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Vaccinium stamineum
Specimen shrub. Fine foliage. Does well adjacent to structures or woods.
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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, Requires acid soil.
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Wildlife, Attracts many pollinators--is important to native bees.
Birds and other wildlife consume the fruit.
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Habitat, Dry sites. Upland mixed forests, sandhill, flatwoods, scrub.
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Did You Know?, Fall color, Showy flowers
- Slow Growth
- Excellent small hedge
- Abundance of orange-red flowers in summer
- Showy creamy white flowers
Euphorbia heterophylla
The author treats this as a friendly weed. Pull them if where there is something more desirable.
Back of a wildflower garden in a casual setting. Gro
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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, Reseeds overly enthusiastically and may become weedy as the year progresses.
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Habitat, Ruderal, disturbed hammocks.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers, Interesting foliage
- Classic Southern tree
- Rare and unique
- Silvery blue-green fronds
Agarista populifolia
Toxic to humans. and some animals.
Specimen plant, foundation planting, screen.
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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, Old stems should be pruned. Plant tends to sucker, so plant where suckers are an asset.
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Wildlife, Some birds and other wildlife consume fruit. Foliage is poisonous.
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Habitat, Seepage areas, moist hammocks, swamps, river floodplains
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers, Interesting foliage
Attracts bees and butterflies.
- Highly wind tolerant
- Showy red berries
- Lovely deep green, glossy leaves
- Beloved in South Florida
- Critically endangered
- Excellent small to medium hedge
Forestiera segregata
Hedges, screens.
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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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Considertions, Reseeds.
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Wildlife, Birds and other wildlife consume the fruit and use the privet for cover. Especially important for songbirds because the fruits mature before most oth
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Habitat, Dry sites. Coastal hammocks, coastal scrub, thickets.
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Did You Know?, Hurricane wind resistance
Pollinated by bees.
- Formal appearance
- Classic Southern tree
- Unique flowers, with petals like banana peels
Prunus umbellata
Specimen tree, street or parking lot tree.
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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 animals eat the fruit.
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Habitat, Hammocks, pine woods, mixed woods.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Pollinated by bees.
- Striking symmetrical appearance
- Uncommon edible fruit
- Cold tolerant
- Showy creamy white flowers
- Prominant olive crownshaft, slightly buldging
- Swollen, succulent branches
Rivina humilis
This species is listed as invasive in Australia.
Foundation plantings, small speciment plants. Of year-round interest since it has both blooms and fr
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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 plant grows naturally is protected woodland locations. Its weak wood can break easily if exposed to wind or physical disturbance.
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Wildlife, Seeds eaten by birds
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Habitat, Woods. Moist and well-drained sand, loam, clay, or calcareous soils.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers, Showy fruits
Insect pollinated.
- Beautiful rounded canopy
- Unusual stilt roots
- Relatively compact and narrow canopy
- Flowers year round
- Breathtaking
- Highly salt tolerant
