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Woodwardia virginica
Use as a groundcover in moist areas. Also useful in wetland restoration areas.
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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, Aggressive, so plant where this will not be a problem or where nothing else will grow.
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Habitat, Swamps, marshes.
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Did You Know?, Interesting foliage
- Stunning during brief late spring bloom
- Wonderfully fragrant
- Attractive glossy leaves
- Prominent blue-gray crownshaft
Ludwigia repens
Known as an easy-to-grow aquarium plant.
Groundcover for the edges of retention ponds. Mitigation (created or restored) wetlands. Can form small fl
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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, Marshes, dome swamps.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers, Interesting foliage
Larval food for some hawk moths.
Attracts insects.
- Tall and stately
- Unique, sweet almond flavor
- Prominant olive crownshaft
Mimosa quadrivalvis
There are two varieties in Florida which are essentially equivalent for landscape purposes: Mimosa quadrivalvis var. angustata and M. quadrivalvis va
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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, Recurved prickles, take care when handling.
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Habitat, Sandhill, scrub and flatwoods
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers, Interesting foliage, Thorns
Attracts small insects pollinators. Bees documented on this species include Agapostemon splendens, Augoch
- Striking silhouette
- Can be kept narrow
- Mostly bare in the coldest months
Rhododendron austrinum
Specimen plant. Can form large patches if allowed to do so.
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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, Poisonous if ingested.
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Wildlife, Attracts hummingbirds.
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Habitat, Slope forest, upland mixed forest, upland hardwood forest, bottomland forest. Rare.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Attracts pollinators, especially bees.
- Moderately slow growth
- Stunning colorful foliage
- Uncommon
Magnolia pyramidata
Any pruning should happen during the growing season, not when the plant is dormant.
This small tree is listed as Endangered by the FDACS. Please acqu
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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, Seeds are eaten and dispersed by birds and small mammals.
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Habitat, Slope forest, upland mixed forest. Rare.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers, Interesting foliage
Beetles are the primary pollinators of magnolia flowers. The flowers have a hardened carpel to avoid damage by the
- Excellent choice for narrow spaces
- Pleasant rounded shape
- Moderately drought tolerant
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
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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, Attracts hummingbirds.
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Habitat, Moist-wet sites. Seep swamps, pineland-wetland ecotones, edges of bay swamps, moist woods.
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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
