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Scientific name Common Name(s) Region Native or NI Growth Height Spread Soil pH, text. Soil Moisture/ Drought Light Range/ Optimum Salt Comments Baccharis halimifolia Groundsel Tree, Sea Myrtle, Salt-bush NCS 8-10 FL Med. 8-12 6-12 Any Medium M white flowers in fall; poisonous seeds; useful for reclaiming wet sites, by retention ponds and drainage ditches Bambusa spp. (clumping types only) Bamboo NCS variable NN Med. varies varies Any Medium M region depends on species, choose species adapted to climate; allow adequate space since bamboo grows aggressively Barleria micans Giant Yellow Shrimp Plant S 10- 11 NN Fast 4-5 4-5 Any Medium U yellow flowers Berberis julianae Wintergreen Barberry, Julian's berberis N 8-9a OK Slow 4-6 2-5 Any Medium M white flowers in winter-spring; grow in soil with good moisture holding capacity; requires some pruning to maintain best form; spiny; good barrier Berberis thunbergii Japanese Barberry, Crimson Pygmy N 8-9a OK S-M 2-8 4-6 Any Medium L-N showy fall color; white flowers in spring; no pest problems; very good barrier; develops root rot in wet conditions Brunfelsia grandiflora Yesterday-Today-and- Tomorrow NCS 8b- 11 NN Med. 7-10 5-8 Any Medium L-N lavendar/purple/white flowers in spring-fall; do not plant in wet soils Buddleia lindleyana Butterfly Bush, Lindley's Butterflybush NC 8-9 OK Fast 4-6 4 Any Medium L-N excellent for butterflies 26
Calliandra spp. and cvs. Powderpuff CS 9b- 11 NN Fast 10-15 8-15 Any High L-N pink/white flowers in spring-fall; invasive assessment: Calliandra haematocephala assessed as not a problem, others not yet assessed Callicarpa americana Beautyberry Callistemon spp. Bottlebrush NCS 8-10 NCS 8b- 11 FL NN Med. 6-8 6-8 Med. 6-30 6-15 Any S/L High High L-N M purple/light purple flowers in spring-fall; attracts wildlife; small purplish fruits eaten by some birds in late winter; cut fruiting branches are used in flower arrangements resistance; attracts beneficial insects; invasive assessment: C. citrinus , C. rigidus , C. viminale assessed as not a problem, others not yet assessed Calycanthus floridus NC Carolina Allspice, Eastern 8b-9 Sweetshrub FL Slow 6-9 6-12 Any Medium L-N good screen; red flowers in spring-summer; tolerates occasionally wet soil Camellia japonica Camellia Camellia sasanqua Sasanqua, Sasanqua Camellia Capparis cynophallophora Jamaica Caper Tree, Mustard Tree NC 8-9 NC 8-9 S 10- 11 OK OK FL Slow 10-20 10-20 Slow varies varies Slow 6-20 6-15 Any Any Any Medium Medium High L-N L-N H many cultivars; flowers up to 6 inches, in winterspring, color variable; watch for scales, aphids, chewing insects and fungal diseases; requires acid soil and will have problems if pH is too high some groundcover cultivars available; flowers in fallwinter, color variable; watch for scales, mites, aphids and chewing insects; requires acid soil and will have problems if pH is too high purple/white flowers in spring Carissa macrocarpa Natal Plum Med. CS 9-11 OK 2-20 2-20 S High H also known as Carissa grandiflora ; edible fruit; white, fragrant flowers all year; poisonous 27
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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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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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Other controls: Spray with horticul
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What About Plant Diseases? Many org
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RECYCLE Landscape maintenance activ
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Page 86 and 87: What does heading back do? Produces
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