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Bellwort

Uvularia spp.

All bellworts that occur in Florida are rare. Please do not transplant from the wild unless there is imminent danger of site destruction (permits may be required). Retain if present in the landscape. Makes a nice spring wildflower in a wooded setting. Can be allowed to naturalize.

Showy fall color
Not a true jasmine
Handsome
Unique swollen blue-green to silver trunk

Soapwort Gentian

Gentiana saponaria

The range of this plant barely makes it into Florida and only 2 locations have been documented. It is not rare in states to the north. Garden flower for wet sites. Blooms in late summer-early fall.

Prominant olive crownshaft, slightly buldging
Unique foliage and silhouette
Iconic symbol of the south
Highly nutritious fruit

Blue Sage

Salvia azurea

Wildflower garden, suitable for naturalizing.

Requires high humidity
Fruit eaten by birds
Magnificent showy flowers in summer
Unusually shaped, asymmetrical tree
Highly salt tolerant

Hairy Leafcup

Smallanthus uvedalia

Good plant for pollinators, esp. in the back of the garden

Requires ample space and light
Very rare
Slender trunk, 4" in diameter
Long-lasting year-round blooms