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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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INTRODUCTION: What Is a Florida-Fri
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The Nine Florida-Friendly Landscapi
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SOLUTION 1 SOLUTION 2 Turf Buffer S
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SOLUTION 1 SOLUTION 2 Full Blend Pa
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Page 31 and 32: Florida-Friendly Plant List The pla
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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 and 52: SMALL TREES Tabebuia aurea Silver T
Page 53 and 54: LARGE SHRUBS Aloysia virgata Sweet
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: GROUNDCOVERS Ernodea littoralis Gol
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
Page 103 and 104: COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME PAGE PL
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