Bay Rum   Pimenta racemosa

Stemmadenia littoralis

Brazilian Rain Tree  Pithecellobium tortum Specimen tree to 10' x 10'.

 

Frangipani  Plumeria spp.

 

Seven-year Apple  Genipa clusiifolia Slow-growing shrubby tree growing eventually to 10 feet in height.  Super salt-tolerance, so it's great for planting along your beach-front property.  At home in well-drained, alkaline soil. Wonderfully fragrant flowers, with that elegant star shape.

 

The two photos below are both of the Simpson's Stopper  Myrcianthes fragrans, which is one our most adaptable native plants. It can be used as either a shrub (making a magical screening that the neighbors won't resent), or as a wonderfully ornate specimen tree (look at the branching that develops over time in the photo at left).  The photo at right shows the small leaves, which have a eucalyptusy odor, and the flowers, which appear throughout the year, and are extremely fragrant.  Check out the Stopper page for more information about Simpson's (and other) stoppers.

Spanish Stopper  Eugenia foetida  When it's in full bloom, its heavenly aroma will stimulate your olfactory senses and send you floating to a fresh, brighter reality, where the bland and commonplace become extraordinary.  Check out the Stopper page for more information about Spanish (and other) stoppers.

 

White Stopper  Eugenia axillaris Every good environmentalist has to have at least one of these on hand.  Major berry source for birds.  Its fragrance, coming from the evaporation of volatile oils from the leaves, tends toward musky, not sweet.  It has an organic, earthy, skunky smell you don't want to admit that you secretly like.

  Check out the Stopper page for more information about white (and other) stoppers.

Bahama Berry  Nashia inaguensis

 

Allspice  Pimenta dioica You plant one of these in your yard, in a spot where you want high screening.  Then, when you 're getting ready to go on a date, you crush one of the leaves between your hands, and rub it behind your ears.  Guaranteed to make you more appealing.

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Last updated:  03/11/2010