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Vallesia antillana
It is listed as endangered by the state of Florida and as critically imperiled in South Florida by The Institute for Regional Conservation. Specimen shrub. Foliage is shiny, attractive. Grown mostly for its interesting, translucent fruits.
  • Lush, dense shade tree
  • Beloved in South Florida
  • Deciduous
  • Highly wind tolerant
  • Highly salt tolerant
  • Underutilized
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Silene catesbaei
Rare and listed as endangered. Please obtain this plant only from reputable native plant nurseries or friends -- do not harvest from the wild. Little is known about the culture of this species. Other Silene species do well if divided at the crown during the winter every few years. Groundcover.
  • Uniquely shaped with a muscular look
  • Showy reddish peeling bark
  • Produces aromatic flowers year-round
  • Available multi-stalked
  • Somewhat salt tolerant
  • Can be kept narrow
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Dicerandra spp.
All perennial Dicerandra species in Florida a rare and endangered. They appear to be closely related and form hybrid swarms if grown in a common garden. To protect the genetic purity of these rare plants, please do not grown them. Wildflower garden.
  • Beloved in South Florida
  • Can be kept narrow
  • Completely bare in winter
  • Recently classified invasive
  • Compact size
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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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Amsonia tabernaemontana
Wildflower garden. Also useful as a cut flower.
  • Produces aromatic flowers year-round
  • Relatively uncommon in South Florida
  • Unusually shaped, asymmetrical tree
  • Bright red fruits
  • Thick branching into attractive silouttes
  • Elegant
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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
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Bidens alba
Many of us think of this is a weed that we allow to grow for its value to insects. Casual settings, especially toward the rear of wildflower gardens
  • Moderately salt tolerant
  • Relatively uncommon in South Florida
  • Attractive blue-green to silver leaflets
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Saururus cernuus
Both the common and scientific genus names refer to the lizard-like shape of the drooping flower head. This is a wetland plant. It can form dense patches making good groundcover in wet areas.
  • Fragrant in the evening
  • Tall and romantic
  • Pyramidal crown
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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