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 Reg/Native G, H, S Soil pH, Txt Soil Mst, Drgt Light/Best Salt Prunus angustifolia Chickasaw Plum N C 8-9 Yes N 8-9a No N C 8-9 Yes N C S 8-10a Yes 12-20 15-20 12-20 15-25 12-20 12-20 35-50 45-60 Any Any Any S/L High M Prunus campanulata Taiwan Cherry Medium U Prunus umbellata Flatwoods Plum Medium L-N Quercus geminata Sand Live Oak, Small Sand Live Oak High H Wildlife white, winter flowers; reddish plums provide food for wildlife; medium to high wind resistance; can sucker to produce a thicket small pink, late winter flowers; small fruit provides food for wildlife; susceptible to tent caterpillar white, spring flowers; purple plums provide food for wildlife; edible fruits, ranging from very tart to sweet; susceptible to tent caterpillars; can sucker to produce a thicket high wind resistance; good in dune areas; provides food for wildlife; FNGLA Plant of the Year 2008 Scientific Common Raphiolepis spp. and cvs. Indian Hawthorn Senna polyphylla Desert Cassia Sideroxylon spp. (natives only) Buckthorn Sophora tomentosa Necklace Pod Reg/Native N C 8-9 No S 10a-11 No N C S 8-11 Yes S 10-11 Yes G, H, S 2-10 2-6 Fast 6-10 6-8 50-75 35-50 6-10 8-12 Soil pH, Txt Any S/L Any S/L Soil Mst, Drgt High Medium High High Light/Best Salt M H H H Wildlife flowers vary; provides food for wildlife; use disease-resistant cvs., plant in full sun; susceptible to disease yellow, summer flowers; should not be confused with Senna pendula good coastal or dune plant; select species based on region, soil texture, and drainage; flowers vary evergreen shrub; weeping shape; yellow, year-round flowers; seeds are poisonous; provides food for wildlife 48
SMALL TREES Tabebuia aurea Silver Trumpet Tree, Yellow Tab S 10-11 No C S 9b-11 No N C S 8-10 Yes N C S 8b-10a No 15-25 10-15 Fast 10-20 8-15 8-25 6-10 Fast 15-30 15-25 Any Any Any Any High Tecoma stans Yellow Elder, Yellow Trumpetbush Medium Viburnum obovatum and cvs. Walter’s Viburnum High Viburnum odoratissimum Sweet Viburnum Medium M L-N L-N L-N yellow, winter through spring flowers; flowers emerge after leaves drop; not wind resistant evergreen; bell-shaped, fragrant, yellow summer through winter flowers; produces non-edible brown fruit; FNGLA Plant of the Year, 2005 white, winter through spring flowers; small black fruit provides food for wildlife; provides nesting cover for wildlife; can sucker to produce a thicket; dwarf cvs. are 2' to 4' tall white, spring flowers; susceptible pests and disease; often grown as a hedge; thins in shaded sites Viburnum odoratissimum var. awabuki Awabuki Viburnum Viburnum rufidulum Rusty Blackhaw, Southern Blackhaw N C S 8-10b No N 8b-9a Yes Slow 15-20 15-20 Slow 20-25 20-25 Any Any Medium L-N High H also known as Viburnum awabuki; fragrant, small white, spring flowers; red/black fruit provides food for wildlife; takes well to pruning; used for hedges; susceptible to pests and disease scarlet to purple fall foliage; clusters of small, white, spring flowers; small black fruit provides food for wildlife; tolerates occasionally wet soil; will not tolerate compacted soils 49
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- 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 and 48: SMALL TREES Dodonaea viscosa Hopbus
- Page 49: SMALL TREES Myrcianthes fragrans Si
- 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 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
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- Page 95 and 96: PERENNIALS Solenostemon scuttellari
- Page 97 and 98: ANNUALS Ageratum spp. Ageratum N 1
- Page 99 and 100: ANNUALS Pachystachys lutea Golden S
SMALL 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 />
Prunus angustifolia<br />
Chickasaw Plum<br />
N<br />
C 8-9 Yes N 8-9a No N C 8-9 Yes N C S 8-10a Yes<br />
12-20 15-20<br />
12-20 15-25 12-20 12-20 35-50 45-60<br />
Any<br />
Any<br />
Any<br />
S/L<br />
High<br />
M<br />
Prunus campanulata<br />
Taiwan Cherry<br />
Medium<br />
U<br />
Prunus umbellata<br />
Flatwoods Plum<br />
Medium<br />
L-N<br />
Quercus geminata<br />
Sand Live Oak,<br />
Small Sand Live Oak<br />
High<br />
H<br />
Wildlife<br />
white, winter flowers; reddish<br />
plums provide food for wildlife;<br />
medium to high wind resistance;<br />
can sucker to produce a<br />
thicket<br />
small pink, late winter flowers;<br />
small fruit provides food for<br />
wildlife; susceptible to tent<br />
caterpillar<br />
white, spring flowers; purple<br />
plums provide food for wildlife;<br />
edible fruits, ranging from very<br />
tart to sweet; susceptible to tent<br />
caterpillars; can sucker to produce<br />
a thicket<br />
high wind resistance; good in<br />
dune areas; provides food for<br />
wildlife; FNGLA <strong>Plant</strong> of the<br />
Year 2008<br />
Scientific<br />
Common<br />
Raphiolepis spp. and cvs.<br />
Indian Hawthorn<br />
Senna polyphylla<br />
Desert Cassia<br />
Sideroxylon spp. (natives only)<br />
Buckthorn<br />
Sophora tomentosa<br />
Necklace Pod<br />
Reg/Native<br />
N<br />
C<br />
8-9<br />
No<br />
S 10a-11 No N C S 8-11 Yes<br />
S 10-11 Yes<br />
G, H, S<br />
2-10 2-6 Fast 6-10 6-8 50-75 35-50 6-10 8-12<br />
Soil pH, Txt<br />
Any<br />
S/L<br />
Any<br />
S/L<br />
Soil Mst, Drgt<br />
High<br />
Medium<br />
High<br />
High<br />
Light/Best<br />
Salt<br />
M<br />
H<br />
H<br />
H<br />
Wildlife<br />
flowers vary; provides food for<br />
wildlife; use disease-resistant<br />
cvs., plant in full sun; susceptible<br />
to disease<br />
yellow, summer flowers; should<br />
not be confused with Senna<br />
pendula<br />
good coastal or dune plant;<br />
select species based on region,<br />
soil texture, and drainage; flowers<br />
vary<br />
evergreen shrub; weeping<br />
shape; yellow, year-round<br />
flowers; seeds are poisonous;<br />
provides food for wildlife<br />
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