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Pinus palustris
Highly tolerant of fire once established. Shade tree. Woodland tree.
  • Rapid growth
  • Dark green leaves
  • Colorful new leafs
  • Requires shade when young
  • Majestic, sprawling canopy
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Ilex opaca var. arenicola
Specimen plant. Slow growing.
  • Prominant gray-olive crownshaft
  • Colorful older leaves
  • Recently classified invasive
  • Unusually shaped, asymmetrical tree
  • Somewhat drought tolerant
  • Unique, sweet, almond-like flavor
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Chiococca alba
Nice blog article by Florida Wildflower Foundation. Background plant somewhere between a shrub and vine in character.
  • Often hosts orchids, ferns and bromiliads
  • Does best in warmer areas of South Florida
  • Attractive blue-green to silver leaflets
  • Sprawling and informal shrub
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Baptisia simplicifolia
This plant is a legume and its roots have nitrogen-fixing nodules on them. It is useful on nutrient poor soils. Baptisia simplicifolia is a Florida endemic and is listed as Threatened by the FDACS. Treat as a small shrub even though this is not woody or use as a background plant in a wildflower garden.
  • Towering
  • Flowers profusely year round
  • Tropical silhouette
  • Fragrant clusters of flowers in fall
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Symphyotrichum dumosum
Wildflower garden, meadow.
  • Not a true pine
  • Will not tolerate frost
  • Massive, nutrient-dense edible fruit
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Quercus velutina
Shade tree. Forest tree.
  • Unique flowers, with petals like banana peels
  • Not a true pine
  • Deciduous
  • Unique and prized
  • Wonderfully fragrant at night
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Psychotria ligustrifolia
Specimen or hedge plant.
  • Extremely versatile
  • Distinctive-looking fruit with spiked exterior
  • Beautiful rounded canopy
  • Majestic and graceful
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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
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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
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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
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Polystichum acrostichoides
The range of this species includes much of eastern North America up into southern Canada.  Its occurrence in Florida is sparse with appropriate substrate likely being the primary determining factor. Treasure if you have it. Good for rock gardens and shade gardens as an understory plant.
  • No longer recommended
  • Highly wind tolerant
  • Stately and uncommon
  • Unusual stilt roots
  • Beloved in South Florida
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Vallesia antillana
It is listed as endangered by the state of Florida and as critically imperiled in South Florida by The Institute for Regional Conservation. Specimen shrub. Foliage is shiny, attractive. Grown mostly for its interesting, translucent fruits.
  • Lush, dense shade tree
  • Beloved in South Florida
  • Deciduous
  • Highly wind tolerant
  • Highly salt tolerant
  • Underutilized
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Silene catesbaei
Rare and listed as endangered. Please obtain this plant only from reputable native plant nurseries or friends -- do not harvest from the wild. Little is known about the culture of this species. Other Silene species do well if divided at the crown during the winter every few years. Groundcover.
  • Uniquely shaped with a muscular look
  • Showy reddish peeling bark
  • Produces aromatic flowers year-round
  • Available multi-stalked
  • Somewhat salt tolerant
  • Can be kept narrow
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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
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Dirca palustris
The common name refers to the pliable twigs. Use as a border plant, foundation plant, or understory shrub in a shady, moist setting.
  • Showy display of fruit
  • Thrives only briefly, about 1 year
  • Attractive tiered canopy
  • Ringed trunk
  • Prominent pale green crownshaft
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Crataegus flava
Specimen plant, screen plantings, sometimes with unusual or weeping form.
  • Elegant appearance
  • Tall and stately
  • Showy reddish peeling bark
  • Stately and uncommon
  • Lovely dark green, shiny leaves