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SMALL TREES Scientific Common Ilex glabra Gallberry Ilex vomitoria and cvs. Yaupon Holly Illicium spp. Star Anise Jatropha integerrima Peregrina Reg/Native G, H, S Soil pH, Txt Soil Mst, Drgt Light/Best Salt N C S 8-10a Yes N C S 8-10 Yes N C 8-9 Var. C S 9b-11 No Slow 6-8 8-10 15-30 6-20 10-15 6-15 8-15 5-10 Any Any Any Any Medium High Medium High M H L-N L-N Wildlife flammable plant - in wildfire prone areas, plant minimum 30' from buildings; white, spring flowers; black fruit provides food for wildlife in late fall and winter; good for wetland/pine areas; high wind flammable, in wildfire prone areas, plant minimum 30' from buildings; white, spring through summer flowers; red fruit on female plants provides food for wildlife in late fall and winter; ‘Pendula’ - FNGLA <strong>Plant</strong> of the Year, 2005; high wind resistance; can sucker to produce a thicket evergreen, yellowish–white or greenish–white flowers scarlet, year-round flowers; poisonous; susceptible to pests and disease; sensitive to frost Scientific Common Reg/Native G, H, S Soil pH, Txt Soil Mst, Drgt Light/Best Salt Ligustrum japonicum and cvs. Ligustrum, Japanese Privet N C S 8-10b No N C 8-9a No N C 8-10 Yes C S 9b-11 No 8-12 15-25 20-25 15-25 10-20 6-15 Fast 7-30 10-15 Any Any Any Any Medium H Magnolia Xsoulangiana and cvs. Saucer Magnolia Low L-N Magnolia figo Banana Shrub Medium U Musa spp. Banana Low L-N Wildlife white, summer flowers; susceptible to pests and diseases; used as hedge; thins at bottom unless in full sun many cultivars; pink/white/ lavender, fragrant, winter through spring flowers; susceptible to pests; medium to high wind resistance also known as Michelia figo; light-yellow, spring through early summer flowers; fragrance similar to ripening cantaloupes or bananas; generally used as specimen plant; susceptible to scale and mushroom root rot edible fruit; showy purple or orange flowers; needs regular watering; susceptible to disease, pests, and frost 46
SMALL TREES Myrcianthes fragrans Simpson’s Stopper, Twinberry Myrciaria cauliflora Jaboticaba, Brazilian Grape Tree, Brazilian Grape Myrica cerifera and cvs. Wax Myrtle Olea europaea Olive C S 9b-11 Yes S 10b-11 No N C S 8-10 Yes N C S 8-11 No 6-30 15-20 Any High Slow 15-40 15-40 Fast 10-40 20-25 Slow 25-50 35-50 Any Any S/L Medium Medium Medium H L-N H M edible fruit; white, fragrant, year-round flowers; red berries provide food for wildlife; tolerates occasionally wet soil; needs little attention once established edible, black fruit; white flowers, time of flowering depends on cultivar flammable, in wildfire prone areas, plant minimum 30' from buildings; silver berries found on female plants only; susceptible to disease; good hedge plant; provides food and cover for wildlife; medium to low wind resistance, can sucker to produce a thicket makes a great landscape plant; requires a pollinator to fruit Osmanthus americanus Wild Olive, Devilwood N C 8-9 Yes 15-25 10-15 Any Plumeria rubra Frangipani, Nosegay, Templetree Podocarpus macrophyllus and cvs. Podocarpus S 10b-11 No N C S 8b-11 No Slow 20-25 20-25 Slow 30-40 20-25 Any S/C Medium H High H High H white, fragrant, spring flowers; provides food for wildlife fragrant, showy, spring through fall flowers; susceptible to frangipani caterpillar; needs cold-protected spot if grown in central <strong>Florida</strong> dark green, evergreen leaves; small, purple, fruit on females provide food for wildlife; high wind resistance; mildly susceptible to pests and diseases; some magnesium deficiency on sandy soils 47
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 and 46: SMALL TREES Callistemon spp. Bottle
Page 47: SMALL TREES Dodonaea viscosa Hopbus
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
Page 97 and 98: 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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