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Liatris elegans
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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Habitat, Sandhill, mesic flatwoods.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Attracts butterflies and bees.
- Year-round blooms
- Attracts butterflies
- Unique foliage and silhouette
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
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
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
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
Pityopsis graminifolia
Minimize competition especially if it is over-topping the Pityopsis.
Wildflower garden. Foliage can be attractive year-round as silvery-gray green. A
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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, Cut back after flowering to keep it neat.
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Habitat, Sandhill, scrub, scrubby flatwoods, flatwoods, dry prairie, disturbed areas.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers, Interesting foliage
Attracts bees and butterflies. A pollinator study at the Archbold Biological Station documented over 30 species of
- Ringed trunk
- Pleasant rounded shape
- Long-lasting year-round blooms
- Readily pruned into attractive shapes
- Stunning colorful foliage
Randia aculeata
Fruit is a white berry with indigo pulp.
Specimen plant. Shrub border or foundation plant. Will tolerate shearing. Valued for its shiny foliage and d
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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, Often produces spines at the bases of leaves.
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Wildlife, Fruits attract birds.
Also used for cover.
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Habitat, Edges of coastal hammocks, pine rocklands, rocky flats.
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Did You Know?, Showy fruits, Interesting foliage, Thorns
Nectar plant for Schaus' swallowtail (Heraclides aristodemus) and other butterflies.
Larval host plant for
- Attractive variegated foliage
- Not as popular as it once was
- Beautiful shiny green leaves
- Majestic and graceful
- Breathtaking and memorable
- Available multi-stalked
