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Asimina reticulata
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, Difficult to establish because of long tap root.
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Wildlife, Small mammals and birds harvest the fruit.
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Habitat, Flatwoods, ruderal (pastures), scrubby flatwoods.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Larval host for zebra swallowtail (Eurytides marcellus) and pawpaw sphinx (Dolba hyloeus). Pollinated by flies and beetles.
- Magnificent showy flowers in summer
- Relatively compact and narrow canopy
- Not recommended
- Attractive variegated foliage
- Critically endangered
- Very showy bright yellow flowers
Ruellia noctiflora
Moist wildflower meadow
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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, Flowers open at night
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Habitat, Wet flatwoods and bogs
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Did You Know?, Pollinated by Sphinx moths
- Sometime grows horozontially
- Excellent edible fruit
- Smaller stature
- Will not tolerate frost
- Beautiful, natural globe shape
Gelsemium sempervirens
Climbs by twining.
Train on a fence or arbor, allow to climb trees. Can be used as a groundcover but does not bloom well with that use.
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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.
Birds attracted to the fruits include warblers, grosbeaks, cardinals, mockinbirds, titmice, chickadees, and thrashers.
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Habitat, Mesic to xeric hardwood forests and upland mixed forests, secondary woods, bluffs, floodplains, flatwoods, ruderal.
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Did You Know?, Aroma, fragrance, Showy flowers, Interesting foliage
Flowers attract bees and butterflies. Bees include Habropoda laboriosa, Bornbus griseocollis, B
- Fruit attracts wildlife
- Majestic, sprawling canopy
- Requires protection from strong winds
- Medium stature
- Tiered branches
- Formal, old-world appearance
