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Gulf Cordgrass

Spartina spartinae

Primarily useful for coastal restoration projects.

Ringed trunk
Colorful fall foliage
Ideal with Mediterranean architecture
Adequate moisture required
Distinctive-looking fruit with spiked exterior

Deerberry

Vaccinium stamineum

Specimen shrub. Fine foliage. Does well adjacent to structures or woods.

Slow Growth
Excellent small hedge
Abundance of orange-red flowers in summer
Showy creamy white flowers

Flag Pawpaw

Asimina obovata

Understory shrub.

Tall and romantic
Relatively uncommon in South Florida
Beautiful rounded canopy

Florida Privet

Forestiera segregata

Hedges, screens.

Formal appearance
Classic Southern tree
Unique flowers, with petals like banana peels

Silky Dogwood

Cornus amomum

Has considerable winter interest as its bark is smooth and red. Wet site hedge, wet site specimen plant especially if a clump is suitable.Rarely planted but considerable value especially in areas where most shrubs are bare during the winter.

Thick branching into attractive silouttes
Wonderfully fragrant
Attracts butterflies and bees

Wild-tamarind

Lysiloma latisiliquum

It's a legume, so nitrogen fixation may help it survive in low nutrient soils. Fast growing. Shade tree. Attractive for its lacy foliage. Does well as a street tree.

Stout, swollen trunk
Delicious edible fruit
Prominant gray-olive crownshaft
Prominent blue-gray crownshaft
Unique, stout pineapple-like trunk when young
Attracts butterflies