Listed as Endangered in Florida. Please acquire only from reputable nurseries. The US range is limited to Florida. Globally, it is also found in the West Indies. Accent shrub, screen plant if used as a hedge.

Very easily grown. Flowers are fairly small but very numerous. Plant on a trellis or fence.

Informal shady semi-shady gardens.

Primarily useful for coastal restoration projects.

Rare. Listed by the FACS as Threatened.  Please acquire only from reputable dalers with appropriate permits. Screen or buffer plant. Specimen shrub.

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

Understory shrub.

The distribution mimics the distribution of steepheads, a stream/valley system that originates in a very steep-headed ravine where the water seeps out of the ground to form a stream, and the headwall gradually moves uphill due to the water exiting the ground undermining it. Screen or specimen plant in shady wet settings.

Hedges, screens.

Moist wildflower garden.

Called elephant's foot because of the flat basal leaf formation. Meadows and wildflower gardens.

Use as a specimen plant or understory tree. May be single or multi-stemmed.

One of the authors has had this plant for years in central Florida, but she and at least some others have not seen it bloom here. Another is in north Florida, and it blooms for her. Wildflower beds. This can be a large plant and it will multiply, so give it space.

This is one of Florida's more widespread spiderlilies. It is sometimes seen in roadside ditches. It is feasible to transplant this species if a plant rescue is needed. However note, a permit may be required. Retain it if in its natural setting. Plant in a moist setting.