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LARGE SHRUBS<br />

Cyrilla racemiflora<br />

Titi, Swamp Cyrilla,<br />

Leatherwood<br />

N C 8b-9 Yes C S 9b-11 No N C S 8-11 Yes C S 9-11 Yes<br />

Fast 10-30 6-15<br />

4-18 10-15 5-10 8-12 10-30 5-20<br />

Any<br />

Any<br />

S/L<br />

Any<br />

Medium<br />

Duranta erecta<br />

Golden Dewdrop,<br />

Pigeonberry; Skyflower<br />

High<br />

Erythrina herbacea<br />

Coral Bean,<br />

Cherokee Bean<br />

High<br />

Eugenia spp. (natives only)<br />

Stoppers<br />

High<br />

L-N<br />

L-N<br />

M<br />

H<br />

white, late spring through<br />

summer flowers; wetland plant;<br />

good for edges of retention<br />

ponds; attractive to bees<br />

also known as Duranta repens;<br />

showy, lavender/blue/white,<br />

summer through fall flowers;<br />

poisonous fruit; susceptible to<br />

pests; irritating sap; thorns;<br />

may spread aggressively<br />

scarlet, tubular, spring flowers;<br />

flowers attractive to hummingbirds;<br />

showy, pod-shaped fruit<br />

flowers vary; needs little attention<br />

once established; natives<br />

are E. axillaris, E. foetida, E.<br />

rhombea, and E. confusa; E.<br />

axiliaris, E. confusa, E. foetida<br />

have high wind resistance<br />

Fatsia japonica<br />

Japanese Aralia,<br />

Paperplant<br />

N<br />

Forestiera segregata<br />

<strong>Florida</strong> Privet<br />

Galphimia glauca<br />

Thryallis,<br />

Rain-of-Gold<br />

Gardenia jasminoides<br />

Gardenia,<br />

Cape Jasmine<br />

C S 8-11 No N C S 8b-11 Yes C S 9b-11 No N C S 8-10 No<br />

5-8 3-10 4-15 3-12 5-9 4-6 4-8 4-8<br />

Any<br />

S/L<br />

Any<br />

Any<br />

Medium<br />

High<br />

Medium<br />

Medium<br />

L-N<br />

H<br />

L-N<br />

L-N<br />

creamy, white, winter flowers;<br />

too much sun eventually kills<br />

the plant<br />

yellow, early spring flowers<br />

attract insects; great hedge; fruit<br />

provides food for wildlife<br />

evergreen shrub; yellow,<br />

year-round flowers; susceptible<br />

to caterpillars and mites<br />

also known as Gardenia<br />

augusta; white, fragrant spring<br />

through summer flowers; use<br />

only grafted varieties due to<br />

nematode susceptibility; susceptible<br />

to scales; use iron fertilizer<br />

to keep green<br />

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