Plant Selection & Landscape Design - Southwest Florida Water ...
Plant Selection & Landscape Design - Southwest Florida Water ... Plant Selection & Landscape Design - Southwest Florida Water ...
SMALL TREES Scientific Common Chionanthus retusus Chinese Fringetree Chionanthus virginicus Fringetree Citharexylum spinosum Fiddlewood Coccoloba uvifera Seagrape Reg/Native N 8 No N C 8-9 Yes S 10-11 Yes C S 9-11 Yes G, H, S Slow 15-30 10-12 Slow 12-20 10-15 15-25 8-15 3-35 10-50 Soil pH, Txt S Any Any S Soil Mst, Drgt Medium Medium High High Light/Best Salt L-N L-N H H Wildlife white, spring through summer flowers; grows very slowly, usually 4 to 10 inches per year, but can grow a foot per year if given rich, moist soil and appropriate fertilization showy, white, spring flowers; flowers best in sun; pest sensitive; tolerates occasionally wet soil; medium to high wind resistance also known as Citharexylum fruticosum; white, fragrant flowers all year; provides food for wildlife; useful as a tall hedge deciduous with continual leaf drop; fragrant, white, spring flowers; provides food for large wildlife; susceptible to weevils; grows as shrub on coastal dunes and as tree inland; medium to high wind resistance Scientific Common Reg/Native G, H, S Soil pH, Txt Soil Mst, Drgt Light/Best Salt Cordia boissieri White Geiger, Texas Olive Slow 15-20 10-15 10-16 10-16 25-30 25-30 Fast 10-30 6-15 Any Any Any Any High M Cornus foemina Swamp Dogwood, Stiff Dogwood, Stiff Cornel Low L-N Cornus florida Flowering Dogwood Medium L-N Cyrilla racemiflora Titi, Swamp Cyrilla, Leatherwood C S 9a-11 No N C S 8-10 Yes N 8-9a Yes N C 8b-10a Yes Medium L-N Wildlife white, year-round flowers white, spring flowers; blue berries provide food for wildlife; larval food plant for spring azure butterfly; susceptible to borers prefers deep, rich, well–drained sandy or clay soils and has a moderately long life; roots rot in soils without adequate drainage; susceptible to pests and disease white, spring through summer flowers; wetland plant; good for edges of retention ponds; attractive to bees 44
SMALL TREES Dodonaea viscosa Hopbush, Varnish Leaf Eriobotrya japonica Loquat Eugenia spp. (natives only) Stoppers Forestiera segregata Florida Privet C S 9-11 Yes N C S 8-11 No C S 9-11 Yes N C S 8b-11 Yes 10-18 6-15 S/L High 20-30 30-35 10-30 5-20 4-15 3-12 Any Any S/L Medium High High H M H H yellow, summer through fall flowers; showy, colorful fruit white, fall through winter flowers; medium to low wind resistance; susceptible to pests; caution - may be invasive in Central and South Florida flowers vary; needs little attention once established; natives are E. axillaris, E. foetida, E. rhombea, and E. confusa; E. axiliaris, E. confusa, E. foetida have high wind resistance semi-evergreen to evergreen; yellow, early spring flowers; great hedge plant; provides food for wildlife; flowers attract insects Ilex X‘Mary Nell’ Mary Nell Holly N Ilex X‘Nellie R. Stevens’ Nellie R. Stevens Holly Ilex cornuta and cvs. Chinese Holly, Horned Holly Ilex decidua Possumhaw C 8-9 Yes N C 8-9 Yes N C 8-9 No N 8-9a Yes 10-20 10-15 15-25 10-12 8-25 8-25 Slow 10-15 10-15 S/C S/C Any Any Medium Medium High High M M M U white; spring flowers; important source of pollen for bees white, spring flowers; important source of pollen for bees; provides food for wildlife susceptible to tea scale, especially in cool, shady areas; provides food for wildlife; many cultivars available; important source of pollen for bees small, white, spring flowers; small orange/red fruit provide food for wildlife; be sure to purchase female trees for fruit production 45
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- Page 35 and 36: LARGE TREES Fraxinus americana Whit
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- Page 41 and 42: MEDIUM TREES Coccoloba diversifolia
- Page 43 and 44: MEDIUM TREES Persea palustris Swamp
- Page 45: SMALL TREES Callistemon spp. Bottle
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- Page 53 and 54: LARGE SHRUBS Aloysia virgata Sweet
- Page 55 and 56: LARGE SHRUBS Camellia japonica Came
- Page 57 and 58: LARGE SHRUBS Cyrilla racemiflora Ti
- Page 59 and 60: LARGE SHRUBS Ilex X‘Mary Nell’
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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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- Page 91 and 92: PERENNIALS Hemerocallis spp. Daylil
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- Page 95 and 96: PERENNIALS Solenostemon scuttellari
SMALL TREES<br />
Scientific<br />
Common<br />
Chionanthus retusus<br />
Chinese Fringetree<br />
Chionanthus virginicus<br />
Fringetree<br />
Citharexylum spinosum<br />
Fiddlewood<br />
Coccoloba uvifera<br />
Seagrape<br />
Reg/Native<br />
N<br />
8<br />
No<br />
N C 8-9 Yes<br />
S 10-11 Yes C S 9-11 Yes<br />
G, H, S<br />
Slow<br />
15-30 10-12<br />
Slow 12-20 10-15 15-25 8-15 3-35 10-50<br />
Soil pH, Txt<br />
S<br />
Any<br />
Any<br />
S<br />
Soil Mst, Drgt<br />
Medium<br />
Medium<br />
High<br />
High<br />
Light/Best<br />
Salt<br />
L-N<br />
L-N<br />
H<br />
H<br />
Wildlife<br />
white, spring through summer<br />
flowers; grows very slowly,<br />
usually 4 to 10 inches per year,<br />
but can grow a foot per year<br />
if given rich, moist soil and<br />
appropriate fertilization<br />
showy, white, spring flowers;<br />
flowers best in sun; pest<br />
sensitive; tolerates occasionally<br />
wet soil; medium to high wind<br />
resistance<br />
also known as Citharexylum<br />
fruticosum; white, fragrant flowers<br />
all year; provides food for<br />
wildlife; useful as a tall hedge<br />
deciduous with continual leaf<br />
drop; fragrant, white, spring<br />
flowers; provides food for large<br />
wildlife; susceptible to weevils;<br />
grows as shrub on coastal<br />
dunes and as tree inland;<br />
medium to high wind 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 />
Cordia boissieri<br />
White Geiger,<br />
Texas Olive<br />
Slow 15-20 10-15 10-16 10-16 25-30 25-30 Fast 10-30 6-15 <br />
Any<br />
Any<br />
Any<br />
Any<br />
High<br />
M<br />
Cornus foemina<br />
Swamp Dogwood, Stiff<br />
Dogwood, Stiff Cornel<br />
Low<br />
L-N<br />
Cornus florida<br />
Flowering Dogwood<br />
Medium<br />
L-N<br />
Cyrilla racemiflora<br />
Titi, Swamp Cyrilla,<br />
Leatherwood<br />
C S 9a-11 No N C S 8-10 Yes N 8-9a Yes N C 8b-10a Yes<br />
Medium<br />
L-N<br />
Wildlife<br />
white, year-round flowers<br />
white, spring flowers; blue<br />
berries provide food for<br />
wildlife; larval food plant for<br />
spring azure butterfly;<br />
susceptible to borers<br />
prefers deep, rich, well–drained<br />
sandy or clay soils and has a<br />
moderately long life; roots rot<br />
in soils without adequate<br />
drainage; susceptible to pests<br />
and disease<br />
white, spring through summer<br />
flowers; wetland plant; good<br />
for edges of retention ponds;<br />
attractive to bees<br />
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