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

Endemic to Florida. Wildflower garden,

Bloom can be long lasting relative to other early spring blooming trees -- as long as a month. Duration is dependent on temperature. Flowers grow directly from the trunk. Moderate-sized specimen tree.

Difficult to transplant. Clonal. May be used as a hedge and takes to pruning.

Highly tolerant of fire once established. Shade tree. Woodland tree.

Specimen tree. Valued for its foliage which is shiny green on top and silky brown beneath.

Meadow or wildflower garden.

Short lived. Rarely grown as it is difficult to establish. Retain it in the landscape if is is occurring naturally.

Its acorn is large (about an inch long) and is nearly enclosed by its cup or receptacle--hence the name "overcup." Shade tree.

Moist wildflower meadows.

The silvery undersides of the leaves are striking. Erroneously listed as a host for palamedes swallowtail butterflies. Palamedes swallowtails only feed on native members of the genus Persea. Specimen plant in moist areas. Rain gardens and bioswales. Wetland tree. In wetlands, it forms clonal thickets making it useful for wetland restoration.

Specimen shrub, woodland understory shrub, screen, shrub border, mass plantings

Is being replaced  by S. lancifolia in Louisiana where there is salt water intrusion into wetlands.  Apparently much less salt tolerant that S. lancifolia. Use in water gardens or as an emergent along pond edges.

Do not plant this plant unless you are absolutely sure that it is not infected by laurel wilt disease.  In general, this small bay seems to be escaping its ravages. Nice specimen plant. Slow growing.

A profuse bloomer. Use for natural landscapes and wildlife habitat areas. Does well under a high pine canopy.

Although palm-like in appearance, this is a cycad, a primitive group of non-flowering plants. It is listed as commercially exploited by the state of Florida. Specimen plant or mass planting in border.