Selected Shrubs for North Florida - Orange County Extension ...
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<strong>Selected</strong> <strong>Shrubs</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>North</strong> <strong>Florida</strong> 4<br />
Table 1. <strong>Selected</strong> list of small shrubs to use in north <strong>Florida</strong> (from Pensacola to Jacksonville, south to Ocala).<br />
Scientific Name<br />
Growth Habit Height Flower<br />
Flower Light Requirement Soil Type<br />
Common Name<br />
in feet Color<br />
Season<br />
Mahonia <strong>for</strong>tunei<br />
Upright, multi-stems 3-4 Yellow Early Partial shade Well-drained<br />
Fortune's mahonia<br />
spring<br />
Comments: Thick mounded shrub. Good as specimen or accent.<br />
Rhododendron obtusum Spreading 4 Variable Spring Partial shade Acid<br />
Kurume hybrid azalea<br />
Comments: Variety of colors and growth habits.<br />
Serissa foetida<br />
Spreading 2 White Warm Partial shade Fertile, moist<br />
Serissa<br />
season<br />
Comments: Used as edging and foundation plant.<br />
Yucca smalliana<br />
Rosette, no trunk 2-3 White Summer Full sun, partial shade Well-drained<br />
Adam's needle<br />
Comments: Best used in groups; very similar to Y. filamentosa. Tolerant of salt spray.<br />
Table 2. <strong>Selected</strong> list of medium shrubs to use in north <strong>Florida</strong> (from Pensacola to Jacksonville, south to Ocala).<br />
Scientific Name<br />
Growth Habit Height Flower Color Flower Light Requirement Soil Type<br />
Common Name<br />
in feet<br />
Season<br />
Abelia grandiflora<br />
Spreading 5-6 White Summer Full sun, partial shade Fertile, moist<br />
Glossy abelia<br />
Comments: Aggressive. Good <strong>for</strong> hedges.<br />
Aucuba japonica<br />
Upright 5-6 Inconspicuous --- Shade Fertile, organic<br />
Aucuba<br />
Comments: Multi-stemmed. Variegated cultivars available.<br />
Berberis julianae<br />
Spreading, dense 5-6 Yellow Spring Full sun, partial shade Clay loam<br />
Wintergreen barberry<br />
Comments: Black fruit; sharp spines. Moderately salt spray tolerant.<br />
Berberis mentorensis<br />
Upright, spreading 5-6 Yellow Spring Full sun, partial shade Fertile<br />
Mentor barberry<br />
Comments: Good <strong>for</strong> hedges. Moderately salt spray tolerant.<br />
Berberis thunbergii<br />
Spreading, densely 6 Yellow Spring Full sun, partial shade Variety<br />
Japanese barberry<br />
foliated<br />
Comments: Good clipped hedge. Red-leaved cultivars are available. Moderately salt spray tolerant.
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