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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 <strong>Florida</strong> 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 <strong>Florida</strong> 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
Page 1 and 2: The Florida-Friendly Landscaping Gu
Page 3 and 4: INTRODUCTION: What Is a Florida-Fri
Page 5 and 6: The Nine Florida-Friendly Landscapi
Page 7 and 8: Designing Your Florida-Friendly Lan
Page 9 and 10: SOLUTION 1 SOLUTION 2 With Trees Wi
Page 11 and 12: SOLUTION 1 SOLUTION 2 With Trees Wi
Page 13 and 14: SOLUTION 1 SOLUTION 2 Turf Buffer S
Page 15 and 16: SOLUTION 1 SOLUTION 2 No Screening
Page 17 and 18: SOLUTION 1 With Vines Fence Vine Mu
Page 19 and 20: SOLUTION 1 SOLUTION 2 Open Canopy D
Page 21 and 22: SOLUTION 1 SOLUTION 2 Full Blend Pa
Page 23 and 24: Converting Your Yard to a Florida-F
Page 25 and 26: Ecological Considerations Florida-F
Page 27 and 28: Landscape Planning Worksheet This w
Page 29 and 30: 6. Create a landscape plan. Your la
Page 31 and 32: Florida-Friendly Plant List The pla
Page 33 and 34: KEY TO SYMBOLS AND ABBREVIATIONS FL
Page 35 and 36: LARGE TREES Fraxinus americana Whit
Page 37 and 38: LARGE TREES Pinus elliottii var. el
Page 39 and 40: LARGE TREES Taxodium spp. Pond Cypr
Page 41 and 42: MEDIUM TREES Coccoloba diversifolia
Page 43 and 44: MEDIUM TREES Persea palustris Swamp
Page 45: SMALL TREES Callistemon spp. Bottle
Page 49 and 50: SMALL TREES Myrcianthes fragrans Si
Page 51 and 52: SMALL TREES Tabebuia aurea Silver T
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’
Page 61 and 62: LARGE SHRUBS Musa spp. Banana C S 9
Page 63 and 64: LARGE SHRUBS Rhododendron cvs. Azal
Page 65 and 66: LARGE SHRUBS Viburnum odoratissimum
Page 67 and 68: SMALL SHRUBS Ixora coccinea Ixora C
Page 69 and 70: VINES Allamanda cathartica Yellow A
Page 71 and 72: VINES Pandorea jasminoides Bower Vi
Page 73 and 74: GROUNDCOVERS Ernodea littoralis Gol
Page 75 and 76: GROUNDCOVERS Scaevola plumieri Inkb
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
Page 85 and 86: PERENNIALS Acalypha reptans Dwarf C
Page 87 and 88: PERENNIALS Bromeliaceae genera Brom
Page 89 and 90: PERENNIALS Dryopteris spp. Autumn F
Page 91 and 92: PERENNIALS Hemerocallis spp. Daylil
Page 93 and 94: PERENNIALS Musa spp. Banana Neomari
Page 95 and 96: PERENNIALS Solenostemon scuttellari
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ANNUALS Ageratum spp. Ageratum N 1
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ANNUALS Pachystachys lutea Golden S
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LEGEND FOR TURFGRASS MOWING HT: Mow
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COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME PAGE PL
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