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PERENNIALS Scientific Common Reg/Native Amorphophallus spp. Voodoo Lily, Snake Lily N Angelonia angustifolia Angelonia Asclepias spp. Milkweed, Butterfly Weed Asimina spp. Pawpaw C S 9-11 No N C S 9-11 No N C S 8-10 Var. N C S 8-10 Var. G, H, S Soil pH, Txt Soil Mst, Drgt Light/Best Salt Wildlife 6 varies Any Medium L-N Fast 1-3 1-3 Fast 2-5 1-4 15-20 15-20 Any Medium U Any Medium L-N S Medium L-N grows very slowly in North Florida; flowers vary, have a foul odor; size of plant depends on species selection white and/or blue, summer flowers; can be grown as an annual but survives winters in zones 9 and 10 species needs vary, choose based on conditions; red/ yellow flowers; self-seeds each year; sap may irritate; susceptible to pests and diseases; provides food for butterflies deciduous; species needs vary, choose based on conditions; oval, edible fruits with a sweet, rich taste, ripen to a brown/ black, wrinkled texture; flowers vary; provides food for zebra swallowtail butterfly Scientific Common Reg/Native G, H, S Soil pH, Txt Soil Mst, Drgt Light/Best Salt Aspidistra elatior Cast Iron Plant, Barroom Plant N C S 8b-11 No N C S 8-11 No N C S 8-10a No N C S 8-11 Yes Slow 1-3 1-3 Slow 1 / 2-1 1 / 2-1 Fast 1-2 2-4 1-6 2-6 Any Any Any Any Medium L-N Begonia Xsemperflorenscultorum Wax Begonia Low L-N Belamcanda chinensis Blackberry Lily Medium M Blechnum serrulatum Swamp Fern, Toothed Midsorus Fern, Saw Fern Low L-N Wildlife dark, green foliage with glossy, coarse-texture; brown flowers; tolerates deep shade better than most plants flowers vary; annual in North and Central regions; susceptible to pests and diseases yellow, spring through fall flowers hardy fern; forms underground stems, persisting for many years, and spreads widely (forms dense clumps); grows in full sun if in moist conditions 84
PERENNIALS Bromeliaceae genera Bromeliads, Airplants Bulbine frutescens Bulbine Caladium Xhortulanum Caladium Canna spp. Canna Lily N C S 8-11 Var. C S 9-11 No N C S 8-11 No N C S 8-11 Var. Slow 1-2 1-2 1-2 1-2 Fast 1-2 1-2 Fast 2-6 1-3 S Any Any Any High Medium Medium Medium L-N U L-N L-N flowers, light, region vary; choose species for climate; don’t exchange bromeliads from areas with Mexican bromeliad weevil; air circulation prevents scale/mealybugs; cold/ overwatering causes crown rot orange/yellow, spring through summer flowers; clumping; best used as groundcover or container plant good container plant; attractive foliage (red/rose/pink/white/ silver/bronze/green); leaves die back in the fall; goes dormant; susceptible to pests and diseases many cultivars; attractive foliage; summer flowers vary Catharanthus roseus Periwinkle, Madagascar Periwinkle, Vinca Conradina spp. False Rosemary, Scrub Mints, Beach Rosemary Coreopsis spp. Tickseed, Coreopsis Costus spp. Spiral Ginger C S 9b-11 No N C 8-9 Yes N C S 8a-10b Var. N C S 8-11 No 1-2 1-2 Fast 1-3 1-3 Fast 1-4 1-3 Fast 6-10 4-8 Any Any Any Any High High High Low M H M L-N white/pink/purple, year-round flowers; watch for micronutrient deficiencies/disease with too much moisture; caution - may be invasive in South Florida blue, year-round flowers; used in beach landscaping Florida's state wildflower; orange/yellow, summer flowers; may be annual or short-lived perennial, depending on species white, fragrant, summer through fall flowers 85
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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 and 82: Rhapis humilis Slender Lady Palm C
Page 83 and 84: FERNS Acrostichum danaeifolium Leat
Page 85: PERENNIALS Acalypha reptans Dwarf C
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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