A Guide to Florida-Friendly Landscaping A Guide to Florida-Fr ...
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Scientific name<br />
Common Name(s)<br />
Tripsacum dactyloides<br />
and cvs.<br />
Fakahatchee Grass,<br />
Gamma Grass<br />
Region<br />
NCS<br />
8-11<br />
Native<br />
or NI<br />
FL<br />
Growth<br />
Height<br />
Spread<br />
Med.<br />
4-6<br />
4-6<br />
Soil<br />
pH,<br />
text.<br />
<br />
Any<br />
Soil<br />
Moisture/<br />
Drought<br />
Medium<br />
Light Range/<br />
Optimum<br />
Salt<br />
M<br />
Comments<br />
cream/orange/red/yellow flowers (not showy) in<br />
spring-summer; pest resistant; <strong>to</strong>lerates occasionally<br />
wet soil<br />
Tripsacum floridana<br />
<strong>Florida</strong> Gama Grass<br />
NCS<br />
8-11<br />
FL<br />
Med.<br />
2-4<br />
4-6<br />
<br />
Any<br />
Medium<br />
M<br />
yellow flowers in spring-summer; used <strong>to</strong> stabilize<br />
banks, steep slopes<br />
Palms and Palm-like Plants<br />
Acoelorrhaphe wrightii<br />
Paurotis Palm, Saw<br />
Cabbage Palm<br />
S<br />
10-<br />
11<br />
FL<br />
Slow<br />
15-30<br />
10-15<br />
<br />
Any<br />
Medium<br />
M<br />
yellow/white flowers, spring; no pest problems;<br />
forms dense clump, needs space; w/o regular<br />
fertilization, older leaves lose color; susceptible <strong>to</strong><br />
manganese deficiency; <strong>to</strong>lerates occasionally wet soil<br />
Arenga engleri<br />
Formosa Palm, Dwarf<br />
Sugar Palm<br />
CS<br />
9a-<br />
11<br />
NN<br />
Slow<br />
10<br />
16<br />
<br />
Any<br />
None<br />
L-N<br />
red/orange/green flowers in spring<br />
Bismarckia nobilis<br />
Green Bismarck Palm<br />
S<br />
10a-<br />
11<br />
NN<br />
Med.<br />
40-70<br />
15-20<br />
<br />
Any<br />
High<br />
M<br />
fronds blue-green; white/cream flowers; no pest<br />
problems<br />
Bismarckia nobilis 'Silver<br />
Select'<br />
Bismarck Palm<br />
S<br />
10a-<br />
11<br />
NN<br />
Slow<br />
40-70<br />
10-15<br />
<br />
Any<br />
High<br />
H<br />
consistently silver fronds; white/cream flowers; don't<br />
plant under power lines<br />
Butia capitata<br />
Pindo Palm, Jelly Palm<br />
NCS<br />
8b-<br />
11<br />
NN<br />
Slow<br />
15-25<br />
10-15<br />
<br />
Any<br />
High<br />
M<br />
edible fruit used for jelly; attracts wildlife; looks best<br />
in full sun; white flowers; pest sensitive; high wind<br />
resistance<br />
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