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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 Trachycarpus fortunei Windmill Palm N C S 8-11 No N C 9a-11 No S 10-11 No N C S 8b-11 Yes 10-25 6-10 60-90 10-15 Slow 20-30 8-20 Fast 1-5 3-5 Any Any Any Any Medium M Washingtonia robusta Washington Palm High M Wodyetia bifurcata Foxtail Palm Medium M Zamia floridana Coontie, Florida Arrowroot, Florida Zamia High H dense, brown, hair-like fibers that resemble burlap wrapping; 3-foot wide, fan-shaped fronds; inconspicuous, fragrant, summer flowers; good palm for shaded landscapes; tolerates occasional sun; susceptible to pests and disease too tall for most home landscapes; caution – may be invasive in South Florida pale green, arching fronds with leaflets radiating from leaf stem, giving appearance of bottlebrush or foxtail; white, spring flowers; colorful clusters of red to orange/red fruit small palm-like perennial plant; Florida’s only native cycad; sole larval food plant for atala hairstreak butterfly; susceptible to pests and cold damage in the 20's Scientific Common Zamia furfuracea Cardboard Plant Reg/Native G, H, S Soil pH, Txt Soil Mst, Drgt Light/Best Salt C S 9b-11 No Slow 2-5 5-8 Any High H Wildlife seeds and caudex poisonous; freezes in central Florida and can come back 80
FERNS Acrostichum danaeifolium Leather Fern C S 9-11 Yes S 10-11 Yes N C S 8-11 Yes N C S 8b-11 No 8-10 8-10 Slow 2-3 2-3 1-6 2-6 2-3 3-4 Any Any Any Any Low Adiantum capillus-veneris Southern Maidenhair Fern, Venus’ Hair Fern Low Blechnum serrulatum Swamp Fern, Toothed Midsorus Fern, Saw Fern Low Cyrtomium falcatum Holly Fern Medium M L-N L-N L-N large fern; good for wet sites in shaded landscape; prolonged sunlight, especially in the summer, can burn foliage fine-textured, delicate, fern with light grey-green, soft foliage; tolerates occasionally wet soil hardy fern; forms underground stems, persisting for many years, and spreads widely (forms dense clumps); grows in full sun if in moist conditions evergreen fern; good lowmaintenance groundcover; susceptible to pests Dicksonia antarctica Tasmanian Tree Fern, Australian Tree Fern Didymochlaena truncatula Mahogany Fern, Tree Maidenhair Fern Dryopteris spp. Autumn Fern Nephrolepis biserrata Giant Sword Fern C S 9-11 No S 10 No N C S 8-11 Var. C S 9-11 Yes Slow 20-50 6-20 Slow 3-4 4-6 Slow 1-4 1-4 1-4 1-4 S/L Loam Any C/L Low Low Medium Medium L-N U L-N L-N does not tolerate prolonged freezing or direct sun requires moist soil; do not let dry out between waterings dark green fern with delicate appearance; fronds appear reddish when young; choose species based on growing conditions 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 81
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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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Designing Your Florida-Friendly Lan
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SOLUTION 1 SOLUTION 2 Turf Buffer S
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SOLUTION 1 SOLUTION 2 No Screening
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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
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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 and 74: GROUNDCOVERS Ernodea littoralis Gol
Page 75 and 76: GROUNDCOVERS Scaevola plumieri Inkb
Page 77 and 78: GRASSES Muhlenbergia capillaris Muh
Page 79 and 80: Chamaedorea spp. Chamaedorea, Bambo
Page 81: Rhapis humilis Slender Lady Palm C
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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