Common Florida Landscaping Plants

Florida landscape plants identification.

Common florida landscaping plants. Drought tolerant plants for your florida native landscape 1. Low maintenance landscape plants for south florida. With the country s second longest coastline as well as its varied horticulture the state has special conditions that make florida landscaping choices even more important. The plant pages give you all the basics and then some.

Palms buccaneer florida thatch paurotis royal silver saw palmetto. Newbies discover new to you plants and how to grow them in sandy soil and blazing sun. It grows slowly attracts almost no pests tolerates low light conditions and needs little water. This publication was developed in response to requests from participants in the florida yards neighborhoods fyn program in miami dade county for a list of recommended low maintenance landscape plants suitable for south florida.

Many can serve as good sources of food for wildlife. Hamelia patens or firebush is an easy to grow shrub that is extremely colorful. Native plants on this site include. Hibiscuses are popular florida shrubs that have one day flowers that bloom in the morning and then wilt later in the afternoon.

Water conservation is paramount as is plant selection fertilization and control over the never ending pressure from invasives and weeds. Natives long time residents learn more about plants you have and window shop for new ones. Zeezee plant zamioculcas zamiifolia is best known as a houseplant in the north but can be grown as a tropical perennial in florida. You ll find zone 9 plants as well as those for zone 10 florida shrubs palms.

Gaillardia pulchella or blanket flower is a florida native. Jody haynes john mclaughlin laura vasquez and adrian hunsberger. Callicarpa americana or beautyberry grows to. A wide range variety could work in your landscape from vines and groundcovers to shrubs trees and palms.