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Hypericum edisonianum
This is a State-endangered species. Please honor all state regulations regarding growing and transport of this species.
Plant in wet prairie setting
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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, Foliage and seeds are food source for birds and mammals.
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Habitat, Open seep slopes, wet prairie, wet flatwoods at margins of seasonal ponds, wetland transition zones.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Attracts insect pollinators, especially bees.
- Stunning
- Unique purple-brown crownshaft
- Distinctive-looking fruit with spiked exterior
- Attractive dark green leaves
Arisaema dracontium
Mostly a curiosity in the shade 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, All parts of the plant contain calcium oxalate and are poisonous.
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Wildlife, Birds and other wildlife consume the fruit.
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Habitat, Moist hammocks,
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers, Showy fruits, Interesting foliage
Pollinated by flies.
- Distinctive-looking fruit with spiked exterior
- Requires occassional fertalization
- Towering
- Massive stature when mature
Simarouba glauca
Specimen tree.
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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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Considertions, As the tree matures its roots, which are close to the surface, can become a hazard to paved surfaces by causing upheaval. Frost sensitive, do not plan
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Wildlife, Fruits eaten and dispersed by birds
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Habitat, Coastal hammocks extending up the coast to mid-peninsula in coastal hammocks.
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Did You Know?, Showy fruits, Interesting foliage, Hurricane wind resistance
Pollinated by bees
- Will not tolerate frost
- Fast growth
- Colorful older leaves
Equisetum hyemale var. affine
Leaves are very small and arranged in circles around the stem at each node giving it a banded appearance. This is a fern ally and reproduces by spores
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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, This plant will spread.
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Wildlife, Provides good cover at the edges of waterways or ponds.
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Habitat, Sandy soils in river floodplains, lake edges, ditches, sloughs.
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Did You Know?, Interesting foliage
- Narrow enough for tight spaces
- Wonderfully fragrant, carries a great distance
- Lovely deep green, glossy leaves
- Relatively compact and narrow canopy
- Can be kept narrow
- Prominant olive crownshaft, slightly buldging
Conradina brevifolia
This is a rare species and it should only be acquired from reputable plant nurseries. Some botanists have declared this endemic species to be a synony
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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, scrubby sandhill. In open areas and along cleared roadsides.
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Did You Know?, Aroma, fragrance, Showy flowers
Attracts many pollinators, especially bees.
- Elegant appearance
- Majestic, sprawling canopy
- Will not tolerate frost
- Attracts butterflies and bees
Clethra alnifolia
The herbarium specimen from Polk County almost certainly has a wrong location. Lithia is in Hillsborough County and the most likely translation of a
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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, Attracts hummingbirds.
Birds and other small wildlife consume the seed (https://wildflower.org)
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Habitat, Moist-wet areas, acid soils. Wet flatwoods, savannas, swamps, stream banks, bogs, other wet areas.
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Did You Know?, Aroma, fragrance, Showy flowers
Attracts butterflies and bees which have evolved to take advantage of narrow, tubular flowers.
- Lovely dark green, shiny leaves
- Attractive contrast between flowers and foliage
- Magnificent showy flowers in summer
