Landscape Uses
No native plant is better for foundation plantings.  Coontie is also a good choice as a potted plant.  Because Coontie is an excellent choice for a xeriscape yard, it is becoming very popular as a low maintenance plant.

Propagation
Cuttings (in late summer) or seeds (started in spring)

Pests
Red scale

Fun Facts
"Coontie" is one of the names the Seminoles had for this plant and it roughly means "flour root".  The Indians would cut up pieces of the stems and pound them out into a powder.  The powder was washed in water several times and then let stand until the starch sank to the bottom.  The paste was fermented and then dried again to a powder.  When the white men came to Florida they named this plant "Arrow Root".  Around 1845, several factories sprung up all over south Florida to produce starch from the Coontie.  These factories produced starch until 1925.