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Chamaecyparis thyoides
The natural distribution in Florida is predominantly related to soil and drainage conditions.  If you provide them, it should grow successfully from L , 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 , Wildlife, Provides cover for birds and mammals.  Attracts deer and squirrels.  Deer browse can be so intense as to limit survival of saplings. , Habitat, Forested seepage areas, swamps, low stream banks , Did You Know?, Interesting foliage
  • Width often exceeds height
  • Cold tolerant
  • Very rare
  • Ideal with Mediterranean architecture
  • Elegant
  • Year-round blooms
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Achillea millefolium
Can be grown as a groundcover. This is a species on the southern limits of its range in North Florida.  Its known occurrence (ISB 2020) is sparse in F , Tolerance, Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water. Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray , Considertions, In Florida, basal leaves are typically visible during the winter. , Wildlife, Several cavity-nesting birds use yarrow to line their nests. Adding yarrow to nests may inhibit the growth of parasites. Some small birds eat the seed , Habitat, Ruderal. , Did You Know?, Showy flowers, Interesting foliage Attracts butterflies, bees, and other insect pollinators. Attracts bees and butterflies. Larval host for Painted L
  • Beautiful pinwheel flowers, often multicolored
  • Very showy clusters of red flowers
  • Showy display of fruit
  • Prominant olive crownshaft, slightly buldging
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Solidago stricta
Wildflower garden. , Tolerance, Tolerant of occasional/brief inundation such as can occur in storm surges. Some tolerance to salty wind but not direct salt spray. , Habitat, Wet and coastal sites. Coastal scrub. Bogs, hydric and wet mesic flatwoods, ditches, coastal marshes. , Did You Know?, Showy flowers Nectar plant for monarch (Danaus plexippus) and other butterflies.  Attracts pollinators including native bees.  The goldenrod soldier
  • Stout, swollen trunk
  • Excellent choice for narrow spaces
  • Attractive blue-green to silver leaflets
  • Tall and stately
  • Very showy clusters of red flowers
  • Rare, despite being a South Florida native
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Quercus pagoda
The range map for this species suggests that it might occur in the ApalachicolaRiver floodplains even where it had not been documented. Shade tree. T , Tolerance, Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water. Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray , Considertions, Fallen/falling acorns can be a maintenance issue. , Wildlife, Acorns are eaten by woodpeckers, white-breasted nuthatches, blue jays, ducks, small mammals, wild turkeys, white-tailed deer and black bear Provides c , Habitat, Floodplains of large rivers, predominantly the greater Apalachicola River system. , Did You Know?, Hurricane wind resistance Host plant for the banded hairstreak, Edwards' hairstreak, gray hairstreak, white-M hairstreak Horace's duskywing and the J
  • Flowers profusely year round
  • Silvery blue-green fronds
  • Excellent choice for narrow spaces
  • Slender trunk, 4" in diameter
  • Somewhat drought tolerant
  • Long emerald crownshaft
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Ctenium aromaticum
Restoration of savannas. Curiosity in the wildflower garden. , Tolerance, Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water. Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray , Wildlife, Small birds consume seed. , Habitat, Cutthroat seeps, wet flatwoods, savannas. , Did You Know?, Showy fruits it is the larval host plant of arogos skipper (Atrytone arogos) butterflies.
  • Prized scent, used in commercial perfumes
  • Dense attractive foliage
  • Tropical silhouette
  • Stately and uncommon
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Sabatia decandra
Not generally planted.  Likey best saved if present or otherwise enjoyed in the wild. Wildflower in moist areas. , Tolerance, Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water. Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray , Habitat, Wet flatwoods, bogs, cypress swamps, ruderal areas, wet prairie, margins of ponds. , Did You Know?, Showy flowers Likely pollinated by bees.
  • Formal appearance
  • Ringed trunk
  • Majestic, sprawling canopy
  • Lovely dark green, shiny leaves
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Psychotria tenuifolia
Interesting silky-looking foliage. Tallish groundcover in mesic (moist) areas. Can be planted in groupings in shady areas. Despite the name, the leav , 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 , Wildlife, Dispersed by birds. , Habitat, Dry mesic to mesic and hydric hammock, second bottom, shell mounds, floodplains. , Did You Know?, Showy fruits, Interesting foliage Attracts bees and butterflies.
  • Beautiful exotic foliage
  • Attractive mottled bark
  • Narrow enough for tight spaces
  • Damaged by citrus canker
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Sarracenia flava
Found from Alabama (probably also in Mississippi), east into Florida and up the coastal plain to Virginia with occasional outlying populations. Trappi , Tolerance, Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water. Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray , Habitat, Savannas, bogs, seep slopes. Benefits from fire. , Did You Know?, Showy flowers, Showy fruits, Interesting foliage Insectivorous. Larval host for epaulleted pitcher plant moth. A number of insect groups visit the fl
  • Uncommon edible fruit
  • Fruit attracts wildlife
  • Excellent choice for narrow spaces
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Erythronium umbilicatum
This species has a cold requirement. It cannot be grown successfully much south of its native range. Early spring wildflower. Can be planted as a se , Tolerance, Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water. Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray , Habitat, Swamps, floodplains, wet flatwoods, bogs, savannas. , Did You Know?, Showy flowers Supports early pollinators, especially bees (https://gnps.org/plants/dimpled-trout-lily-erythronium-umbilicatum/).
  • Attractive shade tree
  • Elegant
  • Narrow crown
  • Killed by citrus greening (HLB)
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Dyschoriste oblongifolia
Groundcover. , Tolerance, Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water. Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray , Considertions, While tolerant of dry soils, extended extremely dry periods are incompatible with keeping it as a landscape plant. , Habitat, Sandhill, flatwoods, upland mixed forest. , Did You Know?, Showy flowers Larval host plant for common buckeye (Junonia coenia) butterflies Attracts many pollinators, especially bees.
  • Does best in cooler areas of South Florida
  • Produces aromatic flowers year-round
  • Stunning during brief late spring bloom
  • Unique, fern-like leaves
  • Requires high humidity
  • Attractive symmetrical appearance
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Carphephorus corymbosus
Dry meadows. Wildflower gardens. , Tolerance, Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water. Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray , Habitat, Sandhill, scrubby flatwoods, mesic flatwoods. , Did You Know?, Showy flowers Attracts many butterflies (NSIS), bees and other pollinators.  One documented bee is Halictus ligatus (Deyrup et al. 2002).
  • Stunning colorful foliage
  • Excellent small hedge
  • Underutilized
  • Showy red berries
  • Attracts butterflies and bees
  • Salt tolerant
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Rhododendron canescens
Specimen plant, thicket, or natural background plantings. , Tolerance, Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water. Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray , Wildlife, Attracts hummingbirds. , Habitat, Upland hardwood forests, flatwoods, by swamps, bluffs, slope forests, secondary woods. , Did You Know?, Aroma, fragrance, Showy flowers Attracts pollinators, especially bumble bees.
  • Unique flowers, with petals like banana peels
  • Formal, old-world appearance
  • Dense, full crown
  • Excellent small hedge
  • Pyramidal crown
  • Slender and elegant