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Persea humilis
Do not plant this plant unless you are absolutely sure that it is not infected by laurel wilt disease.  In general, this small bay seems to be escaping its ravages. Nice specimen plant. Slow growing.
  • Decorative diamond-shaped trunk pattern
  • Very fast growth rate
  • Attractive light to medium green crownshaft
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Oenothera laciniata
As the name infers, the flowers of this plant open at night. Once the sun starts coming up, the flowers will begin to wilt. By night fall the flowers are spent. Can be grown as a groundcover but probably best welcomed into a multi-species planting where its flowers bring color to an planting of low greenery.
  • Sprawling and informal shrub
  • Prominant olive crownshaft
  • Available single or multi-stalked
  • Long-lasting year-round blooms
  • Not a true pine
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Rhododendron minus var. chapmanii
Endemic to Florida Listed as Endangered by the USFWS and FL Specimen plant. Screen plant. Can be grown in a mass under trees.
  • Killed by citrus greening (HLB)
  • Elegant and compact
  • Colorful new leafs
  • Excellent edible fruit
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Arnoglossum ovatum
The entire state excepting the keys falls within the range of this plant which extends from North Carolina to Texas.   Herbarium specimens document occurrence, at least sporatically, throughout the peninsula but not in the Florida keys.  Counties without documented specimens are ones with heavy urbanization, dominance by unsuitable habitats, intensive farming or silviculture, or generally a lack of public access for botanizing. Moist meadows
  • Requires occassional fertalization
  • Attractive mottled bark
  • Cold tolerant
  • Lovely deep green, glossy leaves
  • Slender and elegant
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Nephrolepis biserrata
This fern is listed as Threatened by the FDACS.  Where is it, however, it is highly robust. Borders, groundcover on wooded edges. This is a very tall fern, so best planted toward the back of a garden.
  • Somewhat salt tolerant
  • No longer recommended
  • Available single or multi-stalked
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Helianthus debilis subsp. debilis
To avoid introgression with other H. debilis subspecies, do not grow them in a common garden. Ground cover in sandy, open environments.
  • Decorative diamond-shaped trunk pattern
  • Rare and unique
  • Completely bare in winter
  • Compact size
  • Wonderfully fragrant at night
  • Stunning during brief late spring bloom
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Osmundastrum cinnamomeum
Called cinnamon fern because of the color of its fertile fronds. In Florida it sends up its fertile fronds in the spring and fall; farther north in its large range, the fertile fronds only emerge in the spring. Useful as a specimen in moist areas and in rain gardens or bioswales. Its urn shape and orange spore producing fertile leaves make this fern attractive as an individual specimen in areas that have adequate moisture. Large size and grace are its principal appeal. Evergreen in south-central FL. Deciduous in north FL.
  • Unique swollen blue-green to silver trunk
  • Magnificent
  • Excellent small to medium hedge
  • Attractive shade tree
  • Beautiful shiny green leaves
  • Attractive flowers, typically deep orange
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Lyonia lucida
Difficult to transplant. Clonal. May be used as a hedge and takes to pruning.
  • Narrow crown
  • Sprawling and informal shrub
  • Drought tolerant
  • Beautiful rounded canopy
  • Requires occassional fertalization
  • Prominant olive crownshaft
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Lupinus perrenis
It can be difficult to maintain habitat for this plant.  Keeping the competition down seems to be critical (mow, burn, etc.). We know of no Florida nursery carrying this. Wildflower garden, formal garden
  • Requires shade when young
  • Dense, full crown
  • Arched, recurving fronds
  • Unique flowers, with petals like banana peels
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Coreopsis nudata
This is one of the few pink tickseeds. Wet garden areas. This species will persist only if conditions remain moist.
  • No longer recommended
  • Highly wind tolerant
  • Pineapple-like showy fruits (female plants)
  • Critically endangered
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Hibiscus coccineus
Its deeply divided leaves look somewhat like marijuana leaves(Cannabis spp.). Specimen plant in moist areas. There is also a white-flowered variant.
  • Attractive variegated foliage
  • Tiered branches
  • Abundance of orange-red flowers in summer
  • Elegant
  • Often hosts orchids, ferns and bromiliads