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Credits Northwest Florida Water Management District This publication is provided to you by Florida's five regional water management districts. Principal staff involved in preparing this guide include Bruce Adams, Daniel Boyar, Linda Burnette, David Clayton, Sylvia Durell, Amy Ferriter, Martha Friedrich, Lisa Grant, Beth Hickenlooper, Jo Ann Hyres, Cindy Johnson, Lou Kavouras, Jan Loftin, Mat O'Malley, Sandra McGee, Marc Minno, Brian Nelson, Georgann Penson, Katherine Pordeli, Carolyn Purdy, Eileen Tramontana, Daniel Thayer, John Thompson and Garrett Wallace. The districts offer special thanks to the Association of Florida Native Nurseries, Janice Broda, David Chiappini, Betsy Davis, Debbie Butts, the Florida Native Plant Society, Joel Jackson, K.A. Langeland, Charles Lippi, Maria Minno, Richard Moyroud, the Sarasota Audubon Society and the University of Florida, IFAS Department of Environmental Horticulture. Cover photographs Florida's water management districts Southwest Florida Water Management District Suwannee River Water Management District South Florida Water Management District Left to right Top: Daylily (Hemerocallis hybrids); Crinum-lily (Crinum x powellii); Pentas (Pentas lanceolata) Second row: Iris, blue flag (Iris hexagona); Confederate-rose (Hibiscus mutabilis); Amaryllis (Hippeastrum hybrids) Third row: Sweet olive (Osmanthus fragrans); Ginger, peacock (Kaempferia spp.); Dotted horsemint (Monarda punctata) Bottom: Milkweed, scarlet (Asclepias curassavica); Passion flower, incense (Passiflora x ‘Incense’); Firebush (Hamelia patens) St. Johns River Water Management District
W A T E R W I S E Contents F l o r i d a L a n d s c a p e s Landscaping to Promote Water Conservation Using the Principles of Xeriscape from Florida’s water management districts Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 What Is Waterwise Landscaping? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 The Seven Principles of Xeriscape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 1. Plan and Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 2. Obtain a Soil Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 3. Choose Proper Plants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Florida’s Plant Communities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 4. Use Turf Wisely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 5. Irrigate Efficiently . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 6. Use Mulches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 7. Perform Proper Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 A Landscape Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 The Plant Lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Lists and Photographs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Bibliography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Scientific Cross-Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Plant Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
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Page 5 and 6: What Is Waterwise Landscaping? Wate
Page 7 and 8: 1. Plan and Design The first step o
Page 9 and 10: Soil can be improved in planting be
Page 11 and 12: General Vegetation Map FLORIDA’S
Page 13 and 14: Prairies DRY PRAIRIES — Similar t
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Page 19 and 20: Seagrapes and cabbage palms going o
Page 21 and 22: FERTILIZING Once established, your
Page 23 and 24: The Plant Lists The plant lists, a
Page 25 and 26: Comments Small thorny, bushy tree;
Page 27 and 28: Comments Branchlets turn brown in f
Page 29 and 30: Comments Yellow to red fall color;
Page 31 and 32: Comments Likes acidic soil; deciduo
Page 33 and 34: Comments Dark, glossy green leaves
Page 35 and 36: Sweetgum Liquidambar styraciflua Cy
Page 37 and 38: Comments Also called king palm; new
Page 39 and 40: Comments Very tall, slender; spiny
Page 41 and 42: Comments Spine-tipped leaves with f
Page 43 and 44: Comments Not finicky about drainage
Page 45 and 46: Comments Small blue or white flower
Page 47 and 48: Comments Bunchgrass; likes dry cond
Page 49 and 50: Comments Hedge material; gray-green
Page 51 and 52: Buttonbush Cephalanthus occidentali
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Comments Leaf margins fray; large s
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Comments Turf grass; many cultivate
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Comments Perennial; number of varie
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Comments Requires support; can get
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Comments Herbaceous; showy blue and
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Comments Not a true lily; white, pi
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Comments Perennial; can be invasive
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Comments Perennial; upright; attrac
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Pentas Pentas lanceolata 67 Dotted
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Wild-petunia Ruellia caroliniensis
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Bibliography Bailey, Liberty Hyde.
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Scientific Cross-Reference Chrysoph
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Scientific Cross-Reference Partheno
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Plant Index Acacia, sweet 22 Adam
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Plant Index Lancewood 26 Lantana, F
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