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Ocimum kilimandscharicum × basilicum 'Dark Opal'
Non-native, Florida-friendly, fragrant edible perennial herb. African Blue Basil is a hardy herb that prefers full sun in winter and light shade in summer. Grows to be 3’-4’ tall. Average, composted soil, frost protection required. Pollinators, especially honey bees, love this shrub.
Habranthus robustus
Argentine Rain Lily is a non-native, Florida-friendly, perennial, reseeding wildflower that is a lovely addition to wetland and rain garden applications. They do best in full sun to part shade, and moist to average soil. With showy, pink flowers that bloom after it rains, they are great for attracting pollinators to your space, spreading via seed and bulb.
Persea americana
Florida-friendly, evergreen, fast-growing fruit tree; 30’-50’ tall, but can be kept at 10’ tall for easy fruit picking. Full sun is best for fruit production, with average to dry, well-drained soil; not flood-tolerant. Should be planted 25’-30’ away from trees or buildings.
Bourreria succulenta
Bahama Strongbark is a weeping evergreen tree native to South Florida and the Florida Keys that grows 15’-25’ tall with gracefully drooping branches. This member of the borage family features smooth, leathery leaves and produces clusters of fragrant white flowers year-round that attract a diverse array of pollinators including bees, butterflies, hummingbirds, and hummingbird moths. Following the blooms, it develops showy bright orange berries that are highly attractive to birds and other wildlife. Thriving in full sun and well-drained, dry soils with moderate salt tolerance, it naturally occurs in rockland hammocks and can serve as an excellent specimen tree or screening plant in zones 10-11.
Psychotria ligustrifolia
Bahama Wild Coffee is an evergreen and low-growing understory shrub that can adapt to more sun than it’s relative Wild Coffee (Psychotria nervosa). It’s deep green, glossy leaves are tropical looking and can help a garden feel soft and lush. The berries are a superior food source for birds and they eat them fall through winter. The white flowers feed pollinators in the summer.
Helianthus debilis ‘vestitus’
West Coast Beach Dune Sunflower is one of the best ground covers for sunny, dry areas where things just don't grow! One plant can spread 4' wide and grows fast, so you'll see beautiful greens and yellow blooms abound in no time! This sunflower is an annual that reseeds in place so once the mature plants start to die back, just cut them back and watch the babies grow. Loved by pollinators and birds, its the perfect Florida plant in any yard! Want to grow this in a coastal area? You sure can! Beach Dune Sunflower naturally occurs on beach dunes and can take salt spray and brief storm surges. It's extremely drought tolerant too!
Impomoea imperati
Beach Morning Glory is a native, long-lived, perennial, low-growing, flowering vine that grows along the ground. It is wonderful for coastal sites or full sun, dry sandy soils. It is highly drought and salt tolerant and has showy white flowers that are great for bee, butterflies and pollinators including hummingbirds.
Glandularia maritima
Beach Verbena is an endangered, prostrate perennial native to Florida's coastal dunes that forms dense, evergreen ground cover mats. This spreading species produces deep pink to lavender flowers in flat-topped clusters that bloom year-round with peaks in spring and summer. Extremely salt-tolerant and adapted to sandy soils and full sun, it thrives in harsh coastal environments but can also adapt to less challenging landscape settings. Due to its low-growing, spreading habit and continuous flowering, it serves as an excellent groundcover for sunny, well-drained areas.
This native, deciduous, prunable shrub grows to be 6’x6’ and does best in dry to moist (well-drained) soils, with full sun to shade. With light purple flowers in spring and showy purple berries in fall, Beautyberry makes a great addition to many Florida landscapes. The attractive weeping branches look lovely when planted under trees, bringing in pollinators with their flowers and birds with the berries. Their berries are edible for humans as well, and can be turned into jams and syrups!
Rudbeckia hirta
Black-Eyed Susan is a classic. It’s a fast-growing, perennial, reseeding, native wildflower that prefers an area of the garden that gets part shade in our area of South Florida. It can adapt to more sun as long as it’s getting ample well-drained but moist to average soils. Its showy yellow flowers have brown centers and attract numerous pollinators.
Gaillardia pulchella
Blanket Flower is a non-native, Florida-friendly wildflower that readily reseeds and spreads rapidly. Reaching 1’-2’ in height, they are a great source of nectar for bees and butterflies that bloom in the warm and hot months. They thrive in full sun and dry, sandy soil and are very drought and salt tolerant. Great for coastal applications and dry spots of a landscape as pops of red and yellow.
Trichostema dichotomum
Blue Curls is a fabulous reseeding wildflower that will fill in empty spaces. Their lush foliage grows dense till fall when it flowers with ornate blue flowers with a “forked” anther, almost like tiny orchid flowers. An plant that reseeds where you plant it, Blue Curls can create patches of blooms year after year.
Sisyrinchium angustifolium
Blue Eyed Grass is a native re-seeding, perennial wildflower that likes moist soils. A member of the iris family, it has little blue/purple flowers that bloom profusely in the spring, attracting pollinators, and then it appears as a clump of grass the rest of the year. It likes sun to partial shade, average to wet soils and is best when planted in mass along moist or irrigated garden edges or pathways.
Iris virginica
Blue Flag Iris is a Florida-native perennial wetland plant that grows 2’-3’ tall and wide with bright green, sword-shaped leaves. It produces showy blue to violet flowers in late spring, each measuring 3”-5” across with drooping sepals marked with white and yellow near the throat. Thriving in wet soils and shallow water, it naturally occurs in marshes, swamps, and pond edges throughout Florida, making it excellent for rain gardens and bog plantings in zones 6-10.
Asclepias tuberosa
This Florida native milkweed is lower growing at 1-3' and has bright red orange blooms summer-fall. Butterfly milkweed is a great choice for Monarch lovers with dry, sunny yards. Found naturally in hot sunny and dry sandhill environments it does well in landscapes with full sun and no irrigation. This milkweed is not only a host to Monarch and Queen butterflies but is also a pollinator magnet!
Lantana involucrata
Buttonsage or Wild Lantana is a gorgeous, evergreen, perennial, native shrub that has a place in any home landscape! Buttonsage is a mid sized shrub, growing to 5', with a naturally round growth habit with dense clusters of pastel flowers and bright purple berries that attract pollinators and birds. It prefers sunny, dry conditions and is deer resistant and salt and drought tolerant.
Hamelia patens var. ‘calusa’
Calusa is shorter growing native cultivar of the large native firebush. It is evergreen, flowering, long-lived shrub that can be kept easily at its mature height of approx. 6’. It needs average to moist (well-drained soils) but can adapt to dry in little bit of shade. The year-round red-orange flowers attract hummingbirds and butterflies and provide food for birds. The foliage on Calusa tends to be a deeper red than the larger traditional native firebush and can turn burgundy in cooler weather. The fruit is edible and has a long history of medicinal and industrial use and can be made into syrup or wine.
Senna ligustrina
Privet Senna is an evergreen perennial shrub native to Florida that grows 4’-8’ tall with an upright, narrow-crowned habit. This fast-growing member of the legume family features pinnately compound leaves with many small, dark green leaflets and produces clusters of bright yellow, five-petaled flowers from fall through spring. The blooms are followed by thin, brown seed pods approximately 5” long. Serving as a larval host plant for cloudless Sulphur, sleepy orange, and orange-barred Sulphur butterflies, it's an excellent choice for butterfly gardens while also attracting bees and other pollinators. Thriving in full sun to partial shade with well-drained soils, it naturally occurs along forest edges and hammocks from central Florida southward and readily self-seeds in suitable conditions.
Senna mexicana var. Chapmanii
This beautiful Florida native butterfly garden must-have thrives in many local gardener’s gardens. It is evergreen and grows to be about 4’ by about 3’ and enjoys full sun to light shade and dry to moist (well-drained) soils. It is an important larval food source for Sulphur butterflies. Most people know it for its showy yellow flowers that bloom spring through fall and because it attracts and hosts butterflies and pollinators.
Lycium carolinianum
Christmas Berry is a sprawling evergreen shrub native to Florida's coastal regions that grows 3-6 feet tall with rigid, thorn-tipped branches. This hardy species features small, succulent linear leaves clustered along thorny branches and produces small, tubular blue to lavender flowers that bloom primarily in fall. True to its common name, it develops bright scarlet-red berries in December that attract birds and wildlife. Extremely salt and drought tolerant, it naturally occurs in salt marshes, mangrove edges, shell middens, and coastal dunes, making it an excellent choice for harsh coastal conditions.
Acacia choriophylla
Native evergreen tree, ranging from 15-25ft. Cinnecords have dark green foliage and fragrant yellow pom-pom flowers that attract pollinators and people alike. They are fast-growing and salt-tolerant, growing in full sun with well-drained sandy soils. In addition to attracting pollinators, Cinnecords also provide habitat and seeds for birds.
Aster carolinianus
Climbing Aster is a perennial, flowering, vine-like shrub, that can be trained to grow up a trellis or can be trimmed to a more formal shape and lower height. It prefers average to wet soils and full sun to partial shade. In the late summer through winter, it is covered in small lavender aster flowers. It’s a pollinator favorite!
Hamelia Patens 'Compacta’
Compact Firebush is a dwarf cultivar of the Florida-native Firebush that grows to be 4’-6’ tall. These plants grow best in full sun to partial shade and average, well-drained soil. With its red and green leaves and red to orange flowers, Compact Firebush can be used as part of a hedge or as a specimen plant. The flowers are highly attractive to hummingbirds, bees, and butterflies, particularly the Zebra Longwing, which often feed on the nectar and pollen of Compact Firebush flowers. The flowers are followed up by small, dark berries that have a long history of medicinal use, but can also be used to make syrups and wine.
Zamia integrifolia
Coontie is perfect for a dry sunny or shady spot in the garden. It is extremely hardy and drought tolerant and is successful in harsh conditions like highway medians. It generally stays under three feet tall and 3 feet wide and has a tropical Florida feel. Coontie is an ancient plant and is Florida’s only living cycad. It is the important host plant for the Atala butterfly.
Erythrina herbacea
Coral Bean (Erythrina herbacea) is a deciduous perennial shrub or small tree native to the southeastern United States that grows 3-8 feet tall with compound, lance-shaped leaves. This striking plant produces tall spikes of brilliant scarlet, tubular flowers in early spring that are perfectly timed to coincide with Ruby-throated hummingbird migration patterns, providing critical nectar for these travelers. The blooms also attract long-tongued butterflies and bees, while the bright red seeds that follow are dispersed by birds, though all parts of the plant are toxic. Thriving in sandy, well-drained soils in open woods and forest edges, it serves as an excellent specimen plant for wildlife gardens in zones 8-10.
Lonicera sempervirens
Coral Honeysuckle is an easy-to-grow, well-behaved and showy native vine that stays green all year. It thrives in sun or partial shade. You can let it climb a fence, use it as a groundcover, or let it grow like a shrub. Its bright coral flowers bloom nearly year-round, making it a favorite for hummingbirds and butterflies.
Stachytarpheta mutabilis
Coral Porterweed is a non-native, Florida-friendly fast-growing flowering shrub, growing 4’-6’ tall and 3’-5’ wide. They grow best in full sun to partial shade and average sandy soil, with moderate drought tolerance once they’re established. They bloom throughout the warm months, with salmon-colored bloom spikes that are highly attractive to hummingbirds, bees, and butterflies.
Passiflora suberosa
Corkystem Passionvine is a fast-growing, native, flowering vine that can grow to be 10’-15’ long with proper support. They can be grown in full sun, partial shade, or light shade and moist, well-drained, sandy, loamy, and limestone soils. They have small, greenish-yellow flowers for pollinators and dark berries that are loved by birds. They also serve as a host plant for Gulf Fritillary, Zebra Longwing, and Julia butterflies, making them an excellent option for pollinator and butterfly gardens.
Hibiscus acetosella
Cranberry Hibiscus is a non-native, Florida-friendly flowering shrub that grows to be 3’-5’ tall. These fast-growing plants feature dark red stems, foliage, and flowers, making them a dramatic addition to gardens and landscapes. They grow best in full sun and loose, rich organic soil. In addition to bringing in butterflies, pollinators, and hummingbirds, their flowers are edible for humans, and can be used to make teas, along with the young leaves.
Salvia misella
Creeping Sage is a low-growing perennial native to Florida that forms dense, aromatic ground cover mats. This species produces small blue flowers and thrives in well-drained, average to dry soils. It serves as an excellent choice for planting between shrubs and trees as it prefers dappled sunlight to full shade.
Bignonia capreolata
Crossvine is a perennial, evergreen vine that can bloom late winter through spring through mid summer. Crossvine’s red tubular flowers are an important food source for hummingbirds but also attracts butterflies and other pollinators. It can be grown in full shade or full sun, is cold hardy, drought tolerant and prefers moist soils that are well-drained. It can be controlled if planted on a trellis or in an large container, but can also be planted at the base of large trees like native Live Oak to add flowers to the tree branches and protection for songbirds from birds of prey.
Rudbeckia laciniata
A cold-hardy, reseeding perennial that thrives in light shade to shade. It is easily identified by its unique, deeply dissected basal leaves and bright yellow flowers with distinct green centers. Reaching 2–3 feet in height, it blooms from summer through fall, providing a consistent source of nectar for butterflies and other pollinators. It prefers average to moist soil, making it a great addition to slightly damper or shadier spots in the landscape.
Ilex cassine
Dahoon Holly is a native, evergreen tree, with heights ranging from 20-30ft and it grows best in full sun to partial shade with moist, clay, loamy, or sandy soils. While they are moderately drought tolerant, they may need irrigation in dry, sandy conditions. Moderately salt-spray tolerant. Their foliage is dark green, with clumps of white flowers in spring that are replaced by red berries in fall and winter that provide food for birds and small mammals.
Viburnam obovatum Dwarf
This hardy, evergreen native low-growing shrub is a foundational plant for any Florida garden. With a height of about 4 feet, it provides a dense, low-growing habitat that stays compact without constant maintenance. For the environment, its near-constant clusters of white flowers offer a reliable nectar source for pollinators, while the subsequent berries provide essential forage for local songbirds. Whether used as a sturdy border or in mass plantings, it thrives in everything from full sun to part shade and adapts well to average or moist soils, offering year-round structure and ecological value to your landscape.
Vaccinium darrowii
Darrows Blueberry is a native perennial shrub that grows to about 2’ tall with a 2’ spread. Full sun to light shade, sandy, acidic, well-drained soil. Darrows Blueberry has attractive, rainbow-colored foliage with white flowers in spring followed by tiny purple, blue, or black wild blueberries. Great pollinator plant for bees, especially native bees!
Myrcianthes fragrans ‘Compacta’
Dwarf Simpson Stopper grows to 4’ and creates a nice low hedge or border planting. Cream puff blooms and vibrant red berries add color and texture to any landscape. Drought tolerant once established, these small shrubs work well in non-irrigated landscapes. Of course, they don’t mind irrigation either!
Psychotria nervosa 'Little Psycho'
Little Psycho is a smaller native evergreen shrub that grows to 4'. This dwarf coffee is great for planting under smaller trees or in shadier areas. Pollinators love the summertime flowers and birds eat the berries fall-winter. It's also a host plant for the Tersa Sphinx Moth!
Sambucus canadensis
Elderberry is a fast-growing native shrub that offers beauty, food, and unmatched wildlife value. This versatile plant thrives in moist soils and adapts easily to sun or partial shade, reaching 6-20 feet to create a lush, pollinator-friendly hedge or specimen plant. In early summer, you'll enjoy massive clusters of fragrant white flowers that attract butterflies, followed by nutrient-rich dark purple berries perfect for homemade syrups and jams. As a cornerstone of the native wildlife garden, Elderberry is a favorite for songbirds and beneficial insects alike.
Eragrostis elliotti
Elliott's Lovegrass is a native perennial bunchgrass. This delicate species produces silvery blue-green foliage topped by airy panicles of tiny beige to pinkish flowers that create a billowy, cloud-like appearance when in bloom from late summer through fall. It demonstrates remarkable tolerance to both drought and periodic flooding with fresh water and salt-wind spray. This re-seeding and adaptable grass thrives in sandy, low-nutrient soils and provides excellent texture and late-season interest for naturalized plantings.
Foeniculum vulgare
Fennel is a highly aromatic, dual-purpose perennial herb that serves both the kitchen garden and the landscape as a vital host plant for swallowtail butterflies. Prefers full sun during the winter but benefits from partial shade during the intense summer heat. Grows best in average to moist, well-drained soil enriched with organic compost. It can be successfully grown as a perennial all year round in Florida, though optimal growth occurs during the cooler months. Features fine, thread-like, feathery foliage and bright yellow umbrella-shaped flower clusters (umbels). It can grow from 3 to 6 feet tall. An essential larval host plant for the Eastern Black Swallowtail butterfly. The plant brings a sweet, anise-like flavor to seafood, soups, and salads.
Citharexylum spinosum
Fiddlewood is a delightful fast growing native large shrub or small tree. Fiddlewood is evergreen, with shiny deep green leaves and fragrant white blooms all year long! This plant is dioecious, so if you have a female plant you will also have orange berries throughout the year that birds adore! This wonderful plant can go in full sun or in shade and is drought tolerant once established. It has a moderate salt tolerance so it can be planted in coastal uplands.
Fiddlewood can be used in a mixed hedge or as a specimen plant to make all the neighbors ask "What is that beauty covered in butterflies?!"
Hamelia patens
Firebush is a native, evergreen, 12’, prunable, shrub. It does best in dry to moist (well-drained) soils, sun/part shade, and is very fast-growing. With year-round, showy flowers that attract hummingbirds and butterflies, and berries that serve as a food source for song birds, Firebush makes a lovely addition to many Florida landscapes, especially pollinator and hummingbird gardens. In addition to its ecological benefits, the fruit is edible and has a long history of medicinal and industrial uses. Ripe fruit is black, edible raw and can be made into a syrup or wine!
Prunus umbellata
Flatwoods plum is a small, native, deciduous, flowering and fruiting edible wild plum tree that can be grown in sun or under larger trees. It’s beautiful white flowers in the spring attract pollinators and it produces plums in summer that are small tart and edible for both people and birds.
Berlandiera subacaulis
Florida Greeneyes is a long-lived perennial in the daisy family endemic to Florida that grows 1-2 feet tall with short-stemmed, bright yellow flowers. Also known as Florida Chocolate Flower, it produces fragrant blooms that emit a distinctive chocolatey scent and feature yellow ray petals surrounding dark red or maroon disc florets. This drought-tolerant wildflower develops a substantial tuberous root system that can grow up to 12 inches thick, providing exceptional water storage capacity. Blooming from spring through fall, it thrives in full sun to partial shade with well-drained soils and naturally occurs in sandhills, dry pine flatwoods, and disturbed sites throughout Florida, serving as an important nectar source for bees and butterflies.
Forestiera segregata
Florida Privet is a versatile native evergreen shrub that typically grows up to 15’t tall and 10’ wide. It is highly adaptable and easy to maintain, as it responds well to pruning and can be kept as a formal hedge or a small specimen tree. It thrives in full sun to light shade and prefers average to dry, well-drained soils.
This hardy shrub is exceptionally salt-tolerant, making it an ideal choice for coastal landscapes. Beyond its greenery, it provides essential habitat and food for local wildlife; its small flowers attract pollinators, while the dark berries serve as a valuable food source for birds.
Phyla nodiflora
One of our favorite native plant “lawn alternatives,” Frogfruit is a low growing, perennial evergeen groundcover that grows in full sun to partial shade and in dry to moist soils. Frogfruit is highly salt-tolerant, fast growing, mow-able and lightly walk-able. It’s also an important host plant to the Phaon Crescent, White Peacock and Common Buckeye butterflies and is a nectar source pollinators including hummingbirds.
Clinopodium georgianum
A charming native perennial sub-shrub that grows into a tidy 2’ x 2’ mound. It thrives in full sun to partial shade and prefers well-drained, dry to average soil. Its most standout feature is the intensely fragrant foliage, making it a perfect choice for planting along pathways where the scent can be enjoyed by passersby. From summer into fall, it is covered in delicate light pink-to-purple flowers that are a magnet for pollinators, particularly bees.
Vernonia gigantea
Giant Ironweed is a perennial, reseeding, native wildflower that prefers sun to light shade and average to moist (well-drained) soils in the garden. The rich purple flowers add bright pops of color to the garden summer through fall. Giant Ironweed brings height and unique color to a butterfly garden and attracts many other pollinators, too.
Calotropis gigantea
Giant Milkweed is non-native fast-growing evergreen shrub that can reach 8-15 feet in height. As a member of the milkweed family, it serves as a host plant for Monarch butterfly caterpillars and attracts various pollinators including bees and butterflies. It has thick, leathery, silvery-green leaves and produces clusters of waxy, pale lavender or white flowers that bloom year-round. Extremely drought-tolerant once established, it thrives in full sun and well-drained soils. We sometimes carry a white-flowering variety as well.
Chrysopsis mariana
Golden Aster is a native perennial wildflower that grows 1’-2’ tall, with showy yellow flowers that bloom from late spring to fall. They grow best in full sun to partial shade and well-drained, moist to dry sandy soil. The flowers provide a nectar source for butterflies and other pollinators, and add a bright pop of color to the garden.
Canna flaccida
Golden Canna is a native, upright flowering wetland plant growing 2’ tall. This plant thrives in very moist to wet, soggy soil, and full submersion up to 6”. It has large, butter-yellow blooms that are highly attractive to hummingbirds, butterflies, and bees; it also serves as a vital larval host plant for the native Canna Skipper butterfly.
Lantana depressa var. ‘depressa’
Gold Lantana is an evergreen, low-growing, rare, native lantana. Growing 1’-2’ tall and 3’-4’ wide, with showy gold flowers on and off all year that attract butterflies and purple fruit for birds, this plant makes a great addition to landscapes and pollinator gardens. Plant in full sun with average (well-drained) to dry soil, and enjoy this fragrant, semi-salt-tolerant shrub!
Liatris gracilis
Graceful Blazing Star is a moderately tall perennial wildflower native to Florida, reaching 2-3 ft. height. This drought-tolerant species features a single, slender stem covered in fine hairs and narrow, grasslike leaves. It produces spikes of small, purple star-shaped flowers that bloom from summer into fall, attracting butterflies and other pollinators. Thriving in well-drained soils and full sun, it naturally occurs in flatwoods, sandhills, and open woodlands throughout Florida and is valued for both wildlife gardens and cut flower arrangements.
Melochia tomentosa
This native, evergreen, large flowering shrub is a super pollinator magnet. It is a keystone species for gardeners in South Florida because of the diversity and numbers of pollinators it attracts, including hummingbirds. Blooming year-round, it has tiny pink flowers and tiny grey leaves on dark stems and a beautiful soft and open habit in the garden.
Serenoa repens
The Green Saw Palmetto is a tough, drought-tolerant Florida native fan palm perfect for coastal landscapes and understory planting. It features sprawling horizontal stems, brilliant green fronds, and distinctive saw-toothed leaf stalks. In spring, it produces fragrant blooms that attract pollinators, followed by wildlife-supporting berries. Plant in full sun or shade and dry, sandy soil.
Penta lanceolata ‘Ruby Glow’
Also called “Old-Fashioned Red Penta“ or “Ruby Glow Red Penta” this non-native but Florida-friendly, perennial, evergreen, small flowering shrub is the hardiest of the pentas for Florida gardens. It makes a great addition to a butterfly and pollinator garden as it blooms almost all year (and in the winter months) making it a year-round nectar source year round for many pollinators including Monarch butterflies and hummingbirds. It is adaptable to sun and dry soils but does best in partial shade with average soils. Best planted in groups.
Scutellaria longifolia 'Red Fountains
Hot Pink Skullcap is a perennial wildflower that grows 1-2 ft tall with an upright, branching habit. It produces vibrant hot pink tubular flowers along tall spikes from late spring through summer, creating a stunning display. This hardy native is easy-to-grow and thrives in full sun to partial shade with well-drained to average soil. It attracts hummingbirds, butterflies, and other pollinators while requiring minimal maintenance once established, making it an excellent choice for naturalized gardens and pollinator-friendly landscapes.
Passiflora 'Incense'
Incense Passionvine is a non-native, Florida-friendly hybrid passionvine that is a cross of the native Maypop Passionvine and a South American variety. They can grow 10’-20’ with support, and do well in full sun to shade, with well-draining, rich organic soil. These vines have dark green leaves and beautiful, fragrant blooms that bring in butterflies and pollinators. They also serve as a larval hot for Gulf Fritillary, Zebra Longwing, and Julia butterflies.
Capparis cynophallophora
Jamaican Caper is an evergreen shrub or small tree native to coastal Florida that grows 6’-20’ tall with an upright to spreading growth habit. This striking plant features glossy, oval leaves that emerge folded and bronze-colored before maturing to light green with notched tips. In spring, it produces spectacular showy flowers with white petals and prominent purple stamens up to 2” long that attract butterflies and other pollinators. Following flowering, it develops distinctive cylindrical seed pods 3”-8” long containing brown seeds embedded in scarlet pulp. Extremely drought and salt-tolerant, it thrives in full sun to partial shade with well-drained soils, making it an excellent choice for coastal landscapes, screens, or specimen plantings in zones 10-11.
Jatropha integerrima
Jatropha is a non-native, Florida-friendly, evergreen shrub or small tree that attracts butterflies and hummingbirds with its showy red flowers that bloom almost all year round. It grows in full sun to partial sun, dry to average soils. Parts of this plant are poisonous to people and pets.
aka Hammock Twinflower or Swamp Twinflower
Dyschoriste humistrata
Lakeside Twinflower is a lawn alternative for areas where there is soil moisture (lakesides or swales) and/or regular irrigation. It’s perennial and can be semi-dormant if there is a freeze. Lakeside Twinflower blooms blue/purple flowers spring to fall and is a larval food source for the Buckeye butterfly.
Coreopsis lanceolata
Tickseed is the Florida State Wildflower. Lanceleaf tickseed is a perennial and reseeding wildflower that likes sun to light shade, is 1-2 ft in height and likes average to dry soils. It’s bright yellow flowers attract butterflies and other pollinators mostly year round.
Guaiacum sanctum
The “Wood of Life” tree has a rich ethnobotanical history due to its dense wood and spectacular flowers. For best growth, plant in full sun to partial shade, with well-drained soil. This small tree is slow growing but worth the wait. Rich blue blooms lead to orange fruits which Catbirds adore. Its drought tolerance, hurricane resistance and ability to take salt spray make this tree a great choice for coastal landscapes.
Quercus virginiana
Live Oak is a magnificent, slow-growing evergreen oak native to the southeastern United States from Virginia to Texas that can live for centuries. This iconic tree typically grows 40’-60’ tall but spreads dramatically wider, with massive horizontal and arching branches forming a broad, rounded canopy that can extend 100’ or more. The thick, leathery leaves are dark green and elliptical, often draped with Spanish moss in its native range. It produces inconspicuous flowers followed by acorns that provide critical food for squirrels, deer, and numerous bird species. Extremely durable and salt-tolerant, it thrives in sandy coastal soils and can withstand hurricanes, making it a symbol of the Old South and an excellent choice for large landscapes, parks, and street plantings in zones 8-10.
Salvia lyrata
Lyreleaf Sage is a long-lived, reseeding, perennial, evergreen, ground-covering wildflower that blooms in the spring and summer. Lyreleaf likes sun to shade and dry to wet (well-drained) soils. The purple flowers attract hummingbirds as well as other pollinators like butterflies. The young leaves are edible and the plant is used medicinally.
Ardisia escallonioides
Marlberry is a native evergreen shrub that typically grows 15’ tall and thrives in both shady and sunny moist hammock environments. This attractive plant features glossy, dark green leathery leaves and produces small, super fragrant white flowers followed by clusters of shiny black berries that are an important food source for wildlife.
Pseudogynoxys chenopodioides
Mexican Flame Vine is a vigorous, fast-growing evergreen climber native to Mexico and Central America that reaches 12 feet in length with a 6-foot spread. This ornamental vine features attractive arrowhead-shaped leaves with purple undersides and produces clusters of brilliant orange-red daisy-like flowers from late spring through fall. The showy blooms are highly attractive to butterflies, hummingbirds, and bees, making it an excellent choice for pollinator gardens. Hardy in zones 9-11, it thrives in average to organically rich, well-drained soils in full sun to partial shade and tolerates short periods of drought once established.
Myrsine cubana
Myrsine is native, upright evergreen shrub that grows 15’-20’ tall and 8’-12’ wide. They grow well in full sun and full shade, and are highly adaptable with their soil, tolerating poor drainage and drought once they are established. They have shiny, leathery green leaves, inconspicuous green flowers, and clusters of dark berries that provide food for both native and migratory birds.
Pink Milkweed is a native, perennial, re-seeding, winter-dormant host plant for monarch and queen butterflies. Its foliage dies back in the winter and returns in the spring. It prefers moist soil conditions but can be grown in containers if kept moist. It is one of the most hardy of the native milkweeds for Florida gardeners to grow.
Cordia sebestena
Orange Geiger is a small, native, coastal, evergreen, flowering tree that likes full sun to light shade and well-drained soils. Orange Geiger is drought, wind and salt tolerant with large dark green leaves and showy orange flowers almost all year that attract butterflies and hummingbirds.
Petroselinum crispum
Parsley is a non-native and Florida-friendly many-purpose garden plant that can be grown year-round in Florida. It is an edible plant for both people and butterflies. Many gardeners include it in their butterflies gardens as it is an easy-to-grow host plant for Black Swallowtail butterflies. It can tolerate sun (in winter) and partial shade (in summer), average to moist (well-drained) soils, and it benefits from amended soils (organic compost/content).
Chamaecrista fasciculata
Partridge pea is a native short-lived wildflower with attractive foliage and bright yellow flowers. Native to scrub, sandhill, flatwoods, beach dunes and disturbed areas in Florida, Partridge Pea does well in dry sandy environments. It appeals to a number of different pollinators such as long-tongued bees and butterflies such as the cloudless sulfer, gray hairstreak, and more!
Pentas lanceolata
The ‘Orchid Illusion’ Penta is a non-native, Florida-friendly perennial wildflower that does best in full sun to partial shade, with dry to average, well-draining soil. With dark green leaves and light lavender blossoms, the Orchid Illusion Penta is a great way to bring color and pollinators into your landscape.
Pontederia cordata
An iconic native wetland edge plant that not only stabilizes bank edges, but has beautiful purple flower spikes that attract all sorts of pollinators. It reaches 3’ in height, does well in sun to partial shade, and very wet soil - even when submerged in up to 2’ of water. Use as a pop of color for wetland edges, streams, lakes, and swales. The foliage is also an important nesting material for wetland bird species!
Passiflora pallens
Pineland Passionvine is a rare, state-endangered perennial climbing vine endemic to Florida. This delicate species features small, pale yellow-green flowers with white coronas that are much less conspicuous than those of other passion vines. It thrives in mesic to wet tropical woodlands, preferring sunny openings and woodland margins with well-drained soils. As a host plant for several butterfly species, including the Gulf Fritillary, it serves an important ecological role despite its rarity. This vine requires full sun to filtered light and regular water, making it suitable for specialized native plant gardens and restoration projects in zones 10-11.
Aristolochia macrophylla
Pipevine is a Florida-friendly deciduous climbing vine that grows up to 15ft with large, heart-shaped leaves reaching 12in long. The leaves overlap in a shingle-like pattern to create dense screening, making it excellent for privacy on arbors, trellises, or fences. In late spring to early summer, it produces distinctive pipe-shaped flowers that are greenish-yellow and mottled with burgundy, though they're often hidden beneath the lush foliage. Native to moist woodlands and stream banks, it serves as the primary host plant for the Pipevine Swallowtail butterfly. This shade-tolerant vine prefers rich, moist soil and requires consistent moisture, making it unsuitable for dry conditions.
Stachytarpheta jamaicensis
Blue Porterweed is the only porterweed native to Florida. It is a low-growing plant, typically reaching 1 to 2 feet tall, that thrives in full sun or light shade. It is highly drought-tolerant and grows well in average to dry soils. This plant is a favorite for local wildlife. It serves as the primary food source for Tropical Buckeye caterpillars and provides nectar for many other butterflies and hummingbirds. Its unique, spike-like purple flowers bloom year-round, making it a reliable and attractive addition to any low-maintenance garden.
Eragrostis spectabilis
Purple Lovegrass is a warm-season bunchgrass native to eastern and central North America that forms low, mounding clumps 1’-2’ tall and wide. This drought-tolerant species features flat, blue-green basal leaves topped by airy, delicate flower panicles that create a stunning purple-pink haze above the foliage in late summer. Extremely hardy and well-suited for hot, dry conditions, it thrives in sandy or gravelly soils, where few other plants can survive, and spreads slowly by short rhizomes and self-seeding. Found naturally in abandoned fields, roadsides, dry prairies, and upland savannas from Maine to Florida, it serves as an excellent ornamental grass for xeriscaping and naturalized plantings, providing late-season color and texture to challenging sites.
Passiflora edulis “Purple Possum”
Purple Passionvine is a Florida-friendly, evergreen, perennial, showy passion variety known for it’s fruit, unlike other passion varieties that are known for serving as host plants. While the fruit and the flowers are the stars of the show, Purple Possum also serves as a host plant for Zebra Longwing and Gulf Fritillary caterpillars, so you can use this plant to feed yourself, and your local butterflies! Grow in full sun with rich, well-draining sandy soil for the best blooms and fruit. The vines and fruit get heavy as they grow, so provide a sturdy trellis, arbor, tree, or fence to support them.
Stachytarpheta frantzii
Purple Porterweed is a non-native, Florida-friendly flowering shrub that grows 3’-4’ tall and wide. They grow best in full sun and average to moist sandy soil. Their purple flower spikes bloom from spring until the first frost and serve as a nectar source for bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds.
Petrea volubilis
Queen’s Wreath is a non-native, Florida-friendly, fast-growing evergreen vine. It grows best in full sun to part shade, but flowers more abundantly in full sun, and average soil; they are somewhat drought tolerant once established. These vines have showy purple flowers that bloom profusely from Feb-June, which are highly attractive to bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds.
Acer rubrum
Red Maple is a native deciduous tree that can grow 40’-70’ tall and 30’-50’ wide. They grow best in full sun to partial shade and moist, well-draining, slightly acidic soils. They can tolerate both short dry periods and very wet soil once established. In spring, they produce showy pink to red blooms that attract pollinators, which are followed by seeds that feel local birds and small mammals.
Chrysobalanus icaco ‘Red Tip’
Red Tip Cocoplum is a popular cultivar of the native Florida cocoplum that grows 5’-20’ tall with an attractive upright to spreading form. This evergreen shrub is distinguished by its striking new growth that emerges bright red to orange-bronze before maturing to glossy, dark green rounded leaves. It produces clusters of small white flowers in summer followed by edible dark purple fruits that can be used for jellies and preserves. It thrives in full sun to partial shade with well-drained soils, making it an excellent choice for hedging, privacy screens, and buffer plantings in zones 10-11.
Salvia rosmarinus
Rosemary is a non-native, Florida-friendly evergreen woody herb that serves a purpose in the garden and the kitchen. Reaching 2’-5’ in height, with full sun and dry to average, well-draining sandy or rocky soil, Rosemary is a great drought-tolerant herb that handles the Florida heat very well. With flowers for pollinators from late winter to spring, and an undeniably delicious flavor when using the leaves, this plant can be used in a butterfly garden and in teas, soups, and roasts.
Rivina humilis
Birds will be flocking to your yard if you add this to your garden! This small, flowering shrub produces small red berries after their delicate, white flowers. They flower year-round so there is always a splash of color in their green foliage. They prefer shade to part shade but can handle sun when established.
Hibiscus coccineus
Scarlet Hibiscus is a native, perennial flowering shrub that grows 3’-8’ tall and 2’-4’ wide, with large, lobed leaves and large red star-shaped, long-lasting flowers that bloom from mid-summer to early fall. They grow best in full sun to partial shade with moist to wet, rich soil. They naturally grow in very wet areas and are very tolerant of soggy soil, but they can adapt to average soil environments with adequate watering. They are very attractive to Ruby Throated Hummingbirds, butterflies, and native bees!
Heliotropium angiospermum
Scorpiontail is a notable wildflower that grows and reseeds in wildflower gardens quite frequently. The curled flower heads with small white flowers attract an abundant amount of rare, niche wasps and other pollinators. The seeds on the long seed stalks are favored by small songbirds.
Solidago sempervirens
Seaside Goldenrod is a large, showy goldenrod species that can get showy flower spikes that are up to 7 foot tall! They are salt-tolerant and drought-tolerant as they are a coastal species frequently found near dunes. They attract a plethora of pollinators and are buzzing with action in fall when they bloom.
They are a keystone species! Host plant for over 80 different species of butterflies and moths!
Heliotropium gnaphalodes
Sea Lavender is a coastal shrub that grows up to 6’ tall and 10’ wide. It’s a great plant for hedges, mass planting, and even dune reclamation. It is also highly drought tolerant and tolerant of occasional/brief salt inundation and can survive storm surges.
Borrichia frutescens
Sea Oxeye Daisy is a great shrubby wildflower for coastal areas. One plant grows to be 3x3' but they can colonize in areas they love creating a beautiful pollinator patch! Great for coastal areas where the tide comes in, this plant is highly salt tolerant and can take flooding, tides, and salty soil and wind. Does best in full sun. Sea Oxeye Daisy attracts many small butterflies like hairstreaks and blues and other pollinators like native bees. Birds eat the seeds. Blooms heavily spring-summer and on and off the rest of the year.
Ageratum maritimum
Seaside Mistlfower or Seaside Ageratum is a charming, low-growing wildflower native to Florida’s coastal habitats. Its soft, bluish-purple blooms attract butterflies and add color to sunny, sandy spots. Perfect for coastal landscape or pollinator gardens, this hardy plant thrives in salty, well-drained conditions.
Liatris tenuifolia
Love the idea of Blazing Star but have a super dry, hot yard without irrigation? Try Shortleaf Blazing Star! A statement wildflower for the fall season! This wildflower is unapologetically bold with tall, electric purple spikes that strut through like they own the garden. It is the life of the pollinator party with the amount of bees and butterflies it attracts. If your landscape needs a little drama and a whole lot of fabulous, this is the wildflower you've been waiting for.
Pityopsis gramnifolia
Narrowleaf Silkgrass is a rhizomatous perennial wildflower native to Florida. This tough, evergreen ground cover thrives in full sun and sandy, well-drained soils. Despite what its name suggests, Silkgrass does not produce silk and is not a true grass, but features grass-like, linear leaves covered in distinctive silvery hairs. Its bright yellow, daisy-like flowers bloom from late summer through early winter, and provide an important source of nectar for pollinators such as native bees.
Serenoa repens
The Blue Saw Palmetto is a tough, drought-tolerant Florida native fan palm perfect for coastal landscapes and understory planting. It features sprawling horizontal stems, blue/silver fronds, and distinctive saw-toothed leaf stalks. In spring, it produces fragrant blooms that attract pollinators, followed by wildlife-supporting berries. Plant in full sun or shade and dry, sandy soil.
Myrcianthes fragrans
Simpson's Stopper is an evergreen shrub or small tree native to Florida and the Caribbean that grows 5’-20’ tall with glossy, dark green leaves. The new growth emerges in attractive colors ranging from pale chartreuse to deep wine red, and the leaves emit a spicy, nutmeg-like fragrance when crushed. In spring, it produces clusters of fragrant white flowers followed by orange to red berries that attract birds including cardinals, blue jays, and mockingbirds. The plant features distinctive exfoliating bark that flakes off to reveal reddish-brown underneath, providing year-round visual interest. Extremely versatile and low-maintenance, it thrives in full sun to partial shade, tolerates salt, drought, and poor drainage, and can be used as a hedge, specimen tree, or even container plant in zones 8b-11.
Magnolia grandiflora
Southern Magnolia is a native, evergreen flowering tree that grows to be 60’-80’ tall and 30’-50’ wide. They grow best in full sun to partial shade, with moist, rich, acidic well-drained soils. With their dark green leathery leaves and their large, heavily fragrant white flowers in late spring and summer, Southern Magnolias make a great addition to Florida landscapes as part of a privacy screen or specimen plant. Their flowers predate bees, so they are instead pollinated by beetles, but their seeds provide food for birds and small mammals, and their dense branches provide year-round cover for local wildlife.
Tradescantia ohiensis
This commonly known wildflower is widespread across the east of the United States in woodlands and forests. It likes part sun to full sun with well-draining soils with average moisture and can grow 2’-4’. Its delicate blue flowers are a pop of color in any garden and attract a variety of native pollinators.
Monarda punctata
Also known as Dotted Horsemint, this perennial, re-seeding, native wildflower grows to about 2’-3’ in the average garden. It can thrive in full sun to light shade, in dry to moist (well-drained) soils, and has light pink to purple flowers from late spring through early fall. It’s aromatic and can be used as a culinary and medicinal herb in the kitchen. Spotted beebalm attracts numerous pollinators including our native bumblebees.
Silphium asteriscus
Starry Rosinflower, also called Starry Rosinweed is a perennial and re-seeding Florida native wildflower. We consider it to be one of the easiest wildflowers to grow in our area because of its adaptability to a variety of local garden conditions such as irrigation, dry soils, semi-shade and full sun. Starry Rosinflower’s yellow, sunflower-like flowers bloom spring through fall and attract many pollinators.
Stokesia laevis
Stokes’ Aster is a hardy, 1’–2’ perennial known for its large, fringed purple-blue flowers. It is a reliable bloomer that provides color from spring all the way through fall. This plant thrives in part sun and prefers moist, well-drained soil. It grows in tidy clumps that are easy to divide every few years. It’s a great choice for borders and is excellent at attracting bees and butterflies.
Myrcianthes fragrans ‘Stopper Morph’
Simpson Stopper 'Stopper Morph' is a striking variegated lower-growing cultivar that features dramatic foliage coloration. The new growth emerges in shades of white and pink before gradually maturing to green, creating a beautiful tri-colored effect throughout the growing season. This evergreen shrub requires full sun and occasional trimming to maintain its vibrant variegation. It has fragrant white flowers that attract pollinators and berries for birds. It can be used as either a specimen shrub, pruned into a small tree form, or kept low, making it an excellent ornamental choice for South Florida landscapes in zones 9-11.
Mimosa strigillosa
Sunshine Mimosa is a native perennial groundcover that grows 6–9” tall, with a deep root system and a fast-spreading habit. It thrives in full to partial sun and adapts to dry to wet soils. This hardy plant is salt-tolerant, cold-tolerant, and perfect for walkable or mowable spaces, making it an excellent choice for multi-species or “floral lawns.” Pollinators love it.
Crinum americanum
Swamp Lily is a native perennial wetland plant that grows 2’-3’ tall and 1’-2’ wide. It does well in full sun to partial shade, with partial shade being ideal in the hot summer months in Florida. These plants thrive in very wet soil, mud, and pond muck, and can tolerate standing water up to 6”. They have strappy, dark green leaves and showy clusters of heavily fragrant, white, spider-shaped blooms. The flowers are highly attractive to bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds!
Acacia farnesiana
Sweet Acacia is a native, pollinator-attracting, small tree or large shrub. It’s fragrant, golden-yellow puffball flowers bloom in winter and spring. It's highly drought-tolerant once established, making it ideal for water-wise landscapes, and attracts bees, butterflies, and other pollinators.
Aloysia virgata
Sweet Almond bush is a Florida-friendly, non-native, highly scented, large, climbing vining shrub with almond colored flower drupes and nicely textured leaves. It is very attractive to pollinators including multiple butterfly species and bees. Adaptable to most garden conditions, this shrub has a place in any Florida Friendly landscape!
Platanus occidentalis
Sycamore is a large, deciduous, native shade tree that grows to be 75’-100’ tall, with an equally large canopy. They grow best in full sun and moist soil. With their exfoliating camouflage bark and large leaves that seasonally drop off, they are best suited for larger yards where the leaf and bark litter won’t be an issue. Sycamores have large branches that serve as great nesting sites for birds, and as they age, they hollow out, creating cavities which provide cover for owls, raccoons, and other mammals. Their seed pods feed songbirds, and their leaves are a larval host for the Tiger Swallowtail and various native moths.
Dyschoriste oblongifolia
This low-growing wildflower acts like a groundcover and is found growing naturally in pine flatwoods, sandhills, and savannas. Twinflower has ornate purple-blue flowers that tend to come in pairs with deep green to reddish colored leaves. This wildflower is best in sunny, dry areas that are well-draining.
Funastrum clausum
Twine Vine is a native perennial flowering vine that is planted in butterfly gardens. It is a year-round host plant for monarch, queen and soldier butterflies as well as a nectar source for many other butterflies and pollinators. It prefers moist to average soils and can be grown well in a container to control its growth. It’s showy clusters of white flowers can bloom year round.
Viburnum obovatum
Walter's Viburnum is an evergreen shrub or small tree native to the southeastern United States that can reach up to 20’ tall but is commonly pruned as a hedge or screen. This densely branched species features fine-textured foliage and produces masses of small, fragrant white flower clusters in early spring, giving it its nickname "Florida snow," that attract butterflies and other pollinators. In fall, it develops dark blue berries that provide food for birds and wildlife. Thriving in zones 7-10, it adapts to various soil types and light conditions from full sun to partial shade, making it an excellent choice for native landscaping, wildlife gardens, and as a Florida-friendly alternative to boxwood hedges.
Sizing of cultivars:
‘Withlacoochee’ - 12’-15’
‘Select’ - 6’-8’
‘Densa’ - 4’-5’
‘Snow Fury’ - 5’-10’
Bacopa monnieri
Water Hyssop is a native, perennial wetland ground cover that grows 3”-6” tall, and 1’-2’ wide, forming dense mats. They have green, succulent leaves and small, white flowers from spring to fall. They grow best in full sun to partial shade and moist, wet, or waterlogged soils, including soils that are submerged in 4”-12” of water. The flowers are attractive to bees and butterflies, and the leaves serve as a larval host for the White Peacock butterfly.
Ilex vomitoria ‘Pendula’
Weeping Yaupon Holly is a graceful cultivar of the native yaupon holly that grows 15-25 feet tall with distinctive drooping, pendulous branches that create an elegant weeping form. This evergreen cultivar features the same small, leathery dark green leaves as the species and produces inconspicuous flowers followed by bright red berries on female plants that attract birds. The cascading branches give it a unique architectural quality, making it an excellent focal point or specimen tree for large landscapes. Like its parent species, it's extremely drought and salt-tolerant, adaptable to various soil conditions, and requires minimal maintenance once established.
Turnera ulmifolia ‘Alba’
White Beach Buttercup is an eye-catching non-native Florida friendly that blooms throughout the year. It is a low-growing, sprawling subshrub with dark green leaves and flowers that open in the morning and close up by noon. White Beach Buttercup grows in full sun to part shade and average to moist well-draining soils. While it can grow a little leggy, you can trim it back to keep it more dense and amend the soil with a slow-release organic fertilizer or compost occasionally. The creamy-white flowers with a yellow blushed, “black-eye” attract bumblebees, carpenter bees, hummingbirds, and other pollinators.
Asclepias perennis
aka Aquatic Milkweed
A. perennis is a perennial, reseeding small wildflower that likes wetter conditions but if planted in shadier spots can be quite drought tolerant once established. It's white flowers bloom from spring though fall and serve as a nectar source for many pollinators. As a native milkweed, this plant is a well-known host for Monarch and Queen butterflies, but it also serves as a host plant for a few cool moths and unique to this genus bugs. A. perennis works well in butterfly gardens, along pond edges and in containers.
Plumbago zeylanica
White Plumbago is a charming, evergreen, perennial, native vine that deserves a spot in every Florida garden! White Plumbago is a vigorous climber or groundcover, reaching 4', with a sprawling growth habit featuring delicate white tubular flowers and sticky seed capsules that attract butterflies and beneficial pollinators. It thrives in partial shade to full sun and is deer resistant and drought tolerant once established.
Viola sororia
Common Violet is a stemless, rhizomatous perennial native to Florida. This low-growing species features glossy, heart-shaped leaves that are edible. It produces attractive white flowers with some blue veining that bloom in mid-spring and in winter. It thrives in moist, rich soils and dappled sunlight but adapts to various light conditions and soil types. Known for spreading to form pollinator-friendly ground cover it's valued for naturalizing in woodland gardens and shaded areas.
Psychotria nervosa
Wild Coffee is an evergreen shrub native to Florida and the southeastern United States that grows 4’-10’ tall with glossy, dark green leaves featuring deeply impressed veining. This versatile member of the coffee family produces clusters of small, fragrant white flowers at branch tips in spring and summer, followed by bright red berry-like fruits that resemble coffee beans but contain no caffeine. The attractive red berries provide important food for birds and wildlife throughout summer and fall. Extremely shade-tolerant and adaptable to various growing conditions, it thrives in partial to full shade with moderate drought tolerance, making it an excellent choice for informal hedges, understory plantings, and natural landscapes in zones 9-11.
Zanthoxylum fagara
Wild Lime is a native evergreen shrub or small tree native to southern Florida and the Florida Keys that grows up to 23 feet tall with a spreading, often multi-trunked form. This member of the citrus family features compound leaves with distinctly winged leaf stems and 7-11 rounded leaflets that emit a strong lime fragrance when crushed. The trunk and branches are armed with sharp spines, and it produces small, greenish-yellow flowers in dense clusters followed by brown seed capsules containing black seeds. Thriving in hammocks and woodland edges, it serves as a larval host plant for giant swallowtail butterflies and provides cover and food for various wildlife species. With its dense, thorny foliage, it makes an excellent natural barrier or privacy screen for central and south Florida landscapes.
Lysiloma latisiliquum
Wild Tamarind is a native, semi-deciduous, small shade tree that grows to be 30’-60’ tall with a 30’-50’ spread. It grows best in full sun and well-drained sandy soil. With its fern-like leaves and beautiful, white pom-pom flowers, Wild Tamarind makes a lovely addition to pollinator gardens and landscapes that need a shade tree that won’t get too large. They also serve as a larval host for the Mimosa Yellow and Cassius Blue butterflies.
Ilex vomitoria
Yaupon Holly is a tough, evergreen shrub or small tree native to the southeastern United States that grows 15’-25’ tall with a distinctive vase-shaped form. This adaptable species features small, dark green leathery leaves and produces inconspicuous greenish-white flowers in spring, followed by brilliant red berries on female plants that attract birds and wildlife. Historically used by Native Americans to make caffeinated ceremonial tea, it's extremely drought and salt-tolerant, thriving in a wide range of conditions from full sun to shade and various soil types. Hardy in zones 7-10, it's valued for its versatility as a hedge, specimen tree, or screen, though it tends to sucker from the roots and may require regular pruning to maintain form.
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