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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 Nolina recurvata Ponytail Palm Slow S 10a-11 No N C S 8-11 No S 10a-11 Yes S 10a-11 No 10-15 12-18 Slow 6-80 6-25 Slow 10-40 10-20 Slow 15-25 6-10 Any S/L Any S/L High M Phoenix spp. except Phoenix reclinata Date Palms High M Pseudophoenix sargentii Buccaneer Palm, Sargent’s Palm High M Ptychosperma elegans Alexander Palm, Solitary Palm, Solitaire Palm High L-N unique plume of long leaves atop a single trunk with a bulblike base; susceptible to pests and diseases yellow, summer flowers; Phoenix canariensis, Phoenix dactylifera and Phoenix roebelinii have high wind resistance; provides food for wildlife yellow, summer flowers; produces grape-sized red fruit; endangered in Florida white, summer flowers; resistant to lethal yellowing; high wind resistance; caution - may be invasive in South and Central Florida Scientific Common Ptychosperma macarthuri Macarthur Palm Ravenea rivularis Majesty Palm Rhapidophyllum hystrix Needle Palm Rhapis excelsa Lady Palm Reg/Native G, H, S Soil pH, Txt Soil Mst, Drgt Light/Best Salt S 10b-11 No S 10a-11 No N C S 8-11 Yes C S 9-11 No 15-25 6-10 50-80 10-15 Fast 6-8 5-10 Slow 7-14 10-15 S/L None L-N C/L High M S/L Medium L-N S/L Medium L-N Wildlife noted for multiple, slim, ringed grey trunks; soft green, feathery, flat, broad leaves; branched flower stalks with white, summer flowers; bright red, showy sprays of fruit feather-leafed with symmetrical, smooth, flared trunk; creamy white, summer flowers red, summer flowers; yellowish fruit provides food for wildlife forms clumps of bamboo-like stalks topped with very dark green fan-shaped leaves; susceptible to pests and disease 78
Rhapis humilis Slender Lady Palm C S 9b-11 No S 10a-11 Yes C S 9-11 Yes N C S 8-10 Yes 5-7 6-10 50-80 15-25 Slow 4-6 4-6 Slow 4-9 4-8 S/L Any S/L Any Medium Roystonea regia Royal Palm Medium Sabal etonia Scrub Palmetto High Sabal minor Dwarf Palmetto, Blue-stem Palmetto High PALMS AND PALM-LIKE PLANTS M M M M slender stems; drooping leaf segments; forms densely packed clumps; susceptible to pests tall, smooth, cement gray trunk; beautiful, broad, dense crown of soft, gently drooping, feathery fronds; fragrant, yellow, summer flowers; high wind resistance small, white, spring through summer flowers; small, black berries in summer through fall provide food for wildlife; longlived; difficult to transplant blueish green, fan shaped leaves; small, white flowers; black berries provides food for wildlife in fall; difficult to transplant; good understory plant; prefers moist soils but tolerates drier conditions after establishment Sabal palmetto Cabbage Palm, Sabal Palm, Cabbage Palmetto Serenoa repens Saw Palmetto Thrinax morrisii Brittle Thatch Palm, Key Thatch Palm Thrinax radiata Florida Thatch Palm N C S 8b-11 Yes N C S 8-11 Yes S 10b-11 Yes S 10b-11 Yes Slow 25-60 10-15 Slow 3-10 4-10 Slow 15-20 6-10 Slow 15-25 6-10 Any Any Any S High High High High H H H H Florida state tree; white, summer flowers; susceptible to some pests and disease; high wind resistance; older palms transplant easily; provides food and cover for wildlife flammable - in wildfire prone areas, plant minimum 30' from buildings; yellow/white, spring flowers; difficult to transplant; grows on first dune; round black fruits provide food for wildlife green and silver fronds; small, white, summer flowers; tolerates occasionally wet soil; high wind resistance white; summer flowers; good palm for many landscapes due to small size; high wind resistance 79
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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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SOLUTION 1 With Vines Fence Vine Mu
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SOLUTION 1 SOLUTION 2 Full Blend Pa
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Converting Your Yard to a Florida-F
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Ecological Considerations Florida-F
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Landscape Planning Worksheet This w
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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 and 78: GRASSES Muhlenbergia capillaris Muh
Page 79: Chamaedorea spp. Chamaedorea, Bambo
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
Page 113 and 114: Capparis cynophallophora, Carissa m
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