Plant Selection & Landscape Design - Southwest Florida Water ...
Plant Selection & Landscape Design - Southwest Florida Water ... Plant Selection & Landscape Design - Southwest Florida Water ...
ANNUALS Scientific Common Reg/Native G, H, S Soil pH, Txt Soil Mst, Drgt Light/Best Salt Coreopsis spp. Tickseed, Coreopsis N C S 8a-10b Var. N C S 8b-11 No N C S 8-11 No N C S 8b-11 No Fast 1-4 1-3 1 /2-1 1-2 1 /2-1 1 Fast 2-6 2-4 Any Any Any Any High M Gazania spp. Gazania, Treasure Flower High M Impatiens spp. Impatiens None L-N Justicia brandegeana Shrimp Plant Medium L-N Wildlife Florida’s state wildflower; orange/yellow, summer flowers; may be annual or shortlived perennial, depending on species yellow/orange/red, summer flowers; roots may rot from overwatering annual with brilliantly marked foliage and ability to tolerate great amounts of sun; flowers vary white, summer flowers; susceptible to pests and freezes Scientific Common Reg/Native G, H, S Soil pH, Txt Soil Mst, Drgt Light/Best Salt Justicia carnea Jacobinia, Flamingo Plant N C S 8b-11 No S 10b-11 No N C S 8-11 No N C 8b-9 Yes Slow 3-6 2-3 Fast 5 3-5 1 /2-1 1 /2-1 Fast 1-3 2-4 Any Any Any Any Low L-N Justicia spicigera Orange Plum Low L-N Lobularia maritima Sweet Alyssum Medium L-N Monarda punctata Spotted Horsemint, Dotted Horsemint, Spotted Beebalm Medium H Wildlife evergreen; summer through fall flowers vary; susceptible to pests, diseases, and freezes orange; summer flowers purple/white/pink, winter flowers; tolerates light frost pink, summer through fall flowers 96
ANNUALS Pachystachys lutea Golden Shrimp Plant Pentas lanceolata Pentas, Starflower Petunia Xhybrida Petunia Rudbeckia fulgida Rudbeckia C S 9b-11 No N C S 8b-11 No N C S 8-11 No N C 8-9 Yes 2-3 2-3 Any Low Fast 2-4 2-3 Fast 1 /2-1 1 /2 1 Fast 3 3 Any Any S/L Medium Low Low L-N M M L-N yellow, spring through fall flowers many cultivars; red/pink/ white/lilac, summer flowers; susceptible to freeze damage many flower colors, in fall through spring; can be grown as perennial in South Florida; susceptible to pests and diseases showy, daisy-like flower; produces masses of golden color all summer Rudbeckia hirta Black-Eyed Susan Solenostemon scuttellarioides Coleus Tagetes spp. Marigold Tithonia rotundiflora Mexican Sunflower N C 8-9 Yes N C S 8-11 No N C S 8-11 No N C S 8-10 No 2-3 1-2 Fast 1-3 1-3 Fast 1-3 1 Fast 5-6 3-4 Any Any S/L Any Medium Low Medium High L-N L-N L-N U large, yellow-orange to reddish-orange, summer flowers; does not tolerate prolonged, wet weather purple, summer flowers; many cultivars; ‘Hurricane Louise’ was FNGLA Plant of the Year in 2005; susceptible to pests and diseases flowers vary red/orange, summer flowers 97
- 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
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- 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: ANNUALS Ageratum spp. Ageratum N 1
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ANNUALS<br />
Pachystachys lutea<br />
Golden Shrimp <strong>Plant</strong><br />
Pentas lanceolata<br />
Pentas, Starflower<br />
Petunia Xhybrida<br />
Petunia<br />
Rudbeckia fulgida<br />
Rudbeckia<br />
C S 9b-11 No N C S 8b-11 No N C S 8-11 No N C 8-9 Yes<br />
2-3 2-3<br />
Any<br />
Low<br />
Fast 2-4 2-3 Fast 1 /2-1 1 /2 1 Fast 3 3<br />
Any<br />
Any<br />
S/L<br />
Medium<br />
Low<br />
Low<br />
L-N<br />
M<br />
M<br />
L-N<br />
yellow, spring through fall<br />
flowers<br />
many cultivars; red/pink/<br />
white/lilac, summer flowers;<br />
susceptible to freeze damage<br />
many flower colors, in fall<br />
through spring; can be grown<br />
as perennial in South <strong>Florida</strong>;<br />
susceptible to pests and<br />
diseases<br />
showy, daisy-like flower;<br />
produces masses of golden<br />
color all summer<br />
Rudbeckia hirta<br />
Black-Eyed Susan<br />
Solenostemon scuttellarioides<br />
Coleus<br />
Tagetes spp.<br />
Marigold<br />
Tithonia rotundiflora<br />
Mexican Sunflower<br />
N<br />
C 8-9 Yes N C S 8-11 No N C S 8-11 No N C S 8-10 No<br />
2-3 1-2 Fast 1-3 1-3 Fast 1-3 1 Fast 5-6 3-4<br />
Any<br />
Any<br />
S/L<br />
Any<br />
Medium<br />
Low<br />
Medium<br />
High<br />
L-N<br />
L-N<br />
L-N<br />
U<br />
large, yellow-orange to reddish-orange,<br />
summer flowers;<br />
does not tolerate prolonged,<br />
wet weather<br />
purple, summer flowers; many<br />
cultivars; ‘Hurricane Louise’ was<br />
FNGLA <strong>Plant</strong> of the Year in<br />
2005; susceptible to pests and<br />
diseases<br />
flowers vary<br />
red/orange, summer flowers<br />
97
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