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A Landscape Example 1. Our drought-tolerant zone next to the driveway has mulch and low-water shrubs instead of grass. This zone continues along the length of the house and eliminates watering, mowing and edging chores in low-use areas. Notice how the shrubs serve as a buffer to our northern neighbor and as camouflage for the storage area. 2. Our turf area in the backyard is located in the landscape’s lowest spot, which is where there is plenty of naturally occurring moisture. Alternatives to grass include mulched walkways, a deck or a screened patio. These additions don’t need water and reduce landscape maintenance chores. 20 3. More drought-tolerant groundcovers and shrubs hug the back of our practical turf area. These plants give privacy to our patio and deck while providing shade, and they are water-efficient. 4. Native vegetation, including drought-tolerant shrubbery, is used in the side yard. This further reduces watering and maintenance. 5. Our practical turf area in the front yard, like that in the back, is round in shape to reduce its perimeter, making it easier to irrigate and maintain. Long, narrow strips of grass are hard to irrigate efficiently. A brick walkway, border grass and a mulched flower bed further reduce watering and edging chores and add colorful accents.
The Plant Lists The plant lists, a common name/scientific name plant cross-reference and an index that follow were put together with the general gardener in mind. Readers who want more detailed or expanded information may refer to one of the references listed at the end of this guide. The plants listed in this guide are recommended by the water management districts because they are either Florida natives or are Florida-friendly. The focus was to list plants that fit the waterwise theme — those meeting site requirements and needing little water, fertilizer, maintenance or other special care once they are established in a landscape. This list was not intended to be all-inclusive. While some plants may be found and will survive in areas other than those indicated in the matrixes that follow, they require additional care and maintenance to ensure their survival. The hardiness zones listed are the areas in which the plant is most commonly found. The growth rates, soil moisture and light requirements listed are also the most common. Escambia Santa Rosa Okaloosa 8a Walton Holmes Washington 21 Bay Jackson Calhoun Gulf Liberty Franklin Gadsden Leon Wakulla Florida’s Hardiness Zones Due to space limitations in this printed guide, we are unable to show a photograph of every plant listed. However, as the districts continue to gather photographs of these plants, they are being added to the Web sites, www.sjrwmd.com and http://www.state.fl.us/nwfwmd/. Passion flower, incense Passiflora x ‘Incense’ Jefferson Madison Taylor 8b Lafayette Dixie Hamilton Suwannee Gilchrist Pinellas Columbia L e v y Union Citrus Sumter Lake Hernando Pasco Baker Bradford A l a c h u a M a r i o n Hillsborough Manatee Sarasota Clay Nassau Duval Putnam 9a Hardee De Soto P o l k C h a r l o t t e Lee St. Johns Flagler O r a n g e Osceola Brevard Highlands Glades Collier Volusia Seminole Hendry 9b Monroe Indian River Okeechobee St. Lucie 10a Palm Beach Broward 10b Dade Martin 11
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Page 3 and 4: W A T E R W I S E Contents F l o r
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
Page 15 and 16: DROUGHT-TOLERANT ZONE — In this a
Page 17 and 18: Turf areas need rotors or spray hea
Page 19 and 20: Seagrapes and cabbage palms going o
Page 21: FERTILIZING Once established, your
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
Page 53 and 54: Comments Leaf margins fray; large s
Page 55 and 56: Comments Turf grass; many cultivate
Page 57 and 58: Comments Perennial; number of varie
Page 59 and 60: Comments Requires support; can get
Page 61 and 62: Comments Herbaceous; showy blue and
Page 63 and 64: Comments Not a true lily; white, pi
Page 65 and 66: Comments Perennial; can be invasive
Page 67 and 68: Comments Perennial; upright; attrac
Page 69 and 70: Pentas Pentas lanceolata 67 Dotted
Page 71 and 72: 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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