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Scientific name Common Name(s) Eugenia spp. (natives only) Stoppers Region CS 9-11 Native or NI FL Growth Height Spread Fast 10-30 5-20 Soil pH, text. Any Soil Moisture/ Drought High Light Range/ Optimum Salt H Comments flowers variable; few pests; needs little attention once established; natives are E. axillaris, E. foetida, E. rhombea , and E. confusa ; E. axiliaris , E . confusa, E. foetida have high wind resistance Forestiera segregata Florida Privet NCS 8b- 11 FL Med. 4-15 3-12 S/L High H yellow flowers in early spring; great hedge; fruit provides food for wildlife, flowers attract insects Ilex × 'Mary Nell' Mary Nell Holly NC 8-9 FL Med. 10-20 10 S/C Medium M white flowers in spring; important source of pollen for bees Ilex × 'Nellie R. Stevens' Nellie R. Stevens Holly NC 8-9 FL Med. 15-25 10-12 S/C Medium M white flowers in spring; important source of pollen for bees; attracts wildlife Ilex cornuta and cvs. Chinese Holly, Horned Holly NC 8-9 OK Med. varies varies Any High M can have severe tea scale problem, especially in cool, shady areas; fruit attracts wildlife; many cultivars; important source of pollen for bees Ilex glabra Gallberry Ilex vomitoria and cvs. Yaupon Holly NCS 8- 10a NCS 8-10 FL FL Slow 6-8 8-10 Med. varies varies Any Any Medium High M H flammable plant - in wildfire-prone area, plant a min. 30' from bldgs.; white flowers in spring; black fruit used by wildlife in late fall and winter; good for wetland/pine areas; high wind resistance flammable, in wildfire-prone area, plant min. 30' from bldgs; white flowers, spring-summer; red fruit (wildlife food), late fall-winter; 'Pendula' - FNGLA Plant of the Year, 2005; high wind resistance 20
Illicium spp. Star Anise NC 8-9 FL/ NN Med. varies varies Any Medium L-N flowers variable Jatropha integerrima Peregrina CS 9b- 11 NN Med. 15 10 Any High L-N scarlet flowers all year; very poisonous, use with caution; watch for scales and mealybugs; sensitive to frost Ligustrum japonicum and cvs. Ligustrum, Japanese Privet Magnolia × soulangiana and cvs. Saucer Magnolia Musa spp. Banana NCS 8- 10b NC 8-9a CS 9b- 11 OK NN NN Med. 8-12 15-25 Med. 20-25 15-25 Fast 7-30 10-15 Any Any Any High Low Low H L-N L-N white flowers, summer; watch for scale/whiteflies /sooty mold/nematodes/root rot; used as hedge; thins at bottom unless in full sun; invasive assessment: not a problem, incomplete conclusion many cultivars; pink/white/lavender fragrant flowers, late winter-spring; no major pests but watch for scales/nematodes/leaf spots/mushroom root rot; medium-high wind resistance edible; in cooler parts requires protection, foliage dies in winter, emerges in spring if no killing frost; grows quickly when fertilized; needs regular watering; watch for Sigatoka leaf spot disease Myrcianthes fragrans Simpson's Stopper, Twinberry CS 9b- 11 FL Slow 6-30 15-20 Any High H edible fruit; white, fragrant flowers all year and red berries used by many birds; tolerates occasionally wet soil; needs little attention once established Myrciaria cauliflora Jaboticaba, Brazilian Grape Tree, Brazilian Grape Myrica cerifera and cvs. Wax Myrtle S 10b- 11 NCS 8-10 OK FL Slow 15-40 15-40 Fast 10-40 20-25 Any Any Medium Medium 21 L-N H white flowers, time of flowering depends on cultivar; edible fruit flammable, in wildfire-prone area, plant min. 30' from bldgs; watch for lobate lac scale, severe in S FL; trunk disease can shorten life; good hedge plant for wildlife; medium-low wind resistance
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A Guide to Florida-Friendly Landsca
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TABLE OF CONTENTS About the FYN Pro
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This FYN handbook provides helpful
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Florida Neighborhoods: Connecting O
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Creating Your Florida-Friendly Yard
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drawing. If you have a sprinkler sy
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Don’t forget to list other landsc
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Florida Yard Tip: Site Analysis To
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Soil Know-How In much of Florida,
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Plant Sorting: To Keep or Not to Ke
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Landscape Design Landscape design c
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Proper Tree Planting Once you deter
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special strapping mechanisms constr
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SAMPLE Watering Schedule To establi
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■ Follow an Integrated Pest Manag
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RIGHT PLANT, RIGHT PLACE Have you e
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Plant Selection Choosing plants is
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Florida Yard Tip:
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■ ■ ■ ■ Visit the library o
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FYN Glossary Box Swale: A swale is
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WATER EFFICIENTLY 12LANDSCAPING PRI
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■ Experiment with gradual reducti
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Florida Yard Tip:
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with appropriate drought-tolerant p
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FERTILIZE APPROPRIATELY At the most
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How much phosphorus and potassium s
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4. Refer to Table 3 (below) to find
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How do I water-in fertilizer? Most
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Fertilizing Palms Palms have differ
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Mulch A mulch layer around trees, s
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attract wildlife 5 LANDSCAPING PRIN
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FYN Glossary Box
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MANAGE YARD PESTS RESPONSIBLY 6 LAN
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■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Keeping you
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Common Landscape Pests and Their Ma
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Page 86 and 87: What does heading back do? Produces
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Page 94 and 95: REDUCE STORMWATER RUNOFF Since the
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Page 106 and 107: Seasonal Ponds A common pond type
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