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Kidneyleaf Rosinweed

Silphium compositum

Wildflower garden.

Attractive glossy leaves
Wonderfully fragrant at night
Unique and prized
Thick branching into attractive silouttes
Striking silhouette

Slenderleaf Obedient Plant

Physostegia leptophylla

Water gardens and pond edges. Moist wildflower gardens.

Formal, old-world appearance
Not recommended
Huge extremely fragrant flowers

Bald-headed Carphephorus

Carphephorus carnosus

Endemic to Florida. Wildflower garden,

Recently classified invasive
Extremely popular
Bright red fruits
Requires protection from strong winds
Flowers year round

Oakleaf Fleabane

Erigeron quercifolius

Meadow or wildflower garden.

Lovely deep green, glossy leaves
Wind tolerant
Slender trunk, 4" in diameter

Scarlet Savory

Calamintha coccinea

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

Attractive contrast between flowers and foliage
Can be kept narrow
Very showy clusters of flowers
Can be grown indoors
Symmetrical shape

Red Bay

Persea borbonia var. borbonia

This species and other members of the Lauraceae are being attacked by a serious, fatal disease. Do not plant this plant unless you are absolutely sure that it is not infected! This and other bays are being attacked by a fatal disease (laurel wilt disease). Avoid spreading this plant, it is best not to plant this or other bays.

Very fast growth rate
Mostly bare in the coldest months
Can be grown indoors

Wild Cotton

Gossypium hirsutum

Wild cotton is a rare plant; it needs protection against missuses and protection against removal from natural populations. Use as a short-lived "shrub". Dies back with freezing but will re-sprout from the roots. Use as a specimen plant.

Easily trimmed for smaller spaces
Elegant and stately
Tall and stately
Does best in cooler areas of South Florida

Wiregrass

Aristida stricta

Typically not used in landscape settings. However, if appropriate management can be provided (fire), then seed-bearing plants have considerable landscape value; non-seed-bearing plants are good groundcover. For an interesting article on this plant see the Florida Wildflower Foundation blog. Restoration areas. Naturalistic landscapes.

Adequate fertalization required
Clusters of tubular flowers
Easily trimmed to maintain desired size
Excellent small to medium hedge