Also known as Eastern Gamagrass and Fakahatchee Grass, this perennial grass usually grows 2 to 3 feet in height, but can grow up to 10 feet tall. At the end of its stalks, it produces separate male and female flowers, colored orange and purple. This plant grows in partial shade and moist soils. In addition to birds, it attracts butterflies as well as deer that eat the hard seeds.
This annual, flowering shrub grows 4 to 14 inches tall. It produces a head-like cluster of deep purple or pink flowers that have white tips and bloom from March to July. It grows in full sun, and in moist, well-drained soil, though it can tolerate poor soils.
Also known as American Linden and Bee Tree, this perennial, deciduous tree grows 60 to 80 feet tall, sometimes even taller. This tree has a long trunk and wide-spreading branches that form a dense crown, and its inconspicuous but aromatic, yellow flowers frequently attract bees. It grows in full sun to shade, in dry to moist soils, preferring moist, well-drained, loam soils.
Also known as Western Red Cedar and Canoe Cedar, this is the largest tree in the cypress family, typically growing 50 to 75 feet tall, but reaching as high as 200 feet tall. Its branches droop and then turn back up, producing a broad crown of scale-like, dark green foliage. This tree grows in partial to full shade and in moist, slightly acidic soils.
Sometimes called Red, Yellow, Swamp, or Gulf Cypress, this is a large, slow-growing, long-lived tree that typically grows 50 to 75 feet tall in full sun and moist to wet soils. It produces round, purplish-green cones that become brown when mature, and its soft, feathery, yellowish-green foliage turns a beautiful orange or cinnamon-brown in the fall. Though native to swamp habitats, where it is recognizable by its multiple wooden "knees," the Bald-Cypress also grows surprisingly well in drier conditions.
This is an upright, perennial herb that typically grows to 2 1/2 feet tall on slender, hairy stems. It produces daisy-like flowers with blue to violet rays and yellow centers from August to October. This plant is drought tolerant, growing in full sun and partial shade, and in moist to dry soils.
Also known as New England Aster, this perennial herb has the tendency to grow aggressively, reaching up to 4 feet tall in partial shade and moist soils. It produces flower heads with yellow discs and rays that range from white to purple-rose. These flowers are a popular stop for bees and butterflies.
Also known as Calico Aster and Side-flowering Aster, this perennial herb grows about 1 to 3 feet tall, branching occasionally. Its stems are light green or reddish brown with lines of white hairs. It produces numerous, small, pale-colored flowers with centers that change from yellow to reddish purple at maturity. This plant does well in full sun to partial shade and moist soils, tolerating occasional flooding.
This robust, upright, perennial plant with arching stems typically grows to 3 feet tall. It has smooth, blue-green foliage and produces loose clusters of violet-blue flowers with yellow centers from September to October. It grows in full sun, and in rocky or dry soil, and attracts native bees and butterflies.
This bushy, deciduous shrub produces oblong to rounded, dull green leaves and clusters of tiny, bell-shaped, pink flowers that lead to pure white fruit. These berries ripen in late summer to early fall and are enjoyed by birds and small mammals, though are somewhat toxic to humans. This plant grows 3 to 6 feet tall and wide in full sun to shade and in dry to moist soils.
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