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| Common Name: |
Beach Sunflower |
Photo Courtesy of:
Leu Gardens |
| Botanical Name: |
Helianthus debilis |
| Hardiness Zone: |
8-11 |
| Height and Spread: |
12" - 24" tall |
| Classification: |
native ground cover |
| Landscape Use: |
ground cover, borders, mass planting, edging, wall cascade -- best for coastal locations or for sryer inland sites Characteristics: Beach sunflower is a native, spreading perennial that has attractive, small, sunflower-like flower heads throughout the year. It's leaves are sand-papery coarse and heart shaped. It thrives in full sun and is drought tollerant and very salt tollerant. As a quick grower, this plant fills an area quickly and adds charm with its petite blooms and is especially useful on banks and slopes on beachfronts and beach walkways. In North Florida this plant will die down in winter and regrow in Spring. Two subspecies occur naturally on beaches and dunes from southeast Texas to the east coast of Florida. A rugged beauty, this plant will perform well, once established, in areas not regularly irrigated. |
| Characteristics: |
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Drift Series Rose
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| Common Name: |
Drift Series Rose |
Photo Courtesy of:
Conard-Pyle |
| Botanical Name: |
Rosa x 'Drift' series |
| Hardiness Zone: |
5-10 |
| Height and Spread: |
18" - 24" H X 2" - 3" W |
| Classification: |
miniature shrub |
| Landscape Use: |
mass planting, borders, perennial beds, small gardens, color accent, containers, ground cover |
| Characteristics: |
Answering the need for very small roses for groundcovers and containers is the Rosa 'Drift' series. Their performance in hot weather makes them well-suited for Florida's conditions. They are self-cleaning, easy to grow, proficient bloomers that are good in masses and are both drought and disease tolerant once established in the landscape. |
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Mule Palm
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| Common Name: |
Mule Palm |
Photo Courtesy of:
Harry P. Leu Gardens |
| Botanical Name: |
x Butiagrus nabonnandii |
| Hardiness Zone: |
8A-11 |
| Height and Spread: |
20' - 40' |
| Classification: |
palm tree |
| Landscape Use: |
specimen, groupings, xeric garden, avenues |
| Characteristics: |
A hybrid palm created by crossing the Butia capitata and the Syagrus romanzoffiana, the mule palm adds a cold-hardy tropical flair and is well-suited for North Florida's climate as it's cold-hardy. The fronds are characteristically curvaceous and have a lush green appearance. This palm is sterile thus the name 'Mule Palm' and exhibit hybrid vigor. It tolerates a range of soil types from clay to sand. As with most palms, good drainage is an important factor in it's ability to thrive. The trees grow well in coastal areas and is salt water tolerate and cold hardy. |
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Pond Cypress
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| Common Name: |
Pond Cypress |
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| Botanical Name: |
Taxodium ascendens |
| Hardiness Zone: |
5-10 |
| Height and Spread: |
30' - 50' tall,
but can reach 70' - 80' |
| Classification: |
coniferous tree |
| Landscape Use: |
specimen, street tree, lake edge |
| Characteristics: |
Strikingly similar to bald cypress but more narrow and upright and with smaller cones and paler gray bark, pond cypress has bright green scale-like branchlets. The trunk is generally stout on the bottom even in younger trees and is thought to provide support and stability for its typically wet habitat. Pond cypress tend to produce fewer cypress knees than bald cypress. Cypress knees are woody projections above the water set by the roots of the tree. In the fall, the brachlets turn an attractive light pale brown before dropping. Pond cypress' small seeds are used by some birds and squirrels. Pond cypress is drought tolerant once established and is a handsome tree for large areas or pond areas where a native look is desired. |
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Rosemary
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| Common Name: |
Rosemary |
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| Botanical Name: |
Rosmarinus officinalis
(prostratus and upright varieties) |
| Hardiness Zone: |
8-11 |
| Height and Spread: |
Up to 12" |
| Classification: |
short-lived perennial herb |
| Landscape Use: |
mainly containers, also as a border or in mass plantings, hanging baskets, herb gardens |
| Characteristics: |
Ideal for both ornamental and culinary use, rosemary has very fragrant, edible leaves. It flowers profusely in full sun with a range in color from white and pink to the more common shades of bluish purple. Good air circulation is important for this plant's success. It tolerates salt spray and attracts bees and butterflies. It is native to the Mediterranean and therefore used frequently in it's regional dishes. |
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Slender Weaver's Bamboo
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| Common Name: |
Slender Weaver's Bamboo |
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| Botanical Name: |
Bambusa textilis var. gracilis |
| Hardiness Zone: |
8-11 |
| Height and Spread: |
20' - 30' tall.
Culms grow to 1.3" thick. |
| Classification: |
ornamental grass/bamboo |
| Landscape Use: |
specimen, large hedge, screen, wind break |
| Characteristics: |
This fast-growing, graceful bamboo is a tight clumper with an upright growth habit and exposed lower culms. As it grows, gracilis produces many tightly spaced canes. It has a delicate appearance, yet superior wind and hurrican resistence. It can easily be groomed into a handsome hedge. The foliage remains full from top to bottom giving it a tidy appearance. It is easy to grow and maintain and requires little care once established. It has a small footprint even at maturity. This is a winner most notably for the home landscape. |
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Sun Parasol Mandevilla
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| Common Name: |
Sun Parasol Mandevilla |
Photo Courtesy of:
Suntory |
| Botanical Name: |
Mandevilla x 'Sun Parasol' series |
| Hardiness Zone: |
10-11 |
| Height and Spread: |
6' - 8' tall |
| Classification: |
tropical and cold-tender perennial, vine |
| Landscape Use: |
accent, container, color splash, on trellis as a climber, tropical garden |
| Characteristics: |
Bred for it's exceptional, velvety flowers which have a rich color and last longer than other Mandevilla, 'Sun Parasol,' once established, are undemanding and require minimal care. Use in full sun pr part shade. They are recognized for excellent vigor, weather tollerance, long bloom cycles, disease resistence and ease of growing. Some 'Sun Parasol' blooms top out at a whopping 6 inches! |
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