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Lyonia fruticosa
Retain if present. Can be used as part of a screen in a dry site setting.
  • Briefly bare for about a month in the winter
  • Lovely dark green, shiny leaves
  • Heavy feeder
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Symphyotrichum adnatum
Wildflower garden, meadow.
  • Requires protection from strong winds
  • Lovely dark green, shiny leaves
  • Breathtaking and memorable
  • Attractive tiered canopy
  • Prominant olive crownshaft
  • Easy/Carefree native
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Euonymus americanus
Shady settings. Interesting for its green twigs and red warty fruits. In good habitats it can form dense clones.
  • Relatively compact and narrow canopy
  • Wonderfully fragrant at night
  • Native
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Iris savannarum
This iris and I. hexagona were considered to be a single species until recently.  I. savannarum is the most common iris species in Florida. Moist wildflower garden. Sometimes grown under the drain for an air conditioner. Excellent as a wetland edge flower.
  • Sprawling and informal shrub
  • Beautiful silhouette
  • Highly wind tolerant
  • Not recommended
  • Excellent small to medium hedge
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Helianthus debilis subsp. vestitus
Despite the appearance of the county-based range map, the actual range is limited to the coastal areas. Wildflower garden. Groundcover.
  • Fruit eaten by birds
  • Extremely popular
  • Swollen, succulent branches
  • Raised diamond-shaped trunk pattern
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Celtis occidentalis
Further north, this can be a moderately large tree. Not typically grown but worth retaining if present as an understory tree.
  • Attractive variegated foliage
  • Elegant
  • Cold tolerant
  • Fast growth
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Stachytarpheta jamaicensis
This species can be distinguished from related non-natives by its trailing stems and lance-shaped leaves. Stachytarpheta urticifolia, commonly sold by non-native nurseries, is native to tropical Asia. It has an erect growth habit. Groundcover or in a meadow.
  • Highly nutritious fruit
  • Rapid growth
  • Towering
  • Iconic symbol of the south
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Spartina bakeri
Large clump-forming grass with uses as tall groundcover, specimen plant, or border plant. Nice along edges of ponds and water features.
  • Magnificent
  • Adequate moisture required
  • Requires protection from strong winds
  • Beloved in South Florida