Does anyone know Florida plants/landscaping???

[woowoo]

Last year during quarantine, I created a beautiful flower bed that stretches the length of my living room in the back of the house, just outside the floor to ceiling windows along that wall.  It was a stupid idea.  The windows are Northwest facing and get an insane amount of afternoon sun (magnified by the glass) AND I live right near a marsh/nature preserve and our backyard stays sopping wet for a good portion of the summer.  I live in Tampa and the afternoon storms can be intense.  

I've planted at least 6-7 different types of plants/flowers and they all fail miserably.  The mix of the heat/sun and the very wet ground are just a disaster.  Does anyone have any other plant/flower recommendations you can make before I just throw in the towel and put grass back?  

I don't want ground cover because....snakes.   

I also don't want anything too tree - like because the window views are beautiful.  

HALP. 

[hocus2]

I googled and found this list

www.bhg.com/gardening/gardening-by-region/south/types-of-southern-perennials/?slide=slide_fd2ec38b-b701-474c-9ca7-c25e7a150964#slide_fd2ec38b-b701-474c-9ca7-c25e7a150964
www.bhg.com/gardening/gardening-by-region/south/top-native-plants-for-southern-gardens/?slide=slide_d2f7d13e-5ec6-4873-a605-cbe0d4a08a0c#slide_d2f7d13e-5ec6-4873-a605-cbe0d4a08a0c

You can plant with mulch or something similar to help roots stay a bit drier.

[cmeon]

We are on the other FL coast, but we're mostly sand (which is a different battle). What have you tried before? Have you hit a local (non big box) nursery? I'm sure they'll have ideas.

I know there's a pretty native blue sage that does well in boggy areas. Most mints would be happy enough with the sun/water conditions. Maybe Ruellia or a sturdy Plumbago?

If the drainage is the bigger problem there, you might just be better off with planters.

[treedimensional]

Hibiscus, Canna, Alocasia, African iris.

[TBM]

ffl.ifas.ufl.edu/ffl-and-you/home-landscapes/