Florida Waterwise Landscapes - Alliance for Water Efficiency

Comments
Small blue or white flowers in spring and fall, showy golden fruit; poisonous; needs protection in northern zones; evergreen; moderate salt; wildlife value
Can be hedge; white or red spring flowers; petals edible, fruit delicious; evergreen; moderate salt
Showy pinkish-white flowers in spring and winter; high drought tolerance; good hedge material; evergreen; moderate salt
Showy flowers, many varieties; needs very fertile soil; needs protection in northern zones; evergreen; moderate salt
Perennial; large showy red flowers in spring and summer; needs protection in northern zones; likes wet soil; low salt; native
Shiny leaves with spines; good hedge material; white spring flowers, red berries; male and female plants; evergreen; moderate salt
Different cultivars have different heights; white flowers in spring and summer; female plants have berries; evergreen; low salt; native
Good hedge material; prefers acidic soil; male and female plants; evergreen; low salt
Needs good drainage; needs frequent pruning to make a shrub; yellow, orange and red flowers in summer and fall; needs protection in northern zones; evergreen; moderate salt
Elliptic leaves to 1 inch; small clustered, white, bell-shaped flowers in spring; edible fleshy fruit; excellent in dry conditions; tardy deciduous; low salt; native
Needs pruning; hedge material; flowers change color with soil pH; needs fertile soil, likes acidic soil; deciduous; low salt
Large branched clusters of white spring flowers; fruits attractive; fall foliage; prefers acidic soil; deciduous; low salt; native
Endangered; low salt; native
Groundcover for dunes; can be used for low hedge; evergreen; high salt; native
Showy flowers in yellow, red or pink; requires well-drained, fertile, acidic soil; needs protection in northern zones; evergreen; moderate salt
Shrub or vine; white flowers in spring and fall; evergreen; low salt
Showy yellow flowers in spring and winter; requires chilling before flowering; sprawling shrub for central and north Florida; evergreen; low salt
Prefers fertile soil; evergreen; moderate salt
Conifer; grows best in north Florida; looks best on fertile, well-drained soil; likes sandy soil; moderate salt
Edible citrus fruit; thornless or with few spines; resistant to citrus canker; can tolerate colder temperatures than most citrus
Showy white flower in spring and fall; evergreen; moderate salt
Spiny palm; evergreen; low salt
Rusty pubescence on leaves; clusters of small urn-shaped white flowers in spring attract insects; likes acidic soil; evergreen; low salt; native
Grows in flatwoods and swamps; can sucker; pink urn-shaped flowers in spring; likes acidic soil but tolerates alkaline soil; evergreen; moderate salt; native
Good hedge material; evergreen; high salt; native
Fragrant white flowers in spring and fall, black fruits; tolerates alkaline soil; wildlife value; evergreen; high salt; native
Fragrant white spring flowers, exfoliating orange to red-brown bark; needs pruning; deciduous; low salt
Can get leggy; small white spring flowers; small fleshy fruits occur along stem; does well in coastal counties; wildlife value; evergreen; high salt; native
Spiny hedge plant; tolerates seasides; fragrant white flowers in spring and fall; large fruit, good for cooking; evergreen; high salt
Cream flowers in spring and summer, white fruits; poisonous foliage; needs protection in northern zones; evergreen; moderate salt
All parts highly poisonous; drought-tolerant; many flower colors; blooms in spring and fall; needs protection in northern zones; wildlife value; evergreen; high salt
Spiny; good hedge material; blue-black fruit, yellow fall flowers; winter foliage turns bronze or purple; evergreen; moderate salt
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* Soil moisture and light listed in order of plant preference
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