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Malpighia coccigera<br />
Miniature Holly<br />
S<br />
10b-<br />
11<br />
OK<br />
Slow<br />
2-5<br />
4-6<br />
<br />
Any<br />
Medium<br />
M<br />
pink flowers in spring-summer; sensitive <strong>to</strong><br />
nema<strong>to</strong>des<br />
Raphiolepis spp. and cvs.<br />
Indian Hawthorn<br />
NC<br />
8-9<br />
NN<br />
Med.<br />
2-10<br />
2-6<br />
<br />
Any<br />
High<br />
M<br />
flowers variable; wildlife food; use disease-resistant<br />
cvs., plant in full sun, don't overirrigate <strong>to</strong> avoid<br />
disease; invasive assessment: R. indica assessed as<br />
not a problem, others not yet assessed<br />
Rosa spp.<br />
Rose<br />
NCS<br />
8-10<br />
FL/<br />
NN<br />
Fast<br />
1-20<br />
varies<br />
<br />
Any<br />
Medium<br />
M<br />
flowers variable; red spider mites and black leaf spot<br />
may be a problem; choose only disease-resistant<br />
cultivars like Knock<br />
Rosmarinus spp.<br />
Rosemary<br />
Med.<br />
NCS<br />
8-11 NN 2-5<br />
3<br />
<br />
S/L<br />
High<br />
M<br />
flowers variable<br />
Russelia equisetiformis<br />
Firecracker Plant, Coral<br />
Plant<br />
CS<br />
9b-<br />
11<br />
OK<br />
Med.<br />
3-5<br />
6-12<br />
<br />
Any<br />
High<br />
M<br />
red flowers all year; good container plant; pest<br />
sensitive<br />
Russelia sarmen<strong>to</strong>sa<br />
Firecracker Plant<br />
NCS<br />
8b-<br />
11<br />
NN<br />
Fast<br />
3-4<br />
2-4<br />
<br />
S/L<br />
Medium<br />
U<br />
red flowers in summer <strong>to</strong> fall; attracts wildlife<br />
Sabal e<strong>to</strong>nia<br />
Scrub Palmet<strong>to</strong><br />
CS<br />
9-11<br />
FL<br />
Slow<br />
4-6<br />
4-6<br />
<br />
S/L<br />
High<br />
M<br />
flowers in spring-summer; small, black berries in<br />
summer-fall; long-lived (likely over 100 years);<br />
<strong>to</strong>lerates hot, dry conditions; endemic <strong>to</strong> central<br />
<strong>Florida</strong> sand scrub; difficult <strong>to</strong> transplant<br />
Spiraea spp.<br />
Spiraea<br />
NC<br />
8-9<br />
NN<br />
Med.<br />
3-5<br />
3-4<br />
<br />
Any<br />
Medium<br />
L-N<br />
white flowers in spring; invasive assessment: Spiraea<br />
can<strong>to</strong>niensis , Spiraea thunbergii assessed as not a<br />
problem, others not yet assessed<br />
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