Plant Selection & Landscape Design - Southwest Florida Water ...
Plant Selection & Landscape Design - Southwest Florida Water ... 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 Wildlife Berberis thunbergii Japanese Barberry, Crimson Pygmy N 8-9a No 2-8 4-6 Any Medium L-N Brugmansia Xcandida Angel’s Trumpet S 10b-11 No N C S 8b-11 No N C 8-9 No 8-14 10-15 7-10 5-8 Fast 4-6 4-6 Any Any Any Low L-N Brunfelsia grandiflora Yesterday-Todayand-Tomorrow Medium L-N Buddleia lindleyana Butterfly Bush, Lindley’s Butterfly Bush Medium M fall color; white, spring flowers; good hedge or barrier plant; persistent red fruit; susceptible to disease flowers hang from stems and branches and drape the plant with color; good specimen tree; susceptible to pests and diseases white/purple, spring through fall flowers deciduous, non-fragrant, purple/violet flowers; excellent for butterflies; aggressive suckering and spreads through runners Scientific Common Reg/Native G, H, S Soil pH, Txt Soil Mst, Drgt Light/Best Salt Calliandra haematocephala Red Powderpuff C S 9-11 No N C S 8-10 Yes N C S 8b-11 No N C S 8-10a Yes 6-8 8-12 6-8 6-8 6-30 6-15 Slow 6-9 6-12 Any Any S/L Any High L-N Callicarpa americana Beautyberry High L-N Callistemon spp. Bottlebrush High M Calycanthus floridus Carolina Allspice, Eastern Sweetshrub Medium L-N Wildlife possible cold damage from freezing temperatures; large fragrant flower blooms during warm months; susceptible to pests deciduous; purple/light purple spring through fall flowers; attracts wildlife; small purplish fruits provide food for wildlife in late winter; need to prune old wood since flowers and fruit are produced on new growth red spring though summer flowers; medium to low wind resistance; attracts beneficial insects; check with your local Extension office before final species selection good screen; red, spring through summer flowers with strawberry-like fragrance; does best in rich, organic soil 52
LARGE SHRUBS Camellia japonica Camellia N C 8-9 No N C 8-9 No S 10-11 Yes C S 9-11 No Slow 10-20 10-20 Slow 3-15 5-10 Slow 6-20 6-15 2-20 2-20 Any Any Any S Medium Camellia sasanqua Sasanqua, Sasanqua Camellia Medium Capparis cynophallophora Jamaica Caper Tree, Mustard Tree High Carissa macrocarpa Natal Plum High L-N L-N H H many cultivars; flowers up to 6 inches, in winter through spring, color variable; susceptible to pests and diseases; requires acidic soil and has problems if pH is too high some groundcover cultivars available; fall through winter flowers, color variable; susceptible to pests; requires acidic soil and has problems if pH is too high purple/white, spring flowers also known as Carissa grandiflora; edible fruit; white, fragrant year-round flowers Cephalanthus occidentalis Buttonbush N Cephalotaxus harringtonia Japanese Plum Yew, Harrington Plum Yew Cestrum aurantiacum Orange Jessamine Chrysobalanus icaco Cocoplum C 8-9 Yes N C 8-9 No C S 9-11 No S 10-11 Yes 6-20 6-8 Slow 3-10 5-10 Fast 4-10 6-8 3-30 10-20 Any S Any Any None Medium Medium Medium L-N L-N M H flammable, in wildfire prone areas, plant minimum 30' from buildings; attracts insects; white, spring through summer flowers; grows well in wet areas such as detention ponds or drainage ditches; well adapted to disturbed soils dark green foliage; suitable for use as a hedge or specimen plant yellow/orange, spring through summer flowers white, year-round flowers; edible fruit; good hedge or screen plant; purple “plums” provide food for wildlife; high wind resistance 53
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- Page 35 and 36: LARGE TREES Fraxinus americana Whit
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- Page 41 and 42: MEDIUM TREES Coccoloba diversifolia
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- Page 77 and 78: GRASSES Muhlenbergia capillaris Muh
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- Page 81 and 82: Rhapis humilis Slender Lady Palm C
- Page 83 and 84: FERNS Acrostichum danaeifolium Leat
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LARGE SHRUBS<br />
Camellia japonica<br />
Camellia<br />
N C 8-9 No N C 8-9 No<br />
S 10-11 Yes C S 9-11 No<br />
Slow 10-20 10-20 Slow 3-15 5-10 Slow 6-20 6-15 2-20 2-20<br />
Any<br />
Any<br />
Any<br />
S<br />
Medium<br />
Camellia sasanqua<br />
Sasanqua,<br />
Sasanqua Camellia<br />
Medium<br />
Capparis cynophallophora<br />
Jamaica Caper Tree,<br />
Mustard Tree<br />
High<br />
Carissa macrocarpa<br />
Natal Plum<br />
High<br />
L-N<br />
L-N<br />
H<br />
H<br />
many cultivars; flowers up to<br />
6 inches, in winter through<br />
spring, color variable;<br />
susceptible to pests and<br />
diseases; requires acidic soil<br />
and has problems if pH<br />
is too high<br />
some groundcover cultivars<br />
available; fall through winter<br />
flowers, color variable; susceptible<br />
to pests; requires acidic soil<br />
and has problems if pH is too<br />
high<br />
purple/white, spring flowers<br />
also known as Carissa<br />
grandiflora; edible fruit; white,<br />
fragrant year-round flowers<br />
Cephalanthus occidentalis<br />
Buttonbush<br />
N<br />
Cephalotaxus harringtonia<br />
Japanese Plum Yew,<br />
Harrington Plum Yew<br />
Cestrum aurantiacum<br />
Orange Jessamine<br />
Chrysobalanus icaco<br />
Cocoplum<br />
C 8-9 Yes N C 8-9 No C S 9-11 No<br />
S 10-11 Yes<br />
6-20 6-8 Slow 3-10 5-10 Fast 4-10 6-8 3-30 10-20<br />
Any<br />
S<br />
Any<br />
Any<br />
None<br />
Medium<br />
Medium<br />
Medium<br />
L-N<br />
L-N<br />
M<br />
H<br />
flammable, in wildfire prone<br />
areas, plant minimum 30' from<br />
buildings; attracts insects; white,<br />
spring through summer flowers;<br />
grows well in wet areas such as<br />
detention ponds or drainage ditches;<br />
well adapted to disturbed soils<br />
dark green foliage; suitable for<br />
use as a hedge or specimen<br />
plant<br />
yellow/orange, spring through<br />
summer flowers<br />
white, year-round flowers;<br />
edible fruit; good hedge or<br />
screen plant; purple “plums”<br />
provide food for wildlife; high<br />
wind resistance<br />
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