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Sabal minor
Use as a small specimen shrub in moist areas. Can also be used in floodplains.
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Tolerance, Tolerant of occasional/brief inundation such as can occur in storm surges.
Some tolerance to salty wind but not direct salt spray.
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Wildlife, Used by birds for nesting and food. A wide variety of animals eat the fruit.
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Habitat, Shallowly inundated floodplain forest, shallow set sinks, hydric seep slopes and immediately adjacent mesic slopes, hydric hammock, moist mesic hammoc
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Did You Know?, Interesting foliage
Pollinated by bees.
- Often hosts orchids, ferns and bromiliads
- Does best in warmer areas of South Florida
- Tall and romantic
- Easily trimmed to maintain desired size
- Wonderfully fragrant
Hyptis alata
Moist 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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Wildlife, Attracts hummingbirds (Treasure Coast Natives blog).
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Habitat, Low flatwoods, wet prairie, coastal swales, pond margins, marshy roadsides.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Recorded visitors include bees, butterflies, and wasps (Treasure Coast Natives blog).
- Prominent pale green or blue-gray crownshaft
- Majestic and graceful
- Lovely deep green, glossy leaves
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
