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Spiked Blazing-star

Liatris spicata

Wildflower garden.

Smaller stature
Classic Southern tree
Lovely dark green, shiny leaves

Paurotis Palm

Acoelorraphe wrightii

Specimen plant, typically forms clumps of stems,the young fan-shaped fronds hide the principal stems. The lower fronds can be removed so that the trunks can be clearly seen. Sometimes used as a street tree.

Elegant and stately
Grows tall, but not massive
Easy/Carefree native
Bright red fruits
Slender and elegant

Eastern Smooth Beardtongue

Penstemon laevigatus

Informal shady semi-shady gardens.

Prominent blue-gray crownshaft
Prized scent, used in commercial perfumes
Prominant gray-olive crownshaft
Raised diamond-shaped trunk pattern

Wild Dilly

Manilkara jaimiqui subsp. emarginata

Rare. Listed by the FACS as Threatened. Please acquire only from reputable dalers with appropriate permits. Screen or buffer plant. Specimen shrub.

Narrow canopy
Showy reddish peeling bark
Majestic, sprawling canopy
Attracts butterflies
Magnificent showy flowers in summer

Loosestrife

Lythrum alatum var. lanceolatum

Some literature sources suggest that this species may have some salt tolerance as it apparently grows along the upper edges of some salt marshes, but so far as we have seen recorded, not in Florida. Moist/wet wildflower garden.

Ideal for smaller spaces
Abundance of orange-red flowers in summer
Long-lasting year-round blooms
Extremely versatile
Elegant appearance
Somewhat drought tolerant

Alligator Flag

Thalia geniculata

Used for wetland restoration. Attractive for planting in surface water management ponds.

Requires shade when young
Pyramidal crown
Requires ample space and light
Wonderfully fragrant flowers
Unique, sweet almond flavor
Does best with periodic fertalization

Bird Pepper

Capsicum annuum var. glabriusculum

Edible, very hot fruits

Pineapple-like showy fruits (female plants)
Bright red fruits
Does poorly in very wet soil
Attractive flowers, typically deep orange

Sweet Pepperbush

Clethra alnifolia

The herbarium specimen from Polk County almost certainly has a wrong location. Lithia is in Hillsborough County and the most likely translation of a wrongly written latitude and longitude is also in Hillsborough County -- but the exact location would have been agricultural in 1962. Hedges, back borders. Blooms in summer.

Lovely dark green, shiny leaves
Attractive contrast between flowers and foliage
Magnificent showy flowers in summer

Edison's Ascrium

Hypericum edisonianum

This is a State-endangered species. Please honor all state regulations regarding growing and transport of this species. Plant in wet prairie setting, wet wildflower garden

Stunning
Unique purple-brown crownshaft
Distinctive-looking fruit with spiked exterior
Attractive dark green leaves

Gulf Cordgrass

Spartina spartinae

Primarily useful for coastal restoration projects.

Ringed trunk
Colorful fall foliage
Ideal with Mediterranean architecture
Adequate moisture required
Distinctive-looking fruit with spiked exterior

Little Strongbark

Bourreria cassinifolia

Listed as Endangered in Florida. Please acquire only from reputable nurseries. The US range is limited to Florida. Globally, it is also found in the West Indies. Accent shrub, screen plant if used as a hedge.

Stately and uncommon
Adequate moisture required
Underutilized
No longer recommended

Partridge Berry

Mitchella repens

This little plant produces two flowers with ovaries that fuse into a single fruit. Typically grown as a curiosity. This is a very small plant that acts as a groundcover with the caveat that the plants are very small. Keep it in a natural forested setting or establish in such an area.

Lush, dense shade tree
Wonderfully fragrant, carries a great distance
Fruit eaten by birds

Rouge Plant

Rivina humilis

This species is listed as invasive in Australia. Foundation plantings, small speciment plants. Of year-round interest since it has both blooms and fruits nearly all year.

Beautiful rounded canopy
Unusual stilt roots
Relatively compact and narrow canopy
Flowers year round
Breathtaking
Highly salt tolerant

Elephant's-foot

Elephantopus elatus

Called elephant's foot because of the flat basal leaf formation. Meadows and wildflower gardens.

Unique, fern-like leaves
Attractive variegated foliage
Available multi-stalked
Attractive silver-gray foliage