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F L O W E R S Common Name Scientific Name Verbena, purpletop or roadside Verbena bonariensis 8a–9b 4 Verbena, Tampa Glandularia tampensis (Verbena tampensis) 9b–11 – 2 Violet, Florida or common blue Viola spp. 8a–11 0.5 Wild columbine Aquilegia canadensis 8a–9a – 3 Wild-petunia Ruellia caroliniensis 8a–11 – 1.5 Wishbone flower or bluewing Torenia fournieri 9a–11 1 Woodland pinkroot Spigelia marilandica 8a–9a 2 or Indian pink Yarrow Achillea millefolium 8a–9b – 1.5 Yellow buttons Balduina angustifolia 8a–10b – 2x3 Yellowtop Flaveria linearis 8b–11 – 4 Yucca Yucca spp. 8a–11 4–5 64 Florida Hardiness Range Soil Moisture Range* Light Range* Mature Size (feet) SOIL MOISTURE Dry Moist Wet LIGHT Full Sun Partial Sun Shade Silkgrass Pityopsis graminifolia Cigar flower Cuphea species Daylily Hemerocallis hybrids Mexican sunflower Tithonia diversifolia Growth Rate
Comments Perennial; upright; attracts butterflies; purple flowers in spring and summer; low salt; wildlife value Perennial; purple flower clusters atop long stalks; blooms in spring, summer and fall; likes sandy soil; wildlife value; high salt; native; endangered Perennial; also known as common blue violet; blue spring blooms; likes sandy soil; low salt; native Perennial; dainty plant with nodding blooms; red or yellow spring flowers; endangered; prefers alkaline soil; low salt; wildlife value; native Perennial; showy pale-blue spring and summer flowers; good for shady areas; freezes to ground in north Florida; low salt; native Annual; escaped cultivation is found on disturbed sites; blooms in spring, fall and winter Perennial; red and yellow blooms in spring and summer; prefers acidic and sandy soil; wildlife value; low salt; native Weak, short-lived perennial; white or pink spring flowers; clumping growth habit; cold-hardy; low salt; native Annual; rounded growth form; yellow aster-like flowers appear in fall and winter; well adapted to sandy soil; moderate salt; native Perennial; goldenrod relative with showy flat-topped clusters of small yellow flowers; likes sandy soil; high salt; native Erect succulent plant; many cultivars and species; leaves often have spines at tips GROWTH RATE Slow Medium Fast * Soil moisture and light listed in order of plant preference Amaryllis Hippeastrum hybrids 65
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W A T E R W I S E Contents F l o r
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What Is Waterwise Landscaping? Wate
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1. Plan and Design The first step o
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Soil can be improved in planting be
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General Vegetation Map FLORIDA’S
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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 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
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: Comments Perennial; can be invasive
Page 69 and 70: Pentas Pentas lanceolata 67 Dotted
Page 71 and 72: Wild-petunia Ruellia caroliniensis
Page 73 and 74: Bibliography Bailey, Liberty Hyde.
Page 75 and 76: Scientific Cross-Reference Chrysoph
Page 77 and 78: Scientific Cross-Reference Partheno
Page 79 and 80: Plant Index Acacia, sweet 22 Adam
Page 81 and 82: Plant Index Lancewood 26 Lantana, F
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