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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 Phlox divaricata Blue Phlox Fast NCS 8-11 NN 1-3 1-3 Any Medium L-N purple flowers in summer Plectranthus spp. Plectranthus Fast NCS 8-11 NN varies varies S/L Medium L-N flowers variable; 'Mona Lavender' was one of the FNGLA Plants of the Year in 2004; invasive assessment: Plectranthus parviflorus not a problem, others not yet assessed Plumbago auriculata cvs. Plumbago Fast CS 9-11 NN 6-10 8-10 Any Medium L-N blue/white flowers all year; pest sensitive; temperatures in mid 20s kill it to the ground, but it comes back from the roots Pteridium aquilinum Bracken Fern NCS 8-11 FL Med. 3-6 2-3 S/L Medium L-N poisonous to livestock Rudbeckia fulgida Rudbeckia NC 8-9 FL Fast 3 3 S/L Low L-N Rudbeckia hirta Black-Eyed Susan NC 8-9 FL Med. 2-3 1-2 Any Medium L-N large yellow-orange to reddish-orange flowers in summer; does not tolerate prolonged, wet weather Salvia spp. Salvia, Sage NCS 8a- 11 FL/ NN Fast varies varies S Medium L-N flowers variable; attracts wildlife 62
Sisyrinchium angustifolium Blue-eyed Grass NCS 8-11 FL Fast ½ -1½ ½ -1½ Any Medium L-N blue flowers in spring Solenostemon scutellorioides Coleus Fast NCS 8-11 NN varies varies Any Low L-N purple flowers in summer; many cultivars; 'Hurricane Louise' was one of the FNGLA Plants of the Year in 2005; watch for mealybugs, caterpillars, fungal diseases Solidago spp. Goldenrod NCS 8-10 FL/ NN Med. 2-6 ½--2 S High H yellow flowers in summer-fall; large colonies form in some species Sphaeropteris cooperi Australian Tree Fern S 10b- 11 NN Slow 12-18 8-15 S/L Low L-N also known as Alsophila cooperi Sprekelia formosissima NCS Aztec Lily, Jacobean Lily, 8- St. James Lily 10b NN Fast 1-2 1-2 S/L Low M red flowers in spring-summer Stachytarpheta spp. Porterweed NCS 8-11 FL/ NN Fast 2-8 3-4 Any Medium M flowers variable; invasive assessment: Stachytarpheta urticifolia assessed as caution–manage to prevent escape in N,C,S (incomplete conclusions); others not assessed Stokesia laevis Stokes' Aster NC 8-9 FL Fast 1-2 1-2 S/L High L-N blue/white flowers in summer; many cultivars Tulbaghia violacea Society Garlic NCS 8a- 11 OK M-F 1-2 1-2 S/L High L-N lavender flowers in spring-fall; relatively pest free; does not flower well in shade; plant has strong garlic scent 63
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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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Create Create a Florida-Friendly Fl
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Use this list to choose plants base
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