|
Scientific Name |
Common
Name |
Plant
Type |
Flower
Season |
Flower
Color |
Height
(in flower) |
Native Habitat |
Uses and
Comments |
|
Aletris
lutea |
Yellow
Colicroot |
Perennial |
Mar. to May |
Yellow |
2 to 3 feet |
Flatwoods;
bogs moist ruderal sites |
Occassionly
oocurs in moist roadside ditches or backslopes |
|
Amsonia
ciliata |
Bluestar;
Blue Dogbane |
Perennial |
Apr. to Nov. |
Powder Blue |
1 to 3 feet |
Sandhills,
scrubs; sandy ruderal sites |
Beautiful
blue flower for sandy sites |
|
Asclepias
tuberosa |
Butterfly
Weed |
Perennial |
May to Oct. |
Orange |
Up to 32
inches |
Sandhills;
flatwoods;
secondary woods |
Hot, dry
sites |
|
Asclepias
humistrata |
Pinewoods
Milkweed |
Perennial |
Apr. to June |
Pinkish |
Prostrate
but some stems may ascend |
Sandhills,
scrubs; dunes |
Showy
foliage (pinkish purple veination) |
|
Berlandiera
pumila |
Soft
Greeneyes |
Perennial |
Mar. to June |
Yellow |
2 to 3 feet |
Sandhills |
Frequently
seen on dry, sandy sites on roadsides |
|
Carphephorous odoratissimus |
Vanilla
Plant;
Deer Tongue |
Perennial |
Sep. to Nov. |
Purple |
2 to 3 feet |
Flatwoods;
bogs; pond margins |
Dead leaves
usually have strong vanilla scent |
|
Scientific Name |
Common
Name |
Plant
Type1 |
Flower
Season |
Flower
Color |
Height
(in flower) |
Native Habitat |
Uses and
Comments |
|
Cassia
(Chamaecrista)
fasciculata |
Partridge-pea |
Annual;
semi-woody
|
July to Oct. |
Yellow |
3 to 4 feet |
Sandhills;
flatwoods;
disturbed areas;
secondary woods |
Hot, dry
sites; self-seeds |
|
Conoclinium
coelestinum |
Wild
Ageratum; Mistflower |
Perennial |
July to Nov.
|
Bluish
Purple |
2 to 3 feet |
Floodplains;
moist woodland edges; pond margins; ruderal |
Spreads
vegetativley; reseeds |
|
Coreopsis
basalis |
Dye Flower;
Texas Tickseed |
Annual |
Apr. to June |
Yellow |
1 to 1 1/2
feet |
Disturbed
areas |
Meadows; dry
sites; self-seeds |
|
Coreopsis
lanceolata |
Lance-leaved
Coreopsis |
Perennial;
evergreen (?) |
June to Oct. |
Yellow |
Up to 2
feet;
usually about
1 1/2 feet |
Sandhills;
disturbed areas;
edges of cypress swamps |
Dry or mesic
sites; self-seeds; deadhead for rebloom |
|
Coreopsis
leavenworthii |
Leavenworth's Coreopsis |
Perennial |
July to Sep. |
Yellow |
1 to 3 feet |
Disturbed
areas;
moist areas |
Moist areas;
edges of woodlands; self-seeds |
|
Coreopsis
nudata |
Swamp
coreopsis; Georgia Tickseed |
Perennial |
Mar. to June |
Pink |
2 to 4 feet |
Flatwoods;
bogs; cypress ponds; wet ditches |
Only pink
coreopsis in Florida |
|
Erigeron
quercifolius |
Southern
Fleabane;
Oakleaf Fleabane |
Perennial |
Mar. to June |
White with
pinkish to purplish tint |
1 to 2 feet |
Sandhills;
disturbed areas;
lake margins |
Disturbed
sites; mass planting results in a sea of 'white' |
|
Scientific Name |
Common
Name |
Plant
Type |
Flower
Season |
Flower
Color |
Height
(in flower) |
Native Habitat |
Uses and
Comments |
|
Eupatorium
fistulosum |
Joe-Pye Weed |
Perennial |
July |
Purplish |
6 feet or
more |
Stream
banks; wet hammocks; pastures; moist woodland edges |
Large, showy
flower heads |
|
Gaillardia
pulchella |
Blanket
flower;
Firewheel |
Annual |
May to Oct. |
Yellow and
red;
red; yellow;
rose |
1 to 3 feet |
Disturbed
areas;
sandy open sites |
Excellent
for hot, dry sites;
self-seeds; blue-green foliage |
|
Helianthus
angustifolius |
Swamp
Sunflower;
Narrow-leaved Sunflower |
Perennial |
Sep. to Oct. |
Yellow |
2 feet, but
up to 6 feet |
Flatwoods;
bogs, marshes;
disturbed areas;
secondary woods |
Moist areas;
very showy yellow fall flower |
|
Helianthus
debilis
subsp. debilis |
Beach
Sunflower;
Dune Sunflower;
Cucumberleaf Sunflower |
Annual/
Perennial;
semi-evergreen
|
June to Aug. |
Yellow |
Groundcover,
up to 3 feet high |
Disturbed
areas;
beaches |
Full sun;
sandy sites; roadsides |
|
Helianthus
radula |
Rayless Sunflower |
Perennial |
Sep. to Nov. |
Dark purple
disk flowers
(few to no ray flowers) |
2 to 3 feet |
Flatwoods |
Novelty
plant |
|
Ipomopsis
rubra |
Standing Cypress;
Spanish Larkspur |
Perennial |
July to Oct. |
Scarlet |
3 to 6 feet |
Sandhills;
disturbed areas;
dunes |
Don't use in
clayey soils; hummingbirds; feathery foliage |
|
Jacquemontia
tamnifolia |
Hairy
Clustervine;
Jacquemontia |
Annual;
may be semi-woody |
July to Oct. |
Blue |
Creeping,
climbing vine |
Disturbed
areas;
floodplains |
Blue summer
flowers; reseeds |
|
Scientific Name |
Common
Name |
Plant
Type |
Flower
Season |
Flower
Color |
Height
(in flower) |
Native Habitat |
Uses and
Comments |
|
Liatris
elegans |
Pinkscale
Blazing Star |
Perennial |
Sep. to Oct. |
Lavender |
2 to 4 feet |
Sandhills;
mesic longleaf pinelands; edges of woodlands |
Tall
flowering stems tend to lodge |
|
Liatris
gracilis |
Slender
Blazing Star |
Perennial |
Sep. to Oct. |
Lavender |
2 to 4 feet |
Sandhills;
flatwoods; bogs; dry bluffs; woodland edges |
Tall
flowering stems tend to lodge |
|
Lobelia
cardinalis |
Cardinal
Flower |
Perennial |
Aug. to Oct. |
Intense red |
2 to 4 feet |
Riverbanks;
springs;
coastal hammocks |
Excellent for moist sites; not rec. for full
sun; red flowers easy to spot in woods |
|
Lupinus
perennis |
Sundial
Lupine |
Perennial |
Mar. to Apr. |
Bluish
purple |
1 to 2 feet |
Sandhills;
open woods |
Excellent
for hot, dry sites in full sun; palmately compound leaves |
|
Lupinus
villosus |
Lady Lupine |
Perennial |
Mar. to Apr. |
Pinkish
purple |
1 to 1 1/2+
feet |
Sandhills;
scrub |
Excellent for hot, dry sites in full sun;
silvery (hairy) ovalish leaves |
|
Monarda
punctata |
Spotted OR
Dotted/ Horsemint OR Beebalm |
Perennial;
may be semi-woody |
Aug. to Oct. |
Yellowish
with pinkish purple bracts |
1 1/2 to 3
feet |
Disturbed
areas;
open sandy areas;
floodplains |
Hot, dry
sites; unusual flower; best viewed close up |
|
Passiflora
incarnata |
Passion-flower;
Maypop |
Perennial |
Apr. to Aug. |
Purple |
Climbing
vine |
Disturbed
areas;
edges of woodlands |
Exquiste
flower; will spread vegetatively |
|
Scientific Name |
Common
Name |
Plant
Type |
Flower
Season |
Flower
Color |
Height
(in flower) |
Native Habitat |
Uses and
Comments |
|
Phlox
divaricata
|
Blue Phlox |
Perennial;
semi-evergreen |
Feb. to Apr. |
Blue |
10 inches |
Bluffs;
calcareous hammocks |
Foliage may
die back in summer; not recommended for full sun |
|
Phlox
drummondii |
Annual Phlox |
Annual |
Mar. to June |
White; pink;
purple; red |
6 to 12
inches |
Disturbed
areas |
Hot, dry
sites; self-seeds |
|
Pityopsis
graminifolia |
Grass-leaved
Golden Aster |
Perennial
(semi evergreen to evergreen) |
Aug. to Nov. |
Yellow |
1 1/2 to 3
feet |
Sandhills;
flatwoods;
scrubs; bogs;
pine-hickory-oak woods |
Hot, dry
sites; low-growing, silvery grass-like foliage |
|
Rhexia
mariana |
Maryland
Meadow Beauty; Pale
Meadow Beauty |
Perennial |
May to Oct. |
Light pink |
1 1/2 to 2 1/2 feet |
Sandhills;
flatwoods;
bogs; marshes;
wet ditches |
Edges of
woodlands; moist areas; roadside ditches; meadows |
|
Rhexia
parviflora |
White Meadow
Beauty |
Perennial |
June to Aug. |
White |
Up to 16
inches |
Margins of
open cypress swamps |
Woodland edges; roadsides; Rhexias have
interesting urn-shaped capsules |
|
Rudbeckia
fulgida |
Orange
Coneflower |
Perennial |
Aug. to Oct. |
Yellow |
1 to 1 1/2
feet |
Slightly
moist areas |
Spreads
vegetatively |
|
Rudbeckia
graminifolia |
Grassleaf
Coneflower |
Perennial |
May to Sep. |
Orangish red |
2 to 3 feet |
Bogs;
cypress swamps |
Moist areas;
grass-like foliage; reflexed petals |
|
Scientific Name |
Common
Name |
Plant
Type |
Flower
Season |
Flower
Color |
Height
(in flower) |
Native Habitat |
Uses and
Comments |
|
Rudbeckia
hirta |
Black-eyed
Susan |
Perennial
(short-lived) |
May to Oct. |
Yellow |
1 1/2 to 2
feet |
Sandhills;
bogs; pine forests
|
Full sun to
part shade; self-seeds |
|
Rudbeckia
mollis |
Softhair
Coneflower |
Annual |
June to July |
Yellow |
1 1/2 to 3
feet |
Sandhills |
Hot, dry
sites; several flowers per stem in a raceme |
|
Rhyncospora
colorata |
Starrush;
White-top Sedge |
Perennial |
June to Nov. |
"White"
(bracts) |
1 to 3 feet |
Flatwoods;
bogs;
coastal swales |
Wet areas in
full sun; rhizotamous |
|
Sabatia
bartramii |
Bartram's
Rosegentian |
Annual |
July to Aug. |
Purplish
pink |
2 to 3 feet |
Bogs;
cypress swamps
|
Moist areas; exquiste flower with satin-like
finish; must be seen to apprec. |
|
Sabatia
dodecandra |
Large Marsh
Pink;
Rosegentian |
Perennial |
June to Aug. |
Pink |
1 to 2 feet |
Cypress pond
margins;
river swamps |
Exquiste flower with satin-like finish; must be
seen to appreciate |
|
Salvia
lyrata |
Lyre-leaved
Sage; Cancer Weed |
Perennial;
(may be evergreen) |
Feb. to May;
Oct. |
Purple |
1 to 1 1/2
feet |
Disturbed
areas;
marshes |
Sun or
shade; self-seeds; can develop apomictic seed |
|
Saururus
cernuus |
Lizard's-tail |
Perennial |
May to June |
White |
1 to 3 feet |
Floodplains;
acid swamps;
marshes |
Wet ditches;
pond, river, stream margins |
|
Scientific Name |
Common
Name |
Plant
Type |
Flower
Season |
Flower
Color |
Height
(in flower) |
Native Habitat |
Uses and
Comments |
|
Sisyrinchium
atlanticum |
Eastern
Blue-eyed Grass |
Perennial;
evergreen |
Mar. to May |
Blue |
Up to 2 feet |
Flatwoods;
bogs; swales in sandhills;
riverbanks; hammocks |
Showy blue flowers in spring; grass-like
foliage has ornamental value year-round |
|
Solidago
spp. |
Goldenrods |
Perennial |
Aug. to Nov. |
Yellow |
1 1/2 to 6+
feet |
Varies |
Great fall
flowers |
|
Spiranthes
vernalis |
Spring
Ladies' Tresses |
Perennial |
Apr. to June |
White
(spiral on stem) |
10 to 18
inches |
Flatwoods;
riverbanks; ruderal |
Frequently
occurs in turf that hasn't been mowed in the Spring |
|
Vernonia
angustifolia |
Tall
Ironweed |
Perennial |
July to Oct. |
Purple |
2 to 4 feet |
Sandhills;
secondary woods |
Woodland
edges; dry sites; combine with goldenrods |
|
Vernonia
gigantea |
Giant
Ironweed |
Perennial |
June to Oct. |
Purple |
2 to 7 feet |
Hammocks;
floodplains;
coastal hammocks;
bluffs |
Woodland
edges; moist sites; combine with goldenrods |
|
Zephyranthes
atamasco |
Atamasco-Lily;
Rain Lily;
Zephyr Lily |
Perennial |
Feb. to Mar. |
White to
light pink |
1 to 2 feet |
River
swamps;
limestone outcrops; bluffs;
roadsides |
Moist sites;
sun or shade; use in masses |
