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Wisteria frutescens
Less aggressive growth than similar Asian species. Blooms only on new wood. At least one cultivar has white flowers.
Good trellis, post or fence vine
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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, Foliage palatable to deer.
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Habitat, Floodplains, gum swamps, upland thickets.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers, Interesting foliage
Attracts pollinators.
Larval host for silver spotted skipper (Epargyreus clarus) and long-tailer skipper (Urbanus
- Colorful older leaves
- Massive stature when mature
- Unique, fern-like leaves
Ilex ambigua
Plant as a small understory tree. Good as a general background plant that is appropriate to wildlife.
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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, It's dioecious; so make sure you have at least one male plant in the vicinity to produce berries on the females.
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Wildlife, Fruits are eaten by birds and small mammals.
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Habitat, Dry hammocks, sandhills, scrub, dunes.
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Did You Know?, Showy fruits
Bees pollinate flowers.
- Moderately slow growth
- Attractive flowers, typically deep orange
- Critically endangered
- Stunning
Sagittaria graminea
Often in water.
Use in water gardens or along the shallow edges of ponds.
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Tolerance, Tolerant of inundation with brackish water
Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray
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Wildlife, Fruit is eaten by birds and other wildlife.
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Habitat, Wet prairie, cypress swamps.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Attracts various pollinators.
- Very rare
- Dark green leaves
- Beautiful rounded canopy
- Huge extremely fragrant flowers
- Highly wind tolerant
Ipomoea pes-caprae subsp. brasiliensis
Seeds float and can be dispersed by water. Noted as a sand stabilizer being one of the first plants to colonize active dunes. Pan-tropical.
Makes a n
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Tolerance, Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water.
High. Can tolerate significant and ongoing amounts of salty wind and salt spray without i
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Habitat, Beach dunes.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers, Interesting foliage
Attracts insects, especially bees.
- Uncommon edible fruit
- Relatively uncommon in South Florida
- Showy clusters orange-yellow fruits in spring
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
Coreopsis nudata
This is one of the few pink tickseeds.
Wet garden areas. This species will persist only if conditions remain moist.
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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, Wet roadside swales, savannas, bogs, cypress ponds.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Attracts butterflies and pollinators.
- No longer recommended
- Highly wind tolerant
- Pineapple-like showy fruits (female plants)
- Critically endangered
Prunus myrtifolia
Listed as Threatened by the FDACS.
Specimen tree, edge plant, or part of a clump of trees.
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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, Primarily dispersed by birds but other animals also eat the fruit.
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Habitat, Tropical rockland hammock, pine rockland.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers, Interesting foliage
Pollinated by bees.
- Attractive dark green leaves
- Wind tolerant
- Highly salt tolerant
- Attractive symmetrical appearance
- Dense attractive foliage
