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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 50
LARGE SHRUBS Aloysia virgata Sweet Almond Bush N Aralia spinosa Devil’s Walkingstick Ardisia escallonioides Marlberry, Marbleberry Asimina spp. Pawpaw C S 8-11 No N C 8-9a Yes C S 9-11 Yes N C S 8-10 Var. 6-12 6-12 Any High 10-25 6-10 10-20 3-12 15-20 15-20 Any S/L S Medium High Medium U L-N H L-N evergreen; white, fragrant, summer through fall flowers also known as Angelica spinosa; small white, spring through summer flowers; purplish berries provide food for wildlife; spiny stems; tolerates occasionally wet soil fragrant, white, year-round flowers; attractive foliage; round, purple fruits provide food for wildlife, mostly in fall and winter; good for screens and hedges deciduous; species needs vary, choose based on conditions; flowers vary; larval food plant for zebra swallowtail butterfly; does not transplant well Baccharis halimifolia Groundsel Bush, Sea Myrtle, Salt-bush N Bambusa spp. (clumping types only) Bamboo Barleria micans Yellow Shrimp <strong>Plant</strong> Berberis julianae Wintergreen Barberry, Julian’s berberis C S 8-10 Yes N C S 8-11 No S 10-11 No N 8-9a No 8-12 6-12 3-100 2-20 Fast 4-5 4-5 Slow 4-6 2-5 Any Any Any Any Medium Medium Medium Medium M M U M feathery, white, fall flowers; poisonous seeds; useful for wet sites such as retention ponds and ditches; can spread by suckers from roots choose species adapted to conditions; bamboo grows aggressively; should not be planted near lakefronts or streams evergreen shrub with upright growth that terminates in flattish spikes that produce lobed, bright, yellow flowers; provides food for wildlife evergreen; yellow, winter through spring flowers; red fruit; adaptable to a wide range of soil conditions but does best in rich, organic soil; requires pruning to maintain best form; spiny; good hedge or barrier plant 51
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 and 48: SMALL TREES Dodonaea viscosa Hopbus
Page 49 and 50: SMALL TREES Myrcianthes fragrans Si
Page 51: SMALL TREES Tabebuia aurea Silver T
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
Page 99 and 100: ANNUALS Pachystachys lutea Golden S
Page 101 and 102: LEGEND FOR TURFGRASS MOWING HT: Mow
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