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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
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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, Scrub in disturbed areas, sandhill.
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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
Carphephorus pseudoliatris
Wildflower 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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Considertions, Not drought tlerant.
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Habitat, Flatwoods, bogs.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Attracts many butterflies (NSIS), bees and other pollinators.
- Very rare
- Prefers acidic soil
- Not recommended
- Excellent edible fruit
- Colorful fall foliage
Andropogon glomeratus
There are several different subspecies of A. glomeratus with different affinities for upland and wetland conditions.
A. glomeratus var. glaucopsis is
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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, May fall over at the end of the season. Will be neater if old stalks are removed before new growth starts in spring.
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Wildlife, Seeds eaten by various small birds and other wildlife.
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Habitat, Flatwoods, marshes
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Did You Know?, Fall color
Possible larval host plant for Delaware skipper (Anatrytone logan), Georgia satyr (Neonympha areolata), neamathla skipper (Nastra neamathl
- Moderately slow growth
- Rare and unique
- Colorful older leaves
- Wonderfully fragrant
- Not a true jasmine
- Massive, breathtaking and impressive
Boltonia asteroides
Wildflower garden. Can be naturalized. Makes a good cut flower. Blooms late in the season.
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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, Can escape cultivation and seeds stick to clothing and pets.
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Habitat, Open wet places with sandy or gravely soils.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Attracts pollinators including bees, wasps, flies, butterflies abd moths, and beetles.
- Massive, breathtaking and impressive
- Dense attractive foliage
- Tiered branches
- Excellent choice for narrow spaces
- Elegant and stately
Magnolia grandiflora
Note: There are cultivars, such as "Little Gem" sold in nurseries that originate from non-Florida stock (Little Gem is a North Carolina tree). Suitabi
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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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Wildlife, Fruits are eaten (and spread) by squirrels, opossums, and birds including quail, and turkey.
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Habitat, Slope forest, dry-mesic to mesic upland hardwood forest.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers, Showy fruits, Interesting foliage, Hurricane wind resistance
Beetles are the primary pollinators. The flowers have a hardened carpel t
- Easily trimmed for smaller spaces
- Attractive light to medium green crownshaft
- Grows tall, but not massive
Drosera tracyi
A similar species, Drosera filiformis is rare in the Florida panhandle and disjunct from northeastern US populations. In Florida, it is restricted to
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Tolerance, Unknown
Unknown
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Habitat, Savannas, bogs, moist disturbed ruderal areas (selected roadside swales), wet flatwoods
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
The plant both attracts insects for pollination and traps and digests insects. Though this species has not been well studied, other sp
- Ideal for smaller spaces
- Adequate moisture required
- Imposing stature
- Beautiful rounded dense canopy
