Cover plant, hedge plant, screen.

The range of this species includes much of eastern North America.  This orchid is found through much of Florida, especially north Florida.   State Threatened.  Please acquire only from reputable sources. Bog garden. This is a very site-specific plant that will grow well in seepage settings. Typically grown with other specialists such as pitcher plants.

Edible. Primarily recommended for natural landscapes and habitat restorations. Grown by enthusiasts.

An important sand dune stabilizer. Groundcover in sandy areas. Used for dune stabilization. Fast growing.

Spicy smell to crushed foliage. Florida is at the southern end of the range for this species, and the range is likely disjoint with the species occurring in areas where appropriate drainage conditions (seepy) are common. Naturalistic settings and informal wet hammock settings.

An important sand stabilizer in the pioneer zone of beach dunes and can tolerate occasional flooding by sea water. Use as a groundcover in moist coastal settings.

Not typically available commercially. One (P. tenuifolius) in the panhandle,the other on the peninsula.  P. tenuifolius is almost endemic (there is an outlying documented occurrence in Alabama).  It is listed as Threatened. The other (P. grandifolia) is endemic and occurs mostly in the peninsula. Wildflower garden.

Wetland pond edges.