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Scientific name Common Name(s) Livistona spp. Fan Palm Region Native or NI Growth Height Spread Med. CS 9-11 NN varies varies Soil pH, text. S/L Soil Moisture/ Drought High Light Range/ Optimum Salt M Comments flowers variable; Livistona chinensis has high wind resistance; invasive assessment: L. chinensis not considered a problem in N, caution–manage to prevent escape in C, S (incomplete conclusions) Phoenix spp. except Phoenix reclinata Date Palms Slow NCS 8-11 NN varies varies S/L High M yellow flowers in summer; Phoenix canariensis, Phoenix dactylifera and Phoenix roebelinii have high wind resistance Pseudophoenix sargentii S Buccaneer Palm, Sargent's 10a- Palm 11 FL Slow 10-40 10-20 Any High M yellow flowers in summer; produces grape-sized red fruit; endangered in Florida; grows naturally in sandy or limestone soils where little rain falls Ptychosperma elegans Alexander Palm, Solitary Palm, Solitaire Palm S 10a- 11 OK/ C Slow 15-25 6-10 S/L High L-N white flowers in summer; resistant to lethal yellowing; high wind resistance; invasive assessment: not considered a problem species in N; caution–manage to prevent escape in C and S Ptychosperma macarthurii Macarthur Palm S 10b- 11 NN Med. 15-25 6-10 S/L None L-N white flowers in summer Ravenea rivularis Majesty Palm S 10a- 11 NN Med. 50-80 10-15 C/L High M creamy white flowers in summer; no pest problems Rhapidophyllum hystrix Needle Palm NCS 8-11 FL Fast 8 5-10 S/L Medium L-N red flowers in summer; mammals and large birds eat yellowish fruits 50
Rhapis excelsa Large Lady Palm Slow CS 9-11 NN 7-14 15 S/L Medium L-N watch for scales, mealybugs and banana moth; manganese deficiency on alkaline soils; iron deficiency; in full sun leaves yellow and roots burn if too dry Rhapis humilis Slender Lady Palm CS 9b- 11 NN Med. 7 varies S/L Medium M watch for scales and mealybugs Sabal etonia Scrub Palmetto Sabal minor Dwarf Palmetto, Bluestem Palmetto Sabal palmetto Cabbage Palm, Sabal Palm, Cabbage Palmetto Serenoa repens Saw Palmetto CS 9-11 NCS 8-10 NCS 8b- 11 NCS 8-11 FL FL FL FL Slow 4-6 4-6 Slow 4-9 4-8 Slow 25-60 10-15 Slow 3-10 4-10 S/L Any Any Any High High High High M M H H flowers in spring-summer; small, black berries in summer-fall; long-lived (likely over 100 years); tolerates hot, dry conditions; endemic to central Florida sand scrub; difficult to transplant fruit attracts wildlife in fall; difficult to transplant; good understory plant and for retention ponds/drainage swales, prefers moist soils but tolerates drier conditions after establishment FL's state tree; adapted to most landscapes; white flowers, summer; watch for weevils/scale/ ganoderma butt rot; high wind resistance; older palms transplant easily; fruit important to wildlife flammable - in wildfire-prone area, plant min. 30' from bldgs; yellow/white flowers in spring; difficult to transplant; grows on first dune; round black fruits used by many mammals and large birds Thrinax morrisii Brittle Thatch Palm, Key Thatch Palm S 10b- 11 FL Slow 15-20 6-10 Any High H white flowers in summer; tolerates occasionally wet soil; tolerates light frost; high wind resistance Thrinax radiata Florida Thatch Palm S 10b- 11 FL Slow 15-25 6-10 S High H white flowers in summer; low maintenance palm for many landscapes due to small size; high wind resistance 51
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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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FYN Glossary Box
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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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Florida Yard Tip: Ideal Grass Heigh
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What does heading back do? Produces
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Florida Yard Tip: Reduce Your Pruni
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A great way to supply some of these
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■ ■ ■ Always bury kitchen was
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REDUCE STORMWATER RUNOFF Since the
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proves especially useful to capture
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Table 6. Comparison of Surfaces for
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PROTECT THE WATERFRONT Waterfront p
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Those Marvelous Mangroves Beauty, w
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uilding one. A pond is relatively e
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Seasonal Ponds A common pond type
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