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Titi

Cyrilla racemiflora

Hedge plant.

Massive, nutrient-dense edible fruit
Beautiful purple-brown crownshaft
Rapid growth
Cold tolerant
Ringed trunk

Moonflower

Ipomoea alba

Blooms open late in the day and remain open through the night. Fragrant. Can be agrown as an anuual north of its native range. Considered to be invasive in subtropical and tropical areas outside of its natural range. Recommended only for use where it can be controlled such as on a trellis or in areas where expansive growth is appropriate. Rain gardens or bioswales.

Forms an open canopy
Often hosts orchids, ferns and bromiliads
Unique, sweet, almond-like flavor
Fast growth
Highly wind tolerant
Requires protection from strong winds

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

Coastal-plain Chaffhead

Carphephorus corymbosus

Dry meadows. Wildflower gardens.

Stunning colorful foliage
Excellent small hedge
Underutilized
Showy red berries
Attracts butterflies and bees
Salt tolerant

Common Yarrow

Achillea millefolium

Can be grown as a groundcover. This is a species on the southern limits of its range in North Florida. Its known occurrence (ISB 2020) is sparse in FLorida. Informal plantings, especially butterfly gardens. Useful for erosion control.

Beautiful pinwheel flowers, often multicolored
Very showy clusters of red flowers
Showy display of fruit
Prominant olive crownshaft, slightly buldging