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Carphephorus carnosus
Endemic to Florida. Wildflower garden,
  • Recently classified invasive
  • Extremely popular
  • Bright red fruits
  • Requires protection from strong winds
  • Flowers year round
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Calamintha coccinea
Short lived. Rarely grown as it is difficult to establish. Retain it in the landscape if is is occurring naturally.
  • Attractive contrast between flowers and foliage
  • Can be kept narrow
  • Very showy clusters of flowers
  • Can be grown indoors
  • Symmetrical shape
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Zigadenus glaberrimus
Moist wildflower garden, especially acidic gardens oriented toward sphagnum, pitcher plants, and similar bog species.
  • Recently classified invasive
  • Pleasant rounded shape
  • Often draped with Spanish moss
  • Smaller stature
  • Stunning long emerald crownshaft
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Woodwardia areolata
This colony-forming fern is well-behaved in the landscape. Use as a groundcover in moist areas, rain gardens, or bioswales.
  • Edible, healthy fruit
  • Unusual deep green leaves with bronze underside
  • Excellent small hedge
  • Moderately slow growth
  • Elegant and stately
  • Compact size
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Helianthus debilis subsp. vestitus
Despite the appearance of the county-based range map, the actual range is limited to the coastal areas. Wildflower garden. Groundcover.
  • Fruit eaten by birds
  • Extremely popular
  • Swollen, succulent branches
  • Raised diamond-shaped trunk pattern
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Amorpha fruticosa
Multistemmed shrub that can form small thickets. Plant as a screen, hedge, or background plant.
  • Requires shade when young
  • Colorful older leaves
  • Symmetrical shape
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Bacopa monnieri
Low ground-hugging ground cover in restoration areas, in ditches, and on wetland edges.
  • Year-round blooms
  • Killed by citrus greening (HLB)
  • Tall and romantic
  • Wind tolerant
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Iris verna var. smalliana
Noted for fragrance. Casual shade garden. It spreads, so eventually acts as a groundcover.
  • Stunning
  • Wonderfully fragrant, carries a great distance
  • Arched, recurving fronds
  • Colorful older leaves
  • Slow Growth
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Saururus cernuus
Both the common and scientific genus names refer to the lizard-like shape of the drooping flower head. This is a wetland plant. It can form dense patches making good groundcover in wet areas.
  • Fragrant in the evening
  • Tall and romantic
  • Pyramidal crown
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Neptunia pubescens
Not widely grown. Groundcover.
  • Long-lasting year-round blooms
  • Will not tolerate frost
  • Prominent pale green crownshaft