Plant Selection & Landscape Design - Southwest Florida Water ...
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GROUNDCOVERS Scientific Common Reg/Native G, H, S Soil pH, Txt Soil Mst, Drgt Light/Best Salt Lantana montevidensis Trailing Lantana C S 9-11 No N C 8-9 No N C S 8-11 Yes C S 9-11 Yes Fast 1-3 4-8 Any 1-2 1-2 Any Fast 1 /2- 3 /4 8-10 Any 1-4 1-4 C/L Medium H Liriope muscari and cvs. Liriope, Monkey Grass, Lily Turf, Border Grass Medium M Mimosa strigillosa Powderpuff, Sunshine Mimosa Medium M Nephrolepis biserrata Giant Sword Fern Medium L-N Wildlife white/pink/lavender, summer through fall flowers; susceptible to pests and diseases purple, summer flowers; forms a solid groundcover in a few years; variegated cultivar is damaged by frost; susceptible to pests perennial; pink powderpuff flowers; FNGLA Plant of the Year should not be confused with the exotic invasive fern Nephrolepis cordifolia; may spread beyond small gardens and become difficult to control; looks best in full shade Scientific Common Reg/Native G, H, S Soil pH, Txt Soil Mst, Drgt Light/Best Salt Nephrolepis exaltata Sword Fern C S 9-11 Yes N C S 8-11 No N C S 8-11 Yes C S 9b-11 No 1-4 1-4 Slow 1 / 2-1 1 / 2-2 1 / 2-1 8-10 1-3 4-5 Any Any Any Any Medium L-N Ophiopogon japonicus and cvs. Mondo Grass, Dwarf Lilyturf, Dwarf Liriopoe Medium M Phyla nodiflora Turkey Tangle Fogfruit, Capeweed Medium L-N Rumohra adiantiformis Leatherleaf Fern, Seven Weeks Fern Medium L-N Wildlife should not be confused with the exotic invasive fern Nephrolepis cordifolia; may spread beyond small gardens and become difficult to control; looks best in full shade white, summer flowers; dark green, grass-like mounds; tolerates some foot traffic small, purplish-white flowers; may appear dormant in drought but comes back; occasional mowing improves appearance; excellent butterfly attractor; can become weedy; larval food plant evergreen fern with triangularshaped, dark glossy green leaflets 72
GROUNDCOVERS Scaevola plumieri Inkberry Slow S 10-11 Yes N C S 8-11 Yes N C S 8b-10 No N C S 8b-10 No 2-4 3-8 Fast 2-3 2-4 Fast 1-3 1-30 Fast 1-3 1-30 S/L Any Any Any High Thelypteris kunthii Southern Shield Fern Medium Trachelospermum asiaticum Small-Leaf Confederate Jasmine, Asiatic Jasmine Medium Trachelospermum jasminoides Confederate Jasmine, Star Jasmine Medium H L-N M L-N small, pink/white, summer flowers; spreads by underground rhizomes; suited for coastal areas robust fern with graceful light green foliage; may spread beyond small gardens and become difficult to control small, dark green glossy leaves, prominent light green veins; tolerates foot traffic; spreads aggressively; susceptible to pests, diseases and cold damage in low 20's white, fragrant, showy, spring flowers; susceptible to diseases Vinca major Periwinkle N Zamia floridana Coontie, Florida Arrowroot, Florida Zamia Zamia furfuracea Cardboard Plant C 8a-9 No N C S 8b-11 Yes C S 9b-11 No 1-2 1-5 Slow 1-5 3-5 Slow 2-5 5-8 Any Any Any Medium L-N High H High H oval or heart-shaped dark green leaves; blue/purple/ lavender, summer flowers; good for shaded, small gardens; does not tolerate hot, dry conditions small palm-like perennial plant; Florida’s only native cycad; sole larval food plant for atala butterfly; susceptible to pests and cold damage in the 20's seeds and caudex poisonous; freezes in central Florida and can come back 73
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GROUNDCOVERS<br />
Scientific<br />
Common<br />
Reg/Native<br />
G, H, S<br />
Soil pH, Txt<br />
Soil Mst, Drgt<br />
Light/Best<br />
Salt<br />
Lantana montevidensis<br />
Trailing Lantana<br />
C S 9-11 No N C 8-9 No N C S 8-11 Yes C S 9-11 Yes<br />
Fast 1-3 4-8<br />
Any<br />
1-2 1-2<br />
Any<br />
Fast 1 /2- 3 /4 8-10<br />
Any<br />
1-4 1-4<br />
C/L<br />
Medium<br />
H<br />
Liriope muscari and cvs.<br />
Liriope, Monkey Grass,<br />
Lily Turf, Border Grass<br />
Medium<br />
M<br />
Mimosa strigillosa<br />
Powderpuff,<br />
Sunshine Mimosa<br />
Medium<br />
M<br />
Nephrolepis biserrata<br />
Giant Sword Fern<br />
Medium<br />
L-N<br />
Wildlife<br />
white/pink/lavender, summer<br />
through fall flowers; susceptible<br />
to pests and diseases<br />
purple, summer flowers; forms<br />
a solid groundcover in a few<br />
years; variegated cultivar is<br />
damaged by frost; susceptible<br />
to pests<br />
perennial; pink powderpuff<br />
flowers; FNGLA <strong>Plant</strong> of the<br />
Year<br />
should not be confused with the<br />
exotic invasive fern Nephrolepis<br />
cordifolia; may spread beyond<br />
small gardens and become<br />
difficult to control; looks best in<br />
full shade<br />
Scientific<br />
Common<br />
Reg/Native<br />
G, H, S<br />
Soil pH, Txt<br />
Soil Mst, Drgt<br />
Light/Best<br />
Salt<br />
Nephrolepis exaltata<br />
Sword Fern<br />
C S 9-11 Yes N C S 8-11 No N C S 8-11 Yes C S 9b-11 No<br />
1-4 1-4 Slow 1 / 2-1 1 / 2-2 1 / 2-1 8-10 1-3 4-5<br />
Any<br />
Any<br />
Any<br />
Any<br />
Medium<br />
L-N<br />
Ophiopogon japonicus and cvs.<br />
Mondo Grass, Dwarf Lilyturf,<br />
Dwarf Liriopoe<br />
Medium<br />
M<br />
Phyla nodiflora<br />
Turkey Tangle Fogfruit,<br />
Capeweed<br />
Medium<br />
L-N<br />
Rumohra adiantiformis<br />
Leatherleaf Fern,<br />
Seven Weeks Fern<br />
Medium<br />
L-N<br />
Wildlife<br />
should not be confused with the<br />
exotic invasive fern Nephrolepis<br />
cordifolia; may spread beyond<br />
small gardens and become<br />
difficult to control; looks best in<br />
full shade<br />
white, summer flowers; dark<br />
green, grass-like mounds;<br />
tolerates some foot traffic<br />
small, purplish-white flowers;<br />
may appear dormant in<br />
drought but comes back;<br />
occasional mowing improves<br />
appearance; excellent butterfly<br />
attractor; can become weedy;<br />
larval food plant<br />
evergreen fern with triangularshaped,<br />
dark glossy green<br />
leaflets<br />
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