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Oakleaf Fleabane

Erigeron quercifolius

Meadow or wildflower garden.

Lovely deep green, glossy leaves
Wind tolerant
Slender trunk, 4" in diameter

Staggerbush

Lyonia fruticosa

Retain if present. Can be used as part of a screen in a dry site setting.

Briefly bare for about a month in the winter
Lovely dark green, shiny leaves
Heavy feeder

Tropical Neptunia

Neptunia pubescens

Not widely grown. Groundcover.

Long-lasting year-round blooms
Will not tolerate frost
Prominent pale green crownshaft

Skyflower

Hydrolea corymbosa

The species is hermaphroditic (monecious), meaning flowers have both male and female reproductive structures on the same plant. This is a near-endemic meaning that it occurs mostly in Florida with a few outlying populations in Georgia and South Carolina. Moist wildflower gardens.

Self-shedding fronds
Very rare
Moderately rapid growth

Winged Sumac

Rhus copallinum

Compound leaf has "wings" of tissue along the leaf-stem (rachis). This is one of the few shrubs that produces brilliant red fall color in much of Florida.

Wind tolerant
Prominent pale green or blue-gray crownshaft
Adequate moisture required
Wonderfully fragrant flowers
Pleasant rounded shape
Does best with periodic fertalization