Red & Orange Blooms
More information about each plant is available in the following reference books:
- Bell
- Hammer
- Nelson
- Taylor
- Florida Wildflowers and Roadside Plants by Ritchie Bell & Brian Taylor, Laurel Hill Press
- Everglades Wildflowers by Roger L. Hammer, Falcon Press
- Shrubs & Woody Vines of Florida by Gil Nelson, Pineapple Press
- Florida Wildflowers in Ther Natural Communities by Walter Taylor, University Press of Florida
vines <> small plants <> tall plants
Scientific Name
Common Name
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Lonicera sempervirens
Coral Honeysuckle
native
Nelson 69
Ipomea x. multifida
Cardinal Vine
non-native annual
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Asclepias curassavica
Scarlet Milkweed
non-native
Bell 194, Hammer 84
Stachytarpheta mutabilis
Red Porterweed
non-native
Gaillardia pulchella
Gaillardia
native
Bell 254
Salvia coccinea
Tropical Sage
native
Bell 240
Emilia fosbergii
Tasselflower
native
Bell 250, Hammer 86
Lantana camara
Shrub Verbena
non-native
Bell 242, Hammer 141, Nelson 358
note: another variation has yellow blooms
Hippeastrum spp.
Amaryllis, Barbados Lily
non-native
Pentas lanceolata
Pentas
non-native
Pluchea odorata
Camphor Weed
native
Bell 261, Hammer 62
Catharanthus roseus
Madagascar Periwinkle
non-native
(many blooms are pinkish, but some range from white to magenta)
Hammer 57
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Acer rubrum
Red Maple
native
Hamelia patens
Firebush
native
Bell 188, Hammer 97, Nelson 300
Hibiscus acetosella
Cranberry Hibiscus
non-native