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Berlandiera subacaulis
Even small plants can have large tap roots that run deep, but are easily transplanted.
Endemic to Florida.
Small specimen plant or groundcover.
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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, dry flatwoods, upland mixed forests, ruderal sites.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Attracts many different kinds of pollinators - bees, wasps, and butterflies.
- Falls over easily, may require staking
- Bright red fruits
- Prominent blue-gray crownshaft
- Salt tolerant
Juncus roemerianus
Salt marsh restoration. Not a good choice for most landscape uses.
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Tolerance, Tolerant of frequent or regular inundation (usually areas with tidal inundation)
High. Can tolerate significant and ongoing amounts of salty wind and
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Wildlife, Used by birds for nesting and food.
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Habitat, Salt marsh.
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Did You Know?, Interesting foliage
- Thick branching into attractive silouttes
- Clusters of tubular flowers
- Breathtaking
- Elegant and compact
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
Pinus glabra
This is one of the few pines that grows naturally in shade.
Shade tree. Forest tree.
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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, Birds, squirrels and other animals eat the seeds.
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Habitat, Mesic to hydric slopes, riverine floodplain forests, fertile mixed upland hardwood forests.
- Stout, swollen trunk
- Massive stature
- Can be trimmed into manicured shapes
- Flowers profusely year round
Eugenia axillaris
Fruits are edible.
Hedge or screen.
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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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Considertions, Some say that it has a skunky odor, others cannot smell it.
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Wildlife, Provides cover for wildlife (https://www.regionalconservation.org/).
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Habitat, Coastal hammocks.
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Did You Know?, Aroma, fragrance, Showy flowers, Interesting foliage, Hurricane wind resistance
Attracts pollinators, especially bees and moths.
Larval host for tant
- Clusters of tubular flowers
- Does poorly oceanside
- Susceptible to breakage, even in moderate winds
