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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

Fragrant Ladies'-tresses

Spiranthes odorata

The published gardening lore says "part-sun" -- where I have seen this growing in nature, it has been in shade. Bog gardens. Wet meadows. Moist native gardens.

Can be grown indoors
Unique swollen blue-green to silver trunk
Highly versatile

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