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Chamaecyparis thyoides
The natural distribution in Florida is predominantly related to soil and drainage conditions. If you provide them, it should grow successfully from L
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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, Provides cover for birds and mammals.
Attracts deer and squirrels. Deer browse can be so intense as to limit survival of saplings.
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Habitat, Forested seepage areas, swamps, low stream banks
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Did You Know?, Interesting foliage
- Width often exceeds height
- Cold tolerant
- Very rare
- Ideal with Mediterranean architecture
- Elegant
- Year-round blooms
Andropogon virginicus
This plant can be used as a background planting that will create a light orange haze during the late fall and winter months. Andropogon virgnicus var.
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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 be aggressive in disturbed lands.
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Wildlife, Provides food and nesting material for many small birds and other small animals.
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Habitat, Open seepage areas, flatwoods, marshes, ruderal areas.
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Did You Know?, Interesting foliage
Larval host for zabulon skipper (Poanes zabulon).
- Ringed trunk
- Wind tolerant
- Rare, despite being a South Florida native
- Very full crown
Gaylussacia dumosa
Groundcover for dry sites. Clonal (forms small clumps of stems).It has deep red foliage in fall.
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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, Slow growing and difficult to establish.
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Wildlife, Birds and small mammals eat the fruit.
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Habitat, Sandhills, flatwoods, flatwoods, flatwoods-wetland transition zones, hydric seep slopes including cutthroat seeps and edges of shrub-tree bogs, scrubb
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Did You Know?, Fall color, Showy flowers
Attracts native bees includeing Augochlorella aurata, A. gratiosa, Megachile breuis pseudobrevis, M. integrella plus the no
- Distinctive-looking fruit with spiked exterior
- Prized scent, used in commercial perfumes
- Edible, healthy fruit
- Showy red berries
- Rare and unique
- Easily trimmed for smaller spaces
Ilex x attenuata
This naturally occurring hybrid has become a landscaping favorite. Ilex x attenuata is a natural hybrid originally found growing in the wild in Florid
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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, Fruits are eaten by birds.
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Habitat, Freshwater and brackish marshes.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers, Showy fruits, Interesting foliage
Bees visit the flowers, but all plants are female. This is apparently one of the few hollies where
- Handsome
- Smaller stature
- Beautiful rounded canopy
Juniperus virginiana
The blue fruits on this tree are actually fleshy cones.
Often used as a screen by planting in one or two fairly dense rows. Also useful as a backgrou
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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, Birds eat the fruit-like cones and use the foliage for cover.
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Habitat, Calcareous soils, shell mounds, coastal hammocks, second growth on open rocky fields. Open.
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Did You Know?, Interesting foliage, Hurricane wind resistance
- Very showy clusters of red flowers
- Prominent blue-gray crownshaft
- Thick branching into attractive silouttes
- Majestic and graceful
Rhynchospora colorata
This is a sedge. Most Rhynchospora species are wind pollinated. The white bracts of this species attract insects.
Can use as a groundcover in moist s
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Tolerance, Tolerant of inundation with brackish water
Some tolerance to salty wind but not direct salt spray.
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Habitat, Wet flatwoods, wet prairie.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Attracts bees and butterflies. This is a sedge, and most sedges are wind pollinated, so having a showy "flower" and attracting insects
- Classic Southern tree
- Excellent choice for narrow spaces
- Fast growth
Coccothrinax argentata
It is listed as threatened by the state of Florida. Should be acquired only from properly licensed sources.
Specimen plant. Slow-growing hedge or ba
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Tolerance, Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water.
High. Can tolerate significant and ongoing amounts of salty wind and salt spray without i
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Considertions, Slow growing.
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Wildlife, Used by birds for nesting and food.
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Habitat, Pine rockland, rockland hammock, maritime hammock
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Did You Know?, Interesting foliage, Hurricane wind resistance
Larval host for monk skipper (Asbolis capucinus).
Bees are attracted to the flowers (Khorsand 2009).
- Very full crown
- Prominant olive crownshaft, slightly buldging
- Stunning and colorful while in bloom
- No longer recommended
- Narrow canopy
- Fast growth
Solidago leavenworthii
This forms clumps but does not form large clones, which means it will not take over a garden.
Wildflower garden especially toward the back where heig
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Tolerance, Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water.
High. Can tolerate significant and ongoing amounts of salty wind and salt spray without i
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Wildlife, Songbirds such as goldfinches and sparrows eat the seeds, and mice and deer browse the foliage and flowers.
Birds feed on the insects collecting poll
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Habitat, Typically a plant of mesic flatwoods.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Used for nectar by butterflies.
Attracts a wide variety of pollinators, especially bees. Chauliognathus pensylvanicus is one or the ma
- Very showy bright yellow flowers
- Not recommended
- Decorative diamond-shaped trunk pattern
- Attractive mottled bark
- Tiered branches
Salvia lyrata
The basal leaves are usually tingled with purple and have deep lobes toward the base, which is reminiscent of the shape of a lyre.
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, If planning to intermix in garden or grass, be aware that this species seeds readily. It definitely does not belong in a manicured lawn.
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Habitat, Disturbed sites. Roadsides, dry-mesic to mesic areas.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers, Interesting foliage
Attracts many pollinators including butterflies and bees.
- Width often exceeds height
- Will not tolerate frost
- Long emerald crownshaft
- Narrow enough for tight spaces
- Attractive and unique swollen trunk
Spartina patens
If grown in a freshwater environment, S. patens will grow much bigger.
Use as a shoreling stabilization plant on edges of sand beaches and saltmarsh., Modern Bali Trip Mobile Banner Ads.png, https://www.google.com
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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 , Modern Bali Trip Mobile Banner Ads.png, https://www.google.com
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Wildlife, Birds and other animals eat the seeds.
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Habitat, Salt and brackish water of shores, farmlands, marshes, dunes.
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Did You Know?, Interesting foliage, Hurricane wind resistance
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Did You Know?, The scientific name (Pseudophoenix sargentii) refers to the first collector of these palms, Charles S. Sargent.
These palms were first discovered in t
- Massive stature
- Flowers year round
- Huge extremely fragrant flowers
- Moderately slow growth
- Magnificent showy flowers in summer
Carya glabra
Called pignut because pigs eat the nuts.
Excellent specimen or shade tree in areas where its roots will not be disturbed.
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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, Does not tolerate root disturbance. The author has lost multiple trees due to a fungal root pathogen that was apparently able to enter the tree when r
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Wildlife, A favorite food of squirrels.
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Habitat, Xeric hammock, mixed upland forest, pine-oak-hickory woods.
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Did You Know?, Fall color, Interesting foliage, Hurricane wind resistance
Larval host for many moths including; luna moth (Actias luna), hickory leafroller moth (Ar
- Majestic
- Beautiful exotic foliage
- Delicious edible fruit
- Year-round blooms
- Christmas tree shape
Eragrostis spectabilis
Makes a good border plant that becomes a pink haze in the fall.
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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, Birds and other wildlife consume seed.
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Habitat, Flatwoods, sandhills, lake shores, disturbed sites.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers, Showy fruits
Larval host for zabulon skipper (Poanes zabulon).
- Massive, breathtaking and impressive
- Very fast growth rate
- Width often exceeds height
