Plant Selection & Landscape Design - Southwest Florida Water ...
Plant Selection & Landscape Design - Southwest Florida Water ... Plant Selection & Landscape Design - Southwest Florida Water ...
MEDIUM TREES Scientific Common Reg/Native G, H, S Soil pH, Txt Soil Mst, Drgt Light/Best Salt Ilex cassine and cvs. Dahoon Holly N C S 8-10 Yes N C 8-9b Yes N C S 8-11 No C S 9b-11 No 20-30 15-20 35-50 15-25 Slow 20-30 20-30 Fast 25-40 45-60 Any Any Any Any Medium M Ilex opaca American Holly High M Ilex rotunda Round Holly, Roundleaf Holly, Rotund Holly Medium L-N Jacaranda mimosifolia Jacaranda High L-N Wildlife white, spring flowers; provides pollen for bees and berries for variety of wildlife; does best in rich, organic soils; high wind resistance male and female flowers appear on separate trees, both sexes must be in same neighborhood for production of berries on female plants white, spring flowers provide pollen for bees; provides food for wildlife lavender/blue, spring through summer flowers; messy when leaves and flowers drop; soft wood, breaks easily; low wind resistance Scientific Common Reg/Native G, H, S Soil pH, Txt Soil Mst, Drgt Light/Best Salt Juniperus silicicola Southern Red Cedar N C S 8a-10b Yes N C S 8-10b No N C 8-9a Yes N C S 8b-11 Yes Fast 30-45 20-30 Fast 10-30 15-30 Slow 30-40 25-30 30-50 30-50 Any Any Any Any High H Lagerstroemia indica, Lagerstroemia indica Xfauriei, Lagerstroemia fauriei Crapemyrtle High L-N Ostrya virginiana American Hophornbeam, American Hornbeam High L-N Persea borbonia Red Bay, Bay Oak High H Wildlife branches drooping; low wind resistance; provides food, cover, and nesting for birds; good for dunes; susceptible to pests such as juniper blight and mites form, size, disease resistance, bloom season, flower and bark color vary with cultivar; plant for good air circulation; high wind resistance; susceptible to aphids and sooty mold; bark peels and becomes showy with age fall color; nuts provide food for wildlife; medium to high wind resistance larval food plant for swallowtail butterflies; insect galls can distort leaves; medium to low wind resistance 40
MEDIUM TREES Persea palustris Swamp Bay N Podocarpus gracilior Weeping Fern Pine, Weeping Podocarpus S Quercus lyrata Overcup Oak Rhizophora mangle Red Mangrove C S 8-10 Yes C 9b-11 No N C 8-9a Yes S 10-11 Yes 20-30 20-30 Any Medium Slow 30-50 25-35 30-40 30-40 20-40 30-40 Any Any Any Medium Medium Medium L-N L-N L-N H purple fruit; good wetland plant grows slower in full shade; high wind resistance tolerates occasionally wet soil; provides food for wildlife yellow, year-round flowers Tabebuia chrysotricha Yellow Trumpet Tree, Golden Trumpet Tree Tabebuia heterophylla Pink Trumpet Tree Tabebuia impetiginosa Purple Trumpet Tree Zanthoxylum clava-herculis Hercules’ Club C S 9B-11 No C S 9B-11 No C S 9b-11 No N C 8-9b Yes 25-35 25-35 20-30 15-25 12-18 10-15 15-30 10-20 Any Any Any C/L Medium High High Low M M-H M U yellow, spring flowers; medium to low wind resistance pink/white, spring through summer flowers; medium to low wind resistance; susceptible to holopothrips showy, pinkish-purple, spring flowers; medium to low wind resistance deciduous; spines; host plant for Giant Swallowtail butterfly; white, spring flowers 41
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- Page 35 and 36: LARGE TREES Fraxinus americana Whit
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- Page 39 and 40: LARGE TREES Taxodium spp. Pond Cypr
- Page 41: MEDIUM TREES Coccoloba diversifolia
- Page 45 and 46: SMALL TREES Callistemon spp. Bottle
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- Page 53 and 54: LARGE SHRUBS Aloysia virgata Sweet
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- Page 77 and 78: GRASSES Muhlenbergia capillaris Muh
- Page 79 and 80: Chamaedorea spp. Chamaedorea, Bambo
- Page 81 and 82: Rhapis humilis Slender Lady Palm C
- Page 83 and 84: FERNS Acrostichum danaeifolium Leat
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MEDIUM TREES<br />
Scientific<br />
Common<br />
Reg/Native<br />
G, H, S<br />
Soil pH, Txt<br />
Soil Mst, Drgt<br />
Light/Best<br />
Salt<br />
Ilex cassine and cvs.<br />
Dahoon Holly<br />
N<br />
C S 8-10 Yes N C 8-9b Yes N C S 8-11 No C S 9b-11 No<br />
20-30 15-20<br />
35-50 15-25 Slow 20-30 20-30 Fast 25-40 45-60<br />
Any<br />
Any<br />
Any<br />
Any<br />
Medium<br />
M<br />
Ilex opaca<br />
American Holly<br />
High<br />
M<br />
Ilex rotunda<br />
Round Holly, Roundleaf<br />
Holly, Rotund Holly<br />
Medium<br />
L-N<br />
Jacaranda mimosifolia<br />
Jacaranda<br />
High<br />
L-N<br />
Wildlife<br />
white, spring flowers; provides<br />
pollen for bees and berries for<br />
variety of wildlife; does best in<br />
rich, organic soils; high wind<br />
resistance<br />
male and female flowers<br />
appear on separate trees, both<br />
sexes must be in same neighborhood<br />
for production of<br />
berries on female plants<br />
white, spring flowers provide<br />
pollen for bees; provides food<br />
for wildlife<br />
lavender/blue, spring through<br />
summer flowers; messy when<br />
leaves and flowers drop; soft<br />
wood, breaks easily; low wind<br />
resistance<br />
Scientific<br />
Common<br />
Reg/Native<br />
G, H, S<br />
Soil pH, Txt<br />
Soil Mst, Drgt<br />
Light/Best<br />
Salt<br />
Juniperus silicicola<br />
Southern Red Cedar<br />
N C S 8a-10b Yes N C S 8-10b No N C 8-9a Yes N C S 8b-11 Yes<br />
Fast 30-45 20-30 Fast 10-30 15-30 Slow 30-40 25-30 30-50 30-50<br />
Any<br />
Any<br />
Any<br />
Any<br />
High<br />
H<br />
Lagerstroemia indica, Lagerstroemia<br />
indica Xfauriei, Lagerstroemia fauriei<br />
Crapemyrtle<br />
High<br />
L-N<br />
Ostrya virginiana<br />
American Hophornbeam,<br />
American Hornbeam<br />
High<br />
L-N<br />
Persea borbonia<br />
Red Bay,<br />
Bay Oak<br />
High<br />
H<br />
Wildlife<br />
branches drooping; low wind<br />
resistance; provides food, cover,<br />
and nesting for birds; good for<br />
dunes; susceptible to pests such<br />
as juniper blight and mites<br />
form, size, disease resistance,<br />
bloom season, flower and bark<br />
color vary with cultivar; plant for<br />
good air circulation; high wind<br />
resistance; susceptible to aphids<br />
and sooty mold; bark peels and<br />
becomes showy with age<br />
fall color; nuts provide food<br />
for wildlife; medium to high<br />
wind resistance<br />
larval food plant for swallowtail<br />
butterflies; insect galls can<br />
distort leaves; medium to low<br />
wind resistance<br />
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