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PALMS AND PALM-LIKE PLANTS Scientific Common Reg/Native G, H, S Soil pH, Txt Soil Mst, Drgt Light/Best Salt Wildlife Acoelorrhaphe wrightii Paurotis Palm, Saw Cabbage Palm Slow S 10-11 Yes C S 9a-11 No S 10a-11 No N C S 8b-11 No 15-30 10-15 Slow 8-10 12-16 40-70 15-20 Slow 15-25 10-15 Any Any Any Any Medium M Arenga engleri Formosa Palm, Dwarf Sugar Palm None L-N Bismarckia nobilis Bismarck Palm High M Butia capitata Pindo Palm, Jelly Palm High M yellow/white, spring flowers; forms dense clump so provide plenty of space; susceptible to manganese deficiency; tolerates occasionally wet soil dark, olive-green leaves often twist, giving a slight spiraling appearance; red/orange/ green, spring flowers; red to deep purple fruit stiff, waxy, blue- green fronds; white/cream flowers edible fruit used for jelly; provides food for wildlife; looks best in full sun; white flowers; susceptible to pests; high wind resistance Scientific Common Carpentaria acuminata Carpentaria Palm Caryota mitis Fishtail Palm Ceratozamia hildae Bamboo Cycad Ceratozamia kuesteriana Reg/Native G, H, S Soil pH, Txt Soil Mst, Drgt Light/Best Salt S 10b-11 No S 10b-11 No N C S 8-11 No N C S 8-11 No Slow 35-40 8-10 15-25 10-15 Slow 5-7 3-5 Slow 4-5 3-4 Any Medium L-N Any Medium U Any High L-N Any High L-N Wildlife white/cream, spring through fall flowers; tolerates occasionally wet soil; can cause skin irritation multi-stemmed clumps; light green leaflets shaped like fish’s tail fin; caution - may be invasive in South <strong>Florida</strong> sharp thorns, plant away from sidewalks emergent growth on some forms has a reddish color 76
Chamaedorea spp. Chamaedorea, Bamboo Palm, Miniature Fishtail Palm N C S variable No N C S 8-11 No S 10a-11 No S 10b-11 Yes Fast 1-20 2-8 Slow 5-15 6-15 15-25 6-10 Fast 3-15 6-7 Any Any Any Any Medium Chamaerops humilis European Fan Palm High Chrysalidocarpus lutescens Yellow Butterfly Palm High Coccothrinax argentata Silver Palm High PALMS AND PALM-LIKE PLANTS L-N M M H species needs vary, choose based on conditions; cream, spring through summer flowers; good container plant; potential skin irritant clumping palm; yellow, summer flowers; susceptible to pests; very cold-hardy; petioles with sharp teeth also known as Dypsis lutescens; tolerates occasionally wet soil; high wind resistance; susceptible to pest and K deficiency distinctive, dark, blue-green, drooping, deeply divided palmate leaves; white, summer flowers; Key Deer food source; high wind resistance Dioon edule Dioon, Chamal, Mexican Sago Howea forsterana Kentia Palm, Sentry Palm Licuala grandis Ruffled Fan Palm, Vanuatu Fan Palm, Licuala Palm Livistona spp. Chinese Fan Palm N C S 8-11 No S 10-11 No S 10b-11 No C S 9-11 No Slow 1-8 4-6 15-25 6-10 Slow 6-12 3-6 20-50 8-15 Any S/L S/L S/L High Medium Medium High M L-N L-N M leaflets very sharp; can tolerate adverse conditions for periods; susceptible to pests white, summer flowers; susceptible to diseases white, year-round flowers flowers vary; stately palm with single trunk; susceptible to scales; caution - L. chinensis may be invasive in Central and South <strong>Florida</strong> 77
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The Florida-Friendly Landscaping Gu
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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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Converting Your Yard to a Florida-F
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Ecological Considerations Florida-F
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Page 31 and 32: Florida-Friendly Plant List The pla
Page 33 and 34: KEY TO SYMBOLS AND ABBREVIATIONS FL
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 and 74: GROUNDCOVERS Ernodea littoralis Gol
Page 75 and 76: GROUNDCOVERS Scaevola plumieri Inkb
Page 77: GRASSES Muhlenbergia capillaris Muh
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
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