Plant Selection & Landscape Design - Southwest Florida Water ...
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LARGE SHRUBS Scientific Common Reg/Native G, H, S Soil pH, Txt Soil Mst, Drgt Light/Best Salt Wildlife Halesia diptera Two-wing Silverbell N 8 Yes 20-30 20-30 S/L Medium U Hamamelis virginiana Common Witchhazel N 8 Yes C S 9-11 Yes C S 9-11 No 20-30 15-25 Fast 5-20 5-8 10-15 6-15 Any Any S/L Medium L-N Hamelia patens Firebush, Scarletbush Medium L-N Heptapleurum arboricola Dwarf Schefflera High M deciduous tree; showy, bellshaped, white, spring flowers cream/yellow, fall flowers; galls form on leaves; plant suckers freely from the base orange/red, year-round flowers; susceptible to pests; foliage usually more attractive in shade but flowers best in sun; tolerates occasionally wet soil; dies back in freezes but returns evergreen; dark green foliage; orange/yellow winter fruit; susceptible to scale Scientific Common Reg/Native G, H, S Soil pH, Txt Soil Mst, Drgt Light/Best Salt Hibiscus spp. Hibiscus, Mallows N C S 8-11 Yes N C 8-9 Yes N C 8-9a No N C 8b-9 Yes 4-12 3-10 6-10 6-10 6-10 6-10 6-10 6-8 S/L Any Any Any Medium V Hydrangea arborescens Wild Hydrangea None U Hydrangea macrophylla Hydrangea, Bigleaf Hydrangea, French Hydrangea Medium L-N Hydrangea quercifolia Oakleaf Hydrangea Medium L-N Wildlife select species based on site conditions; spring through fall flowers, color varies; some hibiscus injured by freezes in North Florida; susceptible to pests deciduous; white, summer flowers; oval, serrate, dark green leaves; blooms on new season's growth; susceptible to disease white/pink/purple, spring through summer flowers; susceptible to pests; tolerates occasionally wet soil pink, summer flowers; good flowering shrub for shade; tolerates occasionally wet soil 56
LARGE SHRUBS Ilex X‘Mary Nell’ Mary Nell Holly N C 8-9 Yes N C 8-9 No N C S 8-10 Yes N C 8-9 Var. 10-20 10-15 15-25 15-25 15-30 6-20 10-15 6-15 S/C Any Any Any Medium Ilex cornuta and cvs. Chinese Holly, Horned Holly High Ilex vomitoria and cvs. Yaupon Holly High Illicium spp. Star Anise Medium M M H L-N white, spring flowers; important source of pollen for bees susceptible to tea scale, especially in cool, shady areas; fruit provides food for wildlife; important source of pollen for bees flammable, in wildfire prone areas, plant minimum 30' from buildings; white, spring through summer flowers; red fruit provides food for wildlife in late fall-winter; ’Pendula’ was FNGLA Plant of the Year, 2005; high wind resistance; can sucker to produce a thicket evergreen, yellowish–white or greenish–white flowers Itea virginica Virginia Willow, Virginia Sweetspire Jasminum mesnyi Primrose Jasmine, Japanese Yellow Jasmine Jasminum multiflorum Downy Jasmine Jasminum nitidum Star Jasmine, Shining Jasmine N C 8-9 Yes N C S 8-10 No C S 9b-11 No C S 9-11 No Slow 3-8 2-4 Fast 5-10 2-5 Fast 5-10 5-10 Fast 10-20 5-10 S/L Any Any S/L Medium Medium Medium Medium L-N L-N L-N L-N white, spring through summer flowers; grows well in wet areas such as detention ponds, swales and canals rambling, evergreen; will climb like vine if given support; fragrant, yellow flowers; dies back in freeze, may come back white, fragrant, year-round flowers; dies back in freeze, may come back; susceptible to pests; sprawling form evergreen to semi-evergreen vine or shrub; white, fragrant, spring through summer flowers 57
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LARGE SHRUBS<br />
Ilex X‘Mary Nell’<br />
Mary Nell Holly<br />
N<br />
C 8-9 Yes N C 8-9 No N C S 8-10 Yes N C 8-9 Var.<br />
10-20 10-15<br />
15-25 15-25 15-30 6-20 10-15 6-15<br />
S/C<br />
Any<br />
Any<br />
Any<br />
Medium<br />
Ilex cornuta and cvs.<br />
Chinese Holly,<br />
Horned Holly<br />
High<br />
Ilex vomitoria and cvs.<br />
Yaupon Holly<br />
High<br />
Illicium spp.<br />
Star Anise<br />
Medium<br />
M<br />
M<br />
H<br />
L-N<br />
white, spring flowers; important<br />
source of pollen for bees<br />
susceptible to tea scale,<br />
especially in cool, shady areas;<br />
fruit provides food for wildlife;<br />
important source of pollen for<br />
bees<br />
flammable, in wildfire prone<br />
areas, plant minimum 30' from<br />
buildings; white, spring through<br />
summer flowers; red fruit provides<br />
food for wildlife in late fall-winter;<br />
’Pendula’ was FNGLA <strong>Plant</strong> of the<br />
Year, 2005; high wind resistance;<br />
can sucker to produce a thicket<br />
evergreen, yellowish–white or<br />
greenish–white flowers<br />
Itea virginica<br />
Virginia Willow,<br />
Virginia Sweetspire<br />
Jasminum mesnyi<br />
Primrose Jasmine,<br />
Japanese Yellow Jasmine<br />
Jasminum multiflorum<br />
Downy Jasmine<br />
Jasminum nitidum<br />
Star Jasmine,<br />
Shining Jasmine<br />
N C 8-9 Yes N C S 8-10 No C S 9b-11 No C S 9-11 No<br />
Slow 3-8 2-4 Fast 5-10 2-5 Fast 5-10 5-10 Fast 10-20 5-10<br />
S/L<br />
Any<br />
Any<br />
S/L<br />
Medium<br />
Medium<br />
Medium<br />
Medium<br />
L-N<br />
L-N<br />
L-N<br />
L-N<br />
white, spring through summer<br />
flowers; grows well in wet areas<br />
such as detention ponds, swales<br />
and canals<br />
rambling, evergreen; will<br />
climb like vine if given support;<br />
fragrant, yellow flowers; dies<br />
back in freeze, may come back<br />
white, fragrant, year-round<br />
flowers; dies back in freeze,<br />
may come back; susceptible to<br />
pests; sprawling form<br />
evergreen to semi-evergreen<br />
vine or shrub; white, fragrant,<br />
spring through summer flowers<br />
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