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All Of South Florida Except The Keys South Of Lake O Coastal Areas And The Keys Clear all
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Styrax grandifolius
Fragrant. Understory tree in moist areas.
  • Beautiful sweeping fronds with drooping leaflets
  • Beautiful silhouette
  • Stunning
  • Rare, despite being a South Florida native
  • Very rare
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Hypericum hypericoides
Mass plantings, small specimen shrubs
  • Stout, swollen trunk
  • Beautiful exotic foliage
  • Beautiful silhouette
  • No longer recommended
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Osmunda regalis var. spectabilis
Lacy specimen plant in wet settings. Useful in fern gardens or beside a shady water feature. Useful around drainage ponds.
  • Tall and romantic
  • Lush, dense shade tree
  • Narrow enough for tight spaces
  • Elegant appearance
  • Easy/Carefree native
  • Elegant and stately
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Illicium parviflorum
The natural range of this plant is quite limited, but it has become a native landscaping favorite over a much broader range. Hedges, specimen shrubs, screens, foundation plantings.
  • Can be trimmed into manicured shapes
  • Towering
  • Stout, swollen trunk
  • Beautiful pinwheel flowers, often multicolored
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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
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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
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Frangula caroliniana
Specimen tree, can also be containerized, hedge plant, patio plant, or median plant.
  • Beautiful sweeping fronds with drooping leaflets
  • Requires ample space and light
  • Cold tolerant
  • Beautiful rounded dense canopy
  • Highly nutritious fruit
  • Extremely versatile
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Bourreria succulenta
Weeping branches. Specimen tree, hedge, or screen.
  • Unique purple-brown crownshaft
  • Beautiful sweeping fronds with drooping leaflets
  • Arched, recurving fronds
  • Easy/Carefree
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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
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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
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Ipomoea microdactyla
Rare - listed as endangered by the State of Florida and as imperrilled by the Florida Natural Inventory. Specimen vine.
  • Bright red fruits
  • Pyramidal crown
  • Tropical silhouette
  • Available single or multi-stalked
  • Very showy bright yellow flowers
  • Dense canopy
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Platanus occidentalis
It's paint-chip white and brown-green bark provides winter interest. The natural range is from  north Florida into southern Canada.  This species has been planted well south of its range and is occasionally collected from places (such as the median of I-75, near old homesites,  and near mine reclaimation areas) where it likely got there due to man's activities.  It has also been widely planted in mined areas. Frequently used as a yard tree or as a shade tree in parks. Best used where its large size won't overwhelm the surroundings.
  • Moderately salt tolerant
  • Rare, despite being a South Florida native
  • Smaller stature
  • Prefers acidic soil
  • Showy clusters orange-yellow fruits in spring
  • Hummingbird favorite
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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
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Calamintha dentata
This is a rare plant that should not be disturbed in the wild. Could be used as a border along sandy paths or walkways or as a foundation plant.
  • Colorful fall foliage
  • Native
  • Massive stature when mature
  • Requires shade when young
  • Attractive dark green leaves
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Castanea pumila
While it is related to chestnuts, its not generally subject to chestnut blight, and if it gets it, will likely recover. Natural settings as a small shade tree or large shrub.
  • Unusual deep green leaves with bronze underside
  • Can be kept narrow
  • Healthy edible fruit
  • Uncommon
  • Available single or multi-stalked
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Nekemias arborea
For special uses only. This tall growing vine can hide unsightly objects in moist places and is useful to providing cover for wildlife and food for birds. When grown on a fence or arbor, new leaves can be bright red in color.
  • Does poorly in very wet soil
  • Beautiful purple-brown crownshaft
  • Unique, sweet, almond-like flavor
  • Fragrant in the evening
  • Showy red berries
  • Breathtaking and memorable
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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
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Hamelia patens
Closely related plants occur in the Caribbean and Central America. Yellow or orange flowering plants are not the Florida native. In recent years plants have been found growing wild near homesites in north Florida -- what you plant can escape into the wild if planted beyond the natural range. Please plant responsibly - this plant has the potential to be invasive when used outside of its natural range.   Please act responsibly. Specimen or hedge plant. Also works well in informal background thickets.
  • Silvery blue-green fronds
  • Lush, dense shade tree
  • Easy/Carefree native
  • Excellent small hedge
  • Attractive light to medium green crownshaft
  • Bright red fruits
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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
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Angadenia berteroi
Wildflower garden. Flowers in spring and summer.
  • Unique, sweet, almond-like flavor
  • Lush, dense shade tree
  • Unique, stout pineapple-like trunk when young
  • Wonderfully fragrant flowers
  • Stunning and colorful while in bloom
  • Massive, breathtaking and impressive