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Twowing Silverbells

Halesia diptera

Use as a specimen plant or as an understory in a mixed hardwood forest setting. This tree blooms in early spring before the leaves come out.

Attractive light to medium green crownshaft
Attractive dark green leaves
Drought tolerant
Narrow crown

Cluster-spike Indigo-bush

Amorpha herbacea

A second subspecies, Amorpha herbacea subsp. crenulata is Endemic to Dade County. Considered to by Endangered by the State of Florida and by the USFWS. Can be used as a specimen plant in a sunny spot or as a moderately tall wildflower.

Available single or multi-stalked
Delicious edible fruit
Damaged by citrus canker
Fragrant in the evening
Silvery blue-green fronds
Showy clusters orange-yellow fruits in spring

Spruce Pine

Pinus glabra

This is one of the few pines that grows naturally in shade. Shade tree. Forest tree.

Stout, swollen trunk
Massive stature
Can be trimmed into manicured shapes
Flowers profusely year round

Pennyroyal

Piloblephis rigida

This is nearly endemic to Florida (there are a few documented occurrences in southeastern Georgia). Wildflower garden, groundcover.

Attracts butterflies
Long emerald crownshaft
Ringed trunk
Unique foliage and silhouette