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Pyrrhopappus carolinianus
Basal rosette has weedy appearance.
Roadside plantings or meadow.
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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, Is often considered a weed.
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Habitat, Disturbed areas
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Attracts pollinators.
- Attractive glossy leaves
- Wonderfully fragrant flowers
- Sprawling and informal shrub
- Healthy edible fruit
- Beautiful purple-brown crownshaft
Clematis baldwinii
In full sun areas, this plant will become close to dormant in the summer. Cutting back dried out foliage will stimulate new growth in the Fall.
Endemi
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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, Easily lost in flower beds.
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Wildlife, Birds and other wildlife consume fruit (https://flawildflowers.org/)
Hummingbirds occasionally visit the flowers (International Clematis Society)
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Habitat, Wet flatwoods. Scrub and sandhill
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers, Showy fruits, Interesting foliage
Pine-hyacinth attracts many pollinators, from bumblebees and other native bees to butterflies.
- Falls over easily, may require staking
- Very full crown
- Beautiful pinwheel flowers, often multicolored
- Wind tolerant
- Extremely versatile
Campsis radicans
While somewhat overly aggressive, it can be controlled. The author allows it to climb palm trees but pulls them off the tree to limit their size every
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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, This is a fast growing vine. It also layers and suckers. These characteristics can make it weedy. It climbs by means of aerial rootlets, which can dam
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Wildlife, Very attractive to hummingbirds which are its primary pollinators.
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Habitat, Dry-moist sites. Riverine forests, mesic & dry mesic hammock especially where disturbed.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Larval host for the plebeian sphinx (Paratraea plebeja) moth.
- Highly nutritious fruit
- Excellent small hedge
- Thrives only briefly, about 1 year
- Self-shedding fronds
Chionanthus virginicus
Emerald ash borer is a problem in the northeast, and if it reaches Florida, it would likely be lethal to this species.
Specimen tree where a small dr
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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, Flowers and leaves emerge late in the spring and leaves fall early in the fall. When not blooming, it's not outstanding.
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Wildlife, Fruits are eaten by birds and small mammals.
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Habitat, Moist hammocks, but adaptable to many situations.
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Did You Know?, Aroma, fragrance, Showy flowers, Interesting foliage
Larval host for rustic sphinx (Manduca rustica), waved sphinx (Ceratomia undulosa), and laurel s
- Falls over easily, may require staking
- Excellent choice for narrow spaces
- Hummingbird favorite
- Symmetrical shape
- Medium stature
Sophora tomentosa var. truncata
Use as an accent tree or shrub. It has a long blooming period, tolerates poor soils, and is easy to grow.
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Tolerance, Tolerant of occasional/brief inundation such as can occur in storm surges.
High. Can tolerate significant and ongoing amounts of salty wind and salt
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Wildlife, Attracts small birds.
Attracts hummingbirds
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Habitat, Shell mound, maritime hammock, beach dune, coastal strand, inland borders of marine tidal swamp, marine tidal marsh (salt marsh).
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers, Interesting foliage
Attracts many insect pollinators including bees, butterflies, and moths.
- Prominent pale green or blue-gray crownshaft
- Stunning
- Hummingbird favorite
