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PERENNIALS Scientific Common Reg/Native G, H, S Soil pH, Txt Soil Mst, Drgt Light/Best Salt Gazania spp. Gazania, Treasure Flower N 1 /2-1 1-2 Any High M Gloriosa spp. Gloriosa Lily Fast 2-8 2-8 Slow 1 1 /2 1 Fast 4-8 2-4 S/C S/L S/L Medium U Haemanthus multiflorus Blood Lily C S 8b-11 No N C S 8-10 No N C S 8-11 No N C S 8b-11 No Medium U Hedychium spp., hybrids and cvs. Butterfly Lily, Butterfly Ginger Low M Wildlife yellow/orange/red, summer flowers; roots may rot from overwatering crimson/yellow-orange, spring through summer flowers; grows well on trellises also known as Scadoxus multiflorus; red, summer flowers white/yellow/red, spring flowers; thrives in boggy soils Scientific Common Reg/Native G, H, S Soil pH, Txt Soil Mst, Drgt Light/Best Salt Helianthus angustifolius Swamp Sunflower, Narrowleaf Sunflower N C S 8b-10 Yes N C S 8b-11 Yes S 10b-11 No N C S 8-11 Yes Fast 2-4 2-4 Fast 1-4 2-4 Fast 2-15 3-6 1-2 1-2 Any S/L Any Any Medium H Helianthus debilis Beach Sunflower High H Heliconia spp. Heliconia None L-N Heliotropium angiospermum Scorpion Tail High L-N Wildlife perennial, yellow/brown, fall flowers perennial; yellow/purple, year-round flowers; good groundcover for beaches and dune stabilization; develops fungus if planted in wet areas year-round flowers vary evergreen; white, year-round flowers; seedlings volunteer readily 88

PERENNIALS Hemerocallis spp. Daylily N C S 8-10 No N C S 8-10 No N C S 8-11 Var. N C S 8-11 No Fast 1-3 1-2 1-3 1-3 Fast 1-3 3-5 1 /2-1 1 Any Any Any Any Medium Hippeastrum spp. and hybrids Amaryllis Medium Hymenocallis spp. Spider Lily High Impatiens spp. Impatiens High H L-N H L-N many cultivars; summer flowers vary; susceptible to diseases large red/white, spring flowers in clusters of two to five; semievergreen region depends on species - choose species adapted to your area; white/yellow, spring through fall flowers annual with brilliantly marked foliage and ability to tolerate great amounts of sun; flowers vary Iris hexagona Louisiana Iris, Blue Flag Iris N Iris virginica Virginia Iris, Blue Flag Iris Justicia brandegeana Shrimp Plant Justicia carnea Jacobinia, Flamingo Plant C S 8-10 No N C S 8b-11 Yes N C S 8b-11 No N C S 8b-11 No 2-5 1 / 2 4-7 1-3 Fast 2-6 2-4 Slow 3-6 2-3 S/L Any Any Any Low Medium Medium Low L-N L-N L-N L-N purple, spring flowers; flowers best in full sun; good for rain gardens textured, light-green foliage emerging in dense clumps; lavender, spring flowers; good for rain gardens white, summer flowers; susceptible to pests and freezes evergreen; summer through fall flowers vary; susceptible to pests, diseases, and freezes 89

PERENNIALS<br />

Scientific<br />

Common<br />

Reg/Native<br />

G, H, S<br />

Soil pH, Txt<br />

Soil Mst, Drgt<br />

Light/Best<br />

Salt<br />

Gazania spp.<br />

Gazania,<br />

Treasure Flower<br />

N<br />

1 /2-1 1-2<br />

Any<br />

High<br />

M<br />

Gloriosa spp.<br />

Gloriosa Lily<br />

Fast 2-8 2-8 Slow 1 1 /2 1 Fast 4-8 2-4<br />

S/C<br />

S/L<br />

S/L<br />

Medium<br />

U<br />

Haemanthus multiflorus<br />

Blood Lily<br />

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

Medium<br />

U<br />

Hedychium spp.,<br />

hybrids and cvs.<br />

Butterfly Lily, Butterfly Ginger<br />

Low<br />

M<br />

Wildlife<br />

yellow/orange/red, summer<br />

flowers; roots may rot from<br />

overwatering<br />

crimson/yellow-orange, spring<br />

through summer flowers; grows<br />

well on trellises<br />

also known as Scadoxus multiflorus;<br />

red, summer flowers<br />

white/yellow/red, spring<br />

flowers; thrives in boggy soils<br />

Scientific<br />

Common<br />

Reg/Native<br />

G, H, S<br />

Soil pH, Txt<br />

Soil Mst, Drgt<br />

Light/Best<br />

Salt<br />

Helianthus angustifolius<br />

Swamp Sunflower,<br />

Narrowleaf Sunflower<br />

N C S 8b-10 Yes N C S 8b-11 Yes<br />

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

Fast 2-4 2-4 Fast 1-4 2-4 Fast 2-15 3-6 1-2 1-2<br />

Any<br />

S/L<br />

Any<br />

Any<br />

Medium<br />

H<br />

Helianthus debilis<br />

Beach Sunflower<br />

High<br />

H<br />

Heliconia spp.<br />

Heliconia<br />

None<br />

L-N<br />

Heliotropium angiospermum<br />

Scorpion Tail<br />

High<br />

L-N<br />

Wildlife<br />

perennial, yellow/brown, fall<br />

flowers<br />

perennial; yellow/purple,<br />

year-round flowers; good<br />

groundcover for beaches and<br />

dune stabilization; develops<br />

fungus if planted in wet areas<br />

year-round flowers vary<br />

evergreen; white, year-round<br />

flowers; seedlings volunteer<br />

readily<br />

88

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