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Swamp Rosemallow

Hibiscus grandiflorus

This is a wetland plant. It is rarely grown, but it has potential in appropriate sites. Specimen plant or background screen for wet places.

Prolific fruiter
Extremely popular
Colorful older leaves
Beautiful pinwheel flowers, often multicolored
Recently classified invasive

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

Red Mulberry

Morus rubra

Wind pollinated. Dioecious. According to Huegel (2010), the flowers attract insects. Plant tree in areas where fallen fruit will not be an issue.

Smaller stature
Imposing stature
Highly nutritious fruit

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

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