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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

Rayless Sunflower

Helianthus radula

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

Not as popular as it once was
Showy creamy white flowers
Highly nutritious fruit
Relatively compact and narrow canopy
Striking silhouette

Oakleaf Fleabane

Erigeron quercifolius

Meadow or wildflower garden.

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

Overcup Oak

Quercus lyrata

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

Dense, full crown
Long-lasting year-round blooms
Slow Growth
Readily pruned into attractive shapes
Elegant and compact
Colorful fall foliage

Wood-sage

Teucrium canadense

Moist wildflower garden. Makes a good mass planting on the edge of a pond or ditch.

Salt tolerant
Does best in warmer areas of South Florida
Requires ample space and light

Florida Maple

Acer saccharum subsp. floridanum

Slow growing; hard, strong wood. This tree has an erect form with a single trunk and a spreading crown. Specimen tree. Understory tree in mesic woods and on slopes. Similar to sugar maple, but much smaller.

Stunning and colorful while in bloom
Majestic and graceful
Grows tall, but not massive
Produces aromatic flowers year-round
Not recommended
Adequate moisture required

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