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Spanish Stopper

Eugenia foetida

Used as a foundation or hedge plant. Large shrub to small tree. Can also be used as a specimen plant.

Swollen, succulent branches
Produces aromatic flowers year-round
Somewhat salt tolerant
Tall and stately
Pyramidal crown
Bright red fruits

Bush Aster

Symphyotrichum dumosum

Wildflower garden, meadow.

Not a true pine
Will not tolerate frost
Massive, nutrient-dense edible fruit

West Indian Cherry

Prunus myrtifolia

Listed as Threatened by the FDACS. Specimen tree, edge plant, or part of a clump of trees.

Attractive dark green leaves
Wind tolerant
Highly salt tolerant
Attractive symmetrical appearance
Dense attractive foliage

Scrub Oak

Quercus inopina

Endemic to the sand ridges of central and northern peninsular Florida. Forms a thicket with many sprouts from underground stems.

Available multi-stalked
Tall and stately
Narrow crown
Somewhat drought tolerant

Loblolly-bay

Gordonia lasianthus

Makes a good specimen tree or a cluster of in wet areas along margins of lakes and ponds. This tree is columnar in form and can make a formal-looking plant near an entryway.

Heavy feeder
Attractive contrast between flowers and foliage
Beloved in South Florida

Bartram's Ixia

Calydorea caelestina

This is an endangered species. Please do not steal from the wild. Mostly grown as a curiosity as it is an early morning bloomer and nearly invisible when not in flower. Grow in a wildflower garden.

Attractive silver-gray foliage
Can be trimmed into manicured shapes
Narrow canopy
Recently classified invasive
Massive, breathtaking and impressive

Prairie-clover

Dalea feayi

Foliage has a strong minty smell. Dry wildflower garden.

Bright red fruits
Long-lived perennial
Delicious edible fruit