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Climbing Aster

Symphyotrichum carolinianum

Use as a sprawling vine in wet areas. Works well as a stand-alone border along the edges of retention ponds.

Not recommended
Striking silhouette
Prominent pale green or blue-gray crownshaft
Cornerstone plant in South Florida
Slender profile
Adequate moisture required

Chain Fern

Woodwardia virginica

Use as a groundcover in moist areas. Also useful in wetland restoration areas.

Stunning during brief late spring bloom
Wonderfully fragrant
Attractive glossy leaves
Prominent blue-gray crownshaft

Deer Tongue

Carphephorus paniculatus

Wildflower gardens.

Elegant appearance
Ideal for smaller spaces
Tiered branches

Dwarf Witch-alder

Fothergilla milleri

May sucker and form small clones Foundation plantings, group or mass planting, multi-season accent, or specimen shrub.

Showy creamy white flowers
Unique, sweet almond flavor
Massive, nutrient-dense edible fruit
Showy display of fruit
Grows tall, but not massive
Fruit attracts wildlife

Southern Magnolia

Magnolia grandiflora

Note: There are cultivars, such as "Little Gem" sold in nurseries that originate from non-Florida stock (Little Gem is a North Carolina tree). Suitability for use in Florida will vary. Specimen tree. Can also be used in a woodland setting.

Easily trimmed for smaller spaces
Attractive light to medium green crownshaft
Grows tall, but not massive

Pigmy Fringe Tree

Chionanthus pygmaeus

Emerald ash borer is a problem in the northeast and if it reaches Florida, it would likely be lethal to this species. This tree is listed as as Endangered by both the State of Florida and the USFWS. Make sure you acquire this species from a legitimate native nursery and that all permit requirements are met. Specimen plant.

Very showy bright yellow flowers
Easy/Carefree
Ringed trunk
Unusually shaped, asymmetrical tree
Fragrant in the evening

Swamp Azalea

Rhododendron viscosum

The most aromatic of the azaleas. That last of the azaleas to bloom--in Florida May to June. Flowers are sticky--hence the name R. viscosum. Specimen plant for moist shady areas. Shady rain gardens.

Excellent small hedge
Elegant
Sprawling and informal shrub
Unusual deep green leaves with bronze underside