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Crocanthemum spp.
Choose a species that grows naturally in your area.
Wildflower garden. Rarely grown, mostly small wildflowers. Plant near the front of the garden s
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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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Habitat, Mostly in open, relatively dry sites.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
The primary pollinator is bees, including bumblebees, though at least for some species, flies and beetles visit some Crocanthemum spec
- Extremely popular
- Pleasant rounded shape
- Readily pruned into attractive shapes
- Wide umbrella-shaped canopy
Carya pallida
Shade tree where falling/fallen nuts will not be a problem.
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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. Nut and leaf litter may be a maintenance problem in residential landscapes.
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Wildlife, Small mammals (squirrels and other rodents) consume nuts.
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Habitat, Dry hammocks, dry hardwood forests
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Did You Know?, Fall color
Larval host for many moths including; luna moth (Actias luna), hickory leafroller moth (Argyrotaenia juglandana), royal walnut moth (Cithe
- Huge extremely fragrant flowers
- Extremely popular
- Recently classified invasive
- Produces aromatic flowers year-round
- Relatively compact and narrow canopy
Hibiscus grandiflorus
This is a wetland plant. It is rarely grown, but it has potential in appropriate sites.
Specimen plant or background screen for wet places.
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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 butterflies, bees, beetles, and birds.
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Habitat, Depressions in pine flatwoods, brackish and freshwater marshes, edges of lakes and ponds, along rivers, swamps, canals, ditches. Commonly in water bu
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Larval host of Gray Hairstreak, Painted Lady Butterfly, Common Checkered Skipper and Tropical Checkered Skipper butterflies and four
- Prolific fruiter
- Extremely popular
- Colorful older leaves
- Beautiful pinwheel flowers, often multicolored
- Recently classified invasive
