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Symphyotrichum carolinianum
Use as a sprawling vine in wet areas. Works well as a stand-alone border along the edges of retention ponds.
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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, Its sprawling or climbing habit make it best for an informal or naturalized setting.
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Habitat, Marshes, swamps, lake edges, river banks, coastal hammocks, floodplains.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers, Interesting foliage
Flowers draw a myriad of native bees, including polyester, sweat, cuckoo, leafcutter, mining, bumble and chimney b
- Not recommended
- Striking silhouette
- Prominent pale green or blue-gray crownshaft
- Cornerstone plant in South Florida
- Slender profile
- Adequate moisture required
Stenanthium densum
Wildflower garden. Could be naturalized in moist flatwoods that is kept low (burned).
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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
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Considertions, Poisonous.
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Habitat, Wet flatwoods, wet prairie, cutthroat seep, roadside ditches. This species is particularly noticable after burns.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Attracts a variety of insect pollinators
- Attractive contrast between flowers and foliage
- Does best with periodic fertalization
- Attractive symmetrical appearance
- Killed by citrus greening (HLB)
Quadrella jamaicensis
Flowers open white and rapidly turn pink.
Use as a specimen plant. Can also be used as a hedge.
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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
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Wildlife, Attracts birds
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Habitat, Dry sites. Coastal hammocks. Disturbed sites.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers, Interesting foliage, Hurricane wind resistance
Attracts various pollinators.
Larval host for Florida white (Appias drusilla) butterfli
- Very showy clusters of red flowers
- Iconic symbol of the south
- Edible, healthy fruit
- Killed by citrus greening (HLB)
- Native
- Formal, old-world appearance
