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Obedient Plant

Physostegia purpurea

Moist wildflower garden, wetland garden.

Swollen, succulent branches
Does poorly oceanside
Fast growth
Very full crown
Attractive variegated foliage

Creeping Leafstalk Grass

Pharus lappulaceus

Listed as Endangered in Florida. Also found in Central and South America and parts of the Caribbean. This species has only recently begun to be cultivated in Florida. Expect this information to be upgraded as more is learned. Right now the only native nursery that we know of that is growing this species is Green Isles Gardens near Clermont, FL.

Stately and uncommon
Thick branching into attractive silouttes
Massive stature

Tampa Vervain

Glandularia tampensis

Naturally very rare. Please acquire only from reputable sources. Usualliy said to be perennial, but may not get past the first year. Wildflower garden.

Beautiful rounded dense canopy
Not recommended
Attractive blue-green to silver leaflets
Self-shedding fronds
Beautiful, natural globe shape

Milkbark

Drypetes diversifolia

It is listed as Endangered by the state of Florida. Shade tree. Can be used as a specimen tree for its light colored bark. Slow growing.

Excellent small to medium hedge
Stout, swollen trunk
Heavy feeder
Distinctive-looking fruit with spiked exterior
Beautiful shiny green leaves

Mountain Laurel

Kalmia latifolia

Specimen plant or natural background screen.

Can be trimmed into manicured shapes
Attractive silver-gray foliage
Available multi-stalked
No longer recommended
Medium stature