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Aralia spinosa
FNPS Blog article Specimen plant or background hedge.
  • Slow Growth
  • Wonderfully fragrant at night
  • Easily trimmed to maintain desired size
  • Symmetrical shape
  • Narrow enough for tight spaces
  • Fragrant clusters of flowers in fall
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Quercus velutina
Shade tree. Forest tree.
  • Unique flowers, with petals like banana peels
  • Not a true pine
  • Deciduous
  • Unique and prized
  • Wonderfully fragrant at night
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Cardiospermum corindum
Blooms all year. Recruits readily in the garden from seed. Primarily recommended for natural landscapes and habitat restorations. Also butterfly gardens.
  • Lovely dark green, shiny leaves
  • Beautiful rounded dense canopy
  • Flowers profusely year round
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Each stem has soft, fleshy green flanges running longitudinally down its length. When winter weather brings ice, the stems exude water that freezes into fascinating shapes, hence its common name frostweed. Background plant in a wildflower garden. Also useful as a mass planting along a forest edge. This plant is best used in informal settings and does well if allowed to naturalize.
  • Long-lived perennial
  • Flowers year round
  • Tall and stately
  • Narrow crown
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Galactia striata
Host plant for Zestos Skipper butterfly which is believed to be extirpated (extinct) in FLorida. Also used by Cassius blue, longtailed skipper, and Zarucco duskywing Grown by enthusiasts.
  • Narrow canopy
  • Elegant
  • Unique fluffy fronds
  • Wide umbrella-shaped canopy
  • Striking symmetrical appearance
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Passiflora incarnata
The name 'passion' is a reference to the crucifixion of Jesus of Nazareth. Parts of the flower are said to resemble instruments used during the crucifixion. Given the proper support this plant makes an excellent climbing vine hedge.
  • Formal appearance
  • Beloved in South Florida
  • Ringed trunk
  • Fruit attracts wildlife
  • Formal, old-world appearance
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Cartrema americanum
Fragrant. Evergreen screen, evergreen shrub to small tree.
  • Prolific fruiter
  • Iconic symbol of the south
  • Excellent small to medium hedge
  • Clusters of tubular flowers
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Solidago odora var. chapmanii
This forms clumps but does not form large clones, which means it will not take over a garden. Wildflower garden
  • Not as popular as it once was
  • Slow Growth
  • Long-lived perennial
  • Native
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Hydrangea barbara
It's a vine, but can be used as a groundcover or to scramble over rocky outcroppings.
  • Beautiful rounded canopy
  • Intoxicating fragrance
  • Attractive mottled bark
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Calydorea caelestina
This is an endangered species. Please do not steal from the wild. Mostly grown as a curiosity as it is an early morning bloomer and nearly invisible when not in flower. Grow in a wildflower garden.
  • Attractive silver-gray foliage
  • Can be trimmed into manicured shapes
  • Narrow canopy
  • Recently classified invasive
  • Massive, breathtaking and impressive
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Thelypteris spp.
These are generally moist site ferns though some (T. kunthii, T. ovata) grow in mesic uplands. Most are similar in appearance, and all will grow in a moist, shady garden setting. Most are adaptable and easy to grow. Groundcover recommended for natural landscapes and habitat restoration.
  • Tiered branches
  • Very showy bright yellow flowers
  • Will not tolerate frost
  • Somewhat salt tolerant
  • Formal, old-world appearance
  • Elegant and stately
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Myrcia neopallens
Foliage may be fragrant. Listed as Threatened by the state of Florida.  Please acquire only from reputable suppliers with appropriate permits and licenses. Useful as a screen or hedge plant. Typically used in natural landscapes. Used for dense foliage and shiny leaves.
  • Striking silhouette
  • Cold tolerant
  • Attracts butterflies
  • Highly nutritious fruit
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Tiedemannia filiformis subsp. filiformis
The range of this species is primarily the coastal plain from Texas to North Carolina. A second subspecies (subsp. greenmanii) occurs in the Florida Panhandle where it is endemic and state Endangered Bog gardens, rain gardens, restoration areas.
  • Excellent hedge choice
  • Medium stature
  • Compact and versatile
  • Beautiful rounded canopy
  • Prominent pale green or blue-gray crownshaft
  • Will not tolerate frost