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Titi

Cyrilla racemiflora

Hedge plant.

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

Shortleaf Blazing-star

Liatris tenuifolia

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

Highly salt tolerant
Dark green leaves
Attractive shade tree

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

Bristle Basketgrass

Oplismenus setarius

There is potential name confusion with this species since it was formerly considered to be a subspecies of O. hirtellus (Oplismenus hirtellus subsp. setarius) The Florida Plant Atlas indicates that Oplismenus setarius is common in Florida. O. hirtellus (not the subspecies) has been documented from only one Florida county, and it is a non-native. This is a low groundcover that can be effective seasonally as a low-use turf in shady locations.

Fruit attracts wildlife
Unique foliage and silhouette
Dense, full crown

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

Hoarhound

Ageratina jucunda

Wildflower garden. Low borders.

Abundance of orange-red flowers in summer
Dense attractive foliage
Bright red fruits