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Titi

Cyrilla racemiflora

Hedge plant.

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

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

Shortleaf Blazing-star

Liatris tenuifolia

Two varieties exist, both occur in this area. Wildflower garden.

Highly salt tolerant
Dark green leaves
Attractive shade tree

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

Giant Whitetop

Rhynchospora latifolia

This is a sedge. Most Rhynchospora species are wind pollinated. The white bracts of this species attract insects. Wetland garden or informal savanna.

Beautiful shiny green leaves
Ideal for smaller spaces
Imposing stature
Often hosts orchids, ferns and bromiliads

Strongbark

Bourreria succulenta

Weeping branches. Specimen tree, hedge, or screen.

Unique purple-brown crownshaft
Beautiful sweeping fronds with drooping leaflets
Arched, recurving fronds
Easy/Carefree

Violet

Viola spp.

Naturalistic woodland landscapes.

Showy reddish peeling bark
Unique flowers, with petals like banana peels
Wind tolerant
Attractive glossy leaves
Dense attractive foliage
Unique fluffy fronds

Sleepy Hibiscus

Hibiscus furcellatus

This is a wetland plant. It is rarely grown, but it has potential in appropriate sites. Hedges, screening.

Rare and unique
Attractive symmetrical appearance
Prominant olive crownshaft, slightly buldging

Bracken Fern

Pteridium aquilinum

This is one of the world's most widespread species. Multiple subspecies exist within Florida with two being widespread. Because of its tolerance of acidic soils, this is sometimes used for reclamation of acidic soil areas. Adapted to relatively frequent fire. Groundcover. This is one of the few ferns that can handle sun. Height will depend on variety with bracken ferns from South Florida typically being much larger than those from further north.

Beautiful, natural globe shape
Sometime grows horozontially
Beautiful rounded canopy

Scrub Hickory

Carya floridana

Specimen tree. Use only where roots will be undisturbed.

Unique, fern-like leaves
Easily trimmed for smaller spaces
Sometime grows horozontially
Often draped with Spanish moss
Rare, despite being a South Florida native