Native plants for a border in Miami-Dade County, Florida

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  • New Jersey Tea
    Ceanothus americanus

    Recorded in Miami-Dade County

    Photo credit

    Becky Dill, CC0, Original photo

    White, Spring, Summer2.5 ft tall, 4 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
    Listed for containersIts plant group hosts 34 kinds of caterpillars
  • Bluestem Goldenrod
    Solidago caesia

    Recorded in Miami-Dade County

    Photo credit

    (c) Sandy Wolkenberg, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0, Original photo

    Yellow, Aug to Oct2.5 ft tall, 2 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
    Listed for containersIts plant group feeds 36 kinds of specialist bees
  • Black-eyed Susan
    Rudbeckia hirta

    Recorded in Miami-Dade County

    Photo credit

    Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, Original photo

    Jun to Oct3 ft tall, 1.5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
    Listed for containersIts plant group feeds 25 kinds of specialist bees
  • Eastern Smooth Beardtongue
    Penstemon laevigatus

    Recorded in Miami-Dade County

    Photo credit

    (c) Matt Berger, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0, Original photo

    Spring, Summer2.5 ft tall, 2.5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
    Its plant group feeds 2 kinds of birds
  • Whorled Milkweed
    Asclepias verticillata

    Recorded in Miami-Dade County

    Photo credit

    George F Mayfield, CC BY-SA 2.0, Original photo

    Jul to Sep2 ft tall, 1.5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
    Its plant group hosts 15 kinds of caterpillars
  • Swamp Milkweed
    Asclepias incarnata

    Recorded in Miami-Dade County

    Photo credit

    Jasper Shide, CC0, Original photo

    Jun to Aug4 ft tall, 2.5 ft wideUsually moist soil
    Its plant group hosts 15 kinds of caterpillars
  • Butterfly Milkweed
    Asclepias tuberosa

    Recorded in Miami-Dade County

    Photo credit

    Eric Hunt, CC BY-SA 4.0, Original photo

    Orange, May to Aug1.5 ft tall, 1 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
    Listed for containersIts plant group hosts 15 kinds of caterpillars
  • Purplehead Sneezeweed
    Helenium flexuosum

    Recorded in Miami-Dade County

    Photo credit

    Eric in SF, CC BY-SA 3.0, Original photo

    May to Aug2 ft tall, 1.5 ft wideMoist to standing water soil
    Listed for containersIts plant group feeds 14 kinds of specialist bees
  • Bushy Seedbox
    Ludwigia alternifolia

    Recorded in Miami-Dade County

    Photo credit

    (c) Seig, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0, Original photo

    Yellow, Summer, Fall2.5 ft tall, 1 ft wideUsually moist soil
    Its plant group feeds 4 kinds of birds
  • Bladder Sedge
    Carex intumescens

    Recorded in Miami-Dade County

    Photo credit

    Ryan Hodnett, CC BY-SA 4.0, Original photo, Cropped from the original photograph.

    Jun to Jul2.5 ft tall, 1.5 ft wideAverage to wet soil
    Its plant group feeds 50 kinds of birds
  • Dense Blazing-star
    Liatris spicata

    Recorded in Miami-Dade County

    Photo credit

    (c) Michael Newlon, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0, Original photo

    Jul to Sep4.5 ft tall, 11 in wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
    Listed for containersIts plant group feeds 8 kinds of specialist bees
  • Rattlesnake-master
    Eryngium yuccifolium

    Recorded in Miami-Dade County

    Photo credit

    John Kees, CC0, Original photo

    Summer5 ft tall, 4.5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
    Listed for containers
  • Coastal Doghobble
    Leucothoe axillaris

    Recorded in Miami-Dade County

    Photo credit

    KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0, Original photo

    Mar to May3.5 ft tall, 5 ft wideUsually moist soil
  • Royal Fern
    Osmunda spectabilis

    Recorded in Miami-Dade County

    Photo credit

    (c) Mike B, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), CC BY-SA 4.0, Original photo

    Mar to Jun4.5 ft tall, 2.5 ft wideAverage to wet soil
    Listed for containers