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Cherrybark Oak

Quercus pagoda

The range map for this species suggests that it might occur in the ApalachicolaRiver floodplains even where it had not been documented. Shade tree. This is a large oak.

Flowers profusely year round
Silvery blue-green fronds
Excellent choice for narrow spaces
Slender trunk, 4" in diameter
Somewhat drought tolerant
Long emerald crownshaft

Dull-leaf Wild-coffee

Psychotria tenuifolia

Interesting silky-looking foliage. Tallish groundcover in mesic (moist) areas. Can be planted in groupings in shady areas. Despite the name, the leaves are pretty, almost silky or velvety in appearance.

Beautiful exotic foliage
Attractive mottled bark
Narrow enough for tight spaces
Damaged by citrus canker

Coralbean

Erythrina herbacea

Forming a thicket for wildlife protection.

Cornerstone plant in South Florida
Unique, sweet almond flavor
Compact and versatile
Healthy edible fruit
Flowers year round

False-rosemary

Conradina canescens

The Florida Wildflower Foundation has a good pamphlet that includes culture of this species. Gray-green, fine foliage, border plant or individual speciments in a wildflower garden.

Lovely deep green, glossy leaves
Pyramidal crown
Can be kept narrow