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Psychotria ligustrifolia
Specimen or hedge plant.
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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, Birds and other animals use the fruits
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Habitat, Tropocal hammocks, pine flatwoods.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers, Showy fruits, Interesting foliage
Attracts bees and wasps, some flies, and other pollinators.
- Extremely versatile
- Distinctive-looking fruit with spiked exterior
- Beautiful rounded canopy
- Majestic and graceful
Chiococca alba
Nice blog article by Florida Wildflower Foundation.
Background plant somewhere between a shrub and vine in character.
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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, Weak--needs support. Can be aggressive in the home landscape.
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Wildlife, Birds and other wildlife consume fruit.
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Habitat, Coastal hammocks, pine rocklands, coastal flats, disturbed forest edges.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers, Showy fruits
Larval host for the Miami blue butterfly (Cyclargus thomasi) and Snowberry clearwing moth (Hemaris diffinis).
Attracts a
- Often hosts orchids, ferns and bromiliads
- Does best in warmer areas of South Florida
- Attractive blue-green to silver leaflets
- Sprawling and informal shrub
Colubrina elliptica
Small specimen tree or large shrub. Background edge and screen plantings.
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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, Tropical rockland hammock.
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Did You Know?, Interesting foliage
Attracts abundant insects including bees, wasps, butterflies, and diurnal moths. The species is considered a honey plant, furnish
- Cornerstone plant in South Florida
- Showy creamy white flowers
- Massive stature
- Silvery blue-green fronds
Ximenia americana
May be semi-parasitic on the roots of other plants which makes it challenging to grow. Best planted near a potential host such as an oak. May die back
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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, Has thorns.
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Wildlife, Birds and other wildlife will eat the fruit.
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Habitat, Scrub, xeric hammocks, swamps.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers, Showy fruits, Thorns
Attracts pollinators, especially bees. Documented bees in clude Agapostemon splendens, Augochloropsis sumptuosa,
- Stunning
- Wide umbrella-shaped canopy
- Medium stature
- Produces aromatic flowers year-round
- Narrow canopy
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
Allow to climb on trellis, trees, or building masonry. The tendrils of Virginia creeper are tipped with adhesive-like disks that gives the vine the ab
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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, It should not be allowed to climb painted surfaces because this same adhesive-like material will bond to the surface and likely damage the paint . Thi
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Wildlife, Fruits eaten by a variety of birds and small mammals. Also used for shelter.
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Habitat, Dry-moist sites. Hammocks, riverine forests, coastal sites, flatwoods, thickets, disturbed woods.
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Did You Know?, Fall color
Pollinated by bees and other pollinators. Bees documented visiting this species include Colletes nudus, Augochloropsis metallica, Megachi
- Narrow crown
- Does best in cooler areas of South Florida
- Moderately slow growth
- Massive, breathtaking and impressive
- Magnificent
