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All Of South Florida Except The Keys South Of Lake O And Coastal Areas Clear all
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Quercus marilandica
Small to medium tree often with somewhat scruffy form. Retain in a natural setting if present.
  • Intoxicating fragrance
  • Thrives only briefly, about 1 year
  • Very fast growth rate
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Consolea corallicola
This is an ENDANGERED plant (listed both Florida and US). Please acquire this endemic plant only from a reputable source. One of several cactus species that is attacked by the cactus moth, Cactoblastis cactorum, which arrived in Florida in 1989, and this invasive species has become a serious threat to the diversity and abundance of Consolea corallicola and Opuntia cacti in North America. Specimen plant
  • Prominent pale green crownshaft
  • Available single or multi-stalked
  • Slender and elegant
  • Stunning and colorful while in bloom
  • Wind tolerant
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Crinum americanum
This is a wetland plant, but it will do well once established in a moist garden setting. Moist wildflower gardens. Easily grown along streams.
  • Easily trimmed for smaller spaces
  • Elegant
  • Adequate fertalization required
  • Tall and romantic
  • Can be trimmed into manicured shapes
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Ilex opaca var. arenicola
Specimen plant. Slow growing.
  • Prominant gray-olive crownshaft
  • Colorful older leaves
  • Recently classified invasive
  • Unusually shaped, asymmetrical tree
  • Somewhat drought tolerant
  • Unique, sweet, almond-like flavor
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Hypericum tetrapetalum
Moist wildflower garden.
  • Produces aromatic flowers year-round
  • Prominant olive crownshaft, slightly buldging
  • Smaller stature
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Thelypteris spp.
These are generally moist site ferns though some (T. kunthii, T. ovata) grow in mesic uplands. Most are similar in appearance, and all will grow in a moist, shady garden setting. Most are adaptable and easy to grow. Groundcover recommended for natural landscapes and habitat restoration.
  • Tiered branches
  • Very showy bright yellow flowers
  • Will not tolerate frost
  • Somewhat salt tolerant
  • Formal, old-world appearance
  • Elegant and stately
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Psychotria ligustrifolia
Specimen or hedge plant.
  • Extremely versatile
  • Distinctive-looking fruit with spiked exterior
  • Beautiful rounded canopy
  • Majestic and graceful
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Cardiospermum corindum
Blooms all year. Recruits readily in the garden from seed. Primarily recommended for natural landscapes and habitat restorations. Also butterfly gardens.
  • Lovely dark green, shiny leaves
  • Beautiful rounded dense canopy
  • Flowers profusely year round
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Symphyotrichum dumosum
Wildflower garden, meadow.
  • Not a true pine
  • Will not tolerate frost
  • Massive, nutrient-dense edible fruit
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Physostegia leptophylla
Water gardens and pond edges.  Moist wildflower gardens.
  • Formal, old-world appearance
  • Not recommended
  • Huge extremely fragrant flowers
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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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Lantana depressa var. depressa
This is a rare South Florida native that has entered the nursery trade. A major concern is hybridization with Lantana strigocamara, a multicolored invasive exotic. Due to the potential hybridization, it is best to acquire L. depress var. depressa only, and it is best to acquire it from a native plant nursery, not a big box store. Small, low-growing border plant, specimen plant in a flower garden. Fairly slow growing. Flowers range from bright yellow to white with a yellow center -- never becoming multicolored with age.
  • Forms an open canopy
  • Lovely dark green, shiny leaves
  • Attractive mottled bark
  • Narrow canopy
  • Beautiful rounded dense canopy
  • Wonderfully fragrant, carries a great distance
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Myrcia neopallens
Foliage may be fragrant. Listed as Threatened by the state of Florida.  Please acquire only from reputable suppliers with appropriate permits and licenses. Useful as a screen or hedge plant. Typically used in natural landscapes. Used for dense foliage and shiny leaves.
  • Striking silhouette
  • Cold tolerant
  • Attracts butterflies
  • Highly nutritious fruit
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Quercus chapmanii
This is a small clonal oak that can be used in a thicket as a screen.
  • Colorful fall foliage
  • Stunning during brief late spring bloom
  • Self-shedding fronds
  • Prominant olive crownshaft, slightly buldging
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Chiococca alba
Nice blog article by Florida Wildflower Foundation. Background plant somewhere between a shrub and vine in character.
  • Often hosts orchids, ferns and bromiliads
  • Does best in warmer areas of South Florida
  • Attractive blue-green to silver leaflets
  • Sprawling and informal shrub
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Prunus myrtifolia
Listed as Threatened by the FDACS. Specimen tree, edge plant, or part of a clump of trees.
  • Attractive dark green leaves
  • Wind tolerant
  • Highly salt tolerant
  • Attractive symmetrical appearance
  • Dense attractive foliage
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Clusia rosea
This Florida native has been introduced into Hawaii where it is extremely invasive. In fact, it has earned the distinction of being listed in the Global Compendium of Weeds. In Florida, it is known to naturalize into areas near where it has been planted.   Avoiding the use of this in landscape settings where it could escape is recommended. Specimen tree. Flowers are open at night.
  • Showy fall color
  • Showy creamy white flowers
  • Lovely dark green, shiny leaves
  • Width often exceeds height
  • Wonderfully fragrant at night
  • Dark green leaves
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Gaillardia pulchella
It is difficult to know the native range of this plant in Florida as it has been widely planted on roadsides across much of the state at least since the 1700s. Cultivated flower beds, roadside wildflower plantings, wildflower garden. Typically grown as an annual though some plants may persist for several years.
  • Attractive silver-gray foliage
  • Tiered branches
  • Showy red berries
  • Native
  • Lovely dark green, shiny leaves
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Alvaradoa amorphoides
This is listed as an ENDANGERED by the State of Florida An excellent accent shrub or small tree with open, spreading crown. Attractive fine textured, thin leaves and long, hanging spikes of flowers. Dioecious with male and female flowers on separate plants.
  • Attractive glossy leaves
  • Raised diamond-shaped trunk pattern
  • Silvery blue-green fronds
  • Elegant appearance
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Vaccinium arboreum
A profuse bloomer. Use for natural landscapes and wildlife habitat areas. Does well under a high pine canopy.
  • Unusual deep green leaves with bronze underside
  • Relatively uncommon in South Florida
  • Very slow growth
  • Striking and exotic
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Helianthus spp.
For best results, use species naturally found in your area Wildflower garden. Most species bloom best if in light shade or sun, though it does depend on species.
  • Does poorly in very wet soil
  • Handsome
  • Lovely dark green, shiny leaves
  • Tropical silhouette