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Scientific name Common Name(s) Justicia brandegeana Shrimp Plant Region NCS 8b- 11 Native or NI NN Growth Height Spread Fast 2-6 2-4 Soil pH, text. Any Soil Moisture/ Drought Medium Light Range/ Optimum Salt L-N Comments white flowers in summer; no major pest problems, but watch for caterpillars; grow in full sun for compact growth and better flowering; killed to ground when freezes but comes back Justicia carnea Jacobinia, Flamingo Plant NCS 8b- 11 NN Slow 3-6 2-3 Any Low L-N flowers variable, in summer-fall; caterpillars occasionally eat foliage; watch for mealybugs; killed to ground at 20 degrees but emerges in spring Justicia spicigera Orange Plum S 10b- 11 NN Fast 5 3-5 Any Low L-N orange flowers in summer Lobularia maritima Sweet Alyssum Med. NCS 8-11 NN ½ -1 ½ -1 Any Medium L-N purple/white/pink flowers in winter; tolerates light frost Monarda punctata Spotted Horsemint, Dotted Horsemint, Spotted Beebalm NC 8b-9 FL Fast 1-3 2-4 Any Medium H pink flowers in summer-fall Pachystachys lutea Golden Shrimp Plant CS 9b- 11 NN Med. 2-3 2-3 Any Low L-N yellow flowers in spring-fall Pentas lanceolata Pentas, Starflower NCS 8b- 11 NN Fast 2-4 2-3 Any Medium M many cultivars; red/pink/white/lilac flowers in summer; no pest problems; freezing temperatures kill plant to the ground 66
Petunia x hybrida Petunia Fast NCS 8-11 NN ½ -1½ 1 Any Low M many colors of flowers, in fall-spring; watch for mealybugs, downy mildew, caterpillars and aphids; can be grown as a perennial in south Florida 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 Solenostemon scutellorioides Coleus Tagetes spp. Marigold Fast NCS 8-11 NN varies varies Fast NCS 8-11 NN 1-3 1 Any S/L Low Medium L-N 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 flowers variable Torenia fournieri Wishbone Flower Med. NCS 8-11 NN ½ -1½ 1-1½ S/L Low L-N lavendar/pink/blue/white flowers in spring-fall; watch for caterpillars and slugs Viola spp. Violet, Johnny-jump-up NC 8-9 FL/ NN Fast ½ -1 ½ -1 S/L Low L-N Viola x wittrockiana Pansy Slow NCS 8-11 NN ½ -1 ½ -1 Any Low L-N many cultivars; flowers variable, all year; no pest problems; needs regular watering in warm weather Zinnia hybrids Zinnia Fast NCS 8-11 NN ½ -3 1 Any High L-N many cultivars with various colors and flower sizes, flowering all year; watch for stem borers, chewing insects and downy mildew; choose cultivars resistant to mildew; used for cut flowers 67
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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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Florida Region and Cold Hardiness Z
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Use this list to choose plants base
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