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Kidneyleaf Rosinweed

Silphium compositum

Wildflower garden.

Attractive glossy leaves
Wonderfully fragrant at night
Unique and prized
Thick branching into attractive silouttes
Striking silhouette

West Coast Dune Sunflower

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

Annual Balms

Dicerandra spp.

All perennial Dicerandra species in Florida a rare and endangered. They appear to be closely related and form hybrid swarms if grown in a common garden. To protect the genetic purity of these rare plants, please do not grown them. Wildflower garden.

Beloved in South Florida
Can be kept narrow
Completely bare in winter
Recently classified invasive
Compact size

Beggarticks

Bidens alba

Many of us think of this is a weed that we allow to grow for its value to insects. Casual settings, especially toward the rear of wildflower gardens

Moderately salt tolerant
Relatively uncommon in South Florida
Attractive blue-green to silver leaflets

Coontie

Zamia integrifolia

Although palm-like in appearance, this is a cycad, a primitive group of non-flowering plants. It is listed as commercially exploited by the state of Florida. Specimen plant or mass planting in border.

Stunning long emerald crownshaft
Falls over easily, may require staking
Imposing stature
Killed by citrus greening (HLB)
Forms an open canopy