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Drypetes diversifolia
It is listed as Endangered by the state of Florida. Shade tree. Can be used as a specimen tree for its light colored bark. Slow growing.
  • Excellent small to medium hedge
  • Stout, swollen trunk
  • Heavy feeder
  • Distinctive-looking fruit with spiked exterior
  • Beautiful shiny green leaves
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Pityopsis flexuosa
Minimize competition especially if it is over-topping the Pityopsis. Endemic to the Florida Panhandle in a 6-county area near Tallahassee.   Listed as Endagered by the FDACS. Wildflower meadow. Foliage can be attractive year-round as it is silvery-gray green. Also suitable for naturalizing assuming plenty of light and minimal competition. The plants will spread locally.
  • Attractive blue-green to silver leaflets
  • Does best with periodic fertalization
  • Sometime grows horozontially
  • Magnificent
  • Can be grown indoors
  • Elegant, dense canopy
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Kalmia latifolia
Specimen plant or natural background screen.
  • Can be trimmed into manicured shapes
  • Attractive silver-gray foliage
  • Available multi-stalked
  • No longer recommended
  • Medium stature
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Crataegus marshallii
Specimen plant for floodplain or mist settings.
  • Narrow canopy
  • Elegant and stately
  • Forms an open canopy
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Prunus americana
The range of this species covers much of North America, especially the midwest and mid-to-north Atlantic states and extends into southern Canada.  Florida is the southern limit, and locations documented by herbarium specimens are scattered.  Warm winter termperatures likely interfere with reproduction, and at least one of the southern herbarium specimens appears to be at a location where it could have been deposited by a bird.  Once established, this plant should be an attractive bloomer. Specimen tree.
  • Imposing stature
  • Beautiful sweeping fronds with drooping leaflets
  • Does poorly in very wet soil
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Sabatia brevifolia
Not generally grown, little information on culture has been located. Wildflower in moist casual setting.
  • Breathtaking
  • Self-shedding fronds
  • Fragrant clusters of flowers in fall
  • Recently classified invasive
  • Ringed trunk
  • Grows tall, but not massive
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Glandularia tampensis
Naturally very rare. Please acquire only from reputable sources. Usualliy said to be perennial, but may not get past the first year. Wildflower garden.
  • Beautiful rounded dense canopy
  • Not recommended
  • Attractive blue-green to silver leaflets
  • Self-shedding fronds
  • Beautiful, natural globe shape
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Koanophyllon villosum
Back of garden screen
  • Ideal with Mediterranean architecture
  • Magnificent when flowering
  • Fragrant clusters of flowers in fall
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Picramnia pentandra
Listed as Endangered by the FDACS.  Please acquire only from reputable sources that have any needed permits. This has been known to escape outside of its range when cultivated. Useful as a grouped planting or potentially a small specimen tree or large shrub.
  • Striking silhouette
  • Elegant appearance
  • Damaged by citrus canker
  • Falls over easily, may require staking
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Physostegia purpurea
Moist wildflower garden, wetland garden.
  • Swollen, succulent branches
  • Does poorly oceanside
  • Fast growth
  • Very full crown
  • Attractive variegated foliage
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Silphium asteriscus
The bloom period is relatively long - lasting from early spring, well into fall. Wildflower garden.
  • Fragrant clusters of flowers in fall
  • Striking and exotic
  • Requires occassional fertalization
  • Does poorly in very wet soil
  • Year-round blooms
  • Lush, dense shade tree
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Ipomoea imperati
Poisonous if ingested. Groundcover in open, dry, sandy sites especially on dunes and the upper fringes of beaches.
  • Attracts butterflies
  • Elegant appearance
  • Massive, nutrient-dense edible fruit
  • Available multi-stalked
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Myrcianthes fragrans
Specimen plant. Roadsides, parking lot edges, and medians. Smaller forms can make good foundation screens.
  • Attractive contrast between flowers and foliage
  • Damaged by citrus canker
  • Colorful fall foliage
  • Healthy edible fruit
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Pharus lappulaceus
Listed as Endangered in Florida.  Also found in Central and South America and parts of the Caribbean. This species has only recently begun to be cultivated in Florida.  Expect this information to be upgraded as more is learned.  Right now the only native nursery that we know of that is growing this species is Green Isles Gardens near Clermont, FL.
  • Stately and uncommon
  • Thick branching into attractive silouttes
  • Massive stature
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Pinus glabra
This is one of the few pines that grows naturally in shade. Shade tree. Forest tree.
  • Stout, swollen trunk
  • Massive stature
  • Can be trimmed into manicured shapes
  • Flowers profusely year round
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Gentiana saponaria
The range of this plant barely makes it into Florida and only 2 locations have been documented.  It is not rare in states to the north. Garden flower for wet sites. Blooms in late summer-early fall.
  • Prominant olive crownshaft, slightly buldging
  • Unique foliage and silhouette
  • Iconic symbol of the south
  • Highly nutritious fruit
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Crataegus aestivalis
The various sources have conflicting opinions on the fruit and its uses. Specimen plant or wildlife planting for moist areas. Screen plant. Suggested by IFAS as a median planting or buffer planting for roadways.
  • Fast growth
  • Magnificent
  • Dense attractive foliage
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Uvularia spp.
All bellworts that occur in Florida are rare. Please do not transplant from the wild unless there is imminent danger of site destruction (permits may be required). Retain if present in the landscape. Makes a nice spring wildflower in a wooded setting. Can be allowed to naturalize.
  • Showy fall color
  • Not a true jasmine
  • Handsome
  • Unique swollen blue-green to silver trunk
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Halesia diptera
Use as a specimen plant or as an understory in a mixed hardwood forest setting. This tree blooms in early spring before the leaves come out.
  • Attractive light to medium green crownshaft
  • Attractive dark green leaves
  • Drought tolerant
  • Narrow crown