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PERENNIALS Scientific Common Reg/Native G, H, S Soil pH, Txt Soil Mst, Drgt Light/Best Salt Crinum spp. Crinum Lily N C S 8b-11 Var. S 10 No N C S 8b-11 No N C S 8b-11 No 3-6 3-6 Fast 1 /2-4 1-3 1-2 2-3 Fast 1-6 1-4 Any S/L Any Any Medium M Crossandra spp. Firecracker Flower Medium L-N Cuphea hyssopifolia Mexican Heather, False Heather High M Curcuma spp. Curcuma, Hidden Lily Medium L-N Wildlife many cultivars; fragrant, spidery, year-round flowers vary; poisonous; susceptible to pests and diseases species needs vary, choose based on conditions; flowers vary; can be used as annual in North and Central region purple/white/pink, year-round flowers; susceptible to pests, diseases, and freezes pink/yellow, spring flowers Scientific Common Reg/Native G, H, S Soil pH, Txt Soil Mst, Drgt Light/Best Salt Dianella spp. Flax Lily N C S 8-11 Var. C S 9-11 No S 10 No N C S 8b-11 No Fast 1-2 1-2 Slow to 50 6-20 Slow 3-4 4-6 Slow 2-6 1-2 Any S/L Loam Any High U Dicksonia antarctica Tasmanian Tree Fern, Australian Tree Fern Low L-N Didymochlaena truncatula Mahogany Fern, Tree Maidenhair Fern Low U Dietes iridoides African Iris, Butterfly Iris Medium L-N Wildlife blue/yellow flowers; strappy leaves does not tolerate prolonged freezing or direct sun requires moist soil; do not let dry out between waterings also known as Moraea iridoides and Moraea vegeta, previously Dietes vegata; 1-2" white/yellow/blue, spring through summer flowers 86
PERENNIALS Dryopteris spp. Autumn Fern N C S 8-11 Var. N C S 8-11 Yes N C S 8-10 Yes N C S variable No Slow 1-4 1-4 Fast 1 /2-1 1-1 1 /2 1-3 2-3 3-6 3-6 Any Any C/L Any Medium Dyschoriste oblongifolia Twin Flower, Oblongleaf Snakeherb High Echinacea purpurea Purple Coneflower High Euryops spp. Bush Daisy High L-N L-N L-N M dark green fern with delicate appearance; fronds appear reddish when young; choose species based on growing conditions lavender, year-round flowers; commonly used as groundcover purple, spring through summer flowers; tolerates occasionally wet soil species needs vary, choose based on conditions; reseeds readily; resprouts from base in spring; flowers vary Evolvulus glomeratus Blue Daze Flaveria linearis Yellowtop Gaillardia pulchella Blanket Flower Gaura lindheimeri White Gaura, Whirling Butterflies, Lindheimer's Beeblossom C S 9-11 No S 10a-11 Yes N C S 8a-11 Yes N C 8-9 No 1 / 2-1 1-2 Fast 2-4 2-4 Fast 1-2 2-3 1-3 2-3 Any Any S/L Any Medium High High High H M M L-N creates grey/green carpet-like cover accented with sky blue, spring through summer flowers showy clusters of yellow disk shaped, year-round flowers; grows in soils with poor nutrient content; provides food for butterflies yellow/orange/red, summer flowers; rounded clumps of soft, hairy, divided leaves fine-textured, vase-shaped; pink/white, spring through fall flowers on wand-like stalks 87
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The Florida-Friendly Landscaping Gu
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The Nine Florida-Friendly Landscapi
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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 and 86: PERENNIALS Acalypha reptans Dwarf C
Page 87: PERENNIALS Bromeliaceae genera Brom
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
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