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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
Quercus chapmanii
This is a small clonal oak that can be used in a thicket as a screen.
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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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Wildlife, Valued by the Florida scrub-jay for its acorns which are relatively low in tanins
Used by woodpeckers and wild turkey
Valued by squirrels, racoons and
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Habitat, Scrub, dunes, scrubby flatwoods, scrubby high pine.
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Did You Know?, Fall color
Larval host plant for Horace's duskywing Erynnis horatius), Juvenal's duskywing (Erynnis juvenalois), red-banded hairstreak (Calycopis cec
- Colorful fall foliage
- Stunning during brief late spring bloom
- Self-shedding fronds
- Prominant olive crownshaft, slightly buldging
Passiflora incarnata
The name 'passion' is a reference to the crucifixion of Jesus of Nazareth. Parts of the flower are said to resemble instruments used during the crucif
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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, This plant spreads via stoloniferous rhizomes just beneath the ground surface. In areas with loose sand or mulch it can spread like wildflower sprouti
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Wildlife, The young tendrils of purple passionvine are eaten by wild turkey. Wildlife eat the fruits.
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Habitat, Disturbed, brushy areas or disturbed upland hardwood forest, sandhill and scrub.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers, Showy fruits, Interesting foliage
Purple passionflower is larval host plant for numerous butterfly species, including Gulf Fritillary
- Formal appearance
- Beloved in South Florida
- Ringed trunk
- Fruit attracts wildlife
- Formal, old-world appearance
Ipomoea hederifolia
The flowers are smaller than on most other native morning-glories, but they are attractive.
Grow on fence or trellis.
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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.
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Habitat, Dry disturbed sites.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Attracts larger butterflies such as swallowtails and fritillaries. Predominantly self-pollinated.
- Unique, stout pineapple-like trunk when young
- Prominant olive crownshaft
- Self-shedding fronds
