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Ilex glabra
Rarely planted. Good background plant. Can make a good screen. Becomes scraggly if overly shaded, but may be trimmed back for bushier growth. Clonal.
  • Slow Growth
  • Massive stature when mature
  • Majestic
  • Highly wind tolerant
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Swietenia mahagoni
Listed as Threatened by the Florida FDACS. Host plant for mahogony mistletoe,Phoradendron rubrum, which is listed as Endangered by the Florida FDAS. There are reports that this tree is becoming invasive in southern Florida in some areas beyond its natural range. Street tree. Yard and park shade tree.
  • Width often exceeds height
  • Smaller stature
  • Sprawling and informal shrub
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Lonicera sempervirens
Coral honeysuckle's bark exfoliates. Climbs by twining Given a trellis or fence this plant makes a great hedge. It can also make a good groundcover though it will not bloom as well as it does with support. Expect this plant to be evergreen in most of Florida but deciduous in colder areas.
  • Raised diamond-shaped trunk pattern
  • Swollen, succulent branches
  • Mostly bare in the coldest months
  • Stately and uncommon
  • Showy creamy white flowers
  • Prominent blue-gray crownshaft
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Amyris elemifera
Fragrant. Noted for its 3-parted glossy leaves. Can be used as as a specimen plant, screen, or possibly a hedge.
  • Huge extremely fragrant flowers
  • Cold tolerant
  • Highly nutritious fruit
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Asclepias lanceolata
Don't confuse this native with the non-native tropical or scarlet milkweed (Asclepias curassavica), that is often sold in big box stores, which has red and yellow flowers. Wet wildflower garden.
  • Narrow crown
  • Fragrant clusters of flowers in fall
  • Easy/Carefree
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Cartrema americanum
Fragrant. Evergreen screen, evergreen shrub to small tree.
  • Prolific fruiter
  • Iconic symbol of the south
  • Excellent small to medium hedge
  • Clusters of tubular flowers
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Helianthus radula
Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water. Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray
  • Not as popular as it once was
  • Showy creamy white flowers
  • Highly nutritious fruit
  • Relatively compact and narrow canopy
  • Striking silhouette
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Bidens mitis
May be annual or perennial depending on weather. Moist wildflower gardens
  • Medium stature
  • Attractive glossy leaves
  • Unique foliage
  • Rare, despite being a South Florida native
  • Delicious edible fruit