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Scientific name<br />
Common Name(s)<br />
Tabernaemontana<br />
divaricata<br />
Crape Jasmine, Pinwheel<br />
Flower<br />
Region<br />
CS<br />
9b-<br />
11<br />
Native<br />
or NI<br />
OK<br />
Growth<br />
Height<br />
Spread<br />
Fast<br />
6-10<br />
3-6<br />
Soil<br />
pH,<br />
text.<br />
<br />
Any<br />
Soil<br />
Moisture/<br />
Drought<br />
Low<br />
Light Range/<br />
Optimum<br />
Salt<br />
L-N<br />
Comments<br />
white, fragrant flowers in summer; watch for scales,<br />
mites, nema<strong>to</strong>des and sooty mold<br />
Tecoma stans<br />
Yellow Elder, Yellow<br />
Trumpetbush<br />
CS<br />
9b-<br />
11<br />
OK<br />
Fast<br />
20<br />
15<br />
<br />
Any<br />
Medium<br />
L-N<br />
yellow flowers in summer <strong>to</strong> winter; FNGLA Plant of<br />
the Year, 2005; may die <strong>to</strong> the ground in north FL<br />
and return in the spring<br />
Ternstroemia<br />
gymnanthera<br />
Cleyera, Ternstroemia<br />
NC<br />
8-9<br />
OK<br />
Med.<br />
12-20<br />
5-10<br />
<br />
Any<br />
Medium<br />
L-N<br />
white, fragrant flowers in spring; good as hedge<br />
Thunbergia erecta<br />
King's Mantle, Bush<br />
Clock Vine<br />
Fast<br />
CS<br />
9-11 NN 4-6<br />
5-8<br />
<br />
Any<br />
Medium<br />
L-N<br />
purple flowers all year; used as hedge in south<br />
<strong>Florida</strong>; <strong>to</strong>ugh plant; pest resistant; unclipped plants<br />
sprawl across the ground<br />
Tibouchina urvilleana<br />
Princess Flower, Glory<br />
Bush, Lasiandra<br />
CS<br />
9b-<br />
11<br />
OK<br />
Med.<br />
10-15<br />
10-15<br />
<br />
S/L<br />
High<br />
L-N<br />
also known as Tibouchina semidecandra ; purple<br />
flowers all year; was one of the FNGLA Plants of the<br />
Year in 2005<br />
Vaccinium arboreum<br />
Sparkleberry<br />
NC<br />
8-9<br />
FL<br />
Med.<br />
6-25<br />
4-15<br />
<br />
Any<br />
Medium<br />
L-N<br />
white flowers in spring; showy fall color; attracts<br />
wildlife; attracts pollinating insects; <strong>to</strong>lerates<br />
occasionally wet soil<br />
Vaccinium spp.<br />
Blueberry<br />
NCS<br />
8-10<br />
FL<br />
Med.<br />
1-12<br />
1-10<br />
<br />
Any<br />
Medium<br />
L-N<br />
white flowers in spring; black fruit in fall attracts<br />
wildlife; edible; prefers moist, well-drained<br />
conditions<br />
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