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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

Butterflyweed

Asclepias tuberosa

Sometimes difficult to establish in new areas, but definitely worth the effort. Wildflower garden, meadow.

Pineapple-like showy fruits (female plants)
Retains leaves until just before blooming
Long emerald crownshaft
Thrives only briefly, about 1 year
Beautiful purple-brown crownshaft
Attracts butterflies

Tallowwood

Ximenia americana

May be semi-parasitic on the roots of other plants which makes it challenging to grow. Best planted near a potential host such as an oak. May die back in winter in northern parts of its range, Hedge plant, wildlife plant. Large shrub which can be trained as a tree in the right conditions. Crown is narrow and irregular and the trunks and branches are crooked or twisting.

Stunning
Wide umbrella-shaped canopy
Medium stature
Produces aromatic flowers year-round
Narrow canopy

Limber Caper

Cynophalla flexuosa

Night blooming, fragrant.

Colorful fall foliage
Elegant appearance
Unique, sweet, almond-like flavor
Unusual stilt roots
Attractive silver-gray foliage
Attractive dark green leaves

Grassleaf Barbara's Buttons

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