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Coreopsis major
Leaves are whorled at intervals around the stem. Wildflower garden, butterfly garden or meadow. Stems spread but not aggressive.
  • Christmas tree shape
  • Unique, sweet, almond-like flavor
  • Decorative diamond-shaped trunk pattern
  • Ringed trunk
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Silphium compositum
Wildflower garden.
  • Attractive glossy leaves
  • Wonderfully fragrant at night
  • Unique and prized
  • Thick branching into attractive silouttes
  • Striking silhouette
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Acer rubrum
In January the tree bears tiny red flowers followed by conspicuous, bright-red, winged samaras,or keys, which remain on trees for several weeks, serving as indicators of spring. Florida-grown stock does not need cold temperatures to stimulate flowering, but out-of-state stock does, and should be avoided. Red maple has the greatest south-north range of tree species in eastern North America. Shade or fall color tree for moist areas. Rain gardens or bioswales
  • Unusual deep green leaves with bronze underside
  • Showy reddish peeling bark
  • Beautiful sweeping fronds with drooping leaflets
  • Silvery blue-green fronds
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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
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Pinus serotina
Rarely grown.  This tree occurs predominantly in the coastal plain (withoutliers) from eastern Alabama north to southern New Jersey. Shade tree for moist sites. Forest tree.
  • Dense attractive foliage
  • Fragrant clusters of flowers in fall
  • Iconic symbol of the south
  • Unique and prized
  • Recently classified invasive
  • Prefers acidic soil
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Schoenoplectus pungens
Restoration. Backdrop for a pond. Useful for water quality treatment.
  • Fruit eaten by birds
  • Magnificent
  • Silvery blue-green fronds
  • Moderately rapid growth
  • Prominent pale green crownshaft
  • Attracts butterflies and bees
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Quercus alba
Its peeling bark and rounded lobes set it apart from most other oaks. Shade tree best suited to settings where its large size can be appreciated. Grown in open settings, it can have a wide spread. Grown in a forested setting it will have a narrower crown.
  • Elegant appearance
  • Easy/Carefree native
  • Attracts butterflies and bees
  • Slender profile
  • Massive stature
  • Not as popular as it once was
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Marshallia graminifolia
Small wildflower in moist areas.
  • Killed by citrus greening (HLB)
  • Wind tolerant
  • Flowers profusely year round
  • Prominent pale green crownshaft
  • Pyramidal crown
  • Narrow crown
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Lonicera sempervirens
Coral honeysuckle's bark exfoliates. Climbs by twining Given a trellis or fence this plant makes a great hedge. It can also make a good groundcover though it will not bloom as well as it does with support. Expect this plant to be evergreen in most of Florida but deciduous in colder areas.
  • Raised diamond-shaped trunk pattern
  • Swollen, succulent branches
  • Mostly bare in the coldest months
  • Stately and uncommon
  • Showy creamy white flowers
  • Prominent blue-gray crownshaft
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Ipomoea hederifolia
The flowers are smaller than on most other native morning-glories, but they are attractive. Grow on fence or trellis.
  • Unique, stout pineapple-like trunk when young
  • Prominant olive crownshaft
  • Self-shedding fronds
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Lupinus diffusus
Given that this is short-lived (biennial) and difficult to transplant or grow from seed, this is perhaps best encouraged in places where it grows naturally.  Minimizing competition from other plants, and perhaps burning the garden area, may be useful.  This plant appears to have a seedbank with seeds that may sprout over an extended period of years if conditions are right. The range of this plant in Florida appears to be disjunct though how much of this is due to site conditions and how much could be an artifact of forestry practices is unknown. Wildflower garden where it can be used as a specimen plant.
  • Very full crown
  • Attractive symmetrical appearance
  • Majestic and graceful
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Bidens mitis
May be annual or perennial depending on weather. Moist wildflower gardens
  • Medium stature
  • Attractive glossy leaves
  • Unique foliage
  • Rare, despite being a South Florida native
  • Delicious edible fruit
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Amyris elemifera
Fragrant. Noted for its 3-parted glossy leaves. Can be used as as a specimen plant, screen, or possibly a hedge.
  • Huge extremely fragrant flowers
  • Cold tolerant
  • Highly nutritious fruit
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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
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Rhus aromatica
Range barely reaches north Florida. Specimen shrub, border, windbreak. This is a spreading, somewhat sprawling shrub.
  • Formal, old-world appearance
  • Thrives only briefly, about 1 year
  • Drought tolerant
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Colubrina elliptica
Small specimen tree or large shrub. Background edge and screen plantings.
  • Cornerstone plant in South Florida
  • Showy creamy white flowers
  • Massive stature
  • Silvery blue-green fronds
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Magnolia virginiana
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.
  • Briefly bare for about a month in the winter
  • Attractive silver-gray foliage
  • Heavy feeder
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Ilex glabra
Rarely planted. Good background plant. Can make a good screen. Becomes scraggly if overly shaded, but may be trimmed back for bushier growth. Clonal.
  • Slow Growth
  • Massive stature when mature
  • Majestic
  • Highly wind tolerant
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Quercus shumardii
Shade tree. Relatively conical or oval in form. Straight trunk.
  • Very fast growth rate
  • Excellent choice for narrow spaces
  • Huge extremely fragrant flowers
  • Thrives only briefly, about 1 year
  • Rapid growth
  • Delicious edible fruit
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Swietenia mahagoni
Listed as Threatened by the Florida FDACS. Host plant for mahogony mistletoe,Phoradendron rubrum, which is listed as Endangered by the Florida FDAS. There are reports that this tree is becoming invasive in southern Florida in some areas beyond its natural range. Street tree. Yard and park shade tree.
  • Width often exceeds height
  • Smaller stature
  • Sprawling and informal shrub
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Cakile lanceolata
Pronuciation : Ca-ki-le lan-see-oh-lay-tuh The searocket blooms July through September. Annual to short-lived perennial. Searocket is best used to hold loose sand in place such as the beach dune system.
  • Mostly bare in the coldest months
  • Prominent blue-gray crownshaft
  • Striking and exotic
  • Rare and unique
  • Extremely popular