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Tree and Plant Giveaway
Native Shrubs
Firebush
Hamelia patens
• Grows rapidly to 10 ft
high
• Blooms year-round redorange tubular flowers
that attract hummingbirds
& butterflies
• Can be a hedge, shrub or
small tree
• Berries attract birds
• Full to partial sun
• High drought tolerance
• Moderate salt tolerance
Coontie
Zamia integrifolia
• Grows 1 – 4 feet tall
• Highly adaptable to many
growing conditions
• Full sun to deep shade
• Dry to moist soils
• Birds eat seeds and help
in dispersal
• Sole larval food plant for
the endemic Atala
hairstreak butterfly
• Seeds poisonous to dogs
Golden-creeper, Beach-creeper,
Ernodea littoralis
• 1-3 feet in height
• Full sun
• Groundcover in dry, open
areas, mostly along the
coast.
• Round golden-yellow
berry containing a single
seed, in dense clusters.
All year; peak winterspring.
• Provides food for birds.
Native Trees
Bahama Strongbark
Bourreria succulenta
• Small accent or specimen
flowering tree to 10 – 15 feet
• Moderate growth rate
• Full sun to light shade
• Prefers well-drained soils
• Drought tolerant
• Semi-showy white flower all
year; ½ “ wide; aromatic
• Provides food and cover for
wildlife
• Listed as endangered by the
State of Florida
Photo: Keith A. Bradley
Baycedar
Suriana maritima
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Accent or specimen along the coast
Small flowering tree/shrub to 6 – 10 feet
Moderate growth rate
Full sun
Prefers moist, well-drained sandy or
limestone soils
• Drought tolerant and salt tolerant
• Semi-showy yellow flower all year; ¼”
wide
• Larval host (mallow scrub-hairstreak
martial scrub-hairstreak) and nectar
plant (great southern white, julia and
more)
Photo: Roger L. Hammer
Dahoon Holly
Ilex cassine
• Grows to 25 ft. high
• Female tree produces
red berries in fall & winter
• Full sun to partial shade
• Drought tolerant, but prefers
moist areas
• Moderate salt tolerance
• Berries attract birds
Florida Thatch Palm
Thrinax radiata
• Grows slowly to 20 - 28 feet
• Partial to full sun
• White flowers and fruit
provide food for birds and
pollinators
• Larval food plant for Monk
Skipper butterflies
• High salt and drought
tolerance
• Listed as endangered by
State of Florida
Geiger Tree
Cordia sebestena
• Grows to an average of 20
feet
• Brilliant orange flowers
year–round
• Prefers well drained soils
• High salt and drought
tolerance
• Full sun to very light shade
• Attracts hummingbirds
Gumbo Limbo
Bursera simaruba
• Grows rapidly to 30 – 40 ft
high
• Full sun or partial shade
• Prefers well-drained soils
• Drought and salt tolerant
• Nesting sites and food
source for wildlife
• Beautiful silver and rust
color peeling bark
• Larval food plant for Dingy
Purplewing butterflies,
nectar source
Jamacian Caper
Quadrella jamaicenis
• Small tree or large shrub growing
slowly upright to 12 feet in height
• Full sun to light shade
• Showy, fragrant pink flowers
mostly at night in late winter spring
• Drought and salt tolerant,
excellent plant for coastal gardens
• Useful as a low-maintenance
hedge
• Provides food and cover for
wildlife, larval host plant for Florida
white butterflies
Lignum vitae
Guaiacum sanctum
• Specimen shrub or small
tree typically 8’ – 20’ in
height
• Very slow growth rate
• Requires full sun
• Showy blue flower all year
• Provides food and cover for
birds
• Larval host plant for lysine
sulphur butterflies
• Nectar plant for butterflies
and bees
• Catbirds and mockingbirds
eat the seeds.
Photo: George D. Gann
Pigeon Plum
Coccoloba diversifolia
• Prefers full sun
• Moderate growth rate to 25 to
35 feet in height
• Dioecious, with male and
female flowers on different
plants, but male trees may
bear fruits with a few sterile
fruits
• Prefers moist areas but is
tolerant of short periods of
drought
• Dark purple fruit eaten by
many birds and other wildlife
Black Ironwood
Krugiodendon ferreum
• Very slow growing small to
medium tree typically 15
feet in height
• Attractive, glossy green
leaves
• Full sun to light shade
• High drought tolerance
• Moderate salt tolerance
• Inconspicuous, small greenish
flowers
• Fruits attract birds
• Densest of all woods native to
South Florida
George D. Gann
Roger L. Hammer
Satinleaf
Chrysophyllum oliviforme
• Beautiful slow growing
tree, grows to 30 ft. high
• Prefers well-drained,
fertile soil
• High wind tolerance
• Attractive satiny leaves
• Dark purple fruit attracts
wildlife
• Full sun or partial shade
• High drought tolerance
• Low salt tolerance
Simpson’s Stopper
Myrcianthes fragrans
• Grows to 10’ high shrub or
small tree
• Good hedge plant
• Fragrant blooms all year
attract pollinators
• Orange berries attract
birds
• Full to partial sun
• High drought tolerance
• High salt tolerance
Wild Tamarind
Lysiloma latisiliquum
• Grows rapidly to 50 - 60
feet
• Produces fragrant
flowers from February to
September
• Attractive bark and
weeping open form
• High salt tolerance
• High drought tolerance
• Excellent tree for birds,
butterflies
Photo: Keith A. Bradley
Willow-bustic
Sideroxylon salicifolium
• Accent tree with rounded or
narrow crown
• Typically 20-30 feet in height; to
57 feet in south Florida
• Taller than broad
• Fragrant flowers all year; peak
in spring.
• Nectar plant that also produces
black berries.
• Nectar plant for Florida
duskywing, red-banded
hairstreak and other butterflies
Photo: Roger L. Hammer
Trees
Non-Native
Bay Rum
Pimenta racemosa
• Ornamental tree suitable for
small yards or tight planting
areas
• Moderate growth rate to 20 feet
• Aromatic foliage and dark
exfoliating bark
• Full sun or light shade
• Moderate drought tolerance
• Pest-free and easy to grow
• Produces Oil of Bay which is
distilled from the leaves and
twigs
Fruit Trees
Non-native
Dwarf Mango
Mangifera indica spp
Three “condo” varieties are offered:
Rosie Gold – Early season cultivar
that can be maintained at 8 feet.
Fiberless fruit with a rich, sweet flavor.
Ripens March – June.
Carrie – Florida cultivar
Compact tree with very sweet fruit and
little to no problems with fungus or
disease. Ripens June to July.
Nam Doc Mai- Asian mango
Fruit is firm, sweet, aromatic and
completely fiberless. Ripens June to
July.
Photos: Ian Maquire
Loquat
Eriobotrya japonica
• Attractive evergreen tree
with short trunk
• Large leaves that are
green on top and silver
underneath
• Moderate growth rate to
20 – 25 feet
• Full sun for best fruit
production
• Fruit tastes like a
combination of peach and
apricot
Lychee
Litchi chinensis
• Attractive evergreen tree
with dark green foliage
and reddish-color fruit
• Average 25’ x 25’ height
and width
• Full sun, well drained soil
• Fruit must be ripen on the
tree for best flavor
• Ripens late May – early
July
• Fruit is low in calories and
a good source of
potassium
Sod Alternatives
Native
Muhly Grass
Muhlenbergia capillaris
• Grows 1 -3 feet in sun to
light shade
• High salt tolerance
• Tolerates drought but does
best with a little watering
• Blooms pinkish or purplish
red flowers fall to winter
• Creates cover for wildlife
• Seeds for birds
• Wonderful accent plant
Powderpuff Mimosa
Mimosa strigillosa
• Low ground cover, 3 to 4
inches high
• Full sun
• Blooms 1” wide
pink/purple powderpuffs
• Good substitute for
turfgrass
• Can be mowed
Sod Alternatives
Non-native
Rainlily
Zephyranthes citrina
• Perennial, low ground
cover with grass like foliage
• Grows 6 – 12 inches high
• Wonderful in mass
plantings
• Full to partial sun
• Blooms late summer – fall
1” wide yellow flowers
after rains
• High salt tolerance
Perennial Peanut
Arachis glabrata
• Perennial ornamental
groundcover
• Grows 3 - 6 inches high
• Grows best in full sun
• Blooms yellow flowers year
round
• Very drought tolerant
• Adapts to wide variety of
soils