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Castanea pumila
While it is related to chestnuts, its not generally subject to chestnut blight, and if it gets it, will likely recover.
Natural settings as a small s
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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, Burr-covered nuts can cause a problem in residential landscapes.
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Wildlife, Nuts are consumed by birds and other wildlife.
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Habitat, Dry, open sandy woods, hammock edges, sandy roadsides, fence rows in sandy fields, dry bluffs, pine-oak-hickory woods, floodplains, calcareous river h
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Did You Know?, Aroma, fragrance, Fall color, Showy flowers, Interesting foliage
Larval host for orange-tipped oakworm moth (Anisota senatoria) which can cause signi
- Unusual deep green leaves with bronze underside
- Can be kept narrow
- Healthy edible fruit
- Uncommon
- Available single or multi-stalked
Pteridium aquilinum
This is one of the world's most widespread species. Multiple subspecies exist within Florida with two being widespread.
Because of its tolerance of a
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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, In rich soils, may be overly aggressive.
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Habitat, Dry sites. Oak-pine-hickory woodslands. Tolerant of disturbance.
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Did You Know?, Interesting foliage
- Beautiful, natural globe shape
- Sometime grows horozontially
- Beautiful rounded canopy
Paronychia rugelii
This low growing plant is a good ground cover
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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, Woodlands, flat pinewoods, sandhill, scrub, disturbed areas in the coastal plain
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Likely attracts bees.
- Medium stature
- Very showy clusters of flowers
- Narrow enough for tight spaces
Psychotria nervosa
Sensitize to cold weather.
Small specimen plant, foundation planting, general cover plant in shaded areas.
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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, Wild Coffee does not like constant full sun.
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Wildlife, Birds like the fruit.
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Habitat, Dry mesic to xeric hammock, high areas in swamps, coastal shell mounds, pine flatwoods.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers, Showy fruits, Interesting foliage
Nectar plant for atala (Eumaeus atala), great southern white (Ascia monuste), julia (Dryas iulia), S
- Tiered branches
- Native
- Colorful new leafs
- Critically endangered
- Classic Southern tree
Bourreria succulenta
Weeping branches.
Specimen tree, hedge, or screen.
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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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Wildlife, Attracts hummingbirds
Fruits are harvested by a variety of birds
Birds are attracted to insects which are attracted by the flowers
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Habitat, Rockland hammock.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers, Showy fruits, Interesting foliage
Attracts a variety of bees and butterflies
- Unique purple-brown crownshaft
- Beautiful sweeping fronds with drooping leaflets
- Arched, recurving fronds
- Easy/Carefree
