Plant Selection & Landscape Design - Southwest Florida Water ...

LARGE SHRUBS
Scientific
Common
Reg/Native
G, H, S
Soil pH, Txt
Soil Mst, Drgt
Light/Best
Salt
Abelia Xgrandiflora
Glossy Abelia
N
C 8-9 No C S 9-11 Yes
S 10b-11 No N C S 8-11 No
6-10 6-10 Slow 10-25 15-25 Fast 8-12 6-8 8-15 8-15
S/C
S/C
Any
S/C
Medium
L-N
Acacia farnesiana
Sweet Acacia
High
M
Acalypha wilkesiana
Copper Leaf
Medium
U
Acca sellowiana
Pineapple Guava,
Feijoa
High
L-N
Wildlife
fine textured, semi-evergreen;
red-tinged leaves; pink/white,
spring through fall flowers;
doesn’t flower in the shade
also known as Acacia smallii;
yellow, year-round flowers;
thorny; tolerates occasionally
wet soil; provides food and
cover for birds and insects;
don’t plant next to sidewalk
provides continuous color in the
landscape; heart-shaped leaves
in varying mottled combinations
of colors; susceptible to pests
also known as Feijoa sellowiana;
red/white, spring flowers; often
used as a hedge; provides
food/cover/nesting for wildlife
Scientific
Common
Reg/Native
G, H, S
Soil pH, Txt
Soil Mst, Drgt
Light/Best
Salt
Acrostichum danaeifolium
Leather Fern
C S 9-11 Yes N C 8-9 Yes N C S var. Var. C S 9-11 No
4-8 3-5 8-12 5-10 Slow 3-6 3-10 Fast 5-15 4-10
Any
S/C
S
Any
Low
M
Agarista populifolia
Pipestem, Fetterbush,
Doghobble
Medium
L-N
Agave spp.
Century plant,
Agave
High
H
Allamanda neriifolia
Bush Allamanda,
Bush Trumpet
Medium
L-N
Wildlife
large fern; good for wet
sites in shaded landscape;
prolonged sunlight, especially
in the summer, can burn foliage
evergreen, creamy white,
fragrant spring flowers
dramatic foliage and form;
evergreen, silver/gray to
blue-green foliage; showy,
green-brown fruit; sharp spines;
choose species adapted to
climate
bright yellow, trumpet-shaped,
year-round flowers; bleeds
white milky sap if stems are
broken; makes an open hedge;
attractive to birds and butterflies
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