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PERENNIALS<br />

Acalypha reptans<br />

Dwarf Chenille <strong>Plant</strong><br />

Slow<br />

Medium<br />

Acrostichum danaeifolium<br />

Leather Fern<br />

S 10-11 No C S 9-11 Yes<br />

S 10-11 Yes N C S 8-10 No<br />

to 1 varies<br />

8-10 8-10 Slow 2-3 2-3 Fast 2 2<br />

C/L<br />

Any<br />

Any<br />

S<br />

Low<br />

Adiantum capillus-veneris<br />

Southern Maidenhair Fern,<br />

Venus’ Hair Fern<br />

Low<br />

Agapanthus africanus<br />

Lily of the Nile,<br />

African Lily<br />

Medium<br />

U<br />

M<br />

L-N<br />

M<br />

fine-textured, ground-hugging;<br />

forms a thick canopy of tiny,<br />

serrated leaves with bright red<br />

flowers<br />

large fern; good for wet sites in<br />

shaded landscape; prolonged<br />

sunlight, especially in the summer,<br />

can burn foliage<br />

fine-textured, delicate, fern with<br />

light grey-green, soft foliage;<br />

tolerates occasionally wet soil<br />

purple/white, summer flowers;<br />

deciduous<br />

Agave spp.<br />

Century <strong>Plant</strong>,<br />

Agave<br />

Ajuga reptans<br />

Bugleweed,<br />

Carpet Bugleweed<br />

Aloe spp.<br />

Aloe<br />

Alpinia spp.<br />

Shell Ginger,<br />

Shell Flower<br />

N C S 8-11 Var. N C 8-9a No N C S variable No N C S 8-11 No<br />

Slow 6 4-6 Fast 1 / 2-1 1-2 varies varies Fast 6-12 3-5<br />

S<br />

Any<br />

Any<br />

S/C<br />

High<br />

Medium<br />

High<br />

Low<br />

H<br />

L-N<br />

H<br />

M<br />

dramatic foliage and form;<br />

evergreen, silver/gray to<br />

blue-green foliage; showy,<br />

green-brown fruit; sharp spines;<br />

choose species adapted to<br />

climate<br />

purple/blue, spring through<br />

summer flowers; spreads<br />

quickly; many cultivars;<br />

susceptible to disease<br />

species needs vary, choose<br />

based on conditions; flowers<br />

vary; injured by frost in extreme<br />

North <strong>Florida</strong>; susceptible to<br />

caterpillars; size of plant<br />

depends on species selection<br />

green and yellow variegated<br />

leaves; white, fragrant flowers<br />

borne in drooping clusters; will<br />

not flower if freezes back<br />

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