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White-top Aster

Oclemena reticulata

Not readily available, but beautiful. Wildflower garden. Retain if in the landscape.

Massive stature when mature
Recently classified invasive
Requires high humidity
Thick branching into attractive silouttes
Beautiful purple-brown crownshaft
Produces aromatic flowers year-round

Blue Huckleberry

Gaylussacia frondosa var. tomentosa

Shrub for woodland edge or casual garden.

Clusters of tubular flowers
Excellent hedge choice
Intoxicating fragrance
Stately and uncommon

Dog-banana

Asimina reticulata

Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water. Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray

Magnificent showy flowers in summer
Relatively compact and narrow canopy
Not recommended
Attractive variegated foliage
Critically endangered
Very showy bright yellow flowers

Buttonbush

Cephalanthus occidentalis

Noted for it's round satellite "ball" flowers and round "button" fruits. Fragrant. Sources disagree on salt tolerance of this plant. Wetlands and wetland edges as a specimen plant with a pleasing multi-stemmed vase-shape.

Mostly bare in the coldest months
Beautiful exotic foliage
Rapid growth
Uniquely shaped with a muscular look
Prolific fruiter

Yellow Jesamine

Gelsemium sempervirens

Climbs by twining. Train on a fence or arbor, allow to climb trees. Can be used as a groundcover but does not bloom well with that use.

Fruit attracts wildlife
Majestic, sprawling canopy
Requires protection from strong winds
Medium stature
Tiered branches
Formal, old-world appearance

Privet Senna

Senna ligustrina

Because it's a legume it can grow in poor soils, but does better with added organic matter. Specimen shrub.

Requires ample space and light
Adequate moisture required
Moderately drought tolerant
Majestic, sprawling canopy

Seaside Goldenrod

Solidago sempervirens

The leaves have a waxy coating. Wildflower garden.

Showy red berries
Moderately slow growth
Majestic and graceful
Heavy feeder
No longer recommended

Myrtle-leaf St. John's-wort

Hypericum myrtifolium

Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water. Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray

Attractive dark green leaves
Unique fluffy fronds
Prominant gray-olive crownshaft

Nightflowering Wild Petunia

Ruellia noctiflora

Moist wildflower meadow

Sometime grows horozontially
Excellent edible fruit
Smaller stature
Will not tolerate frost
Beautiful, natural globe shape