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F L O W E R S
Common Name
Scientific Name
Mexican sunflower Tithonia diversifolia 9b–11 – 6
Mexican zinnia Tithonia rotundifolia 8a–11 – 3–5
Milkweed, scarlet or Asclepias curassavica 9b–11 – 4
blood flower or tropical
Mistflower Conoclinium coelestinum 8a–11 – 2
Moss-rose or portulaca Portulaca grandiflora 8a–11 – 0.5
Pentas Pentas lanceolata 8a–11 – 4
Periwinkle Catharanthus roseus 8a–11 – 1.5
Petunia Petunia x hybrida 8a–11 1.5
Phlox, garden Phlox drummondii 8a–11 – 0.5
Phlox, moss Phlox subulata 8a–9b – 3
Phlox, woodland Phlox divaricata 8a–9a – 1
Poppy mallow Callirhoe papaver 8a–9a – 1.5x1
Porterweed Stachytarpheta spp. 9a–11 – 1.5
Purple coneflower Echinacea purpurea 8a–11 – 2
Rain-lily Zephyranthes spp. 8a–11 – 1
Sage, lyre-leaved Salvia lyrata 8a–11 – 1.5
Sage, scarlet Salvia splendens 8a–11 2
Sage, tropical Salvia coccinea 8a–11 – 2
Scrub mints Conradina spp. 8a–9a 3x3
Sedum or ice plant Sedum spp. 8a–10b – 2x2
Shrub rose Rosa x ‘Knock Out’ 8a–10b – 3x3.5
Silkgrass Pityopsis graminifolia 8a–11 – 3
Snapdragon Antirrhinum majus 8a–11 2
Society garlic Tulbaghia violacea 8a–11 2
Spider-lily or beach-lily Hymenocallis spp. 9a–11 – 3
Spiderwort, blue Tradescantia ohiensis 8a–11 – 3
Spiral ginger Costus barbatus 8a–11 – 5
String-lily Crinum americanum 8a–11 – 1.5
Sunflower, narrow-leaved Helianthus angustifolius 8a–9b – 6
Sweet William Dianthus barbatus 8a–9b – 1.5
Twinflower Dyschoriste oblongifolia 8b–11 0.5
Verbena, Florida native Glandularia spp. 8a–11 – 1.5
or coastal mock
Verbena, moss Glandularia pulchella (Verbena tenusecta) 8a–11 – 0.5
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