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Aletris lutea
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Yellow Colicroot
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Perennial
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March to May
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Yellow
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2 to 3 feet
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Flatwoods; bogs; moist ruderal2 sites
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Moist site; roadside ditches or backslopes
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Amsonia ciliata
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Bluestar; Blue Dogbane
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Perennial
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April to November
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Powder Blue
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1 to 3 feet
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Sandhills, scrubs; sandy ruderal2 sites
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Beautiful blue flower for sandy site
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Asclepias humistrata
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Pinewoods Milkweed
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Perennial
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April to June
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Pinkish
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Prostrate but some stems may ascend
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Sandhills, scrubs; dunes
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Dry, sandy site; showy foliage (pinkish purple venation)
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Asclepias tuberosa
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Butterfly Weed
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Perennial
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May to October
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Orange
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Up to 32 inches
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Sandhills; flatwoods; secondary woods
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Hot, dry site
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Berlandiera pumila
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Soft Greeneyes
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Perennial
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March to June
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Yellow
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2 to 3 feet
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Sandhills
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Dry, sandy site; roadsides
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Carphephorus odoratissimus
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Vanilla Plant; Deer Tongue
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Perennial
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September to November
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Purple
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2 to 3 feet
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Flatwoods; bogs; pond margins
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Slightly moist site; dead leaves usually have vanilla scent
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Cassia (Chamaecrista) fasciculata
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Partridge-Pea
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Annual; semi-woody
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July to October
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Yellow
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3 to 4 feet
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Sandhills; flatwoods; disturbed areas; secondary woods
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Hot, dry site; reseeds
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Conoclinium coelestinum
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Wild Ageratum; Mistflower
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Perennial
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July to November
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Bluish Purple
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2 to 3 feet
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Floodplains; moist woodland edges; pond margins; ruderal2
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Slightly moist site; spreads vegetatively; reseeds
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Coreopsis basalis
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Dye Flower; Texas Tickseed
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Annual
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April to June
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Yellow
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1 to 1 1/2 feet
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Disturbed areas
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Meadows; dry site; reseeds
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Coreopsis lanceolata
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Lanceleaf Coreopsis
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Perennial; semi-evergreen to evergreen
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June to October
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Yellow
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Up to 2 feet; usually about 1 foot
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Sandhills; disturbed areas; edges of cypress swamps
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Slightly dry to slightly moist site; reseeds; remove faded blossoms for reflowering
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Coreopsis leavenworthii
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Leavenworth's Coreopsis
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Perennial
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July to September
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Yellow
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1 to 3 feet
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Disturbed areas; moist areas
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Moist site; edges of woodlands; reseeds
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Coreopsis nudata
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Swamp Coreopsis; Georgia Tickseed
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Perennial
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March to June
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Pink
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2 to 4 feet
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Flatwoods; bogs; cypress ponds; wet ditches
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Moist site; only pink coreopsis in Florida
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Erigeron quercifolius
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Southern Fleabane; Oakleaf Fleabane
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Perennial
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March to June
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White with pinkish to purplish tint
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1 to 2 feet
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Sandhills; disturbed areas; lake margins
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Disturbed site; mass planting results in a 'sea of white'
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Eupatorium fistulosum
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Joe-Pye Weed; Trumpetweed
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Perennial
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July
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Purplish
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6 feet or more
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Stream banks; wet hammocks; pastures; moist woodland edges
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Slightly moist site; large, showy flower heads
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Gaillardia pulchella
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Blanketflower; Firewheel; Indian Blanket
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Annual
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May to October
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Yellow and red; red; yellow; rose
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1 to 2 feet
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Disturbed areas; sandy open sites
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Excellent for hot, dry site; reseeds; blue-green foliage
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Helianthus angustifolius
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Swamp Sunflower; Narrow-leaved Sunflower
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Perennial
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September to October
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Yellow
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2 feet, but up to 6 feet
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Flatwoods; bogs, marshes; disturbed areas; secondary woods
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Moist site; very showy yellow fall flower; spreads vegetatively
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Helianthus debilis subsp. debilis
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Beach Sunflower; Dune Sunflower; Cucumberleaf Sunflower
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Annual/Perennial; semi-evergreen
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June to August
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Yellow
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Groundcover, up to 3 feet high
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Disturbed areas; beaches
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Sandy site in full sun; not freeze tolerant
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Helianthus radula
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Rayless Sunflower
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Perennial
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September to November
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Dark purple disk flowers (few to no ray flowers)
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2 to 3 feet
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Flatwoods
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Slightly moist site; novelty plant
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Ipomopsis rubra
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Standing Cypress; Spanish Larkspur
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Perennial
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July to October
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Scarlet
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3 to 6 feet
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Sandhills; disturbed areas; dunes
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Don't use in clayey soils; hummingbirds; feathery foliage
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Jacquemontia tamnifolia
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Hairy Clustervine; Jacquemontia
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Annual; may be semi-woody
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July to October
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Blue
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Creeping or climbing vine
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Disturbed areas; floodplains
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Slightly dry to slightly moist site; blue summer flowers; reseeds
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Liatris elegans
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Pinkscale Blazing Star
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Perennial
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September to October
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Lavender
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2 to 4 feet
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Sandhills; mesic longleaf pinelands; edges of woodlands
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Well-drained site; tall flowering stems tend to lodge
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Liatris gracilis
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Slender Blazing Star
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Perennial
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September to October
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Lavender
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2 to 4 feet
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Sandhills; flatwoods; bogs; dry bluffs; woodland edges
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Well-drained site; tall flowering stems tend to lodge
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Lobelia cardinalis
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Cardinal Flower
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Perennial
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August to October
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Bright red
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2 to 4 feet
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Riverbanks; springs; coastal hammocks
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Excellent for moist site; not rec. for full sun; red flowers easy to spot in woods
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Lupinus perennis
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Sundial Lupine
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Perennial
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March to April
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Bluish purple
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1 to 2 feet
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Sandhills; open woods
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Excellent for hot, dry site in full sun; palmately compound leaves
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Lupinus villosus
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Lady Lupine
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Perennial
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March to April
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Pinkish purple
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1 to 1 1/2 feet or more
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Sandhills; scrub
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Excellent for hot, dry site in full sun; silvery (hairy) ovalish leaves
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Monarda punctata
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Spotted OR Dotted/Horsemint OR Beebalm
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Perennial; may be semi-woody
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August to October
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Yellowish with pinkish purple bracts
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1 1/2 to 3 feet
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Disturbed areas; open sandy areas; floodplains
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Hot, dry site; unusual flower; best viewed close up
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Passiflora incarnata
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Passion-Flower; Maypop
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Perennial
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April to August
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Purple
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Creeping or climbing vine
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Disturbed areas; edges of woodlands
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Slightly dry to slightly moist site; exquisite flower; spreads vegetatively
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Phlox divaricata
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Blue Phlox
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Perennial; semi-evergreen
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February to April
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Blue
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10 inches
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Bluffs; calcareous hammocks
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Slightly moist site; foliage may die back in summer; not recommended for full sun
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Phlox drummondii
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Drummond Phlox
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Annual
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March to June
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White; pink; purple; red
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6 to 12 inches
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Disturbed areas
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Hot, dry site; reseeds
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Pityopsis graminifolia
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Grass-leaved Golden Aster
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Perennial; semi-evergreen to evergreen
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August to November
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Yellow
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1 1/2 to 3 feet
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Sandhills; flatwoods; scrubs; bog; pine-hickory-oak woods
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Good for dry site; low-growing, silvery grass-like foliage; spreads vegetatively
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Rhexia mariana
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Maryland Meadow Beauty; Pale Meadow Beauty
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Perennial
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May to October
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Light pink
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1 1/2 to 2 1/2 feet
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Sandhills; flatwoods; bogs; marshes; wet ditches
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Edges of woodlands; moist site; roadside ditches; meadows
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Rhexia parviflora
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White Meadow Beauty
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Perennial
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June to August
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White
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Up to 16 inches
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Margins of open cypress swamps
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Slightly moist site; Rhexias have interesting urn-shaped capsules
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Rudbeckia fulgida
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Orange Coneflower
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Perennial
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August to October
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Yellow
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1 to 1 1/2 feet
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Slightly moist areas
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Slightly moist site; spreads vegetatively
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Rudbeckia graminifolia
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Grassleaf Coneflower
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Perennial
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May to September
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Orangish red
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2 to 3 feet
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Bogs; cypress swamps
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Moist site; grass-like foliage; reflexed petals
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Rudbeckia hirta
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Black-eyed Susan
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Annual; Perennial (short-lived)
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May to October
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Yellow
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1 1/2 to 2 feet
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Sandhills; bogs; pine forests
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Slightly dry site; full sun to part shade; reseeds
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Rudbeckia mollis
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Softhair Coneflower
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Annual
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June to July
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Yellow
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1 1/2 to 3 feet
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Sandhills
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Hot, dry site; several flowers per stem in a raceme
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Rhynchospora colorata
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Starrush; White-top Sedge
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Perennial
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June to November
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White (with white bracts)
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1 to 3 feet
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Flatwoods; bogs; coastal swales
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Wet site in full sun; spreads vegetatively
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Sabatia bartramii
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Bartram's Rosegentian
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Annual
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July to August
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Purplish pink
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2 to 3 feet
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Bogs; cypress swamps
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Moist site; exquisite flower with satin-like finish; must see to appreciate
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Salvia lyrata
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Lyreleaf Sage; Cancer Weed
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Perennial; (may be evergreen)
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February to May; October
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Purple
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1 to 1 1/2 feet
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Disturbed areas; marshes
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Slightly moist site; sun or shade; ornamental foliage; reseeds
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Saururus cernuus
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Lizard's-tail
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Perennial
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May to June
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White
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1 to 3 feet
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Floodplains; acid swamps; marshes
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Wet ditches; pond, river, stream margins
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Sisyrinchium atlanticum
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Eastern Blue-eyed Grass
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Perennial; evergreen
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March to May
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Blue
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Up to 2 feet
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Flatwoods; bogs; swales in sandhills; riverbanks; hammocks
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Slightly moist site; showy blue flowers in spring; grass-like foliage
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Solidago spp.
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Goldenrods
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Perennial
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August to November
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Yellow
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1 1/2 to 6 feet or more
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Varies
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Slightly dry to slightly moist site depending on species; showy early fall flowers
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Spiranthes vernalis
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Spring Ladies' Tresses
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Perennial
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April to June
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White (spiral on stem)
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10 to 18 inches
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Flatwoods; riverbanks; ruderal2
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Slightly moist site; frequently occurs in turf that hasn't been mowed in the spring
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Vernonia angustifolia
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Tall Ironweed
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Perennial
|
July to October
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Purple
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2 to 4 feet
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Sandhills; secondary woods
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Woodland edges; dry site; combine with goldenrods
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Vernonia gigantea
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Giant Ironweed
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Perennial
|
June to October
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Purple
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2 to 7 feet
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Hammocks; floodplains; coastal hammocks; bluffs
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Woodland edges; moist site; combine with goldenrods
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Zephyranthes atamasco
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Atamasco-Lily; Rain Lily; Zephyr Lily
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Perennial
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February to March
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White to light pink
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1 to 2 feet
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River swamps; limestone outcrops; bluffs; roadsides
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Moist site; sun or shade; use in masses
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1 Plant type—Unless otherwise noted, all species are herbaceous and not evergreen.
2 Ruderal means disturbed areas such as roadsides, lawns, vacant lots, etc.
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