Plant Selection & Landscape Design - Southwest Florida Water ...
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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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