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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 Dianella spp. Flax Lily NCS 8-11 FL/ NN Fast 1-2 1-2 Any High U flowers variable Dicksonia antarctica Tasmanian Tree Fern, Australian Tree Fern Slow CS 9-11 NN to 50 S/L Low L-N does not tolerate prolonged freezing or direct sun Didymochlaena truncatula Mahogany Fern, Tree Maidenhair Fern S 10 NN Slow 1½ 1½ Loam Low U Dietes iridoides African Iris, Butterfly Iris NCS 8b- 11 NN Slow 2-6 1-2 Any Medium L-N also known as Moraea iridoides and Moraea vegeta, previously Dietes vegata; white/yellow/blue flowers in spring-summer; no pest problems Dryopteris eythrosora Autumn Fern, Japanese Shield Fern, Japanese Wood Fern Slow NCS 8-11 NN 1-2 1-2 Any Low L-N no pest problems Dryopteris spp. Autumn Fern NCS 8-11 FL/ NN Slow varies varies Any Medium L-N region depends on species - choose species adapted to your area; used as cut foliage Dyschoriste oblongifolia Twin Flower, Oblongleaf Snakeherb NCS 8-11 FL Fast ½-1½ varies Any High L-N lavendar flowers all year 56
Echinacea purpurea Purple Coneflower NCS 8-10 FL Med. 1-3 2-3 C/L High L-N purple flowers in spring to summer; tolerates occasionally wet soil Euryops spp. Daisy Bush NCS variable NN Med. 3-6 3-6 Any High M region varies by species, choose species appropriate to climate; flowers variable Evolvulus glomeratus ssp. grandiflorus Blue Daze Med. CS 9-11 OK ½-1 1-2 S/L Medium H blue flowers in spring to summer Gaillardia pulchella Blanket Flower NCS 8a- 11 FL Fast 1-2 2-3 S/L High M no pest problems Gaillardia spp. Blanket Flower NCS 8-11 FL/ NN Fast 1-2 2-3 S/L High M yellow/red flowers in summer; used in floral arrangements Gaura lindheimeri White Gaura, Whirling Butterflies, Lindheimer's Beeblossom NC 8-9 NN Med. 1-3 2-3 Any High L-N pink/white flowers in spring to fall Gazania spp. Gazania, Treasure Flower NCS 8b- 11 NN Med. ½ -1 1-2 Any High M yellow/orange/red flowers in summer; no major pest problems, but roots may rot from overwatering Gloriosa spp. Gloriosa Lily Fast NCS 8-10 NN varies varies S/C Medium U crimson/yellow-orange flowers in spring-summer; invasive assessment: Gloriosa superba assessed as not a problem, others not yet assessed 57
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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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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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Create Create a Florida-Friendly Fl
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Florida Region and Cold Hardiness Z
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Use this list to choose plants base
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