r/FloridaNativePlants

I live in North Florida: zone (9a).  My soil is sandy, so water races through it pretty quickly after rains.  My entire property (3.5ish acres) is almost entirely full sun.  Currently, my "pasture" is a mess; it's nothing but masses of aggressive, invasive weeds (and vines) with patches of bahia. Not good.  I want to start converting all of it to a super-aggressive, native plant that flowers, which also supports bees.  Ideally, I could split the acres up, each focused on a specific flowering plant for the best display around the year. In my searches, the following plants came up as possibilities.  I understand the first two are matting, and the others grow in clusters?  I've read that sunshine mimosa, once established, is pretty much maintenance-free, and can be cut if desired.  But no, I don't desire as I am older.  The only season of the year I wouldn't have flowers is winter.   Are there better options I haven't found?  I'd love to hear about peoples' experiences with these plants and any ideas on how I could most quickly get them to take hold.  Can any of them be grown from seed?  If so, can I overseed? Any advice would be most appreciated!

sunshine mimosa (mimosa stigrillosa)

lyreleaf sage (salvia lyrata)

blue-eyed grass (sisyrinchium angustifolium)

Stokes aster (Stokesia laevis)

I used to love spotting smillax on hikes but now it has taken over and choking my azalea bushes.

I tried removing it but they are so tangled and getting the root out is difficult.

Any tips, tools, and methods to share without using herbicides?