Dial
- Stunning
- Excellent small hedge
- Easy/Carefree
Aristolochia tomentosa
Listed as Endangered in Florida. Please acquire from reputable sources.
Primarily used in butterfly gardens but can make a good hanging pot plant or
,
Tolerance, Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water.
Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray
,
Habitat, Stream banks, flood plains, bottomland
,
Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Larval host for the pipevine swallowtail and polydamas swallowtail butterflies.
Pollinated by flies.
- Extremely versatile
- Pyramidal crown
- Rapid growth
- Slow Growth
