Native plants for front garden in Florida

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  • Narrowleaf Sunflower
    Helianthus angustifolius

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    Photo credit

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

    Yellow, Summer6.5 ft tall, 3 ft wideUsually moist soil
    Listed for containersIts plant group feeds 36 kinds of birds
  • Inkberry
    Ilex glabra

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    no rights reserved, CC0, Original photo

    May to Jun7.5 ft tall, 6.5 ft wideUsually moist soil
    Listed for containersIts plant group feeds 11 kinds of birds
  • New Jersey Tea
    Ceanothus americanus

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    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
  • Swamp Azalea
    Rhododendron viscosum

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    Photo credit

    HorsePunchKid, CC BY-SA 4.0, Original photo

    5 ft tall, 5.5 ft wideUsually moist soil
    Its plant group feeds 5 kinds of birds
  • Bluestem Goldenrod
    Solidago caesia

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    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
  • Calico Aster
    Symphyotrichum lateriflorum

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    Photo credit

    (c) Michael J. Papay, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0, Original photo

    White, Summer, Fall3 ft tall, 1.5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
    Its plant group feeds 45 kinds of specialist bees
  • Robin's-plantain
    Erigeron pulchellus

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    no rights reserved, CC0, Original photo

    Spring, Summer1.5 ft tall, 2 ft wideUsually moist soil
    Its plant group feeds 9 kinds of specialist bees
  • Sweet Joe-pye-weed
    Eutrochium purpureum

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    Photo credit

    Eric Schmidt, CC0, Original photo

    Jul to Sep6 ft tall, 3 ft wideUsually moist soil
    Its plant group hosts 38 kinds of caterpillars
  • Hollow Joe-pye-weed
    Eutrochium fistulosum

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    Photo credit

    (c) Connor Sites-Bowen, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0, Original photo

    Jul to Oct6 ft tall, 3 ft wideUsually moist soil
    Its plant group hosts 38 kinds of caterpillars
  • Small's Ragwort
    Packera anonyma

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    Photo credit

    Pieter Pelser, CC BY 3.0, Original photo

    Yellow, Spring2.5 ft tall, 1.5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
    Its plant group feeds 4 kinds of birds
  • Narrowleaf Sundrops
    Oenothera fruticosa

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    Photo credit

    Kurt Stüber [1], CC BY-SA 3.0, Original photo

    Yellow, Summer1.5 ft tall, 2 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
    Its plant group feeds 5 kinds of birds
  • Fragrant Sumac
    Rhus aromatica

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    (c) Turner Brockman, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), CC BY-SA 4.0, Original photo

    Spring4 ft tall, 8 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
    Its plant group feeds 32 kinds of birds
  • Wild Strawberry
    Fragaria virginiana

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

    White, Spring6 in tall, 1.5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
    Listed for containersIts plant group feeds 14 kinds of birds
  • Black-eyed Susan
    Rudbeckia hirta

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    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
  • Brown-eyed Susan
    Rudbeckia triloba

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    Photo credit

    Jason Leduc, CC0, Original photo

    Aug to Oct4 ft tall, 1 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
    Its plant group feeds 25 kinds of specialist bees
  • Eastern Smooth Beardtongue
    Penstemon laevigatus

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    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
  • Cutleaf Coneflower
    Rudbeckia laciniata

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    Photo credit

    Σ64, CC BY-SA 3.0, Original photo

    Jul to Oct6.5 ft tall, 2 ft wideUsually moist soil
    Listed for containersIts plant group feeds 25 kinds of specialist bees
  • Whorled Milkweed
    Asclepias verticillata

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    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
  • Orange Coneflower
    Rudbeckia fulgida

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    (c) christine123, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0, Original photo

    Summer, Fall2.5 ft tall, 1.5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
    Its plant group feeds 25 kinds of specialist bees
  • Swamp Milkweed
    Asclepias incarnata

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    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

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    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
  • Common Sneezeweed
    Helenium autumnale

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    Photo credit

    Dominicus Johannes Bergsma, CC BY-SA 4.0, Original photo

    Aug to Oct4 ft tall, 2.5 ft wideMoist to standing water soil
    Listed for containersIts plant group feeds 14 kinds of specialist bees
  • Golden St. John's-wort
    Hypericum frondosum

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    Photo credit

    (c) Brian Finzel, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), CC BY-SA 4.0, Original photo

    Yellow, May to Aug3.5 ft tall, 3.5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
    Its plant group hosts 15 kinds of caterpillars
  • Shrubby St. John's-wort
    Hypericum prolificum

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    (c) Douglas Goldman, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), CC BY-SA 4.0, Original photo

    Yellow, Jun to Oct3 ft tall, 2.5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
    Its plant group hosts 15 kinds of caterpillars
  • Lanceleaf Tickseed
    Coreopsis lanceolata

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    Photo credit

    PK2Morgan, CC BY-SA 4.0, Original photo

    Apr to Jun2 ft tall, 1.5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
    Listed for containersIts plant group feeds 15 kinds of specialist bees
  • Purplehead Sneezeweed
    Helenium flexuosum

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    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

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    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
  • Maypops
    Passiflora incarnata

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    Photo credit

    E.nielsen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Original photo

    Spring, Summer7 ft tall, 4.5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
    Listed for containers
  • Common Ninebark
    Physocarpus opulifolius

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    Photo credit

    Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY-SA 3.0, Original photo

    Jul to Jul6.5 ft tall, 5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
    Its plant group hosts 24 kinds of caterpillars
  • Gray's Sedge
    Carex grayi

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    Photo credit

    Kurt Stüber [1], CC BY-SA 3.0, Original photo

    May to Aug2.5 ft tall, 1.5 ft wideUsually moist soil
    Listed for containersIts plant group feeds 50 kinds of birds
  • Bladder Sedge
    Carex intumescens

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    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
  • Sallow Sedge
    Carex lurida

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

    Apr to Sep2 ft tall, 2 ft wideUsually moist soil
    Its plant group feeds 50 kinds of birds
  • Rosy Sedge
    Carex rosea

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    Photo credit

    (c) Senna Bryce Robeson, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0, Original photo

    May to Jun1 ft tall, 1 ft wideDry to average soil
    Its plant group feeds 50 kinds of birds
  • Lyreleaf Sage
    Salvia lyrata

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

    Spring1.5 ft tall, 10 in wideSomewhat dry to wet soil
    Its plant group hosts 11 kinds of caterpillars
  • Virginia Iris
    Iris virginica

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

    Mar to Jun2 ft tall, 2 ft wideMoist to standing water soil
    Listed for containersIts plant group feeds 1 kinds of birds
  • Coastal Sweet-pepperbush
    Clethra alnifolia

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

    Jun to Aug7.5 ft tall, 5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
  • Oakleaf Hydrangea
    Hydrangea quercifolia

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    Photo credit

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

    May to Jul6 ft tall, 7 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
  • Dense Blazing-star
    Liatris spicata

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    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

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    Photo credit

    John Kees, CC0, Original photo

    Summer5 ft tall, 4.5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
    Listed for containers
  • Cardinal-flower
    Lobelia cardinalis

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    Photo credit

    Barnes, Dr. Thomas G., Public domain, Original photo

    Jul to Sep4.5 ft tall, 1.5 ft wideUsually moist soil
    Listed for containers
  • False Solomon's-seal
    Maianthemum racemosum

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    Photo credit

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

    White, Apr to Jun2.5 ft tall, 2 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
    Its plant group feeds 9 kinds of birds
  • Switchgrass
    Panicum virgatum

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    Photo credit

    Cecelia Alexander, CC0, Original photo

    Jul to Sep5 ft tall, 2.5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
    Listed for containersIts plant group feeds 35 kinds of birds
  • Wild Blue Phlox
    Phlox divaricata

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    Wilson44691, CC0, Original photo

    Apr to Jun10 in tall, 1 ft wideUsually moist soil
    Listed for containersIts plant group feeds 2 kinds of birds
  • Downy Phlox
    Phlox pilosa

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    (c) botany08, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0, Original photo

    May to Jul1.5 ft tall, 1 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
    Its plant group feeds 2 kinds of birds
  • Hoary Skullcap
    Scutellaria incana

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

    Jun to Sep2.5 ft tall, 2 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
    Its plant group feeds 1 kinds of birds
  • Common Golden-Alexanders
    Zizia aurea

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    Photo credit

    Kristi Zoebelein, CC0, Original photo

    Yellow, Spring, Summer1.5 ft tall, 1.5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
    Listed for containers
  • American Beautyberry
    Callicarpa americana

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    Photo credit

    Eric Hunt, CC BY-SA 3.0, Original photo

    Summer5.5 ft tall, 4.5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
    Listed for containersIts plant group feeds 3 kinds of birds
  • Heartleaf Golden-Alexanders
    Zizia aptera

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    Photo credit

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

    Yellow, Apr to May2 ft tall, 1 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
    Listed for containers
  • Slender Mountain-mint
    Pycnanthemum tenuifolium

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    Photo credit

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

    Jun to Aug3 ft tall, 2.5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
    Listed for containers
  • Fire Pink
    Silene virginica

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

    Red, May to Jul1 ft tall, 1.5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
    Its plant group feeds 13 kinds of birds
  • River Oats
    Chasmanthium latifolium

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    Photo credit

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

    Jun to Oct3.5 ft tall, 2 ft wideUsually moist soil
    Listed for containers
  • Virginia Sweetspire
    Itea virginica

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    Photo credit

    Cathy DeWitt, CC BY 4.0, Original photo

    White, Apr to Jun6 ft tall, 4.5 ft wideMoist to standing water soil
    Listed for containers
  • Plantain-leaf Pussytoes
    Antennaria plantaginifolia

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    Photo credit

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

    Mar to May5 in tall, 1.5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
    Its plant group feeds 5 kinds of birds
  • Fringed Bluestar
    Amsonia ciliata

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    Photo credit

    (c) Michelle W. （鍾偉瑋）, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0, Original photo

    Blue, Apr to May2.5 ft tall, 2.5 ft wideDry to average soil
  • Eastern Bluestar
    Amsonia tabernaemontana

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    Photo credit

    (c) Michael J. Papay, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0, Original photo

    Blue, Apr to Apr2.5 ft tall, 2.5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
    Listed for containers
  • Coastal Doghobble
    Leucothoe axillaris

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    Photo credit

    KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0, Original photo

    Mar to May3.5 ft tall, 5 ft wideUsually moist soil
  • Stokes's Aster
    Stokesia laevis

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    Photo credit

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

    Jun to Aug1.5 ft tall, 1 ft wideUsually moist soil
  • Northern Spider-lily
    Hymenocallis occidentalis

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    Photo credit

    Eric Hunt, CC BY-SA 4.0, Original photo

    White2 ft tall, 1.5 ft wideMoist to standing water soil
  • Indian Pink
    Spigelia marilandica

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    Photo credit

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

    May to Jun1.5 ft tall, 1 ft wideUsually moist soil
    Listed for containers
  • Christmas Fern
    Polystichum acrostichoides

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    Photo credit

    (c) Michael J. Papay, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0, Original photo

    Jun to Nov2 ft tall, 2 ft wideUsually moist soil
    Listed for containersIts plant group feeds 2 kinds of birds
  • Royal Fern
    Osmunda spectabilis

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    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
  • Cinnamon Fern
    Osmundastrum cinnamomeum

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    Photo credit

    Sophia M, CC0, Original photo

    Spring4 ft tall, 3 ft wideUsually moist soil
    Listed for containers
  • Sensitive Fern
    Onoclea sensibilis

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    Photo credit

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

    May to Jun1.5 ft tall, 2.5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil